resources:
http://www.pcduino.com/wiki/index.php?title=Ubuntu_Release
http://www.pcduino.com/wiki/index.php?title=Ubuntu_Commands
check the actual version of your system
$ cat /proc/version
Linux version 3.0.8+ ….gcc version 4.5.1 (Sourcery G++ Lite 2010.09-50) ) #1 PREEMPT Thu Mar 7 15:02:13 CST 2013
actual installed version is from 2013-03,
official actual newest version is from 2013-11 version (today 2013-12-18)
in 2013-04 appeared a major release
„The kernel is updated to 3.4.29+ from previous 3.0.8.
It contains booting information display, all you can choose resolution, set root password, and all patches released before this date.“
this update/new release will give you a quick access to set keyboard and system language and others, press F8 while booting
Updating the System to actual kernel and ubuntu
via SDcard(kernel) and USB-Stick(ubuntu image)
RELEASES of kernel and ubuntu images:
http://www.pcduino.com/wiki/index.php?title=Ubuntu_Release
- Ubuntu NAND and SD bootable Images, Release Date 2013/11/26, Release Note:20131126
kernel: /2013-11-26/pcduino_a10_kernel_disk32imager_20131127.img
„Ubuntu update part“: /2013-11-26/pcduino_ubuntu_20131126.7z
the „Ubuntu update part“ is not an incremental part of something,
it is the complete ubuntu image!
dont get confused…
best tutorial for me was this: >> http://learn.linksprite.com/?p=827 <<
follow this tutorial, its easy, you need an SDcard and one usb stick (min.2GB)
on my Windows7 System i used Win32DiskWriter from http://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager/
other update possibilities (linux,mac,via usb,..):
https://s3.amazonaws.com/pcduino/User+Guide/pcDuino+OS+Installation+Guide.pdf
now we have:
$ cat /proc/version
Linux version 3.4.29+ (liaods@linux-server) (gcc version 4.6.3 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.3-lubuntu5) ) #1 PREEMPT Tue Nov 26 15:20:06 CST 2013
this update brings you an boot option F8 key, to set
– change_screen
– change_window_percent
– change_password for ‚ubuntu‘ user
– set_locale setting the language
– set_timezone
– set_keyboard the keyboard layout !
– set_boot boot cmd only or to desktop
– backup whole system to mmc card
– make_mmc_boot close system from nand to mmc card