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| - | - Use the Linux workstations set up in EB 423 (Digital Lab) //**during open times**//. | + | - Use the Linux workstations set up in EB 424-425 (Analog Lab). |
| - | - Use the Linux workstations set up in EB 408 (Control Systems Lab). | + | - <del>Use the Linux workstations set up in EB 423 (Digital Lab) //**during open times**//.</del> |
| - | - Use a Linux VM image on a flash drive (specs: 128 GB, USB 3, 100 MB/second access speed). You can then plug the flash drive into a Windows-based workstation in EB 424/425 (Analog Lab) that has VMware installed. | + | - Use a Linux VM image on a flash drive (specs: 128 GB, USB 3, 100 MB/second access speed). You can then plug the flash drive into a Windows or Mac computer that has VMware installed. |
| - Use your own personal computer to run a Linux VM if you have at least 60 GB of drive space for VMware and the Linux image. If you don't have 60 GB of space, you can use a flash drive for the VM image as described in the previous option. | - Use your own personal computer to run a Linux VM if you have at least 60 GB of drive space for VMware and the Linux image. If you don't have 60 GB of space, you can use a flash drive for the VM image as described in the previous option. | ||
| - | - Run Linux native on your personal computer (spec: Ubuntu 18.04). You are mostly on your own if you choose this option. | + | - Run Linux native on your personal computer |
| - | For those options involving a Linux VM, a Zipped image is available [[https://byu.box.com/s/59sltazrtru160jl4mkanr5on38c7w8n|here]]. Do not use the VM image from the 330 website, although the [[https://byu-cpe.github.io/ecen330/setup/vm/| VM setup instructions]] may be helpful to you. | + | If you need to install Linux, use Ubuntu 22.04. Do not use the VM image from the 330 website, although the [[https://byu-cpe.github.io/ecen330/setup/vm/| VM setup instructions]] may be helpful to you. |
| - | In all cases, you will need access to a ZYBO board. The Digital Lab and the Control Systems Lab have ZYBO boards near each workstation. However, the Analog Lab only has a few laser tag backpacks (with ZYBO boards) in the back of the room that can be shared. When needed, plug these into the host computer with a USB cable. **Do not move bare ZYBO boards between the labs.** | + | In all cases, you will need access to a ZYBO board. The Analog and Digital Labs have ZYBO boards near a workstation. **Do not move bare ZYBO boards between the labs.** The Analog Lab only has a few laser tag kits (with ZYBO boards) in the back of the room that can be shared for testing and pass off. |
| **When connecting a ZYBO board to a host computer, please make sure not to disconnect the USB cable from the board micro connector (the small connector). Please connect/disconnect the big end of the USB cable. The micro-USB connector on the ZYBO board is very fragile and is nearly impossible to repair.** | **When connecting a ZYBO board to a host computer, please make sure not to disconnect the USB cable from the board micro connector (the small connector). Please connect/disconnect the big end of the USB cable. The micro-USB connector on the ZYBO board is very fragile and is nearly impossible to repair.** | ||
| **Finally, it is the student's responsibility to backup their files. If you lose files and are unable to restore from a backup of those files, there is nothing that I can do.** For those using the VM, the easiest thing to do is to take regular snapshots of the VM and to store those snapshots in a secure location. VMs do get corrupted from time to time and it is usually an easy matter to restore your VM (and the filesystem) from a previously-saved snapshot. | **Finally, it is the student's responsibility to backup their files. If you lose files and are unable to restore from a backup of those files, there is nothing that I can do.** For those using the VM, the easiest thing to do is to take regular snapshots of the VM and to store those snapshots in a secure location. VMs do get corrupted from time to time and it is usually an easy matter to restore your VM (and the filesystem) from a previously-saved snapshot. | ||
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