CM-iGT: Linux: Getting started

Overview

• The Linux package for CM-iGT includes a ready-to-run image that can be installed to on-board SSD storage, external SATA or USB storage device
• Download and unzip the Linux Package for CM-iGT to the host PC
• Ensure the integrity of the file:

$ md5sum cm-igt_linux_2014-07-13.zip
23a6cf0d1aa25c7a217c1e4f0570ae1c  cm-igt_linux_2014-07-13.zip

• In this tutorial we are going to boot on CM-iGT with LiveCD/USB, mount CM-iGT package files and using basic tools write the image to the on-board SSD storage

Prepare installation media

• A USB DVD-ROM drive or a USB Flash drive of at least 2GB should be used as installation media
• Download Linux Mint 17 "Qiana" - MATE (64-bit)
• For installation with a USB DVD-ROM - flash the downloaded image directly onto a DVD
• For installation with a USB Flash drive, please follow How to install Linux Mint via USB tutorial

Installation

• Boot with the installation media on CM-iGT
• Make the Linux package files accessible from the CM-iGT, for example mount them with NFS or attach a disk-on-key with the files
• Write the image to the on-board SSD storage:

$ gzip -dc /path/to/igt-linux/igt.mint17.8GB.dd.gz | sudo dd of=/dev/sda bs=1MB

• Remove the installation media and reboot

Welcome to Linux Mint 17 LTS

• On first boot choose your language, timezone, username, password etc.

See also

• Linux Kernel for CM-iGT
• Linux Mint for CM-iGT