Quick-Start Guide for the DragonBoard™ 8060

Setup a Pragmatux Workstation

The development environment for creating programs, packages, and filesystem images is a desktop, laptop, or server running the Squeeze version of the Debian Linux distribution. That environment is called the workstation. The DragonBoard is called the device.

The workstation need not be a physical machine; it is common to use a virtual machine or a chroot within another operating system; however, the workstation must be of the amd64 architecture.

Install Debian Squeeze

Begin by installing the Debian Squeeze operating system on any amd64 architecture machine. The following commands are to be run on that machine, unless otherwise stated.
Add package sources for Pragmatux Workstation

Configure the workstation to use the Pragmatux package sources by downloading and installing the package apt-source-ptux-workstation.deb.

To install:
```
# dpkg -i apt-source-ptux-workstation.deb
```
Have the package management system read the contents of the package sources
```
# apt-get update
```
For now, ignore the warning about the inability to verify the authenticity of the Emdebian package repository. This will be rectified in a future step.
Install the development tools for DragonBoard 8060
```
# apt-get install ptux-workstation-db8060
```
This will install tens of packages containing the tools and code libraries essential for cross-development targeting the DragonBoard. Answer “yes” when prompted whether to continue, despite the warning about the inability to authenticate several of the packages.

Create device filesystem images

Compose a filesystem using the default set of packages
```
$ mkdir wrk
$ cd wrk
$ fakeroot mkos-db8060
```
This will create two files, boot.img containing the kernel and initramfs, and ptux.img containing the root filesystem. They will be written to the DragonBoard’s eMMC storage in subsequent steps.

When invoked without arguments, mkos-db8060 composes a filesystem for the DragonBoard using a predefined list of packages. Via arguments, this list can be modified and extended to define a customized filesystem for each project using DragonBoard.

Packages can be added to and removed from a running device using the package management tools which are included in the base image.

Write device filesystem images to eMMC storage

Put DragonBoard 8060 into fastboot mode

While holding down the #5 key on the keypad, boot the DragonBoard by cycling power. Release the key shortly thereafter. The DragonBoard bootloader will pause in fastboot mode, listening to commands from a fastboot client. (Unfortunately, there is no output on the LCD or on the serial console to indicate that the device is in fastboot mode).
Connect the DragonBoard USB device port to the workstation and verify connectivity

After making the USB connection and giving workstation a few seconds to enumerate the new device, run the fastboot client to verify connectivity to the bootloader. If the client is able to talk to the bootloader, it will print the serial number of the DragonBoard.
```
# fastboot devices
b1732aaf        fastboot
```
Write kernel and initramfs to boot partition

Using the fastboot client on the workstation, write the boot.img image containing the kernel and initramfs to the partition named boot.
```
# fastboot flash boot boot.img
```
Write root filesystem image to userdata partition

Using the fastboot client on the workstation, write the ptux.img image containing the root filesystem to the partition named userdata.
```
# fastboot flash userdata ptux.img
```

Now the operating system has been installed on DragonBoard and it is ready to be booted for the first time.

Connect a serial terminal

The DragonBoard’s DE9 connector is connected to the primary serial line, which is used as the system console, to which kernel messages are directed and on which a command shell may be started. The serial line parameters are 115200-8-N-1 (115200 bits per second, 8 data bits, no parity bit, and 1 stop bit) at RS-232 signaling levels. The connector uses a DCE pin-out.

Use whatever serial terminal software and hardware you prefer; the instructions below are for a Pragmatux workstation using a USB-to-serial adapter.

Connect a straight-through RS-232 serial cable between the DragonBoard’s DE9 connector and the USB-to-serial adapter.
Start GNU screen as a terminal emulator.
```
# screen /dev/ttyUSB0 115200
```
Don’t expect any output until the board is powered up.

For help, type ctrl-a followed by ?; and to quit, type ctrl-a k.

Boot DragonBoard for the first time

Reset the DragonBoard by cycling power. Within seconds, the newly installed kernel should boot and write considerable output to the serial console. The very first time the operating system starts, it will go through a minute-long installation procedure and automatically restart the board.

The installation generates much debugging, informational, and warning output due to the unusual state of the system at installation time and the inconsistent use of logging levels by several of packages being installed. While ignoring warnings is normally a bad practice, novice users can safely ignore warnings in this output when installing a default configuration unless the system fails to behave as expected after the after the first boot.

On the second and all subsequent boots, a login prompt leading to a command shell is offered on the serial port. The only account which exists following a basic installation is root with the password password.