Hi
I have bought a Beaglebone black. I want to know the current version of software image running on the board. Please help me on how to find it.
Note: I have connected my Beagle with Computer(Ubuntu) through USB interface.
Thanks!
The latest official releases are here:
https://beagleboard.org/latest-images
For test releases, please visit:
https://elinux.org/Beagleboard:Latest-images-testing
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Hello @Murugesh ,
The image can be found w/ this command: uname -a
Also, you can type this command to find more info: cat /etc/dogtag
Because this is pinned/sticked to the top and @DrewFustini is linking to the official releases and the wiki of the test releases, this link with the really latest build images should be made public:
https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/bb.org/testing/
There you can find the really latest test images without someone having to edit the wiki to add there the latest images.
The latest images dont always come with the latest linux kernel. Those latest kernels can be installed when running the latest images when following this: Debian 10.x/11.x Kernel Updates
I’ve pinned a post here, with the monthly snapshots: Debian 10.x (Buster) - Monthly Snapshots
Regards,
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wow…thanks for this…It helps me a lot.
Hello @sgred18tips ,
You are welcome. There are tons of files for checking specifics on the machines, i.e. BBB. I think some files are in /proc/ too.
you may need to put a lib. in to search but I should be able to figure that out and reply once I have the info.
Seth
P.S. It seems on some boards, lsb-release is already installed: lsb_release.
Also, if you want to see info, follow the link and type lsb_release and then your options like -v or -a or another one or many at once!
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Hi all, I bought BBB. It has Debian 10 with no UI. I want to put Debian 11 or 12, with UI.
Pl mention how can I do that?
Pl mention someone who can do that?
Thanks.
Babuddin
Use this image: (xfce) Debian 11.x (Bullseye) - Monthly Snapshot - 2023-10-07
Regards,
Hi Robert,
Many thanks for your response.
I see 3 images for 2023-10-07:
Minimal, IOT and xfce Desktop.
Which one I should download?
Ok, I will download xfce Desktop as you mentioned above.
But I do not have much confidence to put this image on the BBB.
Can you help me out step by step, or Please mention if you know
someone who can help me step by step to put the image on BBB.
I will pay for the time.
Use etcher.io and write it to a microSD card
Hi Robert, I downloaded:
am335x-debian-11.8-xfce-armhf-2023-10-07-4gb.img, of size 899,036 KB.
I will put the above image on microSD card of at least 1GB.
Then I insert the SD card in the SD card slot of BBB.
Are my above 3 statements correct?
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Hey there…halt. 1GB is not a large enough of disk to write the xfce image.
Seth
P.S. Try something larger or use the minimal image with a larger (8GB) micro SD Card. Serious. From some experience with the 8GB or less, xfce4 and all the fixings takes a good amount of space.
thanks, Seth.
sudo apt install ./balena-etcher_******_amd64.deb
should I execute above command to install etcher on my BBB?
What does etcher do?
should I put the xfce image on the 8GB SD card using drag and drop on Windows 10 PC?
Then I put the SD card in the SD card slot in BBB.
And then power on the BBB.
Thanks for your guidance. I am doing it first time.
I usually install Balena Etcher (1.18.x) on Linux (not on the BBB) on a development desktop and then download the image from this forum or on the latest-images section of beagleboard.org.
I then install the image via upload to the Balena Etcher software from disk to software.
Seth
P.S. And yes, once the Etcher source finalizes the installation process, soft unmount the SD Card/micro SD Card and then put it in the BBB. Then, apply power to the BBB. Let the process of booting take place.
Here is a link to the images on beagleboard.org…
Etcher can be found here: balenaEtcher - Flash OS images to SD cards & USB drives
You can see the differences in versioning on their site for either 64-bit or for .deb packages.
Seth
P.S. Enjoy!