Are you using swap [...]
No idea what I had at installation time, but here's what I finally ended up with by following default instructions. I know swap and ext3 are supposed to be dangerous for write-limited flsah drives, but I think I'll let myself get burned a few times before I start actually worrying about -Jeff # fdisk /dev/sda Command (m for help): p Disk /dev/sda: 1048 MB, 1048313856 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 127 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 * 1 117 939771 83 Linux /dev/sda2 118 127 80325 5 Extended /dev/sda5 118 127 80293+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris On 11/18/06, Marc Singer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Fri, Nov 17, 2006 at 12:35:13PM -0800, Jeff Breidenbach wrote: > I was able to install Debian on the nslu2, with only minor deviation > from the documented procedure. Starting point was a brand new > nslu2 from Linksys, which had been configured to a static IP via > the windows configuraton tool. This was with a 1GB flash thumbdrive. > > First, the installer disconnected my ssh session during partitioning. > I was able to reconnect and resume the installer, but it immediately > jumped to partitioning and stalled at 50% progress. After a couple > tries, I ssh'd in and rebooted. The nslu2 came up fine, although it > used dhcp and I had to use nmap to find it. I reconnected via ssh, > and continued installation without problem. > > My only confusion was at the tasksel question, and I wasn't sure > whether to keep the "standard system" option checked or not. I > unchecked it and got a very minimal debian installation - perfect. > Recommend adding a bit of advice in the nslu2 Debian installer > guide on this topic. > > Anyway, it's a great little machine. Hearty appreciation to all involved. Are you using a swap partiton? I had similar problems until I enabled swap. I only needed it for setup. The system runs fine without it once installed. > > Jeff > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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