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Embedded systems are compact, low-power devices which can run Ubuntu but DO NOT have an x86 CPU. They often (but not always) use the ARM family of processors and provide a reduced set of peripherals compared to a full PC.

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How do I find out which boot loader I have?

I know Grub is the one installed by default when installing Ubuntu but I am faced with an embedded system running 9.10 Desktop Edition. Following are the contents of lsb-release file ubuntu@ubuntu-desktop:/boot$ cat…
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Can I ssh (into a mobile device) via USB?

I have a tablet with a USB connection to a host computer. (Ideally the host is running Windows, but if absolutely necessary I could switch the host to be Ubuntu also.) I want to be able to SSH into the device without RS-232, WiFi, or other network…
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How to keep sfdisk working?

I updated to Ubuntu 15.10 but it causes a huge issue for me: sfdisk doesn't work anymore. I really need sfdisk to build partitions on SD card for my embedded Linux but it seems that options have changed. Here is my script: CARD_DEV=$1 unset…
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What exactly is a chroot? Is it similar to a simultaneous dual boot?

It has been suggested to me that the use of a chroot might solve my problem of building an application that must run on an embedded device. I have inferred from this description that it is somehow similar to creating the embedded environment locally…
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Is Ubuntu an embedded Linux system?

I'm currently studying about Linux in general and what it is. I see that Linux is a high-performance operating system that breathes life to old hardware. Ubuntu is a distribution of Linux. But I'm uncertain whether Ubuntu is an embedded system. …
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How do I Configure/Use Hyperterminal in Ubuntu 14.04?

I do use HyperTerminal in Windows to send Data to my Micro-Controller. So that I can't see such features in Ubuntu 14.04 and also how to configure COM Ports as well as list out the details of the COM Ports. How to send the data using with…
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Identifying the file system of an img file and mount it

I have downloaded an SD image loader from nxp website. The name of the downloaded item is O8.1.0_1.4.0_ANDROID_TOOL_7ULP_GA (This is not an Android question btw). The image loaded on my SD is inside the zipped file under the name of…
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How to install Keil µVision on Ubuntu 18.04

I want to install Keil µVision on Ubuntu 18.04. How can I do that? I would like to use Keil µVision for my laboratory microcontrollers and embedded systems.
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Automatically recreate partition if corrupt

I'm going to be embedding Ubuntu on an embedded device. I'm using a combination of aufs and a read only root to ensure that my root fs doesn't get corrupt. However, I want to be able to store logs, so I'm making a special rw partition for /var/log.…
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Developing GUI application for CLI Ubuntu Server

I need to be able to render my own GUI to the screen, but I'm not really sure how to do this considering I'm in a CLI environment. I don't want to install Ubuntu-desktop or anything, I don't need an entire desktop, just the ability to render…
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Does Ubuntu Core support real-time?

Does Ubuntu Core's kernel support (hard) real-time? If not, is it using a standard kernel, which can be patched with the CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT set?
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Ubuntu Core vs. Arch Linux on ODROID-C0 development board

I have a Hardkernel ODROID-C0 development board. At the ODROID-C0 website it says that some of the operating systems that run on the ODROID-C0 are Ubuntu, Android, Arch Linux, Debian, and OpenELEC. I am starting a new embedded system project, and…
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Which Version of Ubuntu is arm build?

I'm considering to use Ubuntu for a platform of our company's development effort of the main control unit in our country's national road VMS(Variable Message Sign) system. In relation to that, I want to know the embedded version of Ubuntu. Our…
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How do I install 10.04 on a Vortex86DX embdedded system?

I am trying to install Ubuntu on a Netcom NC-499 board that contains a Vortex86DX processor. The processor vendor claims support for Ubuntu 10.04 but I am having problems installing it. I am trying to install to a 8GB compact flash card attached to…
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Activate /dev/fb0 on Ubuntu Minimal?

I'm writing a program that's intended for use on an embedded CPU. For that, I'm trying to set up a small Ubuntu. Ubuntu Minimal looks like it works, with one problem: I need to do my own graphics display in my program. I can do this fine on a…
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