On Sun, 3 Feb 2008, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> On Mon, 28 Jan 2008, Finn Thain wrote: > > On Sun, 27 Jan 2008, Petr Stehlik wrote: > > > I have just tried to install Debian but I don't know how to do that. > > > I used to be installing from CD images but I can't find any for Etch > > > or newer. Please help... > > > > I used debootstrap to install into an NFS root. If you aren't using > > NFS, it shouldn't be too hard to make this howto work for a different > > setup. > > > > http://www.telegraphics.com.au/~fthain/howto-debootstrap-etch-m68k.txt > > > - Create root directory (or filesystem) > > > > mkdir /export/etch-m68k-root > > > > - Populate root directory > > > > debootstrap --arch m68k --foreign etch-m68k /export/etch-m68k-root > > ftp://ftp.de.debian.org/debian /usr/lib/debootstrap/scripts/etch > > The scripts have been moved to /usr/share/debootstrap/scripts. I also > used etch-m68k instead of etch. Don't know whether it really matters, as > both etch and etch-m68k are symlinks to sid. OK. The ubuntu 7.04 system I used didn't have etch-m68k. > > > - Provide some settings under new root directory: > > > > etc/resolv.conf > > etc/hostname > > etc/hosts > ^^^^^^^^^ > Fully explained below > > > etc/network/interfaces > > Make sure to use static information, as DHCP doesn't work well with NFS > root. OK. > > - Create etc/hosts for the new etch-m68k host > > > > 127.0.0.1 localhost > > 1.2.3.4 newhost > > > > - Export the root with NFS, e.g. > > > > $ cat /etc/exports > > /export/etch-m68k-root 1.2.3.0/24(sync,rw,insecure,no_root_squash) > > Is insecure really needed? No, it was just habit. > Recent NFS servers need "{no_,}subtree_check". > So I used "(sync,rw,no_subtree_check,no_root_squash)". Looks good to me, I'll change that bit too. > And of course, reload the NFS server: > > /etc/init.d/nfs-kernel-server reload If the daemons are running already, I think the best way is, exportfs -a > Create /dev/console: > > mknod dev/console c 5 1 -m 600 I don't recall having to do that... doesn't that happen as part of the second stage? > > - Then run second stage debootsrap > > > > mount -n /proc > > mount -n -o remount,rw / > > export PATH > > You may want to enable swap, e.g.: > > mknod /dev/hdaX b 3 X > swapon /dev/hdaX Good point. > > /debootstrap/debootstrap --second-stage > > > > - Then finish setup > > > > rm -r /debootstrap > > /sbin/shadowconfig on > > passwd root > > tzconfig > > date [MMDDhhmm[[CC]YY][.ss]] > > > > - Install kernel (and/or modules) and other packages > > > > apt-get openssh-client openssh-server ntpdate gdm less > > apt-get update > apt-get install openssh-client openssh-server ntpdate gdm less Right. Thanks for the feedback! -f > > Gr{oetje,eeting}s, > > Geert -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
