Re: [beagleboard] Re: Difference between the console image and the IoT image

Luther: I have no explanation for that. Only the most universal, uSD resident version is posted for the 'release' versions. I personally find the console version is the most useful for building much smaller custom applications. --- Graham == On Sun, Mar 19, 2017 at 7:38 AM, 'Luther Goh Lu

Re: [beagleboard] Re: Difference between the console image and the IoT image

Thanks for the clarity. I did not catch that point earlier about the latest console "release" version. I may have missed it but there doesn't seemed to be an easy way to find the latest console "release" version based on 11-06 if I hadnt posted here. I did not seem to find the direct link at

Re: [beagleboard] Re: Difference between the console image and the IoT image

If you want the latest "release" version, use the 11-06 version, as referenced on https://beagleboard.org/latest-images I told you where the "console version" corresponding to that "release" version was. == If you are comfortable using a "testing" version, then I would only use the ones that

Re: [beagleboard] Re: Difference between the console image and the IoT image

Thanks for sharing. I just discovered that the latest console image on that domain is https://debian.beagleboard.org/images/rcn-ee.net/rootfs/bb.org/testing/2017-02-26/console/. I assume I should try that instead of

Re: [beagleboard] Re: Difference between the console image and the IoT image

Luther: Should you want the reduced "Console" version of the latest "release" version of Debian 8.6 Robert has convenient saved them at https://debian.beagleboard.org/images/rcn-ee.net/rootfs/bb.org/testing/2016-11-06/console/ The one with "blank" in the name is the flasher version.

Re: [beagleboard] Re: Difference between the console image and the IoT image

On that note, I am also wondering if the non listing of the console image on the website makes the image less official and less supported than the other "stable" images listed at https://beagleboard.org/latest-images --Luther On Thursday, March 16, 2017 at 10:03:37 PM UTC+8, Luther Goh Lu Feng

Re: [beagleboard] Re: Difference between the console image and the IoT image

Thanks for the clarification Robert. Definitely want to give the snapshot for 2017-03-133 a spin and see if my customisation still works. Was baffled that the bone console image isnt listed on the main site[1]. Is there a reason for that? Am happy to help send a pull request if the site is on

Re: [beagleboard] Re: Difference between the console image and the IoT image

On Thu, Mar 16, 2017 at 8:21 AM, 'Luther Goh Lu Feng' via BeagleBoard wrote: > The precise reason why I wish to use the console image is because I needed > the small footprint to minimise the attack interface. I have built up my own > BBB image on top of the

[beagleboard] Re: Difference between the console image and the IoT image

The precise reason why I wish to use the console image is because I needed the small footprint to minimise the attack interface. I have built up my own BBB image on top of the console image. The IoT image does not meet my requirements as it requires substantial effort to strip down. Does

[beagleboard] Re: Difference between the console image and the IoT image

The console image is minimalist. It doesn't have application software like servers already installed. This is good if you are developing a board for some security application where the "attack surface" should be minimalized. You will find that you need to install basic stuff like git.

[beagleboard] Re: Difference between the console image and the IoT image

A few weeks ago, I was using the image I found at https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/bb.org/testing/2017-02-12/ Today, I found that the image has disappeared, which was not totally unexpected. Since it is supposed to be a snapshot. My question: is there a stable console image that we can refer to that

[beagleboard] Re: Difference between the console image and the IoT image

Luther: Take these as general answers, the people who build the images would have to answer detailed questions, about exactly what is included in each type of image. The standard image has everything in it to drive a local display screen via the HDMI or LCD connections, and multiple

[beagleboard] Re: Difference between the console image and the IoT image

I also found this barefs and I am curious if that is relevant to me as well https://eewiki.net/display/linuxonarm/BeagleBone+Black#BeagleBoneBlack-RootFileSystem(smallflash) On Tuesday, February 28, 2017 5:10 PM, Luther Goh Lu Feng wrote: I attempted to find a minimal