Hi:
Not sure if this has already been discussed or documented... we created a clean install of Debian Squeeze armel based - for all those who want to start with a clean slate this might be interesting.
Here we go:
-
this how-to assumes you have a working OS running on the box
1. create a Debian boot SD
2. Some prep work and creating the new Debian env- make a copy of the kernel modules - if not already mounted, mount the 2nd partition (OS partition) to your file system
Code:
mkdir /media/devel
mount /dev/sda2 /media/devel
tar -zcvf /root/efikamx.tar.gz /media/devel/lib/modules/2.6.31.14.26-efikamx
umount /media/devel
- format 2nd partition (OS partition)
Code:
mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda2
- mount formatted 2nd partition (OS partition)Code:
mount /dev/sda2 /media/devel
- install debootstrap (if it can't be found - run apt-get update first) Code:
apt-get install debootstrap
- prep the new OS partition Code:
debootstrap --arch=armel --foreign stable /media/devel/
3. Finalizing the new Debian env and clean up- Once previous debootstrap process is completed, chroot into the new env
Code:
mount --bind /dev /media/devel/dev
mount -t proc none /media/devel/proc
chroot /media/devel /bin/bash --login
- Finalize the debootstrap process
Code:
/debootstrap/debootstrap --second-stage
- edit /etc/apt/sources.list Code:
nano /etc/apt/sources.list
and enter Code:
# deb http://debian.mirror.iweb.ca/debian/ squeeze main
deb http://debian.mirror.iweb.ca/debian/ squeeze main
deb-src http://debian.mirror.iweb.ca/debian/ squeeze main
deb http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates main
deb-src http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates main
# squeeze-updates, previously known as 'volatile'
deb http://debian.mirror.iweb.ca/debian/ squeeze-updates main
deb-src http://debian.mirror.iweb.ca/debian/ squeeze-updates main
- update the apt repository
Code:
apt-get update
- install ssh server (there will be no gui via HDMI - ssh will be the only way to connect and interact with the box
Code:
apt-get install openssh-server
- add network interfaces by editing /etc/network/interfaces Code:
nano /etc/network/interfaces
and enter Code:
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp
auto wlan0
- add fstab information /etc/fstab Code:
nano /etc/fstab
and enter Code:
/dev/sda2 / ext4 defaults 0 0
/dev/sda1 /boot/ ext3 defaults 0 0
- install and fix locales
Code:
apt-get install locales
dpkg-reconfigure locales
(I chose the US locales and chose en_US.UTF-8 as the system default)
- set root password
Code:
passwd
- fix/add hostname
Code:
nano /etc/hostname
and enter your desired hostname
- fix/add hostname to host config file /etc/hosts
Code:
nano /etc/hosts
and add the hostname from the previous step the first line after localhost Code:
127.0.0.1 localhost "your_hostname_here"
::1 localhost ip6-localhost ip6-loopback
fe00::0 ip6-localnet
ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix
ff02::1 ip6-allnodes
ff02::2 ip6-allrouters
- exit the chroot env
Code:
exit
- copy the kernel modules back
Code:
tar -zxvf /root/efikamx.tar.gz -C /media/devel/lib/modules/
rm /root/2.6.31.14.26-efikamx.tar.gz
- unmount the 2nd partition (OS partition)
Code:
cd ~
sync
umount /media/devel
4. Shutdown and reboot into new Debian env - shutdown the box
Code:
shutdown -h now
- once shutdown remove the SD card
- turn on the box
5. You should now be able to ssh into your new clean Debian squeeze environment (it is using the pre-existing kernel)
Let me know if you come across any issues, have suggestions to do things better or else...
Enjoy!! and Cheers
loonix
arX corp.
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