Manual VMX FRC SD Card Image Creation

  1. Create a Raspbian Buster with Desktop SD Card, using theĀ Official Raspbian Installation Instructions.
    • Recommendation: If you’ve never installed Raspbian before, use the NOOBS installation method.
    • Recommendation: If you choose not to install NOOBS, install the “Raspbian Buster with desktop and recommended software” variant.
    • User name/password: Use the default user name (“pi”) and password (“raspberry”).
  2. Install OpenJDK version 11 [IMPORTANT: ONLY NECESSARY IF USING RASPBIAN STRETCH]
    • Although OpenJDK is pre-installed on Raspbian Buster, it is not installed on the previous Raspbian Version (“Stretch”).
    • To update Raspbian Stretch to OpenJDK 11, follow instructions on this web page.
  3. Replace syslogd with busybox
    • sudo apt-get install busybox-syslogd
    • sudo dpkg –purge rsyslog
  4. Install vmxpi-frc Tools package
  5. Enable Raspberry Pi communication with the VMX-pi Circuit Board by following the instructions in the “Enabling Communication Interfaces” section on the VMX-pi HAL Libary Page.