Format SDcard on Linux, Install Ubuntu on Odroid-N2
In this tutorial I show how to format a SD card using linux, mkfs. I then proceed to show how to work with GParted and Fdisk to learn more about our volumes and their location. We then proceed to unmount them and load the new Ubuntu image onto the SD card. We then boot up the SD card on my brand new Odroid-N2.
Instructions to follow:
df -h
sudo umount /path/to/sde
sudo apt-get install gparted
sudo gparted
#find the sd card on the dropdown menu on the right
#make sure that you have the right one
#using fdisk from the terminal you can accomplish the same:
sudo fdisk -l
#find the volumes and notice that they are not mounted any more
mkdir odroid
cd odroid/
ls
sudo xz -d ubuntu-18.04.2-4.9-mate-odroid-n2-20190325.img.xz
#or another alternative
sudo -xvJf -d ubuntu-18.04.2-4.9-mate-odroid-n2-20190325.img.xz
#when getting error, validate that you have the entire image with the file command.
file ubuntu-18.04.2-4.9-mate-odroid-n2-20190325.img.xz
#and then continue with the xz command to extract
xz -d ubuntu-18.04.2-4.9-mate-odroid-n2-20190325.img.xz
#make a duplicate of the image found in your linux pc to the sd card on the card reader
sudo dd if=ubuntu-18.04.2-4.9-mate-odroid-n2-20190325.img of=/dev/sde bs=4M
#synchronize the directory
sync
#take out the sd card from the card reader and put in your Odroid-N2
#plug HDMI cable
#power it up
#you should see the Ubuntu Mate desktop landing page
user name: odroid
password: odroid