Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Installation

[Ali_Hassan]

I am interested in BFN1 System with Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, first question I have is, if this is possible. I was wondering if someone could guide me about the procedure as I was using Ubuntu on PCEngines board.

Thanks in advance.

[Noorino]

I installed it on the BFN4 system and due to its HDMI, it was easy but installation on BFN1 will be interesting.

[bfadmin]

We have tested Ubuntu 22.04 on the BFN1 System.
To install Ubuntu 22.04.x follow these steps:

Step 1

Go to https://ubuntu.com/download/server and download the Ubutnu Server LTS

Step 2

Use Rufus to image the downloaded ISO onto a USB stick.

Step 3

Use DiskGenius or any other software to explore the imaged USB and go under /boot/grub folders.

Step 4

In this step, you have to edit the grub.cfg and need to add serial console options and remove the quiet option in the menuentry of "Install Ubuntu Server"

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menuentry "Install Ubuntu Server" {
	set gfxpayload=keep
	linux	/casper/vmlinuz   file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu-server.seed vga=normal console=tty0 console=ttyS0,115200n8 ---
	initrd	/casper/initrd

Here is the screenshot of the file for better understanding

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Step 5

Connect the Serial cable to your system and computer. Open putty or your preferred application for the terminal session and setup, as shown below.

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Step 6

Power up the BFN1 System board and get into BIOS. Switch to the Boot override option under and save & Exit.

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Wait, and the installation screen will show the process. After successful installation and reboot, you should see the screen below.

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This link will be helpful for some of the users.

https://www.thomas-krenn.com/en/wiki/In ... al_console



Please note that UBUNTU 22.04.x recommends 25GB hard disk capacity. A bigger mSATA in size will be better for logs and additional applications.

[Ali_Hassan]

It worked, some commands are missing but I can figure it out, connected to internet.

[Noorino]

I know what you did, you gave root any other user name at installation time.