diff --git a/beaglebone.txt b/beaglebone.txt index dfdd3635..a4b65502 100644 --- a/beaglebone.txt +++ b/beaglebone.txt @@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ iface eth0 inet static # gateway 192.168.7.1 #+END_SRC -CTRL-O followed by ENTER to save, then CTRL-X to exit. +CTRL-o followed by ENTER to save, then CTRL-x to exit. In the above example "address 192.168.1.60" is a static IP address for the BBB, which will allow incoming network traffic to be directed from the router in a reliable manner. It should be outside of the DHCP range set up on the router. @@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ nameserver 213.73.91.35 nameserver 85.214.20.141 #+END_SRC -CTRL-O followed by ENTER to save, then CTRL-X to exit. +CTRL-o followed by ENTER to save, then CTRL-x to exit. Now disconnect the BBB from your computer and plug it into the router. You'll need an ethernet patch cable and you may also need a 5V/1A power supply for the BBB. @@ -294,34 +294,6 @@ Some basic Emacs keys which will be useful to new users are: | Save | CTRL-x CTRL-s | | Exit | CTRL-x CTRL-c | -** Create a swap file - -Without a swap file the system may occasionally run out of memory and crash, since the Beaglebone only has 512MB of RAM. The following commands will create a 1GB swap file: - -#+BEGIN_SRC: bash -mkdir -p /var/cache/swap/ -dd if=/dev/zero of=/var/cache/swap/swapfile bs=1M count=1024 -chmod 600 /var/cache/swap/swapfile -mkswap /var/cache/swap/swapfile -swapon /var/cache/swap/swapfile -#+END_SRC - -To tell the OS to load this swapfile on each start up. - -#+BEGIN_SRC: bash -emacs /etc/fstab -#+END_SRC - -Append the following line: - -#+BEGIN_SRC: bash -/var/cache/swap/swapfile none swap sw 0 0 -#+END_SRC - -Then save and exit. - -To verify that the swapfile is accessilble type /top/ and look for the line which begins with "KiB Swap". Probably there will be zero bytes used, but this might be non-zero when the system is under some load (for example getting a lot of web views or being crawled by a search engine). CTRL-C exits from the /top/ command. - ** Enable backports To enable some newer packages add backports to the repositories.