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== Overview ==
 
== Overview ==
The following outlines the procedure necessary to install Android on CM-FX6.
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The following outlines the procedure necessary to install Android on the CompuLab CM-FX6 System-on-Module / Computer-on-Module.
  
 
== Installation target media ==
 
== Installation target media ==
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: Within 60 seconds the HDMI display should start showing ''signs of life''.
 
: Within 60 seconds the HDMI display should start showing ''signs of life''.
  
== Post Install Procedure ==
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* On first boot, proceed to '''Settings'''->'''Developer options''', check '''Stay awake ... while charging''' to prevent the device from going to suspended state.
 
{{Note|If '''Developer options''' item is hidden (as is the default in Jelly Bean), re-introduce it proceeding to '''Settings'''->'''About tablet''' and clicking on '''Build number''' 7 times consequently.}}
 
* Default display configuration may be overridden following the ''display configuration'' [[CM-FX6: Android: Operating instructions | directions]].
 
  
 
== See Also ==
 
== See Also ==
* [[CM-FX6: Android: Linux kernel]]
 
 
* [[CM-FX6: Android: Serial console connection]]
 
* [[CM-FX6: Android: Serial console connection]]
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* [[Android: ADB setup]]
 
* [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromImgFiles Installing SD Card image]
 
* [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromImgFiles Installing SD Card image]
  
 
[[Category:Android]]
 
[[Category:Android]]
 
[[Category:CM-FX6]]
 
[[Category:CM-FX6]]

Revision as of 13:52, 4 November 2014

Overview

The following outlines the procedure necessary to install Android on the CompuLab CM-FX6 System-on-Module / Computer-on-Module.

Installation target media

CM-FX6 may use either SD card (P6) or SATA SSD as root file system.

Installation onto SD card

Preconditions

  • Properly connected CM-FX6 evaluation kit with valid U-Boot
  • SD-Card with minimal capacity of 2GB, which will serve as boot medium and root file system
  • PC workstation for creating bootable SD-Card

Prepare bootable SD-Card

  • Download prebuilt Android image.
  • Unzip the file in order to get dd image.
  • Flash the bootable image to the SD-Card following the directions.
On Linux, the instructions below may be used instead:
# dd if=cmfx6-android.img of=/dev/sdc bs=4M

Boot

  • Insert bootable SD-Card into SD-Card slot (P6)
  • Power on
  • Within 3 seconds the device should start booting into Android.
Within 60 seconds the HDMI display should start showing signs of life.


See Also