Re: Latest Debian for Sheevaplug?

2015-03-26 Thread Gilles
On Thu, 26 Mar 2015 15:20:03 +0100, Gilles wrote: >Next, tried connecting with Debian and minicom, and then CuteCom, same >issue: The Sheevaplug says nothing when rebooting the device :-/ For some reason, rebooting the device bricked it. Back in business after following the documents below to un

Re: Latest Debian for Sheevaplug?

2015-03-26 Thread Christian Knoke
Du schriebst am 26. Mar um 13:33 Uhr: > But I'm also getting errors when trying to upgrade the kernel after > running "apt-get update": > > > # apt-get upgrade > > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... Done > 0 upgraded, 0 newly

Re: Latest Debian for Sheevaplug?

2015-03-26 Thread Gilles
On Wed, 25 Mar 2015 18:00:03 +0100, Gilles wrote: >I'm no expert and would like to upgrade a Sheevaplug to the latest >stable release of Debian. I rebooted with a cable connecting my Windows host to the mini-USB port, but get nothing from the Sheevaplug, although the serial connection worked fine

Re: Latest Debian for Sheevaplug?

2015-03-26 Thread Gilles
On Thu, 26 Mar 2015 13:30:01 +0100, Rick Thomas wrote: >I’ve heard (but can’t remember where, sadly) that this is *not* a sign of the >mmcblk device wearing out. It’s actually (according to my, possibly faulty, >recollection) indicative of a difference in understanding between uboot and >Linux

Re: Latest Debian for Sheevaplug?

2015-03-26 Thread Rick Thomas
I’ve heard (but can’t remember where, sadly) that this is *not* a sign of the mmcblk device wearing out. It’s actually (according to my, possibly faulty, recollection) indicative of a difference in understanding between uboot and Linux as to what the partition table should look like for an mmcb

Re: Latest Debian for Sheevaplug?

2015-03-26 Thread Gilles
Thanks for the infos. At 18:09 25/03/2015, Björn Wetterbom wrote: You should start at http://cyrius.com/debian/kirkwood/sheevaplug/ I think you'll find everything you need there. (Skickat från min telefon == Sent from my phone) -- To UNSUBSCR

Re: Latest Debian for Sheevaplug?

2015-03-25 Thread Gilles
On Wed, 25 Mar 2015 21:00:03 +0100, "Jim MacKenzie" wrote: >If your SheevaPlug is already running Debian and you simply want to upgrade >it, you can upgrade to Debian 7 in-place. This requires a firmware upgrade >to the SheevaPlug (in some cases) as the Debian 7 kernel isn't compatible >with olde

RE: Latest Debian for Sheevaplug?

2015-03-25 Thread Jim MacKenzie
If your SheevaPlug is already running Debian and you simply want to upgrade it, you can upgrade to Debian 7 in-place. This requires a firmware upgrade to the SheevaPlug (in some cases) as the Debian 7 kernel isn't compatible with older versions of the SheevaPlug's boot loader. I just upgraded my

Re: Latest Debian for Sheevaplug?

2015-03-25 Thread Björn Wetterbom
You should start at http://cyrius.com/debian/kirkwood/sheevaplug/ I think you'll find everything you need there. (Skickat från min telefon == Sent from my phone) On Mar 25, 2015 5:50 PM, "Gilles" wrote: > Hello > > I'm no expert and would like to upgrade a Sheevaplug to the latest > stable rel