Introduction: How to Install Linaro on Qualcomm DragonBoard 410C
In this instructable, I will explain how to install Linux Linaro-alip on Qualcomm DragonBoard 710C board.
To run this tutorial you'll need:
- Qualcomm DragonBoard 710C Board.
- Compatible Power Supply for the board.
- Mini USB Cable to connect board to PC.
- PC with Linux Ubuntu 16.04 (I used this distribution in this tutorial).
- USB Mouse and Keyboard.
- Monitor with HDMI Interface
Step 1: Flash Bootloader on E-MMC - 1
Let start from the beginning. Connect one mini SD Memory to the board. I used one with 8GB.
Select 0-0-0-0 in the selection keys as displayed in the image.
Step 2: Flash Bootloader on E-MMC - 2
Press S4 Key and connect the power supply with S4 pressed.
Step 3: Flash Bootloader on E-MMC - 3
Connect the board to PC using USB.
Download file dragonboard410c_bootloader_emmc_linux-72.zip
It was downloaded to the folder
~/Downloads/
Extract the zip file and go to inside this folder.
cd ~/Downloads/dragonboard410c_bootloader_emmc_linux-72/
Step 4: Run Fastboot
Run fastboot
sudo fastboot devices
98ea2d20 fastboot
Run flashall
sudo ./flashall
Step 5: Flashing Linaro With IDE X11 in Qualcomm Snapdragon 710C
Download Linaro boot file.
Download Linaro Alip with X interface.
cd ~/Downloads/
Uncompress both files at the same folder
sudo fastboot
sudo fastboot flash boot boot-linaro-jessie-qcom-snapdragon-arm64-20161006-144.img
sudo fastboot flash rootfs linaro-jessie-alip-qcom-snapdragon-arm64-20161006-144.img
Step 6: Run Linaro
Disconnect all cables. To boot Linaro and chek if the IDE is working, plug a USB keyboard, a USB Mouse and HDMI Monitor.
Connect the power supply.
It will boot linaro and enter in the IDE.
For login, use:
username: linaro
password: linaro.
Step 7: Configure and Update Linaro
Configure Wi-Fi settings.
Open LXterminal.
With uname -a command, you will check the current version:
uname -a
Linux linaro-alip 4.4.23-linaro-lt-qcom
To upgrade linaro, use apt-get:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
Your DragonBorad is running Linaro and updated!