This is a page about TI's Cortex-A8 based; BeagleBone Black.
Availability
Boards:
BeagleBone Black Rev C (4GB eMMC) at Digi-Key
BeagleBone Green at Digi-Key
Embest BeagleBone Black at Digi-Key
Power Supplies:
USB Micro for BeagleBone Green at Digi-Key
Adapters:
BeagleBone BreadBoard Cape at Digi-Key
BeagleBone Breakout Cape at Digi-Key
Cables:
(USB to serial adapter) TTL-232R-3V3 at Digi-Key
HDMI-A Male to HDMI-D Male (1.5M) at Digi-Key
HDMI-A Male to HDMI-D Male (1.5M) at Digi-Key
HDMI-A Male to HDMI-D Male (2M) at Digi-Key
Basic Requirements
- Running a recent release of Debian, Fedora or Ubuntu; without OS Virtualization Software.
- ARM Cross Compiler – Linaro: http://www.linaro.org
- Linaro Toolchain Binaries: http://www.linaro.org/downloads/
- Bootloader
- Das U-Boot – the Universal Boot Loader: http://www.denx.de/wiki/U-Boot
- Source: http://git.denx.de/?p=u-boot.git;a=summary
- Linux Kernel
- Linus's Mainline tree: https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git
- ARM based rootfs
- Debian: https://www.debian.org
- Ubuntu: http://www.ubuntu.com
ARM Cross Compiler: GCC
This is a pre-built (64bit) version of Linaro GCC that runs on generic linux, sorry (32bit) x86 users, it's time to upgrade...
Download/Extract:
wget -c https:
//releases.linaro.org/components/toolchain/binaries/5.3-2016.02/arm-linux-gnueabihf/gcc-linaro-5.3-2016.02-x86_64_arm-linux-gnueabihf.tar.xz
tar xf gcc-linaro-
5.3
-
2016.02
-x86_64_arm-linux-gnueabihf.tar.xz
export CC=`pwd`/gcc-linaro-
5.3
-
2016.02
-x86_64_arm-linux-gnueabihf/bin/arm-linux-gnueabihf-
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Test:
${CC}gcc --version
arm-linux-gnueabihf-gcc (Linaro GCC
5.3
-
2016.02
)
5.3
.
1
20160113
Copyright (C)
2015
Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source
for
copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even
for
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
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Bootloader: U-Boot
Das U-Boot – the Universal Boot Loader: http://www.denx.de/wiki/U-Boot
eewiki.net patch archive: https://github.com/eewiki/u-boot-patches
Download:
git clone https:
//github.com/u-boot/u-boot
cd u-boot/
git checkout v2016.
03
-b tmp
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Patches:
wget -c https:
//rcn-ee.com/repos/git/u-boot-patches/v2016.03/0001-am335x_evm-uEnv.txt-bootz-n-fixes.patch
patch -p1 <
0001
-am335x_evm-uEnv.txt-bootz-n-fixes.patch
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Configure and Build:
make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=${CC} distclean
make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=${CC} am335x_evm_defconfig
make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=${CC}
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Linux Kernel
This script will build the kernel, modules, device tree binaries and copy them to the deploy directory.
Mainline
see: BeagleBone Black#capemgr:v4.1.x+ for overlay building on target
Download:
git clone https:
//github.com/RobertCNelson/bb-kernel
cd bb-kernel/
|
For am33x-v4.1 (Longterm 4.1.x):
git checkout origin/am33x-v4.
1
-b tmp
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For am33x-rt-v4.1 (Longterm 4.1.x + Real-Time Linux):
git checkout origin/am33x-rt-v4.
1
-b tmp
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For am33x-v4.4 (Longterm 4.4.x):
git checkout origin/am33x-v4.
4
-b tmp
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For am33x-rt-v4.4 (Longterm 4.4.x + Real-Time Linux):
git checkout origin/am33x-rt-v4.
4
-b tmp
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For am33x-v4.6 (Stable):
git checkout origin/am33x-v4.
6
-b tmp
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For am33x-v4.7 (Prepatch):
git checkout origin/am33x-v4.
7
-b tmp
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Build:
./build_kernel.sh
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TI BSP
WARNING: do not use if you are not use to re-basing git branches, as this is based on http://git.ti.com/gitweb/?p=ti-linux-kernel/ti-linux-kernel.git;a=shortlog;h=refs/heads/ti-linux-4.4.y instead of a stable kernel branch. Thus you will have to do: (git checkout master -f ; git branch -D tmp ; git pull ; git checkout origin/ti-linux-4.4.y -b tmp) often..
Download:
git clone https:
//github.com/RobertCNelson/ti-linux-kernel-dev.git
cd ti-linux-kernel-dev/
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For TI v4.4.x:
git checkout origin/ti-linux-
4.4
.y -b tmp
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For TI v4.4.x: Real-Time
git checkout origin/ti-linux-rt-
4.4
.y -b tmp
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Build:
./build_kernel.sh
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Root File System
Debian 8
|
User |
Password |
|---|---|
| debian |
temppwd |
| root |
root |
Download:
wget -c https:
//rcn-ee.com/rootfs/eewiki/minfs/debian-8.5-minimal-armhf-2016-06-06.tar.xz
|
Verify:
sha256sum debian-
8.5
-minimal-armhf-
2016
-
06
-
06
.tar.xz
1aa0fe4f56280eb7bf0df11a562d8ab3abd4baf5228a2046fe602ddbe407567c debian-
8.5
-minimal-armhf-
2016
-
06
-
06
.tar.xz
|
Extract:
tar xf debian-
8.5
-minimal-armhf-
2016
-
06
-
06
.tar.xz
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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
|
User |
Password |
|---|---|
| ubuntu |
temppwd |
Download:
wget -c https:
//rcn-ee.com/rootfs/eewiki/minfs/ubuntu-16.04-minimal-armhf-2016-06-06.tar.xz
|
Verify:
sha256sum ubuntu-
16.04
-minimal-armhf-
2016
-
06
-
06
.tar.xz
7fa17e1ceaf3778080f834d51dba5bfd1b0cfb6ccb2f979782dedfd8379db4b3 ubuntu-
16.04
-minimal-armhf-
2016
-
06
-
06
.tar.xz
|
Extract:
tar xf ubuntu-
16.04
-minimal-armhf-
2016
-
06
-
06
.tar.xz
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Root File System (small flash)
A Root File System around 100Mb in size, for flash applications.
Debian 8 (small flash)
|
User |
Password |
|---|---|
| debian |
temppwd |
| root |
root |
Download:
wget -c https:
//rcn-ee.com/rootfs/eewiki/barefs/debian-8.5-bare-armhf-2016-06-06.tar.xz
|
Verify:
sha256sum debian-
8.5
-bare-armhf-
2016
-
06
-
06
.tar.xz
de2538e7efb99bd4f428d1825252cfe39f1f47dc3d5b34f50eadfd72f47175a0 debian-
8.5
-bare-armhf-
2016
-
06
-
06
.tar.xz
|
Extract:
tar xf debian-
8.5
-bare-armhf-
2016
-
06
-
06
.tar.xz
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Setup microSD card
For these instruction we are assuming, DISK=/dev/mmcblk0, lsblk is very useful for determining the device id.
export DISK=/dev/mmcblk0
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Erase partition table/labels on microSD card:
sudo dd
if
=/dev/zero of=${DISK} bs=1M count=
10
|
Install Bootloader:
sudo dd
if
=./u-boot/MLO of=${DISK} count=
1
seek=
1
bs=128k
sudo dd
if
=./u-boot/u-boot.img of=${DISK} count=
2
seek=
1
bs=384k
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Create Partition Layout:
With util-linux v2.26, sfdisk was rewritten and is now based on libfdisk.
sudo sfdisk --version
sfdisk from util-linux
2.27
.
1
|
sudo sfdisk ${DISK} <<-__EOF__
1M,,L,*
__EOF__
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sudo sfdisk --unit M ${DISK} <<-__EOF__
1
,,L,*
__EOF__
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Format Partition:
With mkfs.ext4 1.43, we need to make sure metadata_csum and 64bit are disabled.
As U-Boot CAN NOT currently handle reading files with these newer ext4 options and so Debian 8 (armel/armhf) and Ubuntu 16.04 (armhf) fsck tools will operate correctly.
sudo mkfs.ext4 -V
mke2fs
1.43
-WIP (
15
-Mar-
2016
)
Using EXT2FS Library version
1.43
-WIP
|
for
: DISK=/dev/mmcblk0
sudo mkfs.ext4 -L rootfs -O ^metadata_csum,^64bit ${DISK}p1
for
: DISK=/dev/sdX
sudo mkfs.ext4 -L rootfs -O ^metadata_csum,^64bit ${DISK}
1
|
for
: DISK=/dev/mmcblk0
sudo mkfs.ext4 -L rootfs ${DISK}p1
for
: DISK=/dev/sdX
sudo mkfs.ext4 -L rootfs ${DISK}
1
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Mount Partition:
On most systems these partitions may will be auto-mounted...
sudo mkdir -p /media/rootfs/
for
: DISK=/dev/mmcblk0
sudo mount ${DISK}p1 /media/rootfs/
for
: DISK=/dev/sdX
sudo mount ${DISK}
1
/media/rootfs/
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Backup Bootloader
This version of MLO/u-boot.img will be used on the "eMMC" flasher script on this page.
sudo mkdir -p /media/rootfs/opt/backup/uboot/
sudo cp -v ./u-boot/MLO /media/rootfs/opt/backup/uboot/
sudo cp -v ./u-boot/u-boot.img /media/rootfs/opt/backup/uboot/
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Dealing with old Bootloader in eMMC
If you don't want to clear out the old Bootloader in eMMC add this uEnv.txt to /media/rootfs/
##This will work with: Angstrom's
2013.06
.
20
u-boot.
loadaddr=
0x82000000
fdtaddr=
0x88000000
rdaddr=
0x88080000
initrd_high=
0xffffffff
fdt_high=
0xffffffff
#
for
single partitions:
mmcroot=/dev/mmcblk0p1
loadximage=load mmc
0
:
1
${loadaddr} /boot/vmlinuz-${uname_r}
loadxfdt=load mmc
0
:
1
${fdtaddr} /boot/dtbs/${uname_r}/${fdtfile}
loadxrd=load mmc
0
:
1
${rdaddr} /boot/initrd.img-${uname_r}; setenv rdsize ${filesize}
loaduEnvtxt=load mmc
0
:
1
${loadaddr} /boot/uEnv.txt ; env
import
-t ${loadaddr} ${filesize};
loadall=run loaduEnvtxt; run loadximage; run loadxfdt;
mmcargs=setenv bootargs console=tty0 console=${console} ${optargs} ${cape_disable} ${cape_enable} root=${mmcroot} rootfstype=${mmcrootfstype} ${cmdline}
uenvcmd=run loadall; run mmcargs; bootz ${loadaddr} - ${fdtaddr};
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sudo cp -v ./uEnv.txt /media/rootfs/
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Install Kernel and Root File System
To help new users, since the kernel version can change on a daily basis. The kernel building scripts listed on this page will now give you a hint of what kernel version was built.
-----------------------------
Script Complete
eewiki.net: [user
@localhost
:~$ export kernel_version=
4
.X.Y-Z]
-----------------------------
|
Copy and paste that "export kernel_version=4.X.Y-Z" exactly as shown in your own build/desktop environment and hit enter to create an environment variable to be used later.
export kernel_version=
4
.X.Y-Z
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Copy Root File System
sudo tar xfvp .
/*-*-*-armhf-*/
armhf-rootfs-*.tar -C /media/rootfs/
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Set uname_r in /boot/uEnv.txt
sudo sh -c
"echo 'uname_r=${kernel_version}' >> /media/rootfs/boot/uEnv.txt"
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Copy Kernel Image
Kernel Image:
sudo cp -v ./bb-kernel/deploy/${kernel_version}.zImage /media/rootfs/boot/vmlinuz-${kernel_version}
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Copy Kernel Device Tree Binaries
sudo mkdir -p /media/rootfs/boot/dtbs/${kernel_version}/
sudo tar xfv ./bb-kernel/deploy/${kernel_version}-dtbs.tar.gz -C /media/rootfs/boot/dtbs/${kernel_version}/
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Copy Kernel Modules
sudo tar xfv ./bb-kernel/deploy/${kernel_version}-modules.tar.gz -C /media/rootfs/
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File Systems Table (/etc/fstab)
sudo sh -c
"echo '/dev/mmcblk0p1 / auto errors=remount-ro 0 1' >> /media/rootfs/etc/fstab"
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Networking
Edit: /etc/network/interfaces
sudo nano /media/rootfs/etc/network/interfaces
|
Add:
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp
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Networking: Using a shared SD card with Multiple BeagleBone
To always enable the Ethernet interface as eth0.
Edit: /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules
sudo nano /media/rootfs/etc/udev/rules.d/
70
-persistent-net.rules
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Add:
# BeagleBone: net device ()
SUBSYSTEM==
"net"
, ACTION==
"add"
, DRIVERS==
"?*"
, ATTR{dev_id}==
"0x0"
, ATTR{type}==
"1"
, KERNEL==
"eth*"
, NAME=
"eth0"
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Remove microSD/SD card
sync
sudo umount /media/rootfs
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usb gadget
Provides http access to beaglebone black over usb.
Install udhcpd
sudo apt-get install udhcpd
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Edit: /etc/network/interfaces and add:
# Ethernet/RNDIS gadget (g_ether)
# ... or on host side, usbnet and random hwaddr
iface usb0 inet
static
address
192.168
.
7.2
netmask
255.255
.
255.252
network
192.168
.
7.0
gateway
192.168
.
7.1
|
Temp Script:
wget -c https:
//raw.github.com/RobertCNelson/tools/master/scripts/beaglebone-black-g-ether-load.sh
chmod +x beaglebone-black-g-ether-load.sh
sudo ./beaglebone-black-g-ether-load.sh
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HDMI
This sections assumes you have already installed your favorite xorg based window manager, such as lxde, xfce, kde, gnome, etc... These are packages that need to be installed on top of your selected windows manager and an xorg.conf needed to correctly setup the video interface.
Note: If the cursor doesn\'t show up right away, first hit: ctlr-alt-f1 then: ctrl-alt-f7 after which it \'should\' show up...
Make sure to install, modesetting driver and xrandr utilities:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install read-edid xserver-xorg-video-fbdev xserver-xorg-video-modesetting x11-xserver-utils
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Section
"Monitor"
Identifier
"Builtin Default Monitor"
EndSection
Section
"Device"
Identifier
"Builtin Default fbdev Device 0"
Driver
"fbdev"
# Driver
"modesetting"
EndSection
Section
"Screen"
Identifier
"Builtin Default fbdev Screen 0"
Device
"Builtin Default fbdev Device 0"
Monitor
"Builtin Default Monitor"
DefaultDepth
16
#Chipsee lcd7 bbb-exp-c:
# DefaultDepth
24
EndSection
Section
"ServerLayout"
Identifier
"Builtin Default Layout"
Screen
"Builtin Default fbdev Screen 0"
EndSection
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xrandr:
xrandr
xrandr --output HDMI-
0
--mode 1024x768 --rate
60
|
xrandr (over serial/ssh)
xrandr -display :
0.0
-q
xrandr -display :
0.0
--output HDMI-
0
--mode 1024x768 --rate
60
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eMMC
Script to copy your microSD card to eMMC: (this will need these packages installed: initramfs-tools dosfstools rsync)
wget https:
//raw.githubusercontent.com/RobertCNelson/boot-scripts/master/tools/eMMC/bbb-eMMC-flasher-eewiki-ext4.sh
chmod +x bbb-eMMC-flasher-eewiki-ext4.sh
sudo /bin/bash ./bbb-eMMC-flasher-eewiki-ext4.sh
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SGX
Build SGX modules/userspace (must be done on an x86, due to the TI 5.01.01.02 blob extractor)
./sgx_build_modules.sh
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Copy ./deploy/GFX_5.01.01.02.tar.gz to BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black and install
sudo tar xfv GFX_5.
01.01
.
02
.tar.gz -C /
cd /opt/gfxinstall/
sudo ./sgx-install.sh
sudo reboot
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Verify omaplfb & pvrsrvkm loaded
debian
@arm
:~$ lsmod | grep omaplfb
omaplfb
12065
0
pvrsrvkm
178782
1
omaplfb
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capemgr: v4.1.x+
Full Documentation: readme
Download:
git clone https:
//github.com/beagleboard/bb.org-overlays
cd ./bb.org-overlays/
|
Update dtc:
./dtc-overlay.sh
|
Install *.dtbo:
./install.sh
|
BBB compatibility issues:
dtb=am335x-boneblack-overlay.dtb
|
capemgr: enable/disable capes on kernel cmdline:
Comma delimited list of PART-NUMBER[:REV] of [enabled/disabled] capes
|
cape_disable=bone_capemgr.disable_partno=
cape_enable=bone_capemgr.enable_partno=
|
slots:
debian
@beaglebone
:~$ cat /sys/devices/platform/bone_capemgr/slots
0
:
54
:P---L BeagleBone RS232 CAPE,00A1,Beagleboardtoys,BB-BONE-SERL-
03
1
:
55
:PF---
2
:
56
:PF---