Installing Ubuntu 11.04 on BeagleBoard xM

Hi Everyone,

I am new to the world of BeagleBoard and Linux. I have a few questions
I'd like to get answered before I actually purchase the board:

1) I have visited the Ubuntu website and know that Ubuntu 11.04 can be
installed on the BeagleBoard, but how is it done? Do I need Ubuntu on
the PC I'm installing from or can I just install it directly into the
mSD card and boot from it. Can someone direct me to a list of
directions?

2) When the BeagleBoard is booted from the Serial port, is there a
Serial Monitor on the host PC that displays the status or screen of
the Beagleboard? Can you boot it into disk mode like the iPods?

Thank You so much,

mr_e

http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntu

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ARM/OMAP

thanks,
Joel

What specific release of Ubuntu 11.10 are you using??

Please post your error seen over the serial port..

Regards,