**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Mon Sep 16 02:59:59 2013 Sep 16 06:02:04 hello Sep 16 07:00:30 http://beagleboard.org/Products/BeagleBoard-xM - I have tihs board. How can i install Ubuntu 13.10 kernel 3.11 on it? Sep 16 07:08:44 IamTrying: http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/dists/saucy/main/installer-armhf/current/images/omap/netboot/boot.img-fb.gz Sep 16 07:08:53 IamTrying: Write that to an SD card, boot, and install. Sep 16 07:09:07 IamTrying: (Ideally, install to external media, like a USB hard drive) Sep 16 07:10:16 infinity, Can i just make the boot.img.fb.gz int my USB stick? and install it via USB ? Sep 16 07:11:20 IamTrying: Been a while since I played with one, but unless it has a burned in SPI that lets you slect a boot device, it almost certainly only boots from SD. Sep 16 07:11:47 IamTrying: So, you'll need an SD card both for the installer, and for the kernel/bootloader to live on in the final setup (same card, of course, the installer will reformat it). Sep 16 07:12:18 infinity, I have less trust in Flash card u know. They fail for long run. So was thinking to use USB Stick with higher speed. Sep 16 07:12:31 infinity, SD card i wanted to avoid if possible Sep 16 07:12:54 IamTrying: No, no. You only have to BOOT from the SD card. Like I said, you should INSTALL the system to an external USB device. Sep 16 07:13:06 OK - infinity Sep 16 07:13:13 IamTrying: The SD isn't likely to fail if you never write anything to it other than a bootloader and kernel once in a while. Sep 16 07:13:26 (Which will all happen automatically) Sep 16 07:14:14 OK - infinity, so i have one 16GB SD card and one 120GB USB Disk. Now i write the boot.img-fb.gz in my 16GB SD card? And then while install i choose 120GB USB stick right? Sep 16 07:16:25 IamTrying: Right. Sep 16 07:16:56 OK - Excellent, thank you so much infinity, will let you know after installation, have a nice day. Sep 16 07:17:17 IamTrying: Also, that -fb image is if you have a monitor and keyboard attached. If you're doing it via a serial console, you want this instead: Sep 16 07:17:20 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/dists/saucy/main/installer-armhf/current/images/omap/netboot/boot.img-serial.gz **** ENDING LOGGING AT Tue Sep 17 02:59:58 2013