Hi Tim On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 13:13, Tim Froidcoeur <tim.froidco...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> I suppose the problem is that this machine still has the old arm abi and > squeeze only supports the new abi. > Is there any alternative to either sticking with lenny or doing a > complete fresh install of squeeze? There isn't supported way to migrate from arm to armel. I tried using the method posted at http://wiki.debian.org/ArmEabiHowto. It is not for the faint of heart, and it didn't work for me. I think that the problem I ran into is that the OABI_COMPAT mode isn't perfect. I got the right kernel running, but too many OABI userspace programs wouldn't work properly, so I could never get the EABI chroot installed. If I remember correctly, I couldn't get networking up. Eventually, I just installed armel lenny and then upgraded to squeeze (the squeeze installer doesn't run on the NSLU2 because it uses too much memory these days). My advice: don't try the method unless you've cloned your entire system (so you can recover), and you've got a serial port attached. You'll also need to be comfortable compiling kernels. I seem to remember having to manually build my own initramfs with an eabi modprobe, but that was because I didn't compile all the required modules into the kernel. Based on my experience, I think that you'd make better use of your time by installing armel lenny and then upgrading to squeeze. If anything, it will certainly encourage you to make notes about how you customized your system (if you haven't already). Gordon -- Gordon Farquharson GnuPG Key ID: 32D6D676 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-arm-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/AANLkTinZrAg=-ppfbsfl7rsraq8un0vnusdyymuzu...@mail.gmail.com
