* on a Linux PC fetch the ubuntu 12.04 arm server image:
{{Code|wget http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/12.04/release/ubuntu-12.04-preinstalled-server-armhf+omap4.img.gz}}
* prepare your sd card, for <device name> use the name of your sd card (not a partition) (e.g. /dev/sdf) NOTE this will overwrite the whole card!: {{Code| sudo sh -c 'zcat ./ ubuntu-12.04-preinstalled-server-armhf+omap4.img.gz \| sudo dd bs=4M of=>/dev/<device name> ; sudo sync'}}
* remove the SD card from your PC, insert it into the pandaboard and hook up a serial cable (or a USB to serial cable).
* start a terminal emulator on your PC. I have used cu as minicom was horrible with the graphics of the installer.<br>