Thanks for the detailed reply. However, as a newbie I couldn't follow your instructions.
Isn't there something like a debian net-installer for debian ARM? something I can put on a usb disk, plug into the laptop and it'll take care of the installation?. Thanks. --- On Tue, 31/8/10, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Debian on Toshiba AC100 (Tegra 250)? > To: "Li Haifeng" <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected], [email protected] > Date: Tuesday, 31 August, 2010, 10:10 PM > On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 3:14 AM, Li > Haifeng <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > I think that is not difficult,through I have not done > it . > > i have, and there are quite a few hoops to jump > through. the first > is getting the GPL source code out of toshiba. this > is absolutely > essential. the second is creating a "replacement > firmware" which > loads debian-installer. > > if you can ascertain whether they've used u-boot (which > they probably > have) then the job is made a lot easier, _especially_ if > you can get > the GPL source code out of toshiba for u-boot. > > if they "won't" provide it, you get gpl-violations.org to > issue a > cease and desist order. which will go down like a > lead balloon, but > tough titty. > > > If you want to port Debian of ARM to your netbook. I > think ,if you have correlate drivers,it is easy. > > Have you tried Ubuntu? > > ubuntu is a waste of time, li, and is a red herring. > > l. > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
