Ubuntu Karmic with Flash on ConnectCore Wi-i.MX51
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Requirements: a 4GB SD card (minimum)

These are basic instructions to set a Ubuntu SD card to run on ccwmx51js.

  1. Partition the SD card.

    Two partitions are needed to create. First one should be VFAT filesystem
    and it does not need to be very big, it just needs to hold the kernel
    images. The second one must be EXT filesystem (Linux native) with the
    rest of the available space in the card.

    An example:

        Disk /dev/sdc: 3965 MB, 3965190144 bytes
        255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 482 cylinders
        Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
        Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
        I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
        Disk identifier: 0x000da399

          Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
        /dev/sdc1               1          13      104391    b  W95 FAT32
        /dev/sdc2              14         482     3767242+  83  Linux

  2. Install images in the SD card.

    In this example, the SD card device is assumed to be '/dev/sdc'. You must
    check on your system.

    - Mount the SD card partitions on you host computer:

      $ mount -t vfat /dev/sdc1 /media/disk-1
      $ mount -t ext3 /dev/sdc2 /media/disk-2

    - Copy kernel image into first partition:

      $ cp uImage-ccwmx51js /media/disk-1/

    - As root, untar rootfs into second partition:

      $ sudo -s (or 'su -' on systems without sudo command)
      $ tar xjf ubuntu-fsl-10.07.tar.bz2 -C /media/disk-2

    - Umount SD card:

      $ umount /dev/sdc1 /dev/sdc2

  3. Boot the target with new filesystem.

    - Insert the card on the base board and boot from the SD/MMC device:

      u-boot prompt> dboot linux mmc 1 fat


That's it. The target should boot and a GNOME login screen appears. The
predefined account to use is:

    USER: ubuntu
    PASS: ubuntu123