I installed debian on a OpenRD-base board. I took some notes, and I thought they could be useful since I needed to gather infos scattered around the net. A tftp server it's needed. I used atftpd. All the commands are entered via (usb)serial console to the openrd.
It goes like this: * Update uboot: Download http://openrd.googlegroups.com/attach/82f086b82c44e412/u-boot-3.4.19-openrd.zip?part=2 and put it in you tftpd directory. Upgrade uboot via tftp (USB did not work for me): setenv serverip 192.168.1.2 # IP of your TFTP server setenv ipaddr 192.168.1.200 # an IP in the same subnet bubt uboot.bin Say N to "override parameters", then: reset * Set Uboot for mainline linux: setenv arcNumber 2325 setenv mainlineLinux yes saveenv reset * Download the installer Download: http://people.debian.org/~joeyh/d-i/armel/images/daily/kirkwood/netboot/marvell/openrd-base/uImage http://people.debian.org/~joeyh/d-i/armel/images/daily/kirkwood/netboot/marvell/openrd-base/uInitrd and put both the files in your tftpd dir. * Downlad the installer on the openRD via tftp and boot it: setenv serverip 192.168.1.2 # IP of your TFTP server setenv ipaddr 192.168.1.200 # an IP in the same subnet tftpboot 0x0800000 uInitrd tftpboot 0x400000 uImage setenv bootargs console=ttyS0,115200n8 base-installer/initramfs-tools/driver-policy=most bootm 0x400000 0x0800000 * Install debian :) * Set the bootloader to boot the installed system: If you installed on a SATA (not E-SATA) disk: setenv bootargs_console console=ttyS0,115200 setenv bootcmd_sata 'ide reset; ext2load ide 0:1 0x0800000 /uInitrd; ext2load ide 0:1 0x400000 /uImage' These are valid if you have a separate boot partition as the first of the disk; use /boot/uInitrd and /boot/uImage if you have a single partition. Change the number after the colon for other partitions - 0:2 for the second and so on. I think the procedure should be almost the same on openRD-client, just remember to: setenv arcNumber 2361 instad of "setenv arcNumber 2325" and to download the installer from http://people.debian.org/~joeyh/d-i/armel/images/daily/kirkwood/netboot/marvell/openrd-client/ Cheers, Luca -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
