Instructions for https://android-build.linaro.org/builds/~linaro-android// = Get artifacts = Scroll down to the 'Downloads' section Click on each link to download: boot.tar.bz2 system.tar.bz2 userdata.tar.bz2 = Get linaro image tools = Run these commands to get all the dependencies for linaro-image-tools and the tip of linaro-image-tools $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:linaro-maintainers/tools $ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install linaro-image-tools If you're using a released build (with a -release or from releases.linaro.org), skip this step. If you're using a "tip" build do not skip the step and do the following: $ sudo apt-get install bzr $ bzr branch lp:linaro-image-tools = Create media (SD card) = Disable automount (instructions provided for Gnome) $ TMP1=$(dconf read /org/gnome/desktop/media-handling/automount) $ TMP2=$(dconf read /org/gnome/desktop/media-handling/automount-open) $ dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/media-handling/automount false $ dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/media-handling/automount-open false Insert an SD card Run 'dmesg' $ dmesg Look for a line that looks like the following at the end of the log [288582.790722] sdc: sdc1 sdc2 sdc3 sdc4 < sdc5 sdc6 > WARNING: In the next step, make sure you use /dev/"whatever you see above". You can erase your hard drive with the wrong parameter. Run linaro image tools $ linaro-android-media-create --mmc /dev/sdc --dev --boot boot.tar.bz2 --system system.tar.bz2 --userdata userdata.tar.bz2 If you're using tip of linaro image tools $ ./linaro-image-tools/linaro-android-media-create --mmc /dev/sdc --dev --boot boot.tar.bz2 --system system.tar.bz2 --userdata userdata.tar.bz2 To find run linaro-android-media-create with a -h and read the help. Restore automount $ dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/media-handling/automount $TMP1 $ dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/media-handling/automount-open $TMP2 Remove the SD card from the device writer and plug it into the board. = Check console output = Plug in an USB-to-serial converter and run minicom $ minicom -D /dev/ttyUSB0 -w -C minicom.txt