RE: Debian on thecus N2100
FINALLY got serial working on the N2100 and did debian install via it. Did the partitioning bit as always and then the formatting started up to 33% then this was outputed a few seconds later │ [ 953.24] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0009 [ 953.24] pgd = de73c000 │ [ 953.25] [0009] *pgd=be93a031, *pte=, *ppte=──┘ [ 953.25] Internal error: Oops: 8f3 [#1] [ 953.25] last sysfs file: /sys/kernel/uevent_seqnum [ 953.25] Modules linked in: dm_mod raid1 md_mod jfs ext4 jbd2 crc16 ext3 jbd btrfs crc32c libcrc32c vfat fat ext2 mbcache usb_storage sd_mod crc_t10dif sata_sil libata scsi_mod jffs2 zlib_deflate lzo_decompress lzo_compress uhci_hcd ehci_hcd evdev usbcore r8169 nls_base mii [ 953.25] CPU: 0Not tainted (2.6.32-5-iop32x #1) [ 953.25] PC is at raid1_end_write_request+0x144/0x300 [raid1] [ 953.25] LR is at bio_endio+0x50/0x58 [ 953.25] pc : [bf3185fc]lr : [c00eba00]psr: 6013 [ 953.25] sp : de97db68 ip : bf319520 fp : [ 953.25] r10: cc3bc100 r9 : r8 : 02840200 [ 953.25] r7 : r6 : bf319520 r5 : r4 : c541d000 [ 953.25] r3 : 0001 r2 : 02840200 r1 : r0 : 02840200 [ 953.25] Flags: nZCv IRQs on FIQs on Mode SVC_32 ISA ARM Segment user [ 953.25] Control: 397f Table: be73c000 DAC: 0015 [ 953.25] Process mkfs.ext3 (pid: 16061, stack limit = 0xde97c270) [ 953.25] Stack: (0xde97db68 to 0xde97e000) [ 953.25] db60: c2c1c3d0 cc3bce00 cc3bce00 de54d708 cc3bc100 [ 953.25] db80: 1000 de54d708 00043000 0003d000 c00eba00 [ 953.25] dba0: c0159984 c084d380 de54d708 de54d708 de54d708 [ 953.25] dbc0: def384f0 c0159c18 de54d708 c015a9a4 [ 953.25] dbe0: c2c1c3d0 df239140 de54d708 bf0ad7c4 c084c074 0050 [ 953.25] dc00: 080c0001 def384f0 c0833150 0008 df29c800 de97dc38 de97c000 0010 [ 953.25] dc20: c03670ac 0100 000a 0001 0004 c015f1a0 de97dc38 de97dc38 [ 953.25] dc40: 001d c0047bb0 001d c0344a90 001d 001d 2000 [ 953.25] dc60: df598c40 0001 1000 c0024070 1000 [ 953.25] dc80: de97dcbc c0024ae8 074051de 000c ffec c88f6c18 005d0102 [ 953.25] dca0: df598c40 0001 1000 0014 de97dcd0 [ 953.25] dcc0: c00ed624 c00ed648 2013 c045d220 1000 d0102000 c045d220 [ 953.25] dce0: 1000 c00e9ba0 c88f6c18 0001 c045d220 f000 df598ca8 [ 953.25] dd00: 005d0102 c88f6c18 de97dd24 de97c000 f000 [ 953.25] dd20: df598d44 c0098cd0 00d0 c88f6c18 df598ca8 c045d220 df598ca8 d0102000 [ 953.25] dd40: 0005 0001 de97dde4 1000 c00ea06c c00ed5d4 d0101000 [ 953.25] dd60: 0005 1000 1000 2000 de97c000 d0102000 0005 [ 953.25] dd80: c00ee598 1000 de97dde4 de97dde0 c00ed5d4 [ 953.25] dda0: c009976c 1000 de97dde4 de97dde0 de702580 df598d44 [ 953.25] ddc0: 1000 c0265708 df598d44 de97df40 0001 2000 6000 [ 953.25] dde0: c1362f00 c045d220 d010 d0108000 0005 d010 0005 df598ca8 [ 953.25] de00: de97c000 8000 8000 c0099ec0 d010 0005 de97df00 8000 [ 953.25] de20: c016827c c1378428 de97df00 de97df40 de97deb0 de702580 df598d44 [ 953.25] de40: 0001 de54d4b0 de54d4b0 df29d400 def389e0 def38b58 8000 [ 953.25] de60: de54d4b0 0005 d010 de97df40 de97df80 de702580 de97c000 [ 953.25] de80: 0005 c00edb7c 8000 de97deb0 de702580 de97df40 de97df80 [ 953.25] dea0: fdee c00c62a8 d010 0005 def389e0 df29d41c 0001 [ 953.25] dec0: de702580 c2c1c3a0 bf0ac2dc [ 953.25] dee0: de54d7d0 c2c1c3a0 c00599ec de97def4 de97def4 de54d7d0 [ 953.25] df00: d010 0005 bf0ace60 8000 bf0ad820 [ 953.25] df20: c0850074 df598d18 0005 de97df38 c025d798 c00c6498 df598ca8 c00eda5c [ 953.25] df40: 00045258 8000 de702580 00045258 de97df80 8000 8000 c00c6f04 [ 953.25] df60: de702580 beebc908 d010 0005 de702580 8000 00045258 c00c70b0 [ 953.25] df80: d010 0005 8000 0008 0001dbc0 0004 [ 953.25] dfa0: c0025048 c0024e80 8000 0008 0006 00045258 8000 [ 953.25] dfc0: 8000 0008 0001dbc0 0004 005d0100 d010 0005 [
RE: Debian on thecus N2100
Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:43:25 +0200 Subject: Re: Debian on thecus N2100 From: feder...@briata.org To: brianpl...@hotmail.com CC: debian-arm@lists.debian.org 2013/4/11 Brian Platt brianpl...@hotmail.com Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2013 22:20:18 +0400 From: alexander.a.dani...@gmail.com To: debian-arm@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Debian on thecus N2100 On 10.04.2013 16:41, Brian Platt wrote: I'm tring to install debian on the Thecus N2100 using the instructions from http://www.cyrius.com/debian/iop/n2100/ however when formatting the partitions the bar goes up to 33% Try another hdd model. Tried that maybe your RAM is damaged, try another one or to perform a memtest. ciao federico Finally got serial to work (ish) +RST=No Transfer to factory test Mode : No Reset default set:Normal Thecus: Found PCI device Vendor ID=0x Thecus: Found PCI device Vendor ID=0x10EC Thecus: Found PCI device Vendor ID=0x Thecus: Found PCI device Vendor ID=0x No network interfaces found RedBoot(tm) bootstrap and debug environment [ROM] Red Hat certified release, version 1.93 - built 17:25:00, Feb 6 2007 Platform: THECUS N2100 (IOP80219) Copyright (C) 2000, 2001, 2002, Red Hat, Inc. RAM: 0x-0x2000, 0x0004b890-0x1ffd1000 available, total: 512 MB FLASH: 0xf000 - 0xf100, 128 blocks of 0x0002 bytes each. == Executing boot script in 3.000 seconds - enter ^C to abort I would like to boot into redboot but when I do control c it' doesn't abort the boot?
Re: Debian on thecus N2100
2013/4/11 Brian Platt brianpl...@hotmail.com Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2013 22:20:18 +0400 From: alexander.a.dani...@gmail.com To: debian-arm@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Debian on thecus N2100 On 10.04.2013 16:41, Brian Platt wrote: I'm tring to install debian on the Thecus N2100 using the instructions from http://www.cyrius.com/debian/iop/n2100/ however when formatting the partitions the bar goes up to 33% Try another hdd model. Tried that maybe your RAM is damaged, try another one or to perform a memtest. ciao federico
Re: Debian on thecus N2100
On 12 April 2013 23:15, Brian Platt brianpl...@hotmail.com wrote: Yes this the way i've been doing it, I even did a new header on another 2100 i've got and the same thing. Hypothesis: it's the voltage levels Experiment: try it with a proper 12V RS232 serial port M -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-arm-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/cal4-wqrho4hboyxmb8n1gnewnzxpxkrel1ungqhcmk8uuxg...@mail.gmail.com
RE: Debian on thecus N2100
Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2013 10:04:21 +0200 Subject: Re: Debian on thecus N2100 From: martinw...@gmail.com To: brianpl...@hotmail.com CC: debian-arm@lists.debian.org On 12 April 2013 23:15, Brian Platt brianpl...@hotmail.com wrote: Yes this the way i've been doing it, I even did a new header on another 2100 i've got and the same thing. Hypothesis: it's the voltage levels Experiment: try it with a proper 12V RS232 serial port M -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-arm-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/cal4-wqrho4hboyxmb8n1gnewnzxpxkrel1ungqhcmk8uuxg...@mail.gmail.com Alas i've just tried that and I get no output from either cable now think may have killed the backplane NIC1 no longer works on one machine and neither boot after the orange lights flashes for 30 seconds.
RE: Debian on thecus N2100
Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:31:23 +0200 From: drea...@doukki.net To: brianpl...@hotmail.com CC: debian-arm@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Debian on thecus N2100 Hi Brian, Le 10/04/2013 14:41, Brian Platt a écrit : I'm tring to install debian on the Thecus N2100 using the instructions from http://www.cyrius.com/debian/iop/n2100/ however when formatting the partitions the bar goes up to 33% (I know it can take ages for the bar to update) as expected however for some reason after a few minutes hard disk activity stops and eventually the network connection is dropped. It seems someone had a similar problem here http://blog.coldtobi.de/1_coldtobis_blog/archive/171_installing_debian_on_the_thecus_n2100_--_part_3_--_installing_debian.html . I've tried raid non raid single and dual drives, manual and guided setup and it always fails. I've also tried the ssh connection via putty and via linux terminal. I thought it was hardware problem so bought another one with new drivers etc and still the problem exists. Anyone got any ideas what could be going on? I have few thecus N2100 working 24/24 7/7 while following my notes[1] (2 years old) about debianized Thecus-N2100. May be you can try to plug a serial console for debugging the issue you seem to encounter. Regards, drEagle [1] https://doukki.net/doku.php?id=wiki:notes:n2100 I've soldered a serial header and using the pin outs You only need to connect pin 2 (RX), pin 3 (TX) and pin 5 (GND) shouldn't VCC go somewhere? i'm using a PL2303 USB to TTL RS232 converter or will it not work with ie just a normall serial cable?
RE: Debian on thecus N2100
Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:31:23 +0200 From: drea...@doukki.net To: brianpl...@hotmail.com CC: debian-arm@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Debian on thecus N2100 Hi Brian, Le 10/04/2013 14:41, Brian Platt a écrit : I'm tring to install debian on the Thecus N2100 using the instructions from http://www.cyrius.com/debian/iop/n2100/ however when formatting the partitions the bar goes up to 33% (I know it can take ages for the bar to update) as expected however for some reason after a few minutes hard disk activity stops and eventually the network connection is dropped. It seems someone had a similar problem here http://blog.coldtobi.de/1_coldtobis_blog/archive/171_installing_debian_on_the_thecus_n2100_--_part_3_--_installing_debian.html . I've tried raid non raid single and dual drives, manual and guided setup and it always fails. I've also tried the ssh connection via putty and via linux terminal. I thought it was hardware problem so bought another one with new drivers etc and still the problem exists. Anyone got any ideas what could be going on? I have few thecus N2100 working 24/24 7/7 while following my notes[1] (2 years old) about debianized Thecus-N2100. May be you can try to plug a serial console for debugging the issue you seem to encounter. Regards, drEagle [1] https://doukki.net/doku.php?id=wiki:notes:n2100 I've soldered a serial header and using the pin outs You only need to connect pin 2 (RX), pin 3 (TX) and pin 5 (GND)shouldn't VCC go somewhere? i'm using a PL2303 USB to TTL RS232 converter or will it not work with ie just a normall serial cable? update i've managed to get output but it's all random symbols i'm using 115220 8N1 and i've resolver the header about 20 times and still the same
Re: Debian on thecus N2100
Le 12/04/2013 21:03, Brian Platt a écrit : Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:31:23 +0200 From: drea...@doukki.net To: brianpl...@hotmail.com CC: debian-arm@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Debian on thecus N2100 Hi Brian, Le 10/04/2013 14:41, Brian Platt a écrit : I'm tring to install debian on the Thecus N2100 using the instructions from http://www.cyrius.com/debian/iop/n2100/ however when formatting the partitions the bar goes up to 33% (I know it can take ages for the bar to update) as expected however for some reason after a few minutes hard disk activity stops and eventually the network connection is dropped. It seems someone had a similar problem here http://blog.coldtobi.de/1_coldtobis_blog/archive/171_installing_debian_on_the_thecus_n2100_--_part_3_--_installing_debian.html . I've tried raid non raid single and dual drives, manual and guided setup and it always fails. I've also tried the ssh connection via putty and via linux terminal. I thought it was hardware problem so bought another one with new drivers etc and still the problem exists. Anyone got any ideas what could be going on? I have few thecus N2100 working 24/24 7/7 while following my notes[1] (2 years old) about debianized Thecus-N2100. May be you can try to plug a serial console for debugging the issue you seem to encounter. Regards, drEagle [1] https://doukki.net/doku.php?id=wiki:notes:n2100 I've soldered a serial header and using the pin outs You only need to connect pin 2 (RX), pin 3 (TX) and pin 5 (GND)shouldn't VCC go somewhere? i'm using a PL2303 USB to TTL RS232 converter or will it not work with ie just a normall serial cable? update i've managed to get output but it's all random symbols i'm using 115220 8N1 and i've resolver the header about 20 times and still the same Hi Brian, As far as I remember, you need to connect to serial console before switching on the thecus. If you connect too late, the comunnication may be corrupted. signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
RE: Debian on thecus N2100
Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2013 22:33:12 +0200 From: drea...@doukki.net To: brianpl...@hotmail.com CC: debian-arm@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Debian on thecus N2100 Le 12/04/2013 21:03, Brian Platt a écrit : Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:31:23 +0200 From: drea...@doukki.net To: brianpl...@hotmail.com CC: debian-arm@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Debian on thecus N2100 Hi Brian, Le 10/04/2013 14:41, Brian Platt a écrit : I'm tring to install debian on the Thecus N2100 using the instructions from http://www.cyrius.com/debian/iop/n2100/ however when formatting the partitions the bar goes up to 33% (I know it can take ages for the bar to update) as expected however for some reason after a few minutes hard disk activity stops and eventually the network connection is dropped. It seems someone had a similar problem here http://blog.coldtobi.de/1_coldtobis_blog/archive/171_installing_debian_on_the_thecus_n2100_--_part_3_--_installing_debian.html . I've tried raid non raid single and dual drives, manual and guided setup and it always fails. I've also tried the ssh connection via putty and via linux terminal. I thought it was hardware problem so bought another one with new drivers etc and still the problem exists. Anyone got any ideas what could be going on? I have few thecus N2100 working 24/24 7/7 while following my notes[1] (2 years old) about debianized Thecus-N2100. May be you can try to plug a serial console for debugging the issue you seem to encounter. Regards, drEagle [1] https://doukki.net/doku.php?id=wiki:notes:n2100 I've soldered a serial header and using the pin outs You only need to connect pin 2 (RX), pin 3 (TX) and pin 5 (GND)shouldn't VCC go somewhere? i'm using a PL2303 USB to TTL RS232 converter or will it not work with ie just a normall serial cable? update i've managed to get output but it's all random symbols i'm using 115220 8N1 and i've resolver the header about 20 times and still the same Hi Brian, As far as I remember, you need to connect to serial console before switching on the thecus. If you connect too late, the comunnication may be corrupted. Yes this the way i've been doing it, I even did a new header on another 2100 i've got and the same thing.
RE: Debian on thecus N2100
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2013 22:20:18 +0400 From: alexander.a.dani...@gmail.com To: debian-arm@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Debian on thecus N2100 On 10.04.2013 16:41, Brian Platt wrote: I'm tring to install debian on the Thecus N2100 using the instructions from http://www.cyrius.com/debian/iop/n2100/ however when formatting the partitions the bar goes up to 33% (I know it can take ages for the bar to update) as expected however for some reason after a few minutes hard disk activity stops and eventually the network connection is dropped. It seems someone had a similar problem here http://blog.coldtobi.de/1_coldtobis_blog/archive/171_installing_debian_on_the_thecus_n2100_--_part_3_--_installing_debian.html . I've tried raid non raid single and dual drives, manual and guided setup and it always fails. I've also tried the ssh connection via putty and via linux terminal. I thought it was hardware problem so bought another one with new drivers etc and still the problem exists. Anyone got any ideas what could be going on? Try another hdd model. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-arm-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/5165ad62.7010...@gmail.com Tried that
Re: Debian on thecus N2100
Hi Brian, Le 10/04/2013 14:41, Brian Platt a écrit : I'm tring to install debian on the Thecus N2100 using the instructions from http://www.cyrius.com/debian/iop/n2100/ however when formatting the partitions the bar goes up to 33% (I know it can take ages for the bar to update) as expected however for some reason after a few minutes hard disk activity stops and eventually the network connection is dropped. It seems someone had a similar problem here http://blog.coldtobi.de/1_coldtobis_blog/archive/171_installing_debian_on_the_thecus_n2100_--_part_3_--_installing_debian.html . I've tried raid non raid single and dual drives, manual and guided setup and it always fails. I've also tried the ssh connection via putty and via linux terminal. I thought it was hardware problem so bought another one with new drivers etc and still the problem exists. Anyone got any ideas what could be going on? I have few thecus N2100 working 24/24 7/7 while following my notes[1] (2 years old) about debianized Thecus-N2100. May be you can try to plug a serial console for debugging the issue you seem to encounter. Regards, drEagle [1] https://doukki.net/doku.php?id=wiki:notes:n2100 signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: Debian on thecus N2100
On 11.04.2013 13:39, Brian Platt wrote: Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2013 22:20:18 +0400 From: alexander.a.dani...@gmail.com To: debian-arm@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Debian on thecus N2100 On 10.04.2013 16:41, Brian Platt wrote: I'm tring to install debian on the Thecus N2100 using the instructions from http://www.cyrius.com/debian/iop/n2100/ however when formatting the partitions the bar goes up to 33% (I know it can take ages for the bar to update) as expected however for some reason after a few minutes hard disk activity stops and eventually the network connection is dropped. It seems someone had a similar problem here http://blog.coldtobi.de/1_coldtobis_blog/archive/171_installing_debian_on_the_thecus_n2100_--_part_3_--_installing_debian.html . I've tried raid non raid single and dual drives, manual and guided setup and it always fails. I've also tried the ssh connection via putty and via linux terminal. I thought it was hardware problem so bought another one with new drivers etc and still the problem exists. Anyone got any ideas what could be going on? Try another hdd model. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-arm-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/5165ad62.7010...@gmail.com Tried that I have n2100 with 2 hdd in partial raid - works fine more than 2 years. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-arm-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/5166b4c6.7090...@gmail.com
Re: Debian on thecus N2100
On 10.04.2013 16:41, Brian Platt wrote: I'm tring to install debian on the Thecus N2100 using the instructions from http://www.cyrius.com/debian/iop/n2100/ however when formatting the partitions the bar goes up to 33% (I know it can take ages for the bar to update) as expected however for some reason after a few minutes hard disk activity stops and eventually the network connection is dropped. It seems someone had a similar problem here http://blog.coldtobi.de/1_coldtobis_blog/archive/171_installing_debian_on_the_thecus_n2100_--_part_3_--_installing_debian.html . I've tried raid non raid single and dual drives, manual and guided setup and it always fails. I've also tried the ssh connection via putty and via linux terminal. I thought it was hardware problem so bought another one with new drivers etc and still the problem exists. Anyone got any ideas what could be going on? Try another hdd model. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-arm-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/5165ad62.7010...@gmail.com
Re: Debian on Thecus N2100
On Fri, 2007-09-28 at 10:42 +0100, Ross Burton wrote: I'm about to order a re-badged N2100 for use as a home NAS, and have a few questions about getting Debian onto it. I see that 4.0r1 is broken, is it best to install r0 or are there installer images with the fixed kernel on? I could try installing Sid, but I'd prefer something known to work. :) I've never done software RAID before, so I'm being cautious. Is it fairly simple with the Debian installer to setup a 4G /, 1G swap, and the rest as /home, all on RAID-1? Would I need a separate /boot, or is the initramfs in the flash sufficient? Thanks for the help everyone, my NAS is now running Debian Etch. However, I can't get Avahi to work, the initial announce works but any subsequent queries fail: it appears that multicast packets are being dropped by the network driver. Has anyone else seen this, and if so are there any workarounds or solutions? (please CC me, I'm not on the list) Cheers, Ross -- Ross Burton mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] www: http://www.burtonini.com./ PGP Fingerprint: 1A21 F5B0 D8D0 CFE3 81D4 E25A 2D09 E447 D0B4 33DF signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: Debian on Thecus N2100
On Fri, Sep 28, 2007 at 10:42:43AM +0100, Ross Burton wrote: Hi all, I'm about to order a re-badged N2100 for use as a home NAS, and have a few questions about getting Debian onto it. I see that 4.0r1 is broken, is it best to install r0 or are there installer images with the fixed kernel on? I could try installing Sid, but I'd prefer something known to work. :) The installer needs to download a few things during the installation, and it's these 'few things' that are broken. There is a workaround procedure that you can use (see the list archives), which involves getting the installer into expert mode. I've never done software RAID before, so I'm being cautious. Is it fairly simple with the Debian installer to setup a 4G /, 1G swap, and the rest as /home, all on RAID-1? Would I need a separate /boot, or is the initramfs in the flash sufficient? Software-RAID on Linux exports just one partition (unless you create multiple RAID devices). What you want is very easy with LVM, however. -- Lo-lan-do Home is where you have to wash the dishes. -- #debian-devel, Freenode, 2004-09-22 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Debian on Thecus N2100
* Ross Burton [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2007-09-28 10:42]: I see that 4.0r1 is broken, is it best to install r0 or are there installer images with the fixed kernel on? I could try installing Sid, but I'd prefer something known to work. :) The problem is that r0 is no longer on the mirrors so you cannot install that. Anyway, there's a fairly easy workaround: install using the 4.0r1 images, and when base install fails, do base install again - this time it will ask you which kernel version to install. I've never done software RAID before, so I'm being cautious. Is it fairly simple with the Debian installer to setup a 4G /, 1G swap, and the rest as /home, all on RAID-1? Would I need a separate /boot, or is the initramfs in the flash sufficient? RAID setup in d-i is fairly easy, even if maybe not very obvious (you first need to mark some partitions for RAID, then go to a RAID config tool, then configure the md partitions). You won't need a special /boot. -- Martin Michlmayr http://www.cyrius.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Debian on Thecus N2100
On Fri, 2007-09-28 at 13:38 +0200, Martin Michlmayr wrote: * Ross Burton [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2007-09-28 10:42]: I see that 4.0r1 is broken, is it best to install r0 or are there installer images with the fixed kernel on? I could try installing Sid, but I'd prefer something known to work. :) The problem is that r0 is no longer on the mirrors so you cannot install that. Anyway, there's a fairly easy workaround: install using the 4.0r1 images, and when base install fails, do base install again - this time it will ask you which kernel version to install. Ah cunning, that sounds even easier than changing the priority and getting asked lots of questions. I've never done software RAID before, so I'm being cautious. Is it fairly simple with the Debian installer to setup a 4G /, 1G swap, and the rest as /home, all on RAID-1? Would I need a separate /boot, or is the initramfs in the flash sufficient? RAID setup in d-i is fairly easy, even if maybe not very obvious (you first need to mark some partitions for RAID, then go to a RAID config tool, then configure the md partitions). You won't need a special /boot. On Fri, 2007-09-28 at 14:45 +0300, Riku Voipio wrote: kernel and initramfs in flash is sufficent, no need for a separate /boot partition. The setup you want is slightly complex, but it should still be fairly simple to setup in d-i. Not simple in sense of just hit next but rather if know partitioning well enough to want such a setup, you will manage to setup partitions relatively easily in d-i partitioner. Okay, thanks Martin and Riku. Maybe I should give the etch installer a go in qemu so I know what the raid setup does before I let myself go on a real device. :) I'm a huge fan of separate /home because of the amount of pain it solves when the OS itself dies. I guess a swap file in / instead of a swap partition would solve the swap-on-dead-disk problem and remove a partition, I think I'll do that instead. Thanks, Ross -- Ross Burton mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] www: http://www.burtonini.com./ PGP Fingerprint: 1A21 F5B0 D8D0 CFE3 81D4 E25A 2D09 E447 D0B4 33DF signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: Debian on Thecus N2100
On Fri, Sep 28, 2007 at 10:42:43AM +0100, Ross Burton wrote: I've never done software RAID before, so I'm being cautious. Is it fairly simple with the Debian installer to setup a 4G /, 1G swap, and the rest as /home, all on RAID-1? Would I need a separate /boot, or is the initramfs in the flash sufficient? kernel and initramfs in flash is sufficent, no need for a separate /boot partition. The setup you want is slightly complex, but it should still be fairly simple to setup in d-i. Not simple in sense of just hit next but rather if know partitioning well enough to want such a setup, you will manage to setup partitions relatively easily in d-i partitioner. If you have any ideas howto make partioner easier, debian-boot is probably a better venue as partitioning not really a arm-specific problem. -- rm -rf only sounds scary if you don't have backups -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Debian on Thecus N2100
On 2007-09-28 10:42 +0100, Ross Burton wrote: Hi all, I'm about to order a re-badged N2100 for use as a home NAS, and have a few questions about getting Debian onto it. I see that 4.0r1 is broken, is it best to install r0 or are there installer images with the fixed kernel on? I could try installing Sid, but I'd prefer something known to work. :) Installing 4.0r1 but setting debconf priority to 'low' means it lets you specify a kernel so you can put the right one in. This is fairly painless. See earlier messages this month on this list for details. Wookey -- Principal hats: Balloonz - Toby Churchill - Aleph One - Debian http://wookware.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Debian on Thecus N2100
On Sun, Jun 03, 2007 at 06:00:09PM +0100, Steve Gane wrote: On the N2100, does it behave the same so that one can simply cat to the mtdblock partitions? Martin's page seems to suggest that, yeah: http://www.cyrius.com/debian/iop/n2100/deinstall.html As that page shows, you don't even actually need to make a backup of the mtd devices yourself, as long as you can still download a firmware from Thecus (or your vendor) -- Shaw's Principle: Build a system that even a fool can use, and only a fool will want to use it. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
