Hardware Reference
In-Depth Information
Adapting foreign systems for the installer script
If you execute the provided installation scripts from a non-English speaking system,
you will end up with a nonbootable BeagleBone. This is because the installation
scripts rely on text searches and matches. For example, in French, instead of the
term "disk" and "cylinders," the results will be "disque" and "cylindres," respectively.
These are results that the script doesn't understand, and in the end no system will be
properly installed.
A simple workaround for Debian systems is to edit your locale file, as follows:
/etc/default/locale :
LANG="en_US"
LANGUAGE="en_US:en"
If, however, you'd like to keep the original language, then comment it with
#
at the
beginning, use the script, and uncomment it thereafter.
Save the file and reboot to have the settings applied.
Installing your system
Now, it's time to prepare the expansion board and to install an operating system.
We'll go through the three main OSes; the processes for each one are similar.
However, for beginners, we will describe which file to install.
Installing and using Android
After you have downloaded the compressed Android file on your, you need to copy
it to a dedicated directory. This is can be handy, so you can install all the three OSes
beside each other in a separate space. So, if you are not really happy with Android,
you can try Debian and get back to Android by a simple installation command.
Here's the procedure to do this, which is quite simple:
tar vzxf prebuilt-jb42-bbb-exp-20140321.tar.gz
cd prebuilt-jb42-bbb-exp-20140321
sudo fdisk -l /dev/sdf
sudo ./mksdcard.sh --device /dev/sdf
The 3rd part is just a check for you to be sure that you don't format your computer.
