View source for Cloudy Beaglebone

Beaglebone is a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-board_computer SBC] with an ARM processor and several input-output interfaces. For that reason is needed an operative system prepared to run on an ARM architecture and with the corresponding drivers to make these interfaces work. 

''Note: this guide has been done with Ubuntu distribution, but it is possible that with the same steps it work with another Debian based distribution.''



== Install the base system  ==

* Insert the microSD Card into your computer and observe which device it registers as by typing ls /dev/sd. If you are uncertain, remove the microSD Card and the entry should go away. Once you know which device your microSD Card is, follow the instructions below replacing /dev/sdX with the name of the microSD Card in your system.


* Begin partitioning the microSD card by typing <code>fdisk /dev/sdX</code>.
# Initialize a new partition table by selecting <code>o</code>, then verify is empty by selecting <code>p</code>.
# Create a boot partition by selecting <code>n</code> ''(new)'', then <code>p</code> ''(primary)'', and <code>1</code> to specify the first partition. Press ''enter'' to accept the default first sector and specify <code>4095</code> for the last sector.
# Change the partition type to FAT16 by selecting <code>t</code> ''(type)'' and <code>e</code> for ''‘W95 FAT16 (LBA)’''.
# Set the partition bootable by selecting <code>a</code> then <code>1</code>.
# Next, create the data partition for the root filesystem by selecting <code>n</code> for ''(new)'', then <code>p</code> ''(primary)'', and <code>2</code> to specify the second partition. Accept the default values for the first and last sectors by pressing ''enter'' twice.
# Press <code>p</code> to ‘print’ the partition table.
# Finally, commit the changes by selecting <code>w</code> to ''write'' the partition table and exit ''fdisk''.


* Continue to format the partitions and to install the boot system and the root system.
# Format partition 1 as FAT by typing <code>mkfs.vfat /dev/sdX1</code>.
# Format partition 2 as ext4 by typing <code>mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdX2</code>.
# Install ''u-boot'' to the microSD Card.
 wget http://s3.armhf.com/dist/bone/bone-uboot.tar.xz
 mkdir boot
 mount /dev/sdX1 boot
 tar xJvf bone-uboot.tar.xz -C boot
 umount boot
# Install the desired root filesystem to the microSD card (Ubuntu Trusty in this example).
 wget http://s3.armhf.com/dist/bone/ubuntu-trusty-14.04-rootfs-3.14.4.1-bone-armhf.com.tar.xz
 mkdir rootfs
 mount /dev/sdX2 rootfs
 tar xJvf ubuntu-trusty-14.04-rootfs-3.14.4.1-bone-armhf.com.tar.xz -C rootfs
 umount rootfs


The microSD Card is now ready to boot. Note that for ubuntu installations, the login userid is ''ubuntu'' and the password is ''ubuntu''.

''Tip: the package cache has been flushed to reduce the size of the images. Run <code>apt-get update</code> after boot to update the package cache, then run <code>apt-get upgrade</code> to ensure the latest updates are installed.''



== Install Cloudy ==

To install Cloudy you can follow the instructions to [[Cloudy_in_Debian|convert a plain Debian installation in Cloudy]] by adding the system the specific files and tools of the distribution.

We call it "cloudynize".

We recommend to use a script to automate the process. You can know how to in the [[cloudynize|wiki page that explains how to "cloudynize"]].




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