On Mar 1, 2009, at 9:41 AM, Justin Coffi wrote: > Also in 0.6.3 the /oldroot/cdrom directory is no longer remounted in > astlinux after the pivot.
The /oldroot/cdrom directory (vfat partition) is automatically remounted in 0.6.3, but this requires the RUNNIX vfat partition to have a label of "RUNNIX". The <arch>.img.gz images (the ones you 'dd' to a CF card) are created the the proper vfat label, true for 0.6.3, 0.6.2 and possibly others. Lonnie > > > Michael Keuter wrote: >>> Sorry to be thick, but could someone expand the steps to upgrade >>> to 0.6.3, >>> using only a command prompt on my AstLinux device? Or better still >>> create >>> a batch file that just does it? I'm starting from a standard 0.6.2 >>> image >>> on a CF card with plenty of room. >>> >>> For example, in the instructions below, step 1 is clear (does it >>> matter >>> which directory I'm in to start with, though?) but step 2 presumably >>> involves ftp or wget and finding a suitable writeable location on >>> the CF >>> card. >>> >>> 1. 'mount -o remount,rw /oldroot/cdrom' >>> 2. Download the new files. The upgrade files would be >>> astlinux-XXX.tar.gz. For example, if the release is 0.6.0, the files >>> will be distributed as astlinux-0.6.0-<ARCH>.tar.gz. You could >>> download these files onto a client PC or on your AstLinux device >>> (in an >>> area with enough free space) >>> 3. Expand the archive: tar -xzvf astlinux-0.6.0-<ARCH>.tar.gz >>> 4. cd astlinux-0.6.0-<ARCH>; cp * /oldroot/cdrom/os (if >>> downloaded and >>> decompressed on your client PC, you'll want to use a tool to scp the >>> files to the AstLinux device. >>> >>> -- >>> Phil McKerracher >>> www.mckerracher.net >>> >> >> Hi Phil, >> >> since Astlinux 0.6.2 you can also upgrade via (Web-GUI and) command >> line: >> >> /usr/sbin/upgrade-run-image check URL >> /usr/sbin/upgrade-run-image upgrade URL >> >> Michael >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San >> Francisco, CA >> -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the >> Enterprise >> -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source >> participation >> -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source >> code: SFAD >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H >> _______________________________________________ >> Astlinux-users mailing list >> Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users >> >> Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to >> pay...@krisk.org >> . >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San > Francisco, CA > -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the > Enterprise > -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source > participation > -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source > code: SFAD > http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H > _______________________________________________ > Astlinux-users mailing list > Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users > > Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to > pay...@krisk.org > . > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H _______________________________________________ Astlinux-users mailing list Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to pay...@krisk.org.
