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