1. Instal to nandflash a)download ct-lubuntu-server-vga/hdmi.img.gz b)extract it $gzip -d ct-lubuntu-server-vga/hdmi.img.gz c)flash it to nandflash with livesuit 2. Install to sata drive After step 1 is done a)Power on cubietruck b)Plug in sata drive after system start up c)create a new partition for your hard drive d)write rootfs to the 1st sata drive partition #dd if=/dev/nandd of=/dev/sda1 bs=1M #sync #reboot e)After reboot, #resize2fs /dev/sda1 f)done If booting from sata failed, the system will fall back to nand rootfs automaticaly, which make the system more safer.