Logi-bone with Debian (BeagleBone, BeagleBone Black - 2GB SD) 2014-04-23 help

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• jpiat

  April 2014

  Hi,
  
  i haven't tried debian yet, but i assume that it is using the same kernel as the Ubuntu distro. I have a set of patch for the linux kernel at
  git://github.com/RobertCNelson/linux-dev.git
  
  I can do the setup for the pre-compiled image, all it takes is to determine the kernel version so i can recompile the kernel with the logibone related files.
  
  Previously we were using a manual loading of the logibone device tree configuration and kernel module, and we recently moved to integrating the logibone into the kernel so it can be loaded on startup. I still have to work a bit on the patch set so i can make sure it will work with most of the kernel version and then i'll fully document the procedure.
  
  Regards,
  
• jpiat

  April 2014

  Hi again,
  
  i just checked http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardDebian and it seems that the 2014-02-16 image of debian for the beaglebone rely on the exact same kernel as Ubuntu. I'll generate an image for you using this kernel.
  
  Regards,
  
  Jonathan Piat
  

  
• jpiat

  April 2014

  Hi,
  
  here is a link to the latest debian realease for beaglebone customized for raspbian.
  
  https://www.dropbox.com/s/da4gopubk0ayslm/logibone_r1_debian_2014-04-18.img.zip
  
  On the first run, you'll need to go to the deploy directory and execute the init_eeprom.sh script to load the cape EEPROM. Then you'll need to re-boot the beaglebone and everything should be working fine !  I did not have a 2GB sd card on hand so the image is for a 4GB sd card.
  
  Regards,
  
  Jonathan Piat
  

  
• crc

  April 2014

  Hi evey one,

  Thanks very much for your help with this. I'm downloading it now. I use a 16 GB class 10 sd card and I expand the partition to the maximum.

  
  

  Thanks again

  
  

  Craig

  
• jpiat

  April 2014

  It seems that we will make our way to the official beaglebone kernel, so expect the upcoming Debian/Ubuntu/Angstrom distribution to include logibone support !
  
  Tell me if you have any problem running the debian image, i tested it created/tested it today so you are a beta tester on this.