OK, this all sounds pretty straight-forward. I see one issue. Having purchased a 16GB card, how do I reconcile the size difference in the downloadable image? I think it expands to about 3.9gb or thereabouts. Can I extract the files from the image file on the FTP server?
On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 6:39 AM, Gordan Bobic <[email protected]> wrote: > On 04/07/2012 21:47, Tom Lynn wrote: > >> Gordon, >> I have Debian working now on the Sheeva Plug. Could I plug a 2nd SD >> card into the USB port and then move the kernel and initrd onto the boot >> partition of the new SD card? >> > > Yes, provided the partitioning and file systems are the same (e.g. FAT for > /boot), then you should be able to just copy the files. > > > If I need dracut to build the initrd, can >> I do that from Debian? >> > > You should be able to use the existing kernel uimage/initrd. Ultimately > all they do is load up the drivers, mount the rootfs, and switchroot > execute /sbin/init. > > Once you have RS booting you could have a go with the kernel rpm package > and uboot-tools and see if that works for you. The kernel rpm situation is > still, ahem, "experimental". :) > > > and then later swap cards after putting the >> rootfs into the 2nd partition and updating the uboot variables (which I >> don't yet have specific for)? >> > > If you are specifying the rootfs by partition device rather than FS UUID > (I think partition device is is the default anyway with the default setup > on the plug), you shouldn't need to change anything in uboot. Just swap the > cards and it should boot the new rootfs. As long as the kernel is the same > file name on the same partition on the same FS type, and as long as the > rootfs is on the same partition with the same FS type, it should "just > work". Just make sure you also copy over /lib/modules and /lib/firmware, > otherwise you might not have the drivers for things USB or ethernet > available. > > > Gordan > ______________________________**_________________ > users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.redsleeve.org/**mailman/listinfo/users<http://lists.redsleeve.org/mailman/listinfo/users> >
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