>>>>> "cbrake" == cbrake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
cbrake> What is the easiest way to install debian (I assume 2.2r3
cbrake> is the way to go) on the netwinder? I spent a couple
cbrake> hours digging and at this point it looks like it might be
cbrake> a couple day project to figure out the gaps between the
cbrake> debian and netwinder documentation. Can someone point me
cbrake> to documentation or suggest a method?
The easiest way is unfortunately not documented anywhere, it seems.
I recently re-installed Debian potato on my netwinder, due to ongoing
problems with `unstable' right now.
- You will need another Linux- or UNIX-machine on your LAN, with a
TFTP server installed. (Actually you could probably use Windows
Legacy Machines also, but YMMV).
- You also need internet access via your LAN.
- Connect "eth0" on your Netwinder (that's the low-speed/10 Mbps
ethernet port) to your LAN.
- You need to get the Netwinder rescue image:
ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/potato/main/disks-arm/current/rescue_netwinder.bin
- Put in in the TFTP root directory on your server (On a Debian
machine, that would be in "/boot").
- Reboot your netwinder
- Press a key to suspend booting when the countdown timer starts,
to edit the NeTTrom parameters.
- Assuming that your Netwinder has address 192.168.0.2, and your
TFTP server has an address of 192.168.0.1, you will do the
following:
setenv eth0_ip 192.168.0.2/24
setenv kernconfig tftp
setenv kerntftpserver 192.168.0.1
setenv kerntftpfile rescue_netwinder.bin
- Type "boot". If everything goes well, you should now get
the Debian installer.
- I had to enable the "Linux 2.0 compatability filesystem"
when I installed, otherwise my (older) NeTTrom would not be
able to read the kernel image from the newly installed disk.
- Pay attention to where your kernel image is stored
(/vmlinuz, /vmlinux, /Image, /boot/Image, /boot/vmlinuz....).
- First time you reboot, you will need to tell NeTTrom where that
image is. Stop booting again, and type something like:
setenv kernfile /boot/Image
save-all
boot
I don't remember the exact syntax; type "help" at the NeTTrom
prompt to be sure.
-tor
