Ubuntu

Download the prebuild binary.

 * [|Download] The prebuild binary of Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric ocelot server edition for PandaBoard

Copy image to SD-card
code gunzip -c ubuntu-11.10-preinstalled-server-armel+ .img.gz | sudo dd bs=4M of=/dev/ sync
 * Insert the SD-card into your host (Ubuntu) computer
 * Make sure the SD-card is not mounted (Unmount if necessary)
 * identify the correct device name in /dev
 * Run the following command:

code
 * note: replace "omap image" with the corresponding file name, replace "device name" with the corresponding device name (not a partition name !!)**

Boot the PandaBoard

 * Connect the PandaBoard to your host PC via a serial cable
 * Open a serial connection on the corresponding device with the following settings: ( 115200, n, 8, 1 )
 * Insert the SD-card into the PandaBoard and power up the board
 * The boot output will be shown on the serial terminal. After this first boot sequence, the PandaBoard will reboot.
 * After this reboot, the PandaBoard is ready to use and a terminal prompt is shown on the HMDI output

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