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Linux Kernel 5.15.68 - Debian Bullseye 11.5 - At91Bootstrap 3.10.4

Version: 13-oct-2022

Use balenaEtcher to generate a microSD with this image:

Login data

  • Login: acme Password: acmesystems

Check the Linux version by typing:

uname -r
5.15.68

Check the Debian version by typing:

cat /etc/debian_version
11.5

By default the root password is not defined. To set it login as acme user and type:

sudo passwd

To extend the rootfs partition to fill the whole microSD space available type:

sudo ./extend_rootfs.sh

Note if you have a board with 256MB change in the cmdline.txt on the first partition from:

128M

in:

256M


Arietta G25 - Kernel Linux 4.4.79 - Debian Jessie 8.8 - Full

MicroSD contents for Arietta G25 with: Apache, PHP, Python, C, C++, Wi-Fi, Codiad, Ntp.
Version: 03-aug-2017

Create a bootable microSD

A Linux PC is required to follow this procedure:
  • Format a microSD with gparted following this article
  • Mount the two new partitions boot and rootfs just clicking from the file explorer window
  • Download the archive with the first microSD partition contents: boot.tar.bz2
  • Download the archive with the second microSD partition contents: rootfs.tar.bz2
  • Untar the archives to the microSD partitions using the following commands:
    • tar -xvjpSf boot.tar.bz2 -C /media/$USER/boot
    • sudo tar -xvjpSf rootfs.tar.bz2 -C /media/$USER/rootfs
  • Edit the file wpa_supplicant.conf saved on the first microSD partition and insert your WiFi Access Point name and Password
  • The command line parameters are not yet passed in this version by at91bootstrap (boot.bin) but is passed by the dts file.
  • Unmount the microSD and use it to boot on Arietta G25
  • Open a session from a on a PC wired on the same LAN with Bonjour installed.
  • The login data are:
    • User: acme Password: acmesystems
    • User: root Password: acmesystems

Packages installed

  • gcc (C compiler)
  • g++ (C++ compiler)
  • Python
  • Apache2
  • PHP5
  • iw wpasupplicant
  • Git
  • Bonjour
  • Codiad (In browser Ascii editor)
  • Minicom (Serial terminal)
  • Ntp

Read the tutorials page to know how to do create the microSD contents starting from sources.

Defconfig and device tree used


Arietta G25 - Kernel Linux 4.4.8 - Debian Jessie 8.4 - Full

MicroSD contents for Arietta G25 with: Apache, PHP, Python, C, C++, Wi-Fi, Codiad, Ntp.
Version: 27-apr-2016

Create a bootable microSD

A Linux PC is required to follow this procedure:
  • Format a microSD with gparted following this article
  • Mount the two new partitions boot and rootfs just clicking from the file explorer window
  • Download the archive with the first microSD partition contents: boot.tar.bz2
  • Download the archive with the second microSD partition contents: rootfs.tar.bz2
  • Untar the archives to the microSD partitions using the following commands:
    • tar -xvjpSf boot.tar.bz2 -C /media/$USER/boot
    • sudo tar -xvjpSf rootfs.tar.bz2 -C /media/$USER/rootfs
  • Edit the file wpa_supplicant.conf saved on the first microSD partition and insert your WiFi Access Point name and Password
  • The command line parameters are not yet passed in this version by at91bootstrap (boot.bin) but is passed by the dts file.
  • Unmount the microSD and use it to boot on Arietta G25
  • Open a session from a on a PC wired on the same LAN with Bonjour installed.
  • The login data are:
    • User: acme Password: acmesystems
    • User: root Password: acmesystems

Packages installed

  • gcc (C compiler)
  • g++ (C++ compiler)
  • Python
  • Apache2
  • PHP5
  • iw wpasupplicant
  • Git
  • Bonjour
  • Codiad (In browser Ascii editor)
  • Minicom (Serial terminal)
  • Ntp

Read the tutorials page to know how to do create the microSD contents starting from sources.

Defconfig and device tree used


Arietta G25 - Kernel Linux 4.4.5 - Buildroot 2016.02 - Minimal

Minimal Linux configuration.
Version: 11-mar-2016

Create a bootable microSD

A Linux PC is required to follow this procedure:
  • Format a microSD with gparted following this article
  • Mount the two new partitions boot and rootfs just clicking from the file explorer window
  • Download the archive with the first microSD partition contents: boot.tar.bz2
  • Download the archive with the second microSD partition contents: rootfs.tar.bz2
  • Untar the archives to the microSD partitions using the following commands:
    • tar -xvjpSf boot.tar.bz2 -C /media/$USER/boot
    • sudo tar -xvjpSf rootfs.tar.bz2 -C /media/$USER/rootfs
  • The command line parameters are not yet passed in this version by at91bootstrap (boot.bin) but is passed by the dts file.
  • Unmount the microSD and use it to boot on Arietta G25
  • The login data are:
    • User: root Password: acmesystems

Read the tutorials page to know how to do create the microSD contents starting from sources.

Defconfig and device tree used

Arietta G25 - Kernel Linux 4.2.6 - Debian Jessie 8.2 - Full

MicroSD contents for Arietta G25 with: Apache, PHP, Python, C, C++, Wi-Fi, Codiad, Shell-in-a-box, Ntp.
Version: 13-nov-2015

Create a bootable microSD from tarballs

A Linux PC is required, with a Windows PC use the disk image method.
  • Download the first microSD partition contents from: boot.tar.bz2 (3.4MB)
  • Download the second microSD partition contents from: rootfs.tar.bz2 (182.4MB)
  • Format a microSD with gparted (read more) and mount it
  • Download the binaries
  • Untar the binaries to the microSD with the following commands:
    $ tar -xvjpSf boot.tar.bz2 -C /media/$USER/boot
    $ sudo tar -xvjpSf rootfs.tar.bz2 -C /media/$USER/rootfs
  • unmount the microsd and use it to boot on your Arietta

Create a bootable microSD from disk image

  • Download the zipped disk image from arietta.img.zip
  • Uncompress its contents to obtain arietta.img file
  • Insert a microSD and write arietta.img on it using:
    • On Windows: Win32 Disk Imager
    • On Linux: sudo dd if=arietta.img of=/dev/sdX where sdX is the microSD device (more info...)
    • On Mac: sudo dd if=arietta.img of=/dev/diskN where diskN is the microSD device (more info..)

Notes

  • For Arietta G25 with 256 MB of RAM rename boot256.bin in boot.bin in the first partition mounted on /boot
  • The image contains just the first two partitions (boot and rootfs) and uses just the first 1.0 GB. To add more space create a third partition to add in /etc/fstab or enlarge the rootfs partition.

Packages installed

  • gcc (C compiler)
  • g++ (C++ compiler)
  • Python
  • Apache2
  • PHP5
  • iw wpasupplicant
  • Git
  • Bonjour
  • Codiad (In browser Ascii editor)
  • Shell-in-a-box (In browser ssh client)
  • Minicom (Serial terminal)
  • Ntp

Read the tutorials page to know how to do create the microSD contents starting from sources.

Login data

Login: root Password: acmesystems

Getting started with this image

  • Insert the microSD on your PC (Windows, Linux or Mac)
  • Edit the file wpa_supplicant.conf saved on the first microSD partition and insert your WiFi Access Point name and Password
  • Boot Arietta with the microSD
  • Open a session from a on a PC wired on the same LAN with Bonjour installed.
If you are using a WiFi adapter WIFI-2 edit the file /boot/wpa_supplicant.conf to insert the authentication data to your lan.

Defconfig and device tree used

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