Install NEMS Linux on an Indiedroid Nova

What You Need

• Indiedroid Nova SBC

• 16 GB or higher fast MicroSD card

• A reliable, high-quality power supply for your Nova, preferably connected to a UPS

• An Ethernet cable

Video Demonstration

While this video was created for the Raspberry Pi version, it is exactly the same process for Indiedroid Nova (just use the correct download for the Indiedroid Nova).

Instructions

Install NEMS Linux to MicroSD

• Download the latest version of NEMS Linux from https://nemslinux.com/

• Install the Raspberry Pi Imager from https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/

• Click “Choose OS”

• Click “Choose Custom” at the bottom of the list

• Browse to your downloaded copy of NEMS Linux

• Click “Choose Storage”

• Insert your MicroSD card or USB Flash Drive

• Carefully select your MicroSD card or USB Flash Drive

• Click “Write”

First Boot

• Connect the MicroSD card or USB Flash Drive containing NEMS Linux to your Indiedroid Nova

• Connect the gigabit Ethernet port of the Indiedroid Nova to your network using an Ethernet cable

• Power on the Indiedroid Nova to boot your NEMS Server

• Wait approximately 5 minutes to perform first-boot operations

During the first-boot operation, the filesystem will be automatically resized to the capacity of your storage and the NEMS Server will reboot.

After the first-boot operations have completed, visit https://nems.local/ in your web browser. If name resolution doesn’t work, try the IP address of your NEMS device instead, which you can find in your router’s DHCP leases table, or on a TV connected to your NEMS Server’s HDMI port.

NEMS Server details as shown on a connected TV circa September 2018.

Install to eMMC

Now that you are booted into your NEMS Server via the MicroSD card, you may choose to utilize the Indiedroid Nova’s built-in eMMC storage (more reliable, faster).

• Open the browser-based terminal in Cockpit or SSH to your NEMS Server.

• Type sudo nems-install and follow the prompts.