On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 4:49 PM, Bit Pusher <[email protected]> wrote: > I am interesting in downloading and upgrading my kernel to Linux > ubuntu-armhf 3.8.13-bone28 from Linux ubuntu-armhf 3.8.13-bone20.
If it helps, since it sounds like your starting over to "upgrading" your system, this time maybe start with an image with easy kernel upgrades? http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntu#Demo_Image (or if your in a none linux environment..) http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntu#eMMC:_BeagleBone_Black as kernel upgrades are as easy as: wget http://rcn-ee.net/deb/raring-armhf/v3.8.13-bone28/install-me.sh sudo /bin/bash install-me.sh > I have been working in 20 for a few months and have installed quite a few > applications. Are there any directions on: > 1) Listing current apt-get packages that need to be re-installed (without > listing dependencies). dpkg --get-selections > /backup/installed-software.log sudo aptitude install $(cat /backup/installed-software.log) > 2) What directories besides /etc, /home, /lib/firmware and /boot, etc should > be backed up and re-copied to new system ignore /boot/ the new image should populate the bootloader... > 3) Any other considerations for the backup. > This could be a good area for a tutorial; any takers? I could try, but I'm > not knowledgeable enough in kernel/driver issues. > Related question: how often should one be considering going through this > process? Can it be scripted? Thanks. ah, store your application/scripts off the device and into a private git/github/etc location... ;) Regards, -- Robert Nelson http://www.rcn-ee.com/ -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
