Micheal, The best solution IMHO would be to start with a minimal or bare filesystem, and install *only* the packages that you need. But this means you're going to have to take time and learn how to do so. Using these instructions: http://eewiki.net/display/linuxonarm/BeagleBone+Black You would skip anything related to compiling / copying over the kernel or u-boot and do something like the following . . .
1) remove the rootfs partition on the sdcard. 2) create a new partition on the sdcard. 3) extract the barefs rootfs image onto this new partition. 4) follow the directions for modifying configuration file on the newly extracted rootfs so Debian knows how to behave. 5) once logged into the new system su to root, and apt-get install what you need. *NOW* do keep in mind it is rather early for me ( have not had my morning coffee so to speak ), and I have not personally tested, or given this much thought aside from the occasional musing. So I may not have remembered *EVERYTHING*. However this is the gist of how to achieve what I propose. Eventually though, you're going to have to get your hands dirty and learn this stuff. Maybe not for this project, but perhaps for another. You may as well start learning now. On Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 8:24 AM, Michael Thompson < [email protected]> wrote: > Yeah, that's why I am going to retry it later today. I followed the last > instructions before I left for work and didn't keep notes on which steps > failed and why. I am going to start from a fresh install this afternoon and > keep track of what happens so that I will be able to give more detail > instead of just posting a dejected "Nothing works!!" reply. Sorry for being > whiney, I'm just getting frustrated :( > > On Tuesday, June 17, 2014 8:19:52 AM UTC-7, William Hermans wrote: > >> It might be helpful if you told us why it does not work. >> >> >> On Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 8:15 AM, Michael Thompson <[email protected] >> > wrote: >> >>> This didn't work either. I am losing all hope that I will ever get this >>> thing to work. I guess I will try again later today and maybe some magic >>> will happen. >>> >>> On Monday, June 16, 2014 9:54:22 PM UTC-7, crazybucket wrote: >>> >>>> You do use the /var/www directory for apache. The problem, as someone >>>> else mentioned, is that there is another webserver running on it out of the >>>> box, so you need to disable it and the associated mess with systemctl: >>>> >>>> systemctl disable cloud9.service >>>> systemctl disable gateone.service >>>> systemctl disable bonescript.service >>>> systemctl disable bonescript.socket >>>> systemctl disable bonescript-autorun.service >>>> systemctl disable avahi-daemon.service >>>> systemctl disable gdm.service >>>> systemctl disable mpd.service >>>> >>>> >>>> Now we can use the beaglebone more like a headless linux machine. Last >>>> time I played with it, apache was already installed (!) but running on an >>>> alternate port. So lets fix that - open /etc/apache2/ports.conf and change >>>> this: >>>> >>>> NameVirtualHost *:8080 >>>> Listen 8080 >>>> >>>> to this: >>>> >>>> NameVirtualHost *:80 >>>> Listen 80 >>>> >>>> >>>> Save it and restart apache: >>>> >>>> apachectl graceful >>>> >>>> >>>> Then you should see the "It works!" page by navigating to the >>>> beaglebone's IP address. Apache runs just fine on the beaglebone - much >>>> faster than the pentium II that I used to to learned linux on... >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Saturday, June 7, 2014 12:07:15 AM UTC-5, Michael Thompson wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I flashed Debian to the eMMC and it seems to be working fine. My plan >>>>> is to host a small web page using Apache. I installed Apache and using the >>>>> IP address the BeagleBone 101 loads fine from outside my network. >>>>> >>>>> So, my question is, in what directory do I save my index.html file in >>>>> order to see it as the default page served by Apache? There are no files >>>>> in >>>>> the /var/www/ directory so I am confused. On my Linux Mint (Debian >>>>> edition) >>>>> all I had to do was save my index file in the www directory. >>>>> >>>>> Anyone know where I am going wrong? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks!! >>>>> >>>> -- >>> 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/d/optout. >>> >> >> -- > 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/d/optout. > -- 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/d/optout.
