[Debian] A Step by Step guide for bootable Debian
 

Hi,
I tried about 8 times to install a bootable Deblet on my n810 and it will not boot :confused:

Can anyone give me an Step by Step gude, how i can install Deblet on my removable 4GB SD Card.

Thank You - the despaired Fr33mind

Define "not boot" - it stops with the progress bar far to the right? If so, this is a known problem and my upccoming beta should fix it.

Re: A Step by Step guide for bootable Debian
 

eehm, no at the boot menu i choose the deblet on external mmc, then it says "booting from external mmc1" , then the display goes black and the tablet reboots and starts in os 08

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I need the following information:

output of "dpkg -l | bootmenu" on maemo, and "dpkg -l | grep deblet-installer"
Your boot menu item in /etc/bootmenu.d (named deblet-something)
If you used Deblet-in-a-file or not

Re: A Step by Step guide for bootable Debian
 

Hi,
I have the same problem.
I've tried ti install the Debian and I've done exactly like how it is written in the forum but I cannt get it.
Plz about more detail for installing.

Re: A Step by Step guide for bootable Debian
 

With Deblet in a File and without deblet in a file it f**ks up.. and whats that whith the dpkg thing ? what must i write in the Terminal *confused* ? (Sry are that two pipes or anything other?)

Thanks Fr33mind

Re: A Step by Step guide for bootable Debian
 

It may would help a lot of people, if we can get tweaked out step by step guide up (and whith step by step i mean every single, damn little step) from choosing the right environment to formatting an external card correctly (in my situation 4GB) bootflalgst, mountpoins and aaaalll the stuff sverybody needs to have a bootable debian on his N8xx

-Fr33mind

Re: A Step by Step guide for bootable Debian
 

There will be a step by step guide eventually, - I'm getting to a stage with Deblet where the infrastructure for really building the platform is there - apt repository with mirrors and uploaders, sane debian packages that are buildable, 770 support, preseeds (make your own custom deblet installer with configuration settings already set), and so on.

Just hang on while I get the details right :)

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nothing done yet ? ;-)

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Installed deblet on an N810, Using External slot 8 gig Micro (with mini converter) card.
512 megs fat32 partition Primary (mmcblk1p1) - So Maemo doesn't whinge.
(remainder) Linux Partition (Ext2) Primary (mmcblk1p2).
512 linux swap partition. Primary (Although I think it should be Logical right?) (mmcblk1p3).

Same problems as above.. Selecting 'Deblet on external'* menu apon boot. Screen goes black and then reboots.

Mounting the partition in maemo and cat'ing /var/log/ boot log file from the External card shows it's empty.. :(

*sigh* I've had Deblet working a release or 2 ago on this same Nokia N810.. :(

Anyone have any ideas? Or could describe as requested above a simplistic Howto?

Re: A Step by Step guide for bootable Debian
 

Harrowed:

Bootlogd is disabled so /var/log/boot.log won't be used atleast. If it doesn't get to the linuxrc at all (it doesn't you say). Tried the switch INT_CARD/EXT_CARD thing in bootmenu.d items and see if that helps?

Can you tell me what dpkg -l | deblet-installer says on your maemo?

Fr33mind: Isn't http://trac.tspre.org/projects/deble...rtheNokiaN8x0s a step by step guide? :P

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Sorry it took so long.. Was hunting down the Fiasco Image for 36-5 at the same time. :) Was using a connection @ 25kb/sec as well.. *sigh*

output from: One thing I did notice was that it thought it was Internal instead of External.. *yawns* Past midnight. I'll try to change Interrnal to External in Bootmenu. *waves*

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It was just the /etc/bootmenu.d/*Internal*.item instead of *External*..
Open it in your favourite editor (IE nano) and replace the Word Internal with External and Int with Ext save as change filename replacing Internal and refresh-bootmenu.d follow prompts (no need to re-backup initfs), reboot at end and have fun.. Now time to sleep :)