Hi Bill, Thanks for your instructions. Well, I could also use debootstrap, but could you maybe tell me what exactly I have to do to get that to work? That would be really great!!! Robin
> -----Original Message----- > From: Bill Maas [mailto:b...@stsx.org] > Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 9:45 PM > To: Robin Kipp > Cc: soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com > Subject: Re: [Soekris] Installing Debian on a CF card via a computer > > > Hi Robin, > > On Fri, 2008-12-12 at 18:04 +0100, Robin Kipp wrote: > > Hi list, > > Since installing Debian on my Net5501 via PXE boot won't > work for me, > > I thought about installing it directly on a CF card from a laptop > > using a USB card reader. Could anyone please tell me what I need to > > adjust after the installation so the system will actually work? For > > example, do I have to modify the fstab and change sda to > hda? And what > > do I have to do so it'll actually send output to the serial > console? > > Or do I just need to install it and it'll work fine in the Net5501? > > Thanks for any answers!!! Robin > > Fstab: yes. You'll find a pair of commented out entries in > /etc/inittab for setting up the serial port. Simply uncomment > the appropriate one and adjust the speed parameter, for example: > > #T0:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS0 9600 vt100 > T0:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS0 19200 vt100 > > That's all! Depending on how you are planning to do the > installation, you might also run into hardware configuration > trouble with files under /etc/udev, which are apparently > written to by the Debian Installer. In my experience, > debootstrap provides the cleanest environment to start with. > > Bill > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Soekris-tech mailing list > > Soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com > > http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech > > _______________________________________________ Soekris-tech mailing list Soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
