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== Fedora 18 ARM Beta ==
== Fedora 18 ARM Beta ==
The Fedora ARM team is pleased to announce the Beta release of Fedora 18/ARM. This is the most recent development release of Fedora for ARM. These images are not yet stable and are recommended for advanced users or those willing to assume some risk. Please download and try out the Fedora 18 ARM Beta, making sure things that are important to you are working as intended. If you find a bug, please report it (https://bugzilla.redhat.com ensuring to select Hardware: arm) -- every bug you uncover is a chance to improve the experience for the growing number of Fedora ARM users worldwide.  Installable images and tar files are now available for download from:
{{admon/warning|F18 Final Released | Fedora 18 GA has been release, this page is for historical purposes only}}


http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora-secondary/releases/test/18-Beta/Images/
The Fedora ARM team is pleased to announce the Beta release of Fedora 18 for ARM processors. The Beta release is the last important milestone of Fedora 18 for ARM, only critical bug fixes will be pushed as updates leading up to the general release of Fedora 18. We invite you to download and try out the Fedora 18 ARM Beta, making sure things that are important to you are working as intended. If you find a bug, please report it (https://bugzilla.redhat.com ensuring to select Hardware: arm) -- every bug you uncover is a chance to improve the experience for the growing number of Fedora ARM users worldwide.  Installable images and tar files are now available for download for both ARMv5 (in the 'arm' directory) and ARMv7 (in the 'armhfp' directory) from:
 
  http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora-secondary/releases/test/18-Beta/Images/


== What is included in the Beta release? ==
== What is included in the Beta release? ==
The Beta release includes prebuilt images for [[Architectures/ARM/Fedora_18_Beta/Vexpress|Versatile Express (QEMU)]], [[Architectures/ARM/Fedora_18_Beta/Trimslice|Trimslice]], [[Architectures/ARM/Fedora_18_Beta/Pandaboard|Pandaboard]], Kirkwood, Beagleboard and Highbank hardware platforms. Prebuilt images can be written directly to SD Card, USB, or SATA drive and booted without any additional steps or configuration.
The Beta release includes prebuilt images for [[Architectures/ARM/Fedora_18_Beta/Vexpress|Versatile Express (QEMU)]], [[Architectures/ARM/Fedora_18_Beta/Trimslice|Trimslice]] (Tegra), [[Architectures/ARM/Fedora_18_Beta/Pandaboard|Pandaboard]] (OMAP4), [[Architectures/ARM/Fedora_18_Beta/GuruPlug|GuruPlug]] (Kirkwood), and Beagleboard (OMAP3) hardware platforms. The Fedora 18 Beta for ARM now includes an install tree in the yum repository, which may be used to PXE-boot a kickstart-based install on systems that support it, such as the Calxeda EnergyCore (HighBank). Prebuilt images can be written directly to SD Card, USB, or SATA drive and in most cases can be booted without any additional steps or configuration.  Please see the board-specific release notes for additional information.


==Release Notes==
==Release Notes==
* These test images include the updates-testing repository enabled by default.


* Images were composed using tools in Fedora 17 due to continuing work on Fedora 18.
* Board Specific Notes
** [[Architectures/ARM/Fedora 18 Beta/Vexpress|Versatile Express]]
** [[Architectures/ARM/Fedora 18 Beta/Pandaboard|Pandaboard]]
** [[Architectures/ARM/Fedora 18 Beta/Trimslice|Trim Slice]]
** [[Architectures/ARM/Fedora_18_Beta/GuruPlug|GuruPlug (Kirkwood Devices)]]


* When using the images on the Pandaboard and Trimslice the system will automatically reboot twice by default for the following:
**  repartition the root filesystem on first boot. To prevent this delete the '.rootfs-repartition' flag in '/' or by passing a kernel command line argument of 'nofsresize'.
** The image will automatically be relabeled for SE Linux, this may take some time and will reboot when finished.
* If your device is not listed in the supported images and you would like to offer your assistance please [[Architectures/ARM/Fedora_18_Beta#Contributing_to_Fedora_ARM|contact]] the Fedora ARM team.  
* If your device is not listed in the supported images and you would like to offer your assistance please [[Architectures/ARM/Fedora_18_Beta#Contributing_to_Fedora_ARM|contact]] the Fedora ARM team.  
* [[Fedora_18_Beta_release_notes|Additional Release Notes]]
 
* [[Releases/18/FeatureList|Feature List]]
 
* [[Common_F18_bugs|Common F18 Bugs]]
* [[Common_F18_bugs|Common F18 Bugs]]



Latest revision as of 11:04, 6 June 2017

Fedora 18 ARM Beta

F18 Final Released
Fedora 18 GA has been release, this page is for historical purposes only

The Fedora ARM team is pleased to announce the Beta release of Fedora 18 for ARM processors. The Beta release is the last important milestone of Fedora 18 for ARM, only critical bug fixes will be pushed as updates leading up to the general release of Fedora 18. We invite you to download and try out the Fedora 18 ARM Beta, making sure things that are important to you are working as intended. If you find a bug, please report it (https://bugzilla.redhat.com ensuring to select Hardware: arm) -- every bug you uncover is a chance to improve the experience for the growing number of Fedora ARM users worldwide. Installable images and tar files are now available for download for both ARMv5 (in the 'arm' directory) and ARMv7 (in the 'armhfp' directory) from:

 http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora-secondary/releases/test/18-Beta/Images/

What is included in the Beta release?

The Beta release includes prebuilt images for Versatile Express (QEMU), Trimslice (Tegra), Pandaboard (OMAP4), GuruPlug (Kirkwood), and Beagleboard (OMAP3) hardware platforms. The Fedora 18 Beta for ARM now includes an install tree in the yum repository, which may be used to PXE-boot a kickstart-based install on systems that support it, such as the Calxeda EnergyCore (HighBank). Prebuilt images can be written directly to SD Card, USB, or SATA drive and in most cases can be booted without any additional steps or configuration. Please see the board-specific release notes for additional information.

Release Notes

  • If your device is not listed in the supported images and you would like to offer your assistance please contact the Fedora ARM team.

Contributing to Fedora ARM

Please join us on the IRC in #fedora-arm on Freenode or on our mailing list arm@lists.fedoraproject.org. For more information on common and known bugs or tips on how to report bugs please refer to the release notes:

http://docs.fedoraproject.org/

There are many ways to contribute beyond bug reporting. You can help translate software and content, test and give feedback on software updates, write and edit documentation, help with all sorts of promotional activities, and package free software for use by millions of Fedora users worldwide. To get started, visit http://join.fedoraproject.org today!