idigitalflame/pocketbeagle

ArchLinux ARM Build/Config/Install scripts for the PocketBeagle (https://beagleboard.org/pocket)

PocketBeagle Builder

This repo is dedicated to my build, install and configuration scripts for the PocketBeagle.

You can use the install.sh script to install and configure an ArchLinux install that contains:

• USB Gadget (Ethernet) Support
• Auto DHCP
• Support to local proxy via Squid
• Read-only Root
• BTRFS Cache partition
• Local Console via UART

The install script requires a valid ArchLinux tar blob, which can be downloaded here or by issuing the command:

• wget http://os.archlinuxarm.org/os/ArchLinuxARM-am33x-latest.tar.gz
• or
• curl -Lo ArchLinuxARM-am33x-latest.tar.gz http://os.archlinuxarm.org/os/ArchLinuxARM-am33x-latest.tar.gz

The UbootRepo directory is a modified Uboot build by @NitroProp https://github.com/NitroProp/PocketBeagle-ARCH-ReARMed (thanks!) that is used for booting. (duh).

Command Line Arguments

sudo bash install.sh <tar> <uboot_dir> <disk> [source script]

An example that should work "Out-Of-The-Box" would be:

sudo bash install.sh ArchLinuxARM-am33x-latest.tar.gz ./UbootRepo/u-boot /dev/mmcblk0

This example assumes the SD card you'd be using is at /dev/mmcblk0.

The last command line argument [source script] is a path to a script file that is executed in the Context of the Beagle (ARM) before completion which allows you to install other programs, enable systemd units, etc. This optional argument is ignored if the path suggested does not exist, or is not a file.

Install Requirements

(on the computer you're using to install from):

• qemu-arm-static from "qemu-user-static" (ARM chroot)
• dd from "coreutils" (Writing to the SD card)
• lsof from "lsof" (Process monitoring)
• bsdtar from "libarchive" (Extraction)
• mkfs.ext4 from "e2fsprogs" (Formatting)
• mkfs.vfat from "dosfstools" (Formatting)
• mkfs.btrfs from "btrfs-progs" (Formatting)

Building "config.sh"

The contents of "Config" directory are built using the build-config.py file with the arguments:

python build-config.py ./Config ./config.sh

This will generate the configuration script from any changes made in the Config folder. (Requires python3)