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This guide will allow you to install linux on Bedrock PC

Tested versions:

  • Linux server 22.04.1

Tested serial platforms:

  • Tio

  • Putty

Tested disks:

  • Kingston datatraveler usb thumb drive

Create bootable usb drive:

  • download a linux server iso

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

    • Note: X is the letter you see when running lsblk.

  • Insert the usb media to the device

  • In BIOS enable uart support

  • In BIOS choose the bootable usb drive

Grub settings:

A grub menu will appear saying try or install ubuntu, on this entry press ‘e’ to set the boot parameters.

  • You will be prompted with a window like this:

setparams 'Install Ubuntu Server'
set gfxpayload=keep
linux        /casper/vmlinuz   quiet  --- 
initrd        /casper/initrd

  • Remove the quiet parameter and change the entry as follows:

  • 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 (check if I can drop some of them):

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 –serial

  • Choose your selected setting 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:

  • Boot into BIOS

  • Boot from the disk you installed linux on.

  • In the grub menu:

    • Choose advanced options for Ubuntu

    • Select the line that says recovery mode

    • Press ’e’

    • In line: linux        /boot/vmlinuz-5.15.0-43-generic root=UUID=4c58e5aa-6443-4fb2-84e7-4ac2265a7b9e ro recovery nomodeset dis_ucode_ldr

    • Add the console redirection:

    • linux        /boot/vmlinuz-5.15.0-43-generic root=UUID=4c58e5aa-6443-4fb2-84e7-4ac2265a7b9e ro console=tty1 console=ttyS4,115200n8 recovery nomodeset dis_ucode_ldr

    • Press ctrl+x to boot

  • Choose Root (drop into shell):

  • Type:

systemctl enable getty@ttyS4.service

  • Reboot to linux in normal mode

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