Hi， ＪＦ， Ｉhad install the debian to the harddisk,and install without bootloader ,
I got the boot kernel from http://projects.kwaak.net/twiki/bin/view/EM7210/CurrentKernels and erase the 32MB flash , creare a 4MB on the flash and write the boot kernel to the flash , modify the redboot boot script , the box is a full debian Now , Thanks Kenny On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 2:34 AM, JF Straeten <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Kenny, > > > On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 10:21:11AM +0800, kenny kwok wrote: > > > How to corrected the flash-kernel-installer.postinst script by hand, > > > > could you post the steps .. > > Yes, of course ! Sorry for the somewhat late reply. > > (But I suggest you read all till the end before trying, because > following this procedure will lead to the point where your nas isn't > anymore bootable...) > > So, the steps are : > > - In the d-i menu, choose the entry which gives you a shell prompt ; > > - go to /var/lib/dpkg/infos/ : > > cd /var/lib/dpkg/infos/ > > N.B. please verify the correct paths in practice because I write > this from memory. I haven't access to the box for now. > > - there, edit the flash-kernel-installer.postinst script : > > nano flash-kernel-installer.postinst > > At the lines 136 to 142, you'll see this excerpt : > > "QNAP TS-109/TS-209" | "QNAP TS-119/TS-219" | "QNAP TS-409") > in-target update-initramfs -u || true > if ! apt-install uboot-mkimage; then > error "apt-install uboot-mkimage failed" > fi > "Lanner EM7210") > in-target update-initramfs -u || true > ;; > > > Modify it in the following way : > > "QNAP TS-109/TS-209" | "QNAP TS-119/TS-219" | "QNAP TS-409") > in-target update-initramfs -u || true > if ! apt-install uboot-mkimage; then > error "apt-install uboot-mkimage failed" > fi > ;; > "Lanner EM7210") > in-target update-initramfs -u || true > ;; > > > (The difference is the double semi-colon « ;; » after the fi, to > properly close this case item.) > > > - after that, you should verify the presence of the flash-kernel > script in /target/usr/sbin/ : > > ls -la /target/usr/sbin/flash-kernel > > If it's not there (and I will probably not), move it back in place > from /tmp : > > mv /tmp/flash_kernel.?? /target/usr/sbin/ > > The « ?? » depends of your system, you should list tmp to know it. > > > Now, you should be able to proceed with the flash kernel menu item. > > > If you can't edit yourself the postinst script (it not easy with > nano!), you'll find mine in attach, already modified. > > You should : > > - uncompress in : > > gunzip flash-kernel-installer.postinst.gz > > - copy it on USB storage media ; > > cp flash-kernel-installer.postinst /media/someUsbKeyMounted > > - mount your USB storage media on the nas, in the shell you've run > before, like on any other machine : > > mount -t auto /dev/sd?? /mnt > > N.B. to kown what to subsitute to « ?? », look at the end of > dmesg, il will tell you how your USB key is detected. > > - copy the script to the right directory : > > cp /mnt/flash-kernel-installer.postinst /var/lib/dpkg/info/ > > - proceed like before with moving flash-kernel in place. > > > But... but... but... as I tell you, if the flashing will probably > succeed as it was the case here, don't forget that the installed > kernel, at least by me, doesn't boot ! > > So the nas is unusable till I found a way to flash a new kernel, or at > least till a new image of d-i come, where the problem is corrected. > > It's your machine, and you can of course do what your want with it, > but I'm not sure that it's a good idea tho follow the installation in > the actual conditions (?). > > Anyway, if I found a means to get the kernel booted, I will post it to > the list. > > A+ > > > > > -- > > J.-F. STRAETEN > > --- > Mutt 1.5.18 - Debian GNU/Linux > -- Kenny Kwok
