Easy Debian img help?
 

i downloaded the image file (http://qole.org/files//debian-m5-v3b.img.ext2.lzma) and extracted it and put it in MyDocs
when i open easy debian installed it goes straight to downloading the image file, what did i do wrong?

Re: easy debian img help
 

Have a look for the filename in the config-file at ~/.chroot, lzma is compressed. try uncompressing...

Re: easy debian img help
 

i decompressed it and moved it to MyDocs
now i habe 2 files one is 283 MB .lzma
another one 2GB .ext2
both on MyDocs

Re: easy debian img help
 

Should work now? Have a look at the configfile, esspecially path and filesystemtype!

Re: easy debian img help
 

u mean /home/user/.chroot ?
i just renamed the img file for the same name in the config file
ill double check

Re: easy debian img help
 

You have the possibility to choose ext2 or ext3 and some more options i guess as filesystem for the image (or even partition which is much faster). Yes, config file is located in /home/user/.chroot where you have to define path / filename and fs-type of the image / partition.
Btw, i'm using the Mer0.17testing11 image on a 5GB-partition at internal eMMC: Netbeans, Kile, Gimp, Inkscape, Abiword, Gnumeric and Dia are running well...

Re: easy debian img help
 

WOW thats too much info
i havent repartitioned my N900 its eMMC 32 gig...default
should i change the extention of the image to ext3?

Re: easy debian img help
 

No, either change fs-type in configfile or convert the image with a tool!

Re: easy debian img help
 

in .chroot , IMGFS=ext2
filename .ext2
Attachment 9076
Sample config for chroot

# Device or image containing Debian filesystem.
# Default: first in /home/user/MyDocs/debian*.img*, /med
# Some examples:
#IMGFILE=/home/user/MyDocs/debian-squeeze-m5.img.ext2
#IMGFILE=/media/mmc1/debian-squeeze-m5.img.ext2
#IMGFILE=/dev/mmcblk1p2
#IMGFILE=/dev/mmcblk0p4

Filesystem used; must always be set when using a parti
# Default: from extension of IMGFILE, or ext2.
#IMGFS=ext2

# Mount point for Debian.
# Default: /debian
CHROOT=/.debian

# New /tmp dir size for printing / PDF creation
# Default: 6M
....

Re: easy debian img help
 

Should work now, maybe reboot required? There is also a much bigger thread about this topics...

Re: Easy Debian img help?
 

restart didnt work,i followed this page http://wiki.maemo.org/Easy_Debian
is there another page?

Re: Easy Debian img help?
 

Yes theres this one :)

http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php...bian+fremantle

e: And a new img... v3c.img... Its talked about in the 3 or 4 last pages of the thread

Re: Easy Debian img help?
 

oz87:

It sounds to me like all you've tried to run is the installer. Do not run the installer again, you have already installed the image file.

Try running "Debian LXDE", and if that doesn't work, try running the red swirl called "Debian chroot" and post a screenshot.

Re: Easy Debian img help?
 

i ran Debian LXDE abd it worked thanks they shud modify this page http://wiki.maemo.org/Easy_Debian its confusing

Re: Easy Debian img help?
 

All I did (last night): Download the tiny easy debian scripts from AppMan: Let it do it's business: Click blue button to download - click on MMC and let it do it's business. I switched the screen off and watch King of Queens for an hour. Came back - DONE! LXDE glory!

Maybe the automated system on N900 is the easiest and best way.
It is all automated. You click 'OK' 3 times and select MyDocs or MMC once.

Re: Easy Debian img help?
 

some countries dont have an unlimited DSL plans..........