Because GUI is too slow and all I need is SSH connection, I will use Ubuntu Server edition on my robot. First time to use Server OS, second time to install OS on BeagleBoard. Tools: SD card, computer with ubuntu, BeagleBoard's serial cable.
Files from: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ARM/OMAP
Instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ARM/OMAPMaverickInstall
gunzip ubuntu-11.10-preinstalled-server-armel+omap.img.gz sudo dd bs=4M if=ubuntu-11.10-preinstalled-server-armel+omap.img of=/dev/sdb
gunzip ubuntu-11.10-preinstalled-server-armel+omap.img.gz sudo dd bs=4M if=ubuntu-11.10-preinstalled-server-armel+omap.img of=/dev/sdb
Some orange screen and errors in serial console.
MMC: block number 0x1 exceeds max(0x0) ** Can't read from device 0 ** ** Unable to use mmc 0:1 for fatload ** ## Executing script at 82000000 Wrong image format for "source" command
I had to erase nand flash. Then, some more hours of random debuging later I started to get linux booting messages and then random characters and language names. My HTerm messed all the spacing up. Tried with minicom, same thing there, I hate minicom. Then I found terminal program named screen. Fancy and colorful, I didn't know you can get color over serial.
Ubuntu server setup
I selected Ubuntu Server Package and OpenSSH package from installing menu and it started to download and install those. Then finally, Ubuntu command line. No screen, no keyboard, just command line. Whatever, don't need anyting else anyway. Found good guide how to make startup scripts from: random instruction.
Contents of the file:
#Connect to web sudo iwconfig wlan0 essid "ut-public" #and give me IP. sudo dhclient wlan0 #ip to server script from last post python /home/user/ssh_me.py
#Connect to web sudo iwconfig wlan0 essid "ut-public" #and give me IP. sudo dhclient wlan0 #ip to server script from last post python /home/user/ssh_me.py
Tried to install dropbox to it too, but didn't find armel version of it. Next - OpenCV. But it still doesn't work on Beagle so I can't write how to do it.
There are some interesting points in time on this article however I don't know if I see all of them heart to heart. There's some validity but I will take maintain opinion until I look into it further. Good article , thanks and we wish more! Added to FeedBurner as nicely