Hi,
I was able to install ubuntu-12.10-console-armhf-2013-04-26 on BBB and everything seems to be working fine, but
I want to install Ubuntu 12.04. There’s ubuntu-12.04-r4-minimal-armhf-2012-07-16 for BeagleBone (White board) and
it doesn’t work on BBB. Therefore, I replaced the Linux tar file (armhf-rootfs-ubuntu-quantal.tar) on 12.10 folder with
the one (armel-rootfs-201207162218.tar) on 12.04. This worked fine and I was able to install the minimal Ubuntu 12.04
on BBB, but some modules are missing such as usbserial. I need to install more than the minimal
version, probably the console version. Do you have any ideas how I can do this?
Thanks,
Larry
Hi,
I was able to install ubuntu-12.10-console-armhf-2013-04-26 on BBB and
everything seems to be working fine, but
I want to install Ubuntu 12.04. There's
ubuntu-12.04-r4-minimal-armhf-2012-07-16 for BeagleBone (White board) and
it doesn't work on BBB.
First question: as the author of those images why 12.04 over 12.10?
From the arm standpoint, 12.04 is just going to become eol 6 months
earlier then 12.10...
2nd, I'm still surprised people expect an image released 2012-07-16
will work on a board released on 2013-04-23... I'm not that good. 
Therefore, I replaced the Linux tar file
(armhf-rootfs-ubuntu-quantal.tar) on 12.10 folder with
the one (armel-rootfs-201207162218.tar) on 12.04. This worked fine and I was
able to install the minimal Ubuntu 12.04
on BBB, but some modules are missing such as usbserial.
Well the correct modules where in "armhf-rootfs-ubuntu-quantal.tar" so
to fix your image, reinstall the latest kernel:
(on the bone)
wget http://rcn-ee.net/deb/precise-armhf/v3.8.9-bone15/install-me.sh
sudo /bin/bash install-me.sh
I need to install
more than the minimal
version, probably the console version. Do you have any ideas how I can do
this?
lol! I just changed the image name from "minimal" to "console" because
some users thought the "minimal" didn't include a console shell.. At
this rate, the next one is going to be called "xyz" and i'll let
everyone wonder what it actually means..
definition:
minimal = "no x11 bloat installed by default, but you get a terminal
*console* enabled over video/serial by default"
console = renamed minimal...
Regards,
> I was able to install ubuntu-12.10-console-armhf-2013-04-26 on BBB and
> everything seems to be working fine, but
> I want to install Ubuntu 12.04. There's
> ubuntu-12.04-r4-minimal-armhf-2012-07-16 for BeagleBone (White board)
> and
> it doesn't work on BBB.
First question: as the author of those images why 12.04 over 12.10?
Can't speak for the OP, but personally I tend to run the LTS releases
because they are more stable. In the past I've been but with things
breaking between the non-LTS versions. LTS just seems to be more polished.
From the arm standpoint, 12.04 is just going to become eol 6 months
earlier then 12.10...
Does this mean that the standard Ubuntu updates policy doesn't hold for the
Arm Releases? 12.04 LTS should receive support for 6 years (April 2018).
The 12.10 release was 18 months but Ubuntu has talked about dropping non-LTS
versions to < 1 year IIRC.
The "Ubuntu Policy" still stands as it's shared with x86... The
problem, if someone finds a real "arm" only bug, good luck finding
someone at Ubuntu interested in fixing it in 12.04 when 12.10/13.04 is
now out and they are working on 13.10.. (Specially if it's a product
line/family that they don't get support $'s from) So if you ignore
the linaro guys (they only work on the latest release's too), the arm
group at Ubuntu is under-man'd..
If you don't plan to support the LTS release for 6 years, that is fine. I'm
glad to see any Ubuntu support for BBB and I thank you for your time effort.
If you're ever in Tucson, AZ I'll buy you a beer!
Regards,