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Posted by Anonymous on 2012/10/15 22:52:37 (2777 reads) News by the same author

Acube Italy has hosted first Ubuntu LiveCD with SAM460 kernel
http://www.acube-systems.biz/index.php?page=news&id=106

Direct download link (zipped)
http://www.acube-systems.biz/download/Ubuntu-Sam460.7z

Please note that this is early alpha done by AmigaWorld user Mario Locati http://amigaworld.net/userinfo.php?uid=2420

More info can be found at
http://www.locati.it/mario/sam460/squeeze

However, there are severe restrictions (no HDD install provided) but it gives ability to use FireFox 3.6 and OpenOffice

From readme file
Alpha Ubuntu LiveCD

This Ubuntu LiveCD was made in the hope that someone could continue working on it. If you are able and want to become a hero, feel free to make this LiveCD fully working.

Facts:

This LiveCD boots on a Sam460 with a Radeon 3450. It is not fully tested and probably won't work without a Radeon card (i.e. with the onboard chip alone).

What you can/can't do:

You can boot the LiveCD and reach the Ubuntu desktop and work from here, of course at the "slow" speed of your DVD drive.

Unfortunately the installation of Ubuntu (the "Install Ubuntu 10.10" icon on the desktop) does not work. It will fail when it wants to write to the HD (error in ubi-partman).

How to boot:

- in Uboot select your CD as the boot device
- in the Parthenope screen, press the Enter key or just wait a few seconds
- after a few seconds the first lines appear on screen saying "Booting kernel from legacy image...." and the drive stops for a while
- after 2 or 3 minutes, the drive starts to go again. Nothing is displayed on the monitor at this time. If you have a cable connected
to the serial connector, you will see a lot of messages from the loading process.
- after 3 more minutes, the screen goes black and after some time the Ubuntu desktop appears.

Compiling a new LiveCD:

Read the README file in the "sources" directory on the ISO. It explains how to do it from an x86 Linux.

Links that can be of interest:

http://www.locati.it/mario/sam460/squeeze
http://psas.pdx.edu/DebianCrossCompilerHowto
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1095956

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Author	Thread
Elwood	Published: 2012/10/17 8:43 Updated: 2012/10/17 8:43
Just can't stay away Joined: 12/09/2006 From: Lyon, France Comments: 1370	Re: Ubuntu LiveCD ALPHA for SAM 460 boards / AmigaOne 500 @all I have Ubuntu installed on my HD. Stay tuned, I'll give more details in a few days...

sicky	Published: 2012/10/17 18:48 Updated: 2012/10/17 18:48
Not too shy to talk Joined: 12/03/2006 From: Essex, UK Comments: 418	Re: Ubuntu LiveCD ALPHA for SAM 460 boards / AmigaOne 500 Tried it and works well, considering purchasing a new hard drive to hopefully get it installed on, just another tool in the SAM460' box

Elwood	Published: 2012/10/19 22:32 Updated: 2012/10/19 22:32
Just can't stay away Joined: 12/09/2006 From: Lyon, France Comments: 1370	Re: Ubuntu LiveCD ALPHA for SAM 460 boards / AmigaOne 500 @vox Quote: Please note that this is early alpha done by AmigaWorld user Mario Locati It's wrong even if Mario did a great job on its own. @all the 7zip file was replaced by a Zip one.

SinanSam460	Published: 2012/10/25 9:33 Updated: 2012/10/25 9:33
Not too shy to talk Joined: 07/16/2012 From: Istanbul Comments: 461	Re: Ubuntu LiveCD ALPHA for SAM 460 boards / AmigaOne 500 Ubuntu LiveCD works with HD4650, it seems but X server doesn't support HD6570 graphic card..