Requirements

Working environment

Informacja

It is assumed that writing OS on card is done from Linux system. Modifying files on card can be done only from Linux system. Modification should be done after mounting system partition which file system is ext4.

Informacja

For installation process, virtual machine Robolab has been prepared.

Used technologies and tools

To understand and execute following instruction you need to be familiar with following things:

  • using basic Linux commands, eg. cd, ls, tar, gz, etc.
  • using console text editore, eg. vim or nano
  • using package manager used in Ubuntu eg. aptitude or apt-get
  • using console serial port application used in communication with PandaBoard eg. minicom
  • using SSH remote console and generating SSH keys eg. Putty (windows) or ssh (Linux)

To follow the operating system installation process following things are required:

  • SD card size 8 GB or bigger
  • SD card reader
  • if you are using virtual machine Robolab you need to have USD card reader
  • serial port (there is ability to install system without using serial port)
  • if you are using virtual machine Robolab required is USB serial port conventer
  • board PandaBoard with power supply with DC voltage 5 V and current ca. 2.5 A
  • WiFi network router
  • display with HDMI input and keyboard on USB or serial port communication cable RS-232 DE-9 (optional)
  • other required network cables

Ostrzeżenie

Please check PandaBoard board version. You should find this on label which can be found at the bottom of board. Following instruction describes installation process on boards ES Rev B2 and ES Rev B3.