On Sat, 19 Feb 2011 14:19:03 +0100 samy boutayeb <s.bouta...@free.fr> wrote:
Don't know if you want a cc, so including one. > GNS installed on Fuloong Mini \o/ > So far, we have another Mips platform ready for gNewsense, with the > Fuloong Mini installed and running! Amazing work, congrats to those involved. > I used finally again Matti's installation files in > http://www.otavalaiset.net/stuff/ > newinitrd.gz > vmlinux-2.6.37-libre-lemote > > because I had no luck with the initrd_2.6.37_metad_0.2.gz provided > > After booting from usb, I executed folloging commands on the PMON > prompt: > load (usb0,0)/fuloong/vmlinux-2.6.37-libre-lemote > g console=tty no_auto_cmd root=/dev/sda1 rootdelay=8 > > Specify a mirror with "archive.gnewsense.org" (hostname) and > "/gnewsense-metad/gnewsense" directory > > Then > cp /usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/sid /usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/metad > in order to work around the missing metad script I think we have a bug about this in savannah, so hopefully this issue will 'go away'. > Copy the modules found in initrd.gz to /target/lib/modules > in order to avoid following error message at boot time: > > FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/2.6.37-libre-lemote/modules.dep: No > such file or directory Is that the only warning? > resulting in a non-working keyboard Does it work after reboot? > Create a /target/boot/boot.cfg with following text: > > default 0 > timeout 3 > showmenu 1 > title gNewSense metad - sda1 > kernel (wd0,0)/boot/vmlinux-2.6.37.7-librebre > args console=tty no_auto_cmd root=/dev/sda1 rootdelay=8 > > After rebooting, start the system > > BTW, the PMON graphical interface may be accessed with the <b> button > > Then, install eventually a few missing files related to Gnome (as seen > in aptitude) Missing files? > Then, enjoy a GUI with gnome and the gNewSense artwork! > > Thanks again to all people who contributed to this result! Definitely! :) kk -- Karl Goetz, (Kamping_Kaiser / VK5FOSS) Debian contributor / gNewSense Maintainer http://www.kgoetz.id.au No, I won't join your social networking group
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