Debian Squeeze

[raj123]

Hi,

I used your multi-boot/installer and has been using it on my sheeva plug. Now I would like to move to Debian Squeeze, can you please let me know the process for debian.

Thanks,
Raj

[NewIT_Marcus]

Raj -

The installer was developed by the people at the plugcomputer forum. Try a search there for "install debian", for example http://plugcomputer.org/plugforum/index.php?topic=1637.0

The principle is that instead of using an Ubuntu rootfs on the USB stick, you use a debian rootfs. You can either download a rootfs, or build one yourself - debootstrap can be used for this.

[raj123]

Hi,

Thanks. I would like to follow the NEWIT images. Do you have a rootf image for Debian that I can download and use it on my plug.

Thanks,
Raj

[NewIT_Marcus]

There are links from Martin Michlmayr's site to suitable "base systems". Or google for "debian rootfs ARM download" or similar. Here's one that google turns up: http://code.google.com/p/sim1/downloads/detail?name=debian-armel-lenny-rootfs-20091001.tgz&can=2&q=

Or use debootstrap to prepare an up-to-date rootfs.

I think that ours was built with debootstrap in March 2010, plus a couple of tweaks described here.

[johnbock]

Based upon Martin's site I've been using emdebian for a few months; it's been working like a charm Currently, a full fledged system (w/o X11) is occupying approx. 37% on mtd2 w/ ubifs.