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Creating Bootable USB and Installing OS (Ubuntu Desktop 18.04)¶

This tutorial demonstrates how to create a bootable USB drive and install Linux OS(Ubuntu Desktop 18.04) onto the ODYSSEY - X86J4105.

Hardware Requirements¶

A Working Computer
A USB Drive(>= 8GB is recommended)
A Monitor
Keyboard and Mouse

Creating a Bootable USB¶

Step 1 - Download the Operating System Image¶

Download your required OS Image to your local drive. In this tutorial, Ubuntu Desktop 18.04 is used to demonstrate to install into the ODYSSEY - X86J4105.

You can download Ubuntu OS Image from here.

Step 2 - Prepare your Bootable USB¶

Format the USB drive. If you are a Windows user, you can format the USB drive by right-clicking the USB Drive and select Format.

Note: Choose FAT32 for the File System.

Step 3 - Download Flash Burner¶

Download the Open Source Flash burner balenaEtcher. Download the version according to your operating system(Windows/macOS/Linux).

Step 4 - Writing the OS Image into USB¶

Select the downloaded Operating System Image, select the formatted USB Drive and Flash! Now, the bootable USB is all set to go.

Installing Operating System (Ubuntu)¶

Step 1 - Selecting Bootable USB as Boot Device¶

Plug in your bootable USB, Monitor and keyboard to ODYSSEY - X86J4105, and power up. When booting up, keep pressing F7 to enter the Boot Manager Screen. And use ↑ and ↓ Key on keyboard to select your bootable USB.

In this Tutorial, UEFI: Mass Storage Device 1.00 is the bootable USB.

Step 2 - Installing the OS¶

Select the Install ubuntu and press Enter. Follow through the installing instructions on the screen, i.e. system language, user name, location and etc.

Note: For detail steps of Installing ubuntu, you can follow this video for more information. The Installing part starts at 3:20 in the video.

Step 3 - Reboot and Enjoy New OS!¶

If everything goes well, ubuntu should be installed on the ODYSSEY - X86J4105 and you can start enjoying your new OS!

How to Upgrade the BIOS¶

BIOS is also like an OS and can be upgraded to fix bugs and enhance performance of the ODYSSEY - X86J4105. Here is the instruction how to upgrade the BIOS version on ODYSSEY - X86J4105.

Current Latest BIOS Version and Changelog¶

Important Notes

1. It wipes the old BIOS settings, and so you would need to re-activate your Windows(if using Windows) again (wipes the activation key, needs Internet to activate again).

2. If you have the non-EMMC version of ODYSSEY-X86, before updating the BIOS, Please make sure to disable eMMC in the BIOS Settings Before and After the updates.

You may check in the BIOS main page for BIOS and EC Firmware's versions.

Latest BIOS Firmware¶

SD-BS-CJ41G-300-101-H 08/16/2021 15:00:00

SHA256: 9ea30178b4ef8453c6f24f037b4b3352ac6d214c7c22f94985428bcb23a178c2
Improve overall stability.

Note: If you want the above BIOS with bifurcation feature enabled, please contact sbc@seeed.cc

With bifurcation feature, you will be able to use the M.2 M-Key for 4 PCIe x1. This enables you to connect four different PCIe x1 devices to the M.2 such as multiple network ports, multiple SSDs and other expansion devices. With the normal BIOS without bifurcation feature, M.2 M-Key can be used for only one PCIe x4.

History BIOS:

SD-BS-CJ41G-300-101-F 04/16/2021 01:20:07

SHA256: 53711DBF9FB6ABE564BE1C7A870840F8B87CAA42239448869D87C08C1BDF0EC5

Improve overall stability.

SD-BS-CJ41G-300-101-C 03/11/2021 16:28:07

SHA256: 12f4ce1ab81008525138fcd7d830e18dc13936f3ce4a51e17c314fc55debe480

Fix bug: loads into other OS other than Windows when set to load others.

SD-BS-CJ41G-M-101-K 12/31/2020 20:34:37

SHA256: 7208d39c4f77a4837a0a1072dce45c7bc8feba28597522ea036778a9c09aa61a

Added Secure Boot.

Added Wake on LAN.

Fix reboot into BIOS settings page under Linux environment (Eg. systemctl reboot --firmware-setup).

Fix Linux Wake on Lan light issue.

SD-BS-CJ41G-M-101-G 08/31/2020 14:01:20

SHA256: eb932b69435d26a5b076c485c90e4289a697681ac092c18e85c86804e3fe4206

Under BIOS Menu, Setup -> Chipset -> Fan Control, added Always On options.

SD-BS-CJ41G-M-101-E 01/07/2020 14:03:11

SHA256: 98bb25d6d32250fb10bf047f5902630b82a8560020fb4336d7723b4dfb3f9df2

Fix the problem of incomplete display of startup Seeed logo screen.

Note

Latest BIOS support auto-flash feature, where you only need to place the files in the root location of FAT32 format USB and select the USB-drive as boot up option. It will automatic enters flashing.

Step 1 - Download the newest version of BIOS¶

Download the latest version of BIOS from here.

Step 2 - Prepare bootable USB¶

Just like creating a bootable USB for installing OS, format the USB into FAT32 file system. This time, just unzip the downloaded file and copy the contents into the USB.

Step 3 - Upgrading BIOS¶

Attention

The first boot up from the BIOS upgrade is relatively long, please be patient to wait, and the installed OS will launch eventually. It will take around 3 ~ 5 minutes.

Plug the USB into ODYSSEY - X86J4105 and boot up and follow steps below:

Keep pressing F7 Key to Enter Boot Manager Screen. Select the UEFI: Built-in EFI Shell as boot device and press Enter.

Wait a couple of seconds to enter the EFI shell

You will see the following message

Type BIOS.nsh and press ENTER to start the update process

If the BIOS update was successful, you will see the following output

Step 4 - Reboot¶

When the BIOS is upgraded, press the ON/OFF button, and you should see the blue light goes off.
Unplug the DC power jack and RTC battery from the ODYSSEY-X86.
Wait a couple of minutes
Plug the RTC battery and DC power jack back to the ODYSSEY-X86.
Press the ON/OFF button and wait patiently. You should see the blue light goes on.

Step 5 - Wait Patiently¶

Please wait patiently and DO NOT unplug power (or the hardware) to corrupt the updating process. The process will take 6 ~ 8 minutes, feel free for a coffee break!

Attention

The first boot up from the BIOS upgrade is relatively long, please be patient to wait, and the installed OS will launch eventually. It will take around 6 ~ 8 minutes.

How to update the Embedded Controller¶

The X86 also has a embedded controller that can be updated. Updating the EC has the same procedure as updating BIOS(auto-update):

Download the firmware files.
Save them in the root location of a FAT32 formatted USB drive.
Start ODYSSEY-X86 and press F7 to enter Boot Select Mode
Choose the connected flash drive (if there are 2 options for the flash drive, choose the one that starts with UEFI)
Wait and it will automatically start the flashing process.
Reboot the device when it's done.

Latest EC Firmware¶

SD-EC-CJ41G-M-101-Q 10/12/2021 17:00:00

SHA256: 6009005FF61A64A580F0862343CED1E1E8B4DE8625E326510582063D6E20BCE4
Fixing bug: Increase overall stability.

History EC Firmware:

SD-EC-CJ41G-M-101-O 08/16/2021 15:00:00

SHA256: a08605b8b76bda6a50b64e64c4a9b256297d393f7139ffb2525cc93b28556f13

Fixing bug: Increase overall stability.

SD-EC-CJ41G-M-101-M 04/16/2021 01:20:07

SHA256: DB6E1F77D6EB4B9A79DDAF6E7A55052B7BE6E63B8339C7B948FF111E5C9CA8AD

Fixing bug: Increase overall stability.

SD-EC-CJ41G-M-101-K 03/23/2021 10:57:32

SHA256: 5e479185398121b1913ada3cff03264ea1522196b53f34c9ace77bd1f3ecc47e

Fixing bug: Increase stability of the EC firmware.

SD-EC-CJ41G-M-101-J 02/02/2021 15:39:11

SHA256: 4ab099f45439f8f6ec14e25ae50a64f878eed4c998e39000e17f2047df6bbb83

Fixing bug: Shutting down during BIOS setting page causes the ODYSSEY needs to reset the power in order to turn back on.

SD-EC-CJ41G-M-101-I 12/31/2020 20:34:37

SHA256: 94f664401120183238c5eaa41ea267b240dd5836fa879c568bf3275bca508c52

Optimize FAN control logic

SD-EC-CJ41G-M-101-C 08/31/2020 14:01:20

SHA256: 4b7ed82357eb608c3ec00f6f5f0358a35e63b327ae33855eb5e7608814f8df6a

Optimize the problem of incorrect starting and turning temperature of the Fan.

Notes¶

Ubuntu 16 is not supported by ODYSSEY - X86J4105

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