Archlinux and Gentoo on beagleplay

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I have created documentation on my creating of Arch Linux and Gentoo on Beagleplay.

I will put the document later on my github site in the package called Linux-Files
That is where I will eventually but all the documents for my misc arm and riscv boards.

I may add slackware and suse on that one, not decided yet, it depends if I am satisfied with my images.
I do have the pdf file for the documentation on the pocketbeagle 2 on my website and will eventually move it to the github repository. With github if I find typos as I did yesterday in my pocketbeagle2 file it is easier for people to keep track of the changes.

I intend to add support for J1939 and J1587. I do have an adapter board for J1587 (J1708 hardware)

I have created a rootfs already for slackware, I need to test it with my new scripts. I basically do something similar as done with the pocketbeagle 2.

You will find the link for github on my suzielinux website.I should have the file there by the end of the day.
Since I am retired, for me the end of the day is after Jimmy Kimmel show.

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Thank you for you effort Michel. It is awesome job.

I have started to follow your works.

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@MichelC I just want to provide and confirm the links as I didn’t see them in your post:

Actually, I cannot find the Arch Linux link. I’m looking at this list: Arch Linux ARM and https://suzielinux.com

Note that it would be great to also have entries at Projects Archive - BeagleBoard. The functionality of our project site is not great right now, but I can forward specific ideas for improvement to the maintainer. I can also just create an entry for you if you approve that.

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I haven’t published anything on archlinux yet. Right now I am busy on a Nezha board.
So far I only put my archlinux documentation on github. I created a pdf document.
My new approach described in the documents is to use genimage which I wasn’t using originally as I was hacking a debian SD card. I now create my own image.
I was able to also create slackware but haven’t update the beagleplay doc on that, will eventually do that when I have the last issues fixed on it.
I may create crux at some time in the future, kind of like what irradium does

I need to update the Beagle riscv doc on gentoo eventually.
I was working with the Nezha version of Ubuntu. They do use EFI so I was able to dual boot ubuntu and gentoo on a 128G SD card. Their code is weird with the cloud crap. I takes a long time to boot on ubuntu, much quicker on archlinux.
I am working on an alternative using something I found for archlinux.

The scripts used to create ubuntu are weird. When using gparted I get errors about unused area and partitions not in order. They have partitions with large numbers /dev/sdd17 for example.
I I tell gparted to correct the GPT errors there are no problem. With gdisk if I reorder the partitions it doesn’t boot.

One thing I don’t understand about ubuntu is the push for the snap junk. I hope that debian won’t go that route.

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