Hi,

(Sorry this is late, didn't hit Reply-All yesterday!)

For those who don't want a (hopefully) easier time creating images, you can try a new tool in linaro-image-tools that hasn't made it into the PPA yet:

bzr checkout lp:linaro-image-tools

In linaro-image-tools there are two scripts of interest. First off is a simple command line script that will download the files for your hardware and the OS you specify. The output will look familiar to users of linaro-media-create :-) As an example, if you have a panda board and want to test Ubuntu desktop you will want to run: ./fetch_image.py --hardware panda --image ubuntu-desktop --platform snapshot --build latest --hwpack panda --mmc <path to your device>

If, like me, you prefer a GUI there is an option for you too. Running fetch_image_ui.py will bring up a wizard that will guide you through the process of creating an image. It requires wxPython (python-wxgtk2.8).

I hope they are useful.

James

On 7 July 2011 17:16, Fathi Boudra fathi.boudra@linaro.org wrote:

Hi,

This is a message sent out once per week to call on our community to encourage all Linux/ARM enthusiasts to try out the latest preview images of our Linaro Evaluation Builds (LEBs) for Android Handset and Ubuntu Desktop/Netbook.

These images showcase the current state of development on our LEBs images on their way to the next release: 11.07.

* Android:  http://snapshots.linaro.org/11.05-daily/linaro-android/leb-panda/20110707/

* Ubuntu:  http://snapshots.linaro.org/11.05-daily/linaro-ubuntu-desktop/20110707/0/ima...  http://snapshots.linaro.org/11.05-daily/linaro-hwpacks/panda-x11-base/201107...

On top of the official Linaro Evaluation Builds, the Platform Team hosts a set of functional images and board support packages that are typically released by Linaro engineers for developers that have different images requirements.

These images are not officially supported release artifacts and are provided on a best-effort basis in the hope that they can be useful for the Linux/ARM enthusiasts community. The download locations for these so called "Developers and Community Builds" can be found below.

Developer and Experimental Images based on Android (vanilla AOSP experience using linux-linaro mainline kernel):

* Android Mainline for BeagleBoardr-xM:  http://snapshots.linaro.org/11.05-daily/linaro-android/beaglexm/20110707/

* Android Mainline for PandaBoard:  http://snapshots.linaro.org/11.05-daily/linaro-android/panda/20110707/

Developer Images based on Ubuntu:

Note: Ubuntu images are distributed in two parts:  1. a SoC independent userspace rootfs (the image)  2. a Soc specific BSP (the hwpack)

* Nano:  http://snapshots.linaro.org/11.05-daily/linaro-nano/20110707/0/images/tar/

* ALIP:  http://snapshots.linaro.org/11.05-daily/linaro-alip/20110707/0/images/tar/

* Developer:  http://snapshots.linaro.org/11.05-daily/linaro-developer/20110707/0/images/t...

Not officially supported community board support packages are also provided for either boards that don't meet our Linaro Evaluation Builds criterias. The idea is that you can combine them freely (e.g. combine an imx51 hwpack with Nano or Developer); though in practice UI images might not work. A list of all hardware packs hosted by Linaro Platform can be found below:

http://snapshots.linaro.org/11.05-daily/linaro-hwpacks/

Make your way to the installation instructions:

https://wiki.linaro.org/Platform/Android/ImageInstallation  https://wiki.linaro.org/Platform/DevPlatform/Ubuntu/ImageInstallation

For an explanation on how to test and submit your results to the QA tracker at:

http://qatracker.linaro.org

For an explanation of how to use the qatracker please see:

https://wiki.linaro.org/QA/QATracker

-- Fathi Boudra Linaro Release Manager | Platform Project Manager Linaro.org | Open source software for ARM SoCs

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