Install Ubuntu on the StarFive VisionFive

Using the pre-installed server image

This board is no longer supported beyond 22.04 (Jammy Jellyfish).

1. Download one of the supported images:

   • Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) images:

     • ubuntu-22.04.5-preinstalled-server-riscv64+visionfive.img.xz

2. Flash the pre-installed server image to a microSD card (see Flash images to a microSD card)

3. Insert the microSD card into the board

4. Connect a USB UART adapter to the UART on the GPIO header (see UART console and Connect to a UART console); early boot output is only available on the serial console

5. Power on the board

6. Wait for an output line confirming that cloud-init has finished running; this service is responsible for