On Thursday, September 18, 2014 7:28:29 PM UTC+2, RobertCNelson wrote:
>
> On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 12:20 PM, CoffeeAddictOwl <[email protected]
> <javascript:>> wrote:
> > Greetings,
> >
> > I'm just about to get my BeagleBone Black (Revision C) and wish to
> customize
> > it once I get it, with the goal to get the slimmest, lightest and
> thinnest
> > software setup possible and start from there, installing software as I
> need
> > them.
> >
> > I wish:
> >
> > to be able to interact with the board through SSH & SCP,
> > to be able to interact with the GPIO-pins,
> > to be able to compile and run applications written in C, C++, Java and
> > Python,
> > to retain the possibility to utilize the hardware to its fullest extent,
> > and of course, to be able to re-flash the eMMC if I would ever need to
>
> That's the console here:
> http://elinux.org/Beagleboard:BeagleBoneBlack_Debian#2014-09-03
> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Felinux.org%2FBeagleboard%3ABeagleBoneBlack_Debian%232014-09-03&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHtv-gTn6SaHlg-LtHA4gcJM1wIwg>
>
>
> > However, I do not wish:
> >
> > to have any GUI at all (desktop environment, window manager, etc)
> > to have Cloud9, GateOne, Avahi nor MPD
> >
> > You may wonder what my intention is with these wishes; it's to,
> > performance-wise, get the most out of my BBB - without any services
> running
> > in the background and consuming resources, and unneeded software taking
> up
> > space.
> >
> > Now to my question: How should I proceed, in order to adapt my setup
> > according to my wishes?
> > I guess that I'll have to start by re-flashing the board with a
> lightweight
> > Linux-distribution and then go from there and install whatever I need.
> But,
> > since I'm new to BBB and Linux (I've some experience with the latter,
> but
> > I'm willing and ready to learn), I would highly appreciate any
> > recommendations on what Linux-distribution I could go for and in what
> order
> > I shall install the software and perhaps drivers that I will need in
> order
> > to be able to do the stuff I mentioned. I've noticed that Debian images
> > listed for BBW/BBB come in different configurations, such as the one
> that's
> > listed as "Console: Flasher: (202Mb used)" which seems like something
> for
> > me, but what worries me is that an image for BBB rev. C is listed
> separately
> > and is titled "Flasher: lxde: 1.7G Free", so I wonder whether if the
> former
> > image isn't applicable for a rev. C board.
>
> Stop worrying, "all" those images will work on the C.. But if you try
> to flash the "flasher" marked as only "BBB Rev C (4GB eMMC)" on to a
> Rev A/B with only 2GB eMMC.. you deserve the randomness.
>
> Is the "BBW/BBB" header not clear? Or do i have to do "ALL BBW/BBB"...
>
> Regards,
>
>
> --
> Robert Nelson
> http://www.rcn-ee.com/
>
Thanks!
I was unsure about the compatibility of the images across different
revisions, and since I've been waiting quite a long time for my BBB to
arrive, I didn't want to take any risks - thus my worry. But all fine now,
thanks once again!
And about the header ("BBW/BBB"); to be honest, it's never bad to be overly
explicit since someone, evidently, sooner or later will ask the question ;)
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