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• download Ubuntu server .iso file

• Connect a USB thumb drive to your pc

• Run command: 
  lsblk

• Identify your drive (usually /dev/sdX, X can be different for each system) 

  • NOTE: SATA HDDs & SSDs also identify as sdX so be careful not to corrupt your data.

• Run command:
  sudo dd if=${path/to/iso/file.iso} of=/dev/sdX status=progress

• Wait until dd finishes and safely eject the USB drive.

Connecting serial console

tio:

• Install the tio package on your linux pc

• Run the command

tio /dev/ttyUSBX

• Where X is the number assigned to your serial adapter, you can view it by running

sudo dmesg | grep ttyUSB*

putty:

• Download putty to your linux or windows pc

• Open putty gui

• Choose Serial from the 3 bullet choices

• In the serial line type /dev/ttyUSBX

• Where X is the number assigned to your serial adapter, you can view it by running

sudo dmesg | grep ttyUSB*

• Speed should be 115200

• You can click on save to save the current configuration for faster connection in the future

• Click on open

• A terminal will appear

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Please follow instructions at Using serial console with Bedrock V3000

BIOS settings

You need to enable some configurations in BIOS before starting the installation.

• Insert the USB media to the device

• Turn on Bedrock

• Repetitively press the DEL / ESC key to enter the BIOS setup

• In BIOS go to -> Save & Exit -> <your bootable USB device> -> yes

• Device will reset and a grub screen will appear

Configure grub

A grub menu will appear saying try or install Ubuntu. Press ‘e’ to set the boot parameters.

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• Remove the quiet parameter and change the entry as follows:
  linux        linux /casper/vmlinuz   console=tty1 console=ttyS4,115200n8 systemd.unit=getty@ttyS4.service —

• Wait for the live USB to boot

Live USB settings

After live USB boots run the following services :
sudo systemctl start snapd
sudo systemctl start snapd.socket
sudo systemctl start snapd.seeded
sudo systemctl start snapd.apparmor
sudo systemctl start snapd.core-fixup
sudo systemctl start snapd.autoimport
sudo systemctl start systemd-resolved
sudo systemctl start snapd.system-shutdown
sudo systemctl start cloud-init
sudo systemctl start cloud-init-local
sudo systemctl start systemd-rfkill.service
sudo systemctl start systemd-networkd.service
sudo systemctl start ssh.service
sudo systemctl start ModemManager.service
sudo systemctl start snap.lxd.daemon.service

• run the installer program: Sudo subiquity

• wait for 10 minutes until the cloud-init runs out

• Choose your selected settings for installation

• Wait until installation is complete.

• you will be asked to remove the installation media and press enter

• Device will be rebooted

Enable ttyS4 service

Now you need to enable the ttyS4 console to be able to interact with the system.

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