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Prebuilt SD card images running debian

2013-03-08T15:23:55Z

Jwischka: /* Debian with GUI (X) */

The A13 board can boot from the SD card. There are some ready made SD card images that are suitable. Some of these images can be found in this wiki section.

Once a suitable SD card is imaged with these files, place it into the board then power the board on, it should boot.

All images will have been generated for a specific SD card size. To use these images you must use a SD card that is the specified size or larger.

When the image is downloaded the SD card will only have partitions set up for the originally specified size for the image. If a larger SD card was used you can access the extra memory by using resize2fs.

Note: Some SD cards will list a size on them however the exact number of usable bytes can vary either through bad sectors or different manufacturers. The consequence of this is that an image from a particular size SD card may not fit on another of the same size. If this is the case an error will come up when imaging the card "No space left on device" or a windows error depending on the tool being used. If this issue comes up use a larger SD card size.

== Download Method==
These images can be downloaded using the methods below

'''Windows:'''
* Download [http://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager/ Win32 Disk Imager]
* Insert card
* Start program
* Select file
* Click "write"

'''Linux:'''
*transfer to card
For example an image with the file name of "debian_2g.img" would be downloaded to the SD card connected to a linux machine using one of the following commands:

<code># dd bs=4M oflag=sync if=debian_2g.img of=/dev/sdX</code> 
or 
<code># cp debian_2g.img /dev/sdX</code>

where X is the uSD card.

==Images==

===Debian image===

 
[https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-bAEPML8fwlQjBOa1JUZlE2TGM/edit?usp=sharing Official Olimex's A13 Debian image with XFCE4]

Configuration
* 2g SD card image
* WIFI-RTL8188 support(change /etc/network/interfaces to enter your ssid/key)
* ASIX-AX8877 -USB<>LAN adapter in CLI only
* xfce4(start it with startxfce4)
* I2C support for UEXT modules - 100kHz
* GPIO(using /sys/devices/virtual/misc/sun4i-gpio/pin)
* installed GCC,mplayer....
* The default user/password are '''root'''/'''password'''
 
Extract it and write the image (A13_debian_WIFI_GCC_GPIO_IN_OUT_AUTO_load_X_I2C_100KHz_fourth_release.img) on SD card 
Note: as this comes in a tar.bz2 file this is best imaged using linux

===Debian with GUI (X)===
Created by jwischka

Current images:

[http://files.wisch.org/olinuxino_xfce-r18.zip Video/headless A13 Debian Image, R18]

Old images:

[http://files.wisch.org/olinuxino_xfce-r17.zip Video/headless A13 Debian Image, R17]

[http://files.wisch.org/olinuxino_xfce-r15.zip Video/headless A13 Debian Image, R15]

[http://files.wisch.org/olinuxino_xfce-r12.zip Video/headless A13 Debian Image, R12]

[http://files.wisch.org/olinuxino.zip A13 Debian Image with X R2]

[http://files.wisch.org/olinuxino_xfce-20130108.zip A13 Debian Image with X R3]

[http://files.wisch.org/olinuxino_xfce-20130109.zip A13 Debian Image with X R4]

[http://files.wisch.org/olinuxino_xfce-20130117.zip A13 Debian Image with X R5]

[http://files.wisch.org/olinuxino_xfce-20130119.zip A13 Debian Image with X R6]

[http://files.wisch.org/olinuxino_xfce-20130119_1.zip A13 Debian Image with X R7]

[http://files.wisch.org/olinuxino_xfce-r10-headless.zip Headless A13 Debian Image, R10]

[http://files.wisch.org/olinuxino_xfce-r10-video.zip Video-enabled A13 Debian Image, R10]

[http://files.wisch.org/olinuxino_xfce-r11.zip Video/headless A13 Debian Image, R11]

Release Notes 
R2
* 4g SD card image
* wpa-supplicant (change /etc/network/interfaces to enter your ssid/key)
* xfce4
* tightvncserver (starts on boot, no username, password: password)
* various dev tools (python, gcc, etc)
* sudo
* 500mb swap file
* custom (non-debug) kernel
* default user name and password: olinuxino and olinuxino

R3
* Updated kernel to 3.0.57.
* Changed FS to ext4, but left journaling intact. Journaling is fairly important when you may lose power at any point in time.
* Updated all packages to latest version.

R4
* Recompiled kernel with correct i2c timings
* New u-boot gives an additional 64MB RAM
* VGA should work (may not in future releases)

R5
* Recompiled kernel to support USB ethernet, via modules
* Incorporated additional kernel changes from linux-sunxi
* Updated all packages to latest version.

R6
* Recompiled kernel with (hopefully) added UVC support
* Added ntp, wicd, some other stuff

R7 - highly recommended upgrade for all users!
* Recompiled kernel / u-boot should now give ~480MB usable memory.

R8
* Total charlie foxtrot. Deprecated, and not available. Get R9 instead.

R9
* Rebuilt kernel after I accidentally deleted everything. Oops.
* Moved to 3.4 branch, which should offer greater long-term stability.
* USB wifi networking got dropped somewhere along the way. Should be fixed now.
* As with R8, things have been split into headless and video builds. Headless builds DO NOT HAVE VGA OR LCD OUTPUT. But they do have more free memory.

R10
* Disabled onboard wireless power save - should have much more stability.

R11
* Moved to Ubuntu base
* Smaller download, rebuilt card
* New option to switch between "headless" and "video" kernels (go-video and go-headless scripts)

R12
* Re-added LCD support (accidentally dropped somewhere)
* Compiled framebuffer support. Takes more memory - let me know if you'd prefer to have it out.
* Fixed a bug where u-boot would hang if there was no serial console attached. "Fixed", but not in a very good way. Set bootwait to zero, which bypassed the problem rather than fixing it.

R15
* Updated kernel to 3.4.29
* Cedar/Mali now baked in (not module) for video kernel

R17
* USB->Serial support

R18
* FTDI support
* Added wireless drivers to video kernel
* Preliminary support for cpufreqd

once logged in to start the user interface type "startx"

[https://www.olimex.com/forum/index.php?topic=537.0 Forum thread link for this image]

===Linaro Image===
[https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-bAEPML8fwlRm5ZSmZtUXQyMTg Linaro ALIP image]

Configuration
* 4gb SD card image
* Linaro alip ( lubuntu 12.04 widh lxde desktop environment, minimal )
* kernel 3.4.19
* to setup networking you can edit /etc/network/interfaces
* Password is linaro

[https://www.olimex.com/forum/index.php?topic=581.0 Forum thread link for this image]

Prebuilt SD card images running debian

2013-02-09T23:24:53Z

Jwischka: /* Debian with GUI (X) */

The A13 board can boot from the SD card. There are some ready made SD card images that are suitable. Some of these images can be found in this wiki section.

Once a suitable SD card is imaged with these files, place it into the board then power the board on, it should boot.

All images will have been generated for a specific SD card size. To use these images you must use a SD card that is the specified size or larger.

When the image is downloaded the SD card will only have partitions set up for the originally specified size for the image. If a larger SD card was used you can access the extra memory by using resize2fs.

Note: Some SD cards will list a size on them however the exact number of usable bytes can vary either through bad sectors or different manufacturers. The consequence of this is that an image from a particular size SD card may not fit on another of the same size. If this is the case an error will come up when imaging the card "No space left on device" or a windows error depending on the tool being used. If this issue comes up use a larger SD card size.

== Download Method==
These images can be downloaded using the methods below

'''Windows:'''
* Download [http://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager/ Win32 Disk Imager]
* Insert card
* Start program
* Select file
* Click "write"

'''Linux:'''
*transfer to card
For example an image with the file name of "debian_2g.img" would be downloaded to the SD card connected to a linux machine using one of the following commands:

<code># dd bs=4M oflag=sync if=debian_2g.img of=/dev/sdX</code> 
or 
<code># cp debian_2g.img /dev/sdX</code>

where X is the uSD card.

==Images==

===Debian image===

[https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-bAEPML8fwlU1NBQ015V2Naa2s A13 Debian Linux Image]

Configuration
* 2g SD card image
* without X
* includes Mplayer CLI, GCC
* The default user/password are '''root'''/'''password'''

Extract it and write the image (A13_Micro_Debian_first_preliminary_release.img) on SD card

Note: as this comes in a tar.bz2 file this is best imaged using linux

===Debian with GUI (X)===
Created by jwischka

Current images:

[http://files.wisch.org/olinuxino_xfce-r15.zip Video/headless A13 Debian Image, R15]

Old images:

[http://files.wisch.org/olinuxino_xfce-r12.zip Video/headless A13 Debian Image, R12]

[http://files.wisch.org/olinuxino.zip A13 Debian Image with X R2]

[http://files.wisch.org/olinuxino_xfce-20130108.zip A13 Debian Image with X R3]

[http://files.wisch.org/olinuxino_xfce-20130109.zip A13 Debian Image with X R4]

[http://files.wisch.org/olinuxino_xfce-20130117.zip A13 Debian Image with X R5]

[http://files.wisch.org/olinuxino_xfce-20130119.zip A13 Debian Image with X R6]

[http://files.wisch.org/olinuxino_xfce-20130119_1.zip A13 Debian Image with X R7]

[http://files.wisch.org/olinuxino_xfce-r10-headless.zip Headless A13 Debian Image, R10]

[http://files.wisch.org/olinuxino_xfce-r10-video.zip Video-enabled A13 Debian Image, R10]

[http://files.wisch.org/olinuxino_xfce-r11.zip Video/headless A13 Debian Image, R11]

Release Notes 
R2
* 4g SD card image
* wpa-supplicant (change /etc/network/interfaces to enter your ssid/key)
* xfce4
* tightvncserver (starts on boot, no username, password: password)
* various dev tools (python, gcc, etc)
* sudo
* 500mb swap file
* custom (non-debug) kernel
* default user name and password: olinuxino and olinuxino

R3
* Updated kernel to 3.0.57.
* Changed FS to ext4, but left journaling intact. Journaling is fairly important when you may lose power at any point in time.
* Updated all packages to latest version.

R4
* Recompiled kernel with correct i2c timings
* New u-boot gives an additional 64MB RAM
* VGA should work (may not in future releases)

R5
* Recompiled kernel to support USB ethernet, via modules
* Incorporated additional kernel changes from linux-sunxi
* Updated all packages to latest version.

R6
* Recompiled kernel with (hopefully) added UVC support
* Added ntp, wicd, some other stuff

R7 - highly recommended upgrade for all users!
* Recompiled kernel / u-boot should now give ~480MB usable memory.

R8
* Total charlie foxtrot. Deprecated, and not available. Get R9 instead.

R9
* Rebuilt kernel after I accidentally deleted everything. Oops.
* Moved to 3.4 branch, which should offer greater long-term stability.
* USB wifi networking got dropped somewhere along the way. Should be fixed now.
* As with R8, things have been split into headless and video builds. Headless builds DO NOT HAVE VGA OR LCD OUTPUT. But they do have more free memory.

R10
* Disabled onboard wireless power save - should have much more stability.

R11
* Moved to Ubuntu base
* Smaller download, rebuilt card
* New option to switch between "headless" and "video" kernels (go-video and go-headless scripts)

R12
* Re-added LCD support (accidentally dropped somewhere)
* Compiled framebuffer support. Takes more memory - let me know if you'd prefer to have it out.
* Fixed a bug where u-boot would hang if there was no serial console attached. "Fixed", but not in a very good way. Set bootwait to zero, which bypassed the problem rather than fixing it.

R15
* Updated kernel to 3.4.29
* Cedar/Mali now baked in (not module) for video kernel

once logged in to start the user interface type "startx"

[https://www.olimex.com/forum/index.php?topic=537.0 Forum thread link for this image]

===Linaro Image===
[https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-bAEPML8fwlRm5ZSmZtUXQyMTg Linaro ALIP image]

Configuration
* 4gb SD card image
* Linaro alip ( lubuntu 12.04 widh lxde desktop environment, minimal )
* kernel 3.4.19
* to setup networking you can edit /etc/network/interfaces
* Password is linaro

[https://www.olimex.com/forum/index.php?topic=581.0 Forum thread link for this image]

A13-OLinuXino

2013-02-09T23:23:47Z

Jwischka: /* Prebuilt images */

[[File:A13-OLinuXino-MAXI-WIFI-1.jpg|thumb| A13-OlinuXino-WIFI]]

[[File:A13-OLinuXino-MICRO.jpg|thumb| A13-OlinuXino-MICRO]]

The A13 processor from Allwinner runs at 1GHz with a Mali400 GPU. It was designed for integration into tablets. Olimex has made several development board designs based around this chip. This wiki page contains information about hardware and software to help make use of these development boards.

The A13 based boards currently available are 
*[https://www.olimex.com/Products/OLinuXino/A13/A13-OLinuXino-WIFI/ A13-OLinuXino-WIFI] - Recommended if your developing software for the A13 for the first time as its the only one with network connectivity.
*[https://www.olimex.com/Products/OLinuXino/A13/A13-OLinuXino/ A13-OLinuXino] - This is the same as the WIFI version but without WIFI module and NAND flash. Note: Android requires NAND flash to run, so this board can't run Android.
*[https://www.olimex.com/Products/OLinuXino/A13/A13-OLinuXino-MICRO/ A13-OLinuXino-MICRO] - Similar to the A13-OlinuXino but with less extras

==Hardware==

Schematics and board designs can be found here

[https://github.com/OLIMEX/OLINUXINO/tree/master/HARDWARE Olimex Hardware]

Designs were created with Eagle

A limited functionality freeware version of Eagle can be downloaded here

[http://www.cadsoftusa.com/download-eagle/freeware/?language=en Eagle Freeware]

There is very limited information about the A13 processor. The only detailed data found is an A10 datasheet which has some errors in it apparently. As this is the best source of low level information it is linked here

[http://dl.linux-sunxi.org/A10/ A10 datasheet]

A serial connection can be made to the A13 board, which can help with debugging and is a booting option

[[Serial connection to A13]] Description of how to connect a computer to the A13 board over serial.

==Software==

=== Bare Metal programming - no OS ===

Using the JTAG port on the A13 board and eclipse it is possible to program and debug code written directly on the chip without an OS. 
The advantage is no kernel overhead and tighter control of the CPU operation.

Due to the lack of documentation from Allwinner the chip manufacturer nobody has yet been able to program directly on the chip.

If anyone is successful or gathers more information on this please post on the forum and the wiki will be updated.

=== Using an operating system - Nand flash ===

The Wifi version of the A13 board comes preprogrammed with android, which is held in the Nand flash.

The image in the Nand flash can be updated using the following link

[http://linux-sunxi.org/LiveSuit LiveSuit for loading images] to the NAND flash; to activate A13 bootloader do as follows: run Livesuit, disconnect the power supply and USB cable, then press HOME button, apply power supply, attach USB cable and release the button, Livesuit will detect the bootloader and will ask which file to program to the NAND flash.

Prebuilt images that can be programmed into the Nand flash can be found here.

[https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-bAEPML8fwlR3hSS0R5aHpoVmM Andoroid 4.0.3 NAND flash prebuild image for VGA 800x600 resolution (default shipped with A13-OLinuXino-WIFI)]

[https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-bAEPML8fwleXBMellGdWJ3RUk Andoroid 4.0.3 NAND flash prebuild image for LCD 800x480 resolution ]

[https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-bAEPML8fwlcHFOcUxtQ1N5RDQ/edit A13-LCD43 script.bin]

=== Using an operating system - SD card ===
The A13 board can boot from an SD card. Just plug it in an imaged uSD card and connect power.

Note: The SD card can easily be corrupted if power is removed while the system is booting or writing to system files.
To avoid this do not remove power while it is booting and shut the system down properly before disconnecting power.

==== Prebuilt images ====

Some prebuilt images have been created, follow the link below for details.

[[Prebuilt SD card images running debian]]

==== Build your own kernel and image onto SD card ====

Some developers want more control over the kernel and modules that are included. The link below shows directions to build your own kernel and image it onto an SD card.

[[Build Bootable SD Card with Debian]] Step by step instructions how to make SD card image with above Kernel and U-boot

====Setup and configure the installed debian image====

There are several settings that can be made for a particular hardware configuration in the script file.

The following link explains the script file as well as wifi or ethernet setup and GPIO settings

[[Configuration of hardware in the debian image]]

=== Creating a program to run on the A13-OlinuXino board ===

[[Programming for A13 in debian]] Step by step instructions to make your first hello world program run on the A13 board running debian.

=== Software Links ===

[http://linux-sunxi.org/Sunxi-tools Tools to hack A13-OLinuXino]

[http://olimex.wordpress.com/2012/11/23/running-debian-with-xfce4-on-a13-olinuxino/ Installing Xfce4 graphical interface on Debian] How to install XFCE4 on A13-OLinuXino

=== A13-SDK Android 4.0.3 ICS ===

A13-SDK contain everything you need to build Android ACS 4.0.3 NAND image for A13-OLinuXino-WIFI. Both mirrors contain same image a13.tar.gz which you should unpack and follow the instructions inside. Builds on Debian 64bit as on Ubuntu have some problems with Java which we never managed to solve.

[https://mega.co.nz/#!CgYGRQZL!BJXNQSQcRxLYswtsPI-EsjNTV0kk381Qzfs96Dx0Sn4 Mega upload mirror]

[https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-bAEPML8fwldWIzY29GNDJ2ZW8 Gdrive mirror]

== Projects ==

FreedomBox:

[https://wiki.debian.org/FreedomBox/UniLeipzigPractical FreedomBox/UniLeipzigPractical is the documentation of a freedom box related practical course at the AKSW Research Group at the University of Leipzig]

ANDROID PROJECTS:

[http://olimex.wordpress.com/2012/10/24/a13-olinuxino-project-control-relays-and-read-adcs-and-ios-with-android/ Interface MOD-IO board with I2C under Android ]

LINUX PROJECTS:

[http://olimex.wordpress.com/2012/10/23/a13-olinuxino-playing-with-gpios/ GPIOs ]

[https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B7WHuNCASY8cWnRrQ0tGVFMybFk Instructions how to run MOD-BT with A13-OLinuXino]

== FAQ ==
Under construction

== List of Contributors ==

'''Henrik Nordstrom''' - a.k.a. hno, uboot for A13 development, A1X guru, Linux-Sunxi maintainer

'''Dimitar Gamishev''' - a.k.a. HEHOPMAJIEH, Linux kernel configuration for OLinuXino, Android images, LCD touchscreen

'''Alexandro Mery''' - a.k.a. mnemoc, Linux-Sunxi maintainer

'''Davide Fabbri''' - Linaro kernel and lubuntu image

'''Scott Anderson''' - A13 wiki maintainer

'''Jeffrey Wischkaemper''' - a.k.a. jwischka, A13-OLinuXino Debian image with X

'''Maxime Ripard''' - ARM Linux patches

'''Jason Plum''' - Arch Linux support

[[Category:A13]]

A13-OLinuXino

2013-02-09T23:22:56Z

Jwischka: /* Prebuilt images */

[[File:A13-OLinuXino-MAXI-WIFI-1.jpg|thumb| A13-OlinuXino-WIFI]]

[[File:A13-OLinuXino-MICRO.jpg|thumb| A13-OlinuXino-MICRO]]

The A13 processor from Allwinner runs at 1GHz with a Mali400 GPU. It was designed for integration into tablets. Olimex has made several development board designs based around this chip. This wiki page contains information about hardware and software to help make use of these development boards.

The A13 based boards currently available are 
*[https://www.olimex.com/Products/OLinuXino/A13/A13-OLinuXino-WIFI/ A13-OLinuXino-WIFI] - Recommended if your developing software for the A13 for the first time as its the only one with network connectivity.
*[https://www.olimex.com/Products/OLinuXino/A13/A13-OLinuXino/ A13-OLinuXino] - This is the same as the WIFI version but without WIFI module and NAND flash. Note: Android requires NAND flash to run, so this board can't run Android.
*[https://www.olimex.com/Products/OLinuXino/A13/A13-OLinuXino-MICRO/ A13-OLinuXino-MICRO] - Similar to the A13-OlinuXino but with less extras

==Hardware==

Schematics and board designs can be found here

[https://github.com/OLIMEX/OLINUXINO/tree/master/HARDWARE Olimex Hardware]

Designs were created with Eagle

A limited functionality freeware version of Eagle can be downloaded here

[http://www.cadsoftusa.com/download-eagle/freeware/?language=en Eagle Freeware]

There is very limited information about the A13 processor. The only detailed data found is an A10 datasheet which has some errors in it apparently. As this is the best source of low level information it is linked here

[http://dl.linux-sunxi.org/A10/ A10 datasheet]

A serial connection can be made to the A13 board, which can help with debugging and is a booting option

[[Serial connection to A13]] Description of how to connect a computer to the A13 board over serial.

==Software==

=== Bare Metal programming - no OS ===

Using the JTAG port on the A13 board and eclipse it is possible to program and debug code written directly on the chip without an OS. 
The advantage is no kernel overhead and tighter control of the CPU operation.

Due to the lack of documentation from Allwinner the chip manufacturer nobody has yet been able to program directly on the chip.

If anyone is successful or gathers more information on this please post on the forum and the wiki will be updated.

=== Using an operating system - Nand flash ===

The Wifi version of the A13 board comes preprogrammed with android, which is held in the Nand flash.

The image in the Nand flash can be updated using the following link

[http://linux-sunxi.org/LiveSuit LiveSuit for loading images] to the NAND flash; to activate A13 bootloader do as follows: run Livesuit, disconnect the power supply and USB cable, then press HOME button, apply power supply, attach USB cable and release the button, Livesuit will detect the bootloader and will ask which file to program to the NAND flash.

Prebuilt images that can be programmed into the Nand flash can be found here.

[https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-bAEPML8fwlR3hSS0R5aHpoVmM Andoroid 4.0.3 NAND flash prebuild image for VGA 800x600 resolution (default shipped with A13-OLinuXino-WIFI)]

[https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-bAEPML8fwleXBMellGdWJ3RUk Andoroid 4.0.3 NAND flash prebuild image for LCD 800x480 resolution ]

[https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-bAEPML8fwlcHFOcUxtQ1N5RDQ/edit A13-LCD43 script.bin]

=== Using an operating system - SD card ===
The A13 board can boot from an SD card. Just plug it in an imaged uSD card and connect power.

Note: The SD card can easily be corrupted if power is removed while the system is booting or writing to system files.
To avoid this do not remove power while it is booting and shut the system down properly before disconnecting power.

==== Prebuilt images ====

Some prebuilt images have been created, follow the link below for details.

[[Prebuilt SD card images running Linux]]

==== Build your own kernel and image onto SD card ====

Some developers want more control over the kernel and modules that are included. The link below shows directions to build your own kernel and image it onto an SD card.

[[Build Bootable SD Card with Debian]] Step by step instructions how to make SD card image with above Kernel and U-boot

====Setup and configure the installed debian image====

There are several settings that can be made for a particular hardware configuration in the script file.

The following link explains the script file as well as wifi or ethernet setup and GPIO settings

[[Configuration of hardware in the debian image]]

=== Creating a program to run on the A13-OlinuXino board ===

[[Programming for A13 in debian]] Step by step instructions to make your first hello world program run on the A13 board running debian.

=== Software Links ===

[http://linux-sunxi.org/Sunxi-tools Tools to hack A13-OLinuXino]

[http://olimex.wordpress.com/2012/11/23/running-debian-with-xfce4-on-a13-olinuxino/ Installing Xfce4 graphical interface on Debian] How to install XFCE4 on A13-OLinuXino

=== A13-SDK Android 4.0.3 ICS ===

A13-SDK contain everything you need to build Android ACS 4.0.3 NAND image for A13-OLinuXino-WIFI. Both mirrors contain same image a13.tar.gz which you should unpack and follow the instructions inside. Builds on Debian 64bit as on Ubuntu have some problems with Java which we never managed to solve.

[https://mega.co.nz/#!CgYGRQZL!BJXNQSQcRxLYswtsPI-EsjNTV0kk381Qzfs96Dx0Sn4 Mega upload mirror]

[https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-bAEPML8fwldWIzY29GNDJ2ZW8 Gdrive mirror]

== Projects ==

FreedomBox:

[https://wiki.debian.org/FreedomBox/UniLeipzigPractical FreedomBox/UniLeipzigPractical is the documentation of a freedom box related practical course at the AKSW Research Group at the University of Leipzig]

ANDROID PROJECTS:

[http://olimex.wordpress.com/2012/10/24/a13-olinuxino-project-control-relays-and-read-adcs-and-ios-with-android/ Interface MOD-IO board with I2C under Android ]

LINUX PROJECTS:

[http://olimex.wordpress.com/2012/10/23/a13-olinuxino-playing-with-gpios/ GPIOs ]

[https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B7WHuNCASY8cWnRrQ0tGVFMybFk Instructions how to run MOD-BT with A13-OLinuXino]

== FAQ ==
Under construction

== List of Contributors ==

'''Henrik Nordstrom''' - a.k.a. hno, uboot for A13 development, A1X guru, Linux-Sunxi maintainer

'''Dimitar Gamishev''' - a.k.a. HEHOPMAJIEH, Linux kernel configuration for OLinuXino, Android images, LCD touchscreen

'''Alexandro Mery''' - a.k.a. mnemoc, Linux-Sunxi maintainer

'''Davide Fabbri''' - Linaro kernel and lubuntu image

'''Scott Anderson''' - A13 wiki maintainer

'''Jeffrey Wischkaemper''' - a.k.a. jwischka, A13-OLinuXino Debian image with X

'''Maxime Ripard''' - ARM Linux patches

'''Jason Plum''' - Arch Linux support

[[Category:A13]]

Prebuilt SD card images running debian

2013-01-27T22:30:58Z

Jwischka: /* Debian with GUI (X) */

The A13 board can boot from the SD card. There are some ready made SD card images that are suitable. Some of these images can be found in this wiki section.

Once a suitable SD card is imaged with these files, place it into the board then power the board on, it should boot.

All images will have been generated for a specific SD card size. To use these images you must use a SD card that is the specified size or larger.

When the image is downloaded the SD card will only have partitions set up for the originally specified size for the image. If a larger SD card was used you can access the extra memory by using resize2fs.

Note: Some SD cards will list a size on them however the exact number of usable bytes can vary either through bad sectors or different manufacturers. The consequence of this is that an image from a particular size SD card may not fit on another of the same size. If this is the case an error will come up when imaging the card "No space left on device" or a windows error depending on the tool being used. If this issue comes up use a larger SD card size.

== Download Method==
These images can be downloaded using the methods below

'''Windows:'''
* Download [http://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager/ Win32 Disk Imager]
* Insert card
* Start program
* Select file
* Click "write"

'''Linux:'''
*transfer to card
For example an image with the file name of "debian_2g.img" would be downloaded to the SD card connected to a linux machine using one of the following commands:

<code># dd bs=4M oflag=sync if=debian_2g.img of=/dev/sdX</code> 
or 
<code># cp debian_2g.img /dev/sdX</code>

where X is the uSD card.

==Images==

===Debian image===

[https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-bAEPML8fwlU1NBQ015V2Naa2s A13 Debian Linux Image]

Configuration
* 2g SD card image
* without X
* includes Mplayer CLI, GCC
* The default user/password are '''root'''/'''password'''

Extract it and write the image (A13_Micro_Debian_first_preliminary_release.img) on SD card

Note: as this comes in a tar.bz2 file this is best imaged using linux

===Debian with GUI (X)===
Created by jwischka

Current images:

[http://files.wisch.org/olinuxino_xfce-r12.zip Video/headless A13 Debian Image, R12]

Old images:

[http://files.wisch.org/olinuxino.zip A13 Debian Image with X R2]

[http://files.wisch.org/olinuxino_xfce-20130108.zip A13 Debian Image with X R3]

[http://files.wisch.org/olinuxino_xfce-20130109.zip A13 Debian Image with X R4]

[http://files.wisch.org/olinuxino_xfce-20130117.zip A13 Debian Image with X R5]

[http://files.wisch.org/olinuxino_xfce-20130119.zip A13 Debian Image with X R6]

[http://files.wisch.org/olinuxino_xfce-20130119_1.zip A13 Debian Image with X R7]

[http://files.wisch.org/olinuxino_xfce-r10-headless.zip Headless A13 Debian Image, R10]

[http://files.wisch.org/olinuxino_xfce-r10-video.zip Video-enabled A13 Debian Image, R10]

[http://files.wisch.org/olinuxino_xfce-r11.zip Video/headless A13 Debian Image, R11]

Release Notes 
R2
* 4g SD card image
* wpa-supplicant (change /etc/network/interfaces to enter your ssid/key)
* xfce4
* tightvncserver (starts on boot, no username, password: password)
* various dev tools (python, gcc, etc)
* sudo
* 500mb swap file
* custom (non-debug) kernel
* default user name and password: olinuxino and olinuxino

R3
* Updated kernel to 3.0.57.
* Changed FS to ext4, but left journaling intact. Journaling is fairly important when you may lose power at any point in time.
* Updated all packages to latest version.

R4
* Recompiled kernel with correct i2c timings
* New u-boot gives an additional 64MB RAM
* VGA should work (may not in future releases)

R5
* Recompiled kernel to support USB ethernet, via modules
* Incorporated additional kernel changes from linux-sunxi
* Updated all packages to latest version.

R6
* Recompiled kernel with (hopefully) added UVC support
* Added ntp, wicd, some other stuff

R7 - highly recommended upgrade for all users!
* Recompiled kernel / u-boot should now give ~480MB usable memory.

R8
* Total charlie foxtrot. Deprecated, and not available. Get R9 instead.

R9
* Rebuilt kernel after I accidentally deleted everything. Oops.
* Moved to 3.4 branch, which should offer greater long-term stability.
* USB wifi networking got dropped somewhere along the way. Should be fixed now.
* As with R8, things have been split into headless and video builds. Headless builds DO NOT HAVE VGA OR LCD OUTPUT. But they do have more free memory.

R10
* Disabled onboard wireless power save - should have much more stability.

R11
* Moved to Ubuntu base
* Smaller download, rebuilt card
* New option to switch between "headless" and "video" kernels (go-video and go-headless scripts)

R12
* Re-added LCD support (accidentally dropped somewhere)
* Compiled framebuffer support. Takes more memory - let me know if you'd prefer to have it out.
* Fixed a bug where u-boot would hang if there was no serial console attached. "Fixed", but not in a very good way. Set bootwait to zero, which bypassed the problem rather than fixing it.

once logged in to start the user interface type "startx"

[https://www.olimex.com/forum/index.php?topic=537.0 Forum thread link for this image]

===Linaro Image===
[https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-bAEPML8fwlRm5ZSmZtUXQyMTg Linaro ALIP image]

Configuration
* 4gb SD card image
* Linaro alip ( lubuntu 12.04 widh lxde desktop environment, minimal )
* kernel 3.4.19
* to setup networking you can edit /etc/network/interfaces
* Password is linaro

[https://www.olimex.com/forum/index.php?topic=581.0 Forum thread link for this image]

Prebuilt SD card images running debian

2013-01-21T22:06:07Z

Jwischka: /* Debian with GUI (X) */

The A13 board can boot from the SD card. There are some ready made SD card images that are suitable. Some of these images can be found in this wiki section.

Once a suitable SD card is imaged with these files, place it into the board then power the board on, it should boot.

All images will have been generated for a specific SD card size. To use these images you must use a SD card that is the specified size or larger.

When the image is downloaded the SD card will only have partitions set up for the originally specified size for the image. If a larger SD card was used you can access the extra memory by using resize2fs.

Note: Some SD cards will list a size on them however the exact number of usable bytes can vary either through bad sectors or different manufacturers. The consequence of this is that an image from a particular size SD card may not fit on another of the same size. If this is the case an error will come up when imaging the card "No space left on device" or a windows error depending on the tool being used. If this issue comes up use a larger SD card size.

== Download Method==
These images can be downloaded using the methods below

'''Windows:'''
* Download [http://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager/ Win32 Disk Imager]
* Insert card
* Start program
* Select file
* Click "write"

'''Linux:'''
*transfer to card
For example an image with the file name of "debian_2g.img" would be downloaded to the SD card connected to a linux machine using one of the following commands:

<code># dd bs=4M oflag=sync if=debian_2g.img of=/dev/sdX</code> 
or 
<code># cp debian_2g.img /dev/sdX</code>

where X is the uSD card.

==Images==

===Debian image===

[https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-bAEPML8fwlU1NBQ015V2Naa2s A13 Debian Linux Image]

Configuration
* 2g SD card image
* without X
* includes Mplayer CLI, GCC
* The default user/password are '''root'''/'''password'''

Extract it and write the image (A13_Micro_Debian_first_preliminary_release.img) on SD card

Note: as this comes in a tar.bz2 file this is best imaged using linux

===Debian with GUI (X)===
Created by jwischka

Current images:

[http://files.wisch.org/olinuxino_xfce-r9-headless.zip Headless A13 Debian Image, R9]

[http://files.wisch.org/olinuxino_xfce-r9-video.zip Video-enabled A13 Debian Image, R9]

Old images:

[http://files.wisch.org/olinuxino.zip A13 Debian Image with X R2]

[http://files.wisch.org/olinuxino_xfce-20130108.zip A13 Debian Image with X R3]

[http://files.wisch.org/olinuxino_xfce-20130109.zip A13 Debian Image with X R4]

[http://files.wisch.org/olinuxino_xfce-20130117.zip A13 Debian Image with X R5]

[http://files.wisch.org/olinuxino_xfce-20130119.zip A13 Debian Image with X R6]

[http://files.wisch.org/olinuxino_xfce-20130119_1.zip A13 Debian Image with X R7]

Configuration 
R2
* 4g SD card image
* wpa-supplicant (change /etc/network/interfaces to enter your ssid/key)
* xfce4
* tightvncserver (starts on boot, no username, password: password)
* various dev tools (python, gcc, etc)
* sudo
* 500mb swap file
* custom (non-debug) kernel
* default user name and password: olinuxino and olinuxino

R3
* Updated kernel to 3.0.57.
* Changed FS to ext4, but left journaling intact. Journaling is fairly important when you may lose power at any point in time.
* Updated all packages to latest version.

R4
* Recompiled kernel with correct i2c timings
* New u-boot gives an additional 64MB RAM
* VGA should work (may not in future releases)

R5
* Recompiled kernel to support USB ethernet, via modules
* Incorporated additional kernel changes from linux-sunxi
* Updated all packages to latest version.

R6
* Recompiled kernel with (hopefully) added UVC support
* Added ntp, wicd, some other stuff

R7 - highly recommended upgrade for all users!
* Recompiled kernel / u-boot should now give ~480MB usable memory.

R8
* Total charlie foxtrot. Deprecated, and not available. Get R9 instead.

R9
* Rebuilt kernel after I accidentally deleted everything. Oops.
* Moved to 3.4 branch, which should offer greater long-term stability.
* USB wifi networking got dropped somewhere along the way. Should be fixed now.
* As with R8, things have been split into headless and video builds. Headless builds DO NOT HAVE VGA OR LCD OUTPUT. But they do have more free memory.

once logged in to start the user interface type "startx"

[https://www.olimex.com/forum/index.php?topic=537.0 Forum thread link for this image]

===Linaro Image===
[https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-bAEPML8fwlRm5ZSmZtUXQyMTg Linaro ALIP image]

Configuration
* 4gb SD card image
* Linaro alip ( lubuntu 12.04 widh lxde desktop environment, minimal )
* kernel 3.4.19
* to setup networking you can edit /etc/network/interfaces
* Password is linaro

[https://www.olimex.com/forum/index.php?topic=581.0 Forum thread link for this image]

Prebuilt SD card images running debian

2013-01-19T18:16:07Z

Jwischka: /* Debian with GUI (X) */

Prebuilt SD card images running debian

2013-01-19T15:02:26Z

Jwischka: /* Debian with GUI (X) */

Prebuilt SD card images running debian

2013-01-17T16:56:01Z

Jwischka: /* Debian with GUI (X) */

Prebuilt SD card images running debian

2013-01-09T14:38:06Z

Jwischka: /* Debian with GUI (X) */