I've followed the instructions at http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardDebian
and everything works as described/expected up to the end of the
netinstall phase.
The next step in the instructions is:
<QUOTE>
Development PC: Setup U-boot for Normal Boot
(IGNORE WITH SQUEEZE)
</QUOTE>
So I assume it'll reboot. But that doesn't happen. Nothing on the DVI.
Any help appreciated.
BTW, the instructions for Lenny do not work for me: the netinstall
does not start after I prepare the card exactly as described in the
eLinux Debian doc.
Shankar
Hello,
I've followed the instructions at BeagleBoardDebian - eLinux.org
and everything works as described/expected up to the end of the
netinstall phase.
The next step in the instructions is:
<QUOTE>
Development PC: Setup U-boot for Normal Boot
(IGNORE WITH SQUEEZE)
</QUOTE>
So I assume it'll reboot. But that doesn't happen. Nothing on the DVI.
Any help appreciated.
I've been working on a lot of changes to the 'netinstall' script, what
is your current git revision that you used?
git rev-parse HEAD
What is the exact console argument did you pass mk_mmc.sh ?
Did you make any modifications to the scripts?
Which xM? I just did it on an xM A2 on thursday with the head revision..
BTW, the instructions for Lenny do not work for me: the netinstall
does not start after I prepare the card exactly as described in the
eLinux Debian doc.
Yeah, the lenny 'netinstall' will probably never support the xM, the
kernel i use for it is too old. I should really remove all references
to lenny on that wiki, as squeeze is very close* to release..
(debian's definition of close)..
Regards,
git rev-parse HEAD
fe7aaa0b74037f74e0259983b894b300143d136c
What is the exact console argument did you pass mk_mmc.sh ?
./mk_mmc.sh --mmc /dev/sdb --distro squeeze --firmware
Did you make any modifications to the scripts?
No.
Which xM? I just did it on an xM A2 on thursday with the head revision..
"B", I think. Has a little sticker on it with that.
BTW (newbie Q!) can one proceed along same lines as installing Debian
on x86? That is, put the armel netinst ISO and vmlinuz on /dev/sdb1?
Thanks,
Shankar
git rev-parse HEAD
fe7aaa0b74037f74e0259983b894b300143d136c
do a git pull, that's from november 29th... things changed in squeeze
beta2, so that november commit no longer works.. (it worked with the
beta1 of squeeze)..
the biggest change, not sure if i'm going to keep it, you need to hold
the user button down to force the netinstall image on first boot..
other wise it'll boot like normal..
What is the exact console argument did you pass mk_mmc.sh ?
./mk_mmc.sh --mmc /dev/sdb --distro squeeze --firmware
Did you make any modifications to the scripts?
No.
Which xM? I just did it on an xM A2 on thursday with the head revision..
"B", I think. Has a little sticker on it with that.
BTW (newbie Q!) can one proceed along same lines as installing Debian
on x86? That is, put the armel netinst ISO and vmlinuz on /dev/sdb1?
my script can't handle that yet..
Regards,
Hi Robert:
Thanks much for the help. I have a working Squeeze now, though by a
slightly different and odd path.
I didn't realize about holding the user button down, so when the
install stopped with "no mmcblk0p5" and the "(initramfs)" shell
prompt, I created an ext3 partition 5 and copied over all the files
that were there in the Nov. install. Perhaps your script can be
modified to (optionally) do that so that one gets a working base
system at one go?
My user button appears to be broken, so I copied user.scr to boot.scr
and am reinstalling. At end I'll restore the previous boot.scr and
then reboot.
Regards,
Shankar
Hi Robert:
Thanks much for the help. I have a working Squeeze now, though by a
slightly different and odd path.
I didn't realize about holding the user button down, so when the
install stopped with "no mmcblk0p5" and the "(initramfs)" shell
prompt, I created an ext3 partition 5 and copied over all the files
that were there in the Nov. install. Perhaps your script can be
modified to (optionally) do that so that one gets a working base
system at one go?
Yeah the button thing is just temporary... At the end of last week i
was fighting what looked like fatfs corrupt, cause on final boot
x-loader would not load on nand-less devices.. Turned out the debian
install sets /dev/mmcblk0p5 as bootable, which unset's teh bootable
flag for /dev/mmcblk0p1 and it turns out the bootrom needs that flag..
This little change fixed it:
https://github.com/RobertCNelson/netinstall-omap/blob/8695c47592476669e0c77e22c356f9e30ca72b4a/scripts/squeeze-preseed.cfg#L16
and now all my boards work..
My user button appears to be broken, so I copied user.scr to boot.scr
and am reinstalling. At end I'll restore the previous boot.scr and
then reboot.
That's actually what i did previously and will move it back that way,
at the end of install it'll switch the two *.scr's...
Then the end user doesn't need to do anything but, turn it on, finish
install, let it reboot, and end at console prompt..
Regards,
Is their any way to see the status of this. I am trying the Debian as I am trying to find an easy x11 install for BeagleBoard Xm Rev C. In my console the last line I see is Uncompressing Linux… done, booting the kernel. On the Monitor hooked to the DVI port I get Invalid Format. I see network traffic on the LED’s of the NIC but no way to see what the progress is.
All I hve done so far is clone the netinstall repository and ran the mk_mmc.sh file with the parameters for my mmc, board and distro. This part completed sucessfully.
Hi Graham,
Is their any way to see the status of this. I am trying the Debian as I am
trying to find an easy x11 install for BeagleBoard Xm Rev C. In my console
the last line I see is Uncompressing Linux... done, booting the kernel. On
the Monitor hooked to the DVI port I get Invalid Format. I see network
traffic on the LED's of the NIC but no way to see what the progress is.
If your getting that on your DVI monitor, it probally cannot handle
the 720p resolution setting..
What brand/model # is your monitor?
For the netinstall there is two scripts you'll have to modify (with a
simple text editor) uEnv.txt (dvimode variable) and normal.txt..
(normal swaps with uEnv after completion of the install)
All I hve done so far is clone the netinstall repository and ran the
mk_mmc.sh file with the parameters for my mmc, board and distro. This part
completed sucessfully.
Regards,