On Fri, 16 May 2014 22:45:19 +0100 peter green <[email protected]> wrote:
> RichardBown wrote: > > Hi > > As this pogopig isn't playing on an install, I've mounted the USB > > HD on ~/debarm/work > > and trying to run > > sudo debootstrap --arch armel wheezey work/ > > http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian > > > > E: No such script: /usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/wheezey > > > As others have said you misspelt wheezy > > But even if you spell it right generally to debootstrap a foreign > architecture you do a two stage boostrap > > to do the first stage run > > sudo debootstrap --arch armel wheezy --foreign work/ > http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian > > To do the second stage you have two options. Either you can do the > second stage with user mode qemu or you can do it on the device. To > do it with qemu you would do. > > apt-get install qemu-arm-static binfmt-support > cp /usr/bin/qemu-arm-static work/usr/bin > chroot work > debootstrap/debootstrap --second-stage > > To do it on the device I presume you boot with init=/bin/sh and then > run "debootstrap/deboostrap --second-stage" but i've never tried it. > > I guess it might be possible to avoid the two stage bootstrap by > copying qemu to the chroot location before starting the bootstrap > process but I haven't tried this. > > > > Thanks Peter a positive response :) The second alternative is I think a non starter on a pogoplug. However I'll try the qemu method and post the result , I'll go and get the USB drive and try again now, will the --foreign switch stop the process before writing to /proc ? Thanks again -- -- Best wishes /73 Richard Bown Email : [email protected] HTTP : http://www.g8jvm.com nil carborundum a illegitemis ################################################################################## Ham Call G8JVM . OS Linux Mint 16 x86_64 on a Dell Inspiron N5030 laptop Maidenhead QRA: IO82SP38, LAT. 52 39.720' N LONG. 2 28.171 W QRV VHF 6mtrs 200W, 4 mtrs 150W, 2mtrs 400W, 70cms 200W Microwave 23 cms 140W, 13 cms 100W, 6 cms 0W & 3cms 5W ################################################################################## -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20140516230530.432c362b@richard-laptop
