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== Host Enviroment ==
We suggest use Ubuntu 12.04.4 LTS (32 bits) in your host, you can download it from our server using this [http://downloads.isee.biz/pub/igepv5_ce/devel/iso/ubuntu-12.04.4-desktop-i386.iso link] or directly from Ubuntu (Canonical) website. You can install it in a Virtual Machine enviroment environment using any Virtualization software or directly in your PC.
=== Material<br> ===
You can download [http://downloads.isee.biz/pub/igepv5_ce/scripts/prepare-disk.sh this script] for create the right partitions in the microsd card (Only is valid for microsd card, it cannot be used for prepare the raw Nand flash)
== Prepare the EnviromentEnvironment<br> ==
=== Check if you've the packages bc and dosfstools<br> ===
$ tar xvfj ubuntu-12.04.4-isee-igeo00x0-boot.tar.bz2</pre>
After incompress uncompress the content you should see inside the /media/boot these content:
<pre>$ zImage MLO igep.ini </pre>
The default configuration is set for boot IGEPv2 board if you wish boot the IGEP COM Module or IGEP COM Proton then you must edit the file igep.ini and set the variable:
Save the file
Now enter into the rootfs partiton partition (normally mounted on /media/rootfs) and uncompress the ubuntu 12.04.4 package on it as:
<pre>$ tar xvfj ubuntu-12.04.04-lts-isee-igep00x0-20140606-armel.tar.bz2 </pre>
After that sync and eject the microsd card.
Is Video enabled in this package?
<pre>Yes it is, connect your display to the HDMI connector and you should see the terminal console. </pre>
Can I install any video splash package?
<pre>Yes, you can install your prefered plymouth splash theme ... </pre>
Is there any wifi tools installed?
<pre>Yes, the package iw is installed. After install the Ubuntu you can access to the wifi interface using iw commands like:
$ ifconfig wlan0 up
$ iw wlan0 scan
</pre>Can I use a keyboard and mouse ?<pre>Yes but you need to use a USB 2.0 hub (normally the keyboard and mouses are 1.x) and IGEP Boards based on DM3730 processor only support devices USB 2.0</pre>Is possible install ubuntu into the NAND flash memory?<pre>Yes follow this other howto that explain how to do that ...</pre>
== Changelog ... ==
