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For some installation instructions for Ubuntu on the Gumstix Overo, [http://johnwoconnor.blogspot.com/2009/04/installing-ubuntu-on-gumstix-overo.html click here].  It's a mashup of some other tutorials that results in a working installation of Ubuntu 9.04.
 
For some installation instructions for Ubuntu on the Gumstix Overo, [http://johnwoconnor.blogspot.com/2009/04/installing-ubuntu-on-gumstix-overo.html click here].  It's a mashup of some other tutorials that results in a working installation of Ubuntu 9.04.
  
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==Tips==
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===Serial terminal may appear to hang===
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If you're interfacing with your Overo with the USB serial terminal, keep in mind that you won't see the 'login:' prompt after booting Ubuntu unless you configure getty to listen on /dev/ttyS2. You'll need to do this while your MicroSD card is still mounted on another host.
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# cd /path/to/rootfs
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# cat > etc/event.d/ttyS2 <<EOF
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start on runlevel 2
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start on runlevel 3
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start on runlevel 4
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start on runlevel 5
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stop on runlevel 0
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respawn
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exec /sbin/getty 115200 ttyS2
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You will also need to add ttyS2 to /etc/securetty to allow root logins there:
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# echo "ttyS2" >> etc/securetty
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Latest revision as of 18:54, 13 May 2009

Instructions

For some installation instructions for Ubuntu on the Gumstix Overo, click here. It's a mashup of some other tutorials that results in a working installation of Ubuntu 9.04.


Also, the previous post has some images. Video to come.


John O'Connor <john.oconnor@myokapi.net>


Tips

Serial terminal may appear to hang

If you're interfacing with your Overo with the USB serial terminal, keep in mind that you won't see the 'login:' prompt after booting Ubuntu unless you configure getty to listen on /dev/ttyS2. You'll need to do this while your MicroSD card is still mounted on another host. 

# cd /path/to/rootfs
# cat > etc/event.d/ttyS2 <<EOF
start on runlevel 2
start on runlevel 3
start on runlevel 4
start on runlevel 5

stop on runlevel 0

respawn
exec /sbin/getty 115200 ttyS2
EOF


You will also need to add ttyS2 to /etc/securetty to allow root logins there: 

# echo "ttyS2" >> etc/securetty
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