The instructions provided on pyneo.org are very messy, even as an
advanced user. One of the first steps is actually to wget
http://downloads.qi-hardware.com/software/images/Ben_NanoNote_2GB_NAND/latest/openwrt-xburst-u-boot.bin
which results in a 404. Xiangu told me on irc that the images had been
moved to http://downloads.qi-hardware.com/software/images/NanoNote/Ben/
but the latest file with a name similar to openwrt-xburst-u-boot.bin is
called openwrt-xburst-qi_lb60-u-boot.bin. A completely different file in
a completely new location. In all honesty, at the moment while I'm
attempting my third Debian install I still don't have any idea whether
the file I'm trying (openwrt-xburst-qi_lb60-u-boot.bin) is the right
file or not - all I know is that the link provided in the instructions
has, for unknown reasons, moved without being symlinked.
The instructions then tell you to pick a kernel and Debian base without
knowing the concrete differences and then you're shown a list of errors
that may occur later in the process and not at the part of the
instructions where they're being shown. After that the reader is
supposed to choose between two methods of flashing without knowing the
differences, except for the fact that the author experienced problems
with one of them.
In other words, the current provided instructions about getting Debian
on the Nanonote is built on the requirement that the user must guess and
find unavailable data before being able to process. The instructions are
a complete mess and the fact that the files can't be properly found by
browsing the Qi wiki makes it a slightly more interesting adventure.
I thought that if I somehow get Debian on my Nanonote I'd write a
shellscript that guides the user through the process in an attempt to
make it easier for everybody. I'll try to get it done as soon as I can
get a working installation of Debian, whenever that is :-)
/N
On Mon, 20 Dec 2010 17:36:13 -0300, Werner Almesberger wrote:
[email protected] wrote:
Somehow, my attempt at installing Debian seems to have killed
whatever part handles the usb boot.
I wonder what's going on there. Recently, there weren't so many
people
who had their Ben "bricked", but a while ago, someone needing help
with
what seemed a hopeless brick was an almost daily occurrence. They all
had one thing in common - every one of them had tried installing
Debian
when disaster struck.
Could this be just a freak coincidence ? Is there something horribly
wrong or perhaps misleading in the Debian install instructions ? Are
people using the correct instructions ?
(The benefit of having had this series of incidents is of course that
the unbricking instructions should now be really good ;-)
- Werner
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