Novena Image script

In order to generate the Novena factory disk image from scratch, we use a script called novena-image.sh. This script takes care of bootstrapping and installing a good set of packages, and optionally partitioning the disk image, installing the bootloader, and installing any supplementary packages. It supports partitioning both MMC cards and SATA drives.

Usage

To speed up repeat installations, you probably should install apt-cacher-ng. By default, the script tries to access a mirror in Hong Kong via a local apt-cacher-ng mirror. The program requires no configuration, simply install it:

   sudo apt-get install apt-cacher-ng

To use the novena-image.sh script, it is recommended you create wrapper scripts that contain things such as package lists and disk paths. One example of the script used to create the bare board image can be found at the above repo, and is called mmc-install.sh:

   #!/bin/bash
   if [ -z $1 ]
   then
   	echo "Usage: $0 [device]"
   	echo "E.g. $0 /dev/mmcblk1"
   	exit 1
   fi
   
   echo "Constructing a disk image on $1"
   time sudo ./novena-image.sh \
   	-d $1 \
   	-t mmc \
   	-s jessie \
   	-a pulseaudio-novena_1.0-1_all.deb \
   	-a irqbalance_0.56-1ubuntu4-rmk1_armhf.deb \
   	-a novena-disable-ssp_1.1-1_armhf.deb \
   	-a novena-firstrun_1.0-r1_all.deb \
   	-a u-boot-novena_2014.10-novena-rc5_armhf.deb \
   	-a linux-image-3.17.0-rc5-00054-g8a738b8_1.4_armhf.deb \
   	-l "sudo openssh-server ntp ntpdate dosfstools novena-eeprom \
               xserver-xorg-video-modesetting arandr user-setup vim emacs \
   	    hicolor-icon-theme gnome-icon-theme keychain locales \
   	    avahi-daemon avahi-dnsconfd libnss-mdns debootstrap \
   	    python build-essential xscreensaver console-data \
   	    x11-xserver-utils usbutils unzip xz-utils subversion git make \
   	    screen tmux read-edid powertop powermgmt-base pavucontrol \
   	    p7zip-full paprefs pciutils nmap ntfs-3g network-manager-vpnc \
   	    network-manager-pptp network-manager-openvpn bash-completion \
   	    network-manager-iodine hexchat icedove iceweasel gnupg2 \
   	    git-email git-man fuse enigmail dc curl clang bridge-utils \
   	    bluez bluez-tools bluez-hcidump bison bc automake autoconf \
   	    pidgin alsa-utils i2c-tools hwinfo android-tools-adb \
   	    android-tools-fastboot android-tools-fsutils smartmontools \
   	    xfce4-goodies xfce4-power-manager xfce4-mixer xfce4-terminal \
   	    mousepad orage dbus-x11 quodlibet evince-gtk irssi strace \
   	    tango-icon-theme network-manager-gnome synaptic pkg-config \
   	    gnome-orca ncurses-dev gdb lzop lzop gawk bison g++ gcc flex"

Run this script and pass it the path to your SD card (either /dev/sdb if it's in a USB reader, or /dev/disk/by-path/platform-2194000.usdhc if it's in the side slot.

Supplementary packages will be installed in the order specified. In the above example, u-boot-novena is installed before the kernel, because u-boot-novena contains hook scripts required to move the kernel into place.

Once the script has completed, you will have a fully-bootable disk image.