Re: Easy Debian Fremantle Beta Testing
 

@fw190, you may need to edit /home/user/.chroot (if I got the path right, I don't have ED installed right now to check). The file is well commented so it's easy to figure out what to do.

Re: Easy Debian Fremantle Beta Testing
 

I have found the file:

Now how to tweak it to have it working? ;)

As I understand I have to change to ext3 but that is all

Re: Easy Debian Fremantle Beta Testing
 

Assuming your ext3 partition is mmcblk1p1. Substitute as necessary.

Re: Easy Debian Fremantle Beta Testing
 

Posting here the sources.list of Estel's squeeze in case anyone needs it (so that dl of the image isn't necessary)

/edit:

@Estel: why did you comment out ?

/edit2: well, this one is down. As well as debian-multimedia isn't working.

Re: Easy Debian Fremantle Beta Testing
 

Here is what I did:
-I have ext3 and two swap on my uSD card
-I have downloaded debian-5-chroot-rootfs.tar.bz2
-extracted it to ext3 partition on my sd card (not to a folder - jus on the card)
-I have put the chroot file as you wrote in the apropriate place

While trying to start lxde with icon in menu nothing happens. This means I did something wrong or missed a step or two.

I can start Debian chroot which gives:
Also after inserting the card the cpu is running like mad. Could this be the tracker?

Could someone help?

Re: Easy Debian Fremantle Beta Testing
 

I'm sorry, fw190, but seriously, what did you expect in 54MB? A golden watch with a water feature? It's a barebone image, meaning you have nothing but the very basic components. Which means basically just the terminal, apt to install additional ppackages and their dependencies (except, IIRC, it was not quite as barebone as I would have liked, ISTR there were some extra packages already included which I had to remove - but I digress).

It looks like your system is running fine. The chroot works and you get a command-line prompt. You drive from there. If you want LXDE, install it. If you want Open/LibreOffice, install it. BTW I suggest starting from editing your /etc/apt/sources.list in your ED root and updating it with current Squeeze (or Wheezy if you feel adventurous) links. I believe the image has not been updated in years and contains some out-of-date hybrid.

I understand that the LXDE or Office icons on the desktop may be a little confusing. That's an unfortunate artifact of ED; Maemo knows nothing about packages you install in ED. So we have to cheat a little and create desktop files manually. Some of them are pre-made for you but it does not mean they point anywhere. For example OpenOffice may need editing to point to LibreOffice or vice versa and you may need to add entries manually for packages that do not have ready-made icons.

Re: Easy Debian Fremantle Beta Testing
 

Hmm maybe I should write it more specific in my post. I have downloaded the 277mb file which after extracting gave more than 800mb and that is why I'm confused that it didn't work with the lxde icon and wrote about it.

Re: Easy Debian Fremantle Beta Testing
 

Hmm, I have no idea about that one. And I have no way to try out as both my N900s are a bit indisposed right now. Sorry.

Re: Easy Debian Fremantle Beta Testing
 

That one is quite self-explanatory - it seems like you don't have (under Maemo) directory /.debian. Create it.

*If* it still doesn't work after that (and error about /.debian/var/run/pulse not existing still shows up), check, if you have /var/run/pule in the package you've downloaded. If not, there is something wrong with it.

Frankly, I have no clue what this debian-5-chroot-rootfs.tar.bz2 thing is - for sure, ti wasn't created by me. I don't know if you, accidentally, haven't decided to try some qole's unfinished WIP chroot content, not meant for end-users.

You should rather try one of provided images (*.ext3 or *.ext2 files), mount it, and extract it content to your partition.

/Estel

Re: Easy Debian Fremantle Beta Testing
 

Having gone down the barebone image route myself, I second Estel's suggestion. It is easier to take one of the finished images (Estel's are the best-polished ones) and remove things you don't need. Once done, just copy the content as it is to your target directory or partition. The ready-made images have a lot of the legwork done already, so you don't have to worry about things like key bindings, screen adjustment and what have you.