On Sun, May 19, 2013 at 9:11 PM, Wookey <woo...@wookware.org> wrote: > +++ luke.leighton [2013-05-19 10:37 +0100]: >> On Sun, May 19, 2013 at 7:49 AM, Ian Campbell <i...@hellion.org.uk> wrote: >> > >> > Sounds like you want a network-console flavour image, like the ones used >> > for kirkwood, http://www.cyrius.com/debian/kirkwood/qnap/ts-41x/install/ >> >> it does, doesn't it? i've been thinking that through (and also >> looking at the source of debian-installer). the only thing that >> doesn't make sense is: it's all set up to require a password. >> >> so i'm tempted to just do an experiment - just because i can - to use >> busybox-telnetd - because the route of using openssh _has_ been solved >> already but isn't quiiite appropriate, and i think >> telnetd-over-g_ether will turn out to be a very useful combination. > > I used this for balloon bootstrapping about 4 years ago, mostly > because ssh is annoying if you have a pile of boards to fill with code > as, even when you got the keys right, it bitches everytime you put a > new one in that the other end has changed. It is possible to nobble > this but telnetd is a lot simpler for this application. > > As someone else has pointed out a console on an ACM gadget driver is > also good.
ehh, i tried g_cdc (acm+ether) and it barfed. ok, the module loaded, it even allocated a [random] mac address, hmm, let me see if i can find it in the irc logs, ah here we go: <lkcl> Jan 1 00:00:23 localhost kernel: [ 13.660000] ep_matches, wrn: endpoint already claimed, ep(0xc07e74e8, 0xeeab4880, ep4-bulk) <lkcl> Jan 1 00:00:23 localhost kernel: [ 13.680000] g_cdc gadget: acm/ee971f00: can't bind, err -19 so i'm back to g_ether ah well. >> how do you tell debian-installer "i don't want a kernel installed >> thanks for offering"? > > Not sure, but don't we really want to make a D-I setup with a local > kernel package to install? *click*... yes! that would be good. > I believe that functionality exists, > although I've never got round to trying it myself. ok, it's helpful to just know it exists. lots going on - got a successful boot but lost the .config _and_ made too many other changes at the same time, i'm attempting to step back to "known working good". l. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/capweedzkszy-ddojkogo7o5aoooygvavzcz+gzhria_n9du...@mail.gmail.com