IGEP iMX6 Ubuntu Distro
How to get the Ubuntu 14.04 Lxde
The Ubuntu project is excited to be working with the ARM ecosystem to port Ubuntu for ARM-based devices. This work fits with our goals of making Ubuntu available as an open platform to as many people as possible.
Contents
Overview of How-To
This How-To is meant to be a starting point for people to learn install an Ubuntu image for iMX6 IGEP platforms as quickly and easily as possible.
This How-To covers IGEP iMX6.
For this tutorial we use IGEP iMX6 quad.
Material
- IGEP iMX6 quad.
- 1 MicroSD Card.
- Serial Cable and conversor for attach the serial debug console.
- Ethernet cable (optional)
- Hub (optional)
- Keyboard and mouse (optional)
- HDMI/DVI Monitor (optional)
Download tar with ubuntu14.04
http://www.dropbox.com/sh/fx1peebw7011jjn/AACSmJubJ8lW1CAn0TpxTT9Ga/20160510/lubuntu/ubuntu-14.04-lxde-imx6q-igep0046.tar.bz2?dl=0
Decompress file ubuntu-14.04-lxde-imx6q-igep0046.tar.bz2
tar -jvxf ubuntu-14.04-lxde-imx6q-igep0046.tar.bz2 or to other directory tar -jvxf ubuntu-14.04-lxde-imx6q-igep0046.tar.bz2 -C /route to the directory
Enter to the directory
cd ubuntu-14.04-lxde-imx6q-igep0046
run script
sudo ./igep-media-create --mmc /dev/s** --image ./ubuntu-14.04-lxde-imx6q-igep0046.tar.bz2 --machine igep0046 s** -> ** where mount the SD in your pc
Boot your IGEP SMARC iMX6 from Ubuntu SD
root and password
igep0046 login: root password: root