* [Rod Whitby] > See the last two sections on this page: > > http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/Debian/BuildImage > > for how to do this.
Using a slightly modified version of the script on this page and the 2008-02-09 build of the armel installer[1], I was able to successfully install Debian Unstable using Martin Michlmayr's instructions[2]. The modifications I made to the script from the wiki was: * Comment out the dkpg-deb line for unpacking nic-modules, as the package was already included in the D-I image. * Change the kernel version in the depmod call. (I suppose I could have commented out the depmod call, as it's probably no longer necessary due to the modification above). I diverged from Martin's instructions only in one point, as I selected "ext3-modules" in addition to the documented partman-auto, partman-ext3 and usb-storage-modules. As is apparently a known "feature" of the 2.6.24-2 version of the kernel package, the network driver did not autoload at boot. I fixed this by putting the USB drive into a different computer and adding "ixp4xx_eth" to /etc/modules. I understand this happens automatically in later versions of the kernel package. Unless I should suddenly receive a "Cease and Desist" letter from Intel, the modified installer image (microcode included) will be available[3] for a while so that interested people might save a little time. I hope this installation report is of use for someone, be that developers or other curious users like myself :) Thanks, Øystein References: [1] Found it here: http://people.debian.org/~joeyh/d-i/build-logs.html (first hit for "google:debian-installer daily armel") [2] http://www.cyrius.com/debian/nslu2/install.html [3] http://oysteivi.tihlde.org/di-nslu2-ixp4xx_npe-2008-02-09-microcode.bin (If you found this posting in a web search and the date is much later than February 2008, do not be surprised if the image is removed or the install fails due to changes in the archive). -- ssh -c rot13 otherhost -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]