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--- howto:install_debian 2008/10/17 22:19
+++ howto:install_debian 2017/12/04 17:26 current
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+**WARNING**: This procedure is horrible.  For a "real" native Debian installation, take a look at http://www.cyrius.com/debian/orion/d-link/dns-323/install.html .
 This page described how to get Debian natively running on your
 DNS-323.
-NOTE: If you follow this procedure, the DNS-323 will no longer run it's
+NOTE: If you follow this procedure, the DNS-323 will no longer run its
 normal operation.  It will only run debian.  The function can be restored,
 details at the end.
@@ Line 17: / Line 19: @@
    * A running Debian system
    * Fast Internet access (not strictly required, but very helpful)
-   * Running kermit from http://www.columbia.edu/kermit.  Note that you can use minicom, but you will not be able to transfer kernels to uboot later if you don't have it.
+   * Running kermit from http://www.columbia.edu/kermit (On debian just execute apt-get install ckermit and use the command kermit without the path to the executable).  Note that you can use minicom, but you will not be able to transfer kernels to uboot later if you don't have it.
 You need a minimal debian image installed on a machine that can act as
@@ Line 202: / Line 204: @@
 If the device is new and you never have set the clock, you will probably have some little problem due to a wrong clock setting. If not, just don't execute the related command.
-Now check frequently in "dns/etch/etc" if the file inittab as been extracted, and as soon you find it edit the file as follow
+Now check frequently in "dns/etch/etc" if the file inittab as been extracted, and as soon as you find it edit the file as follow
 <code>
@@ Line 280: / Line 282: @@
 <code>
-sh-3.1# cd /root/
+:# cd /root/
-sh-3.1# mkdir oldmtd
+:# mkdir oldmtd
-sh-3.1# cd oldmtd/
+:# cd oldmtd/
-sh-3.1# dd if=/dev/mtdblock0 of=mtd0
+# dd if=/dev/mtdblock0 of=mtd0
 +0 records in
 +0 records out
 bytes (66 kB) copied, 0.076184 seconds, 860 kB/s
-sh-3.1# dd if=/dev/mtdblock1 of=mtd1
+:# dd if=/dev/mtdblock1 of=mtd1
 +0 records in
 +0 records out
 bytes (66 kB) copied, 0.076254 seconds, 859 kB/s
-sh-3.1# dd if=/dev/mtdblock2 of=mtd2
+:# dd if=/dev/mtdblock2 of=mtd2
 +0 records in
 +0 records out
 1572864 bytes (1.6 MB) copied, 1.71174 seconds, 919 kB/s
-sh-3.1# dd if=/dev/mtdblock3 of=mtd3
+:# dd if=/dev/mtdblock3 of=mtd3
 +0 records in
 +0 records out
 6488064 bytes (6.5 MB) copied, 6.89164 seconds, 941 kB/s
-sh-3.1# dd if=/dev/mtdblock4 of=mtd4
+:# dd if=/dev/mtdblock4 of=mtd4
 +0 records in
 +0 records out
@@ Line 311: / Line 313: @@
 <code>
-sh-3.1# cd ..
+:# cd ..
-sh-3.1# dd if=oldmtd/mtd3 of=olddnsfs.gz bs=64 skip=1
+:# dd if=oldmtd/mtd3 of=olddnsfs.gz bs=64 skip=1
 +0 records in
 +0 records out
 6488000 bytes (6.5 MB) copied, 6.6507 seconds, 976 kB/s
-sh-3.1# gzip -d olddnsfs.gz
+:# gzip -d olddnsfs.gz
 gzip: olddnsfs.gz: decompression OK, trailing garbage ignored
-sh-3.1# mount -o loop olddnsfs /mnt/
+:# mount -o loop olddnsfs /mnt/
 EXT2-fs warning: mounting unchecked fs, running e2fsck is recommended
-sh-3.1# mkdir dns323-oldfs
+:# mkdir dns323-oldfs
-sh-3.1# cp -a /mnt/* dns323-oldfs/
+:# cp -a /mnt/* dns323-oldfs/
-</code>
+:# umount /mnt
-Now reboot.  Remember, press space then "1" to stop at uboot.
-<code>
-sh-3.1# sync
-sh-3.1# reboot -f
-.
-.
-.
-Marvell>> setenv bootargs root=/dev/nfs nfsroot=192.168.27.126:/root/dns/etch ip=dhcp console=ttyS0,115200
-Marvell>> bootm FF820000
-## Booting image at ff820000 ...
-</code>
-You should eventually get to the following:
-<code>
-Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 192.168.27.54 ttyS0
-.168.27.54 login:
-</code>
-Now log in as "root"
-<code>
-.168.27.54 login: root
-Linux 192.168.27.54 2.6.12.6-arm1 #4 Sat Sep 8 01:23:18 CDT 2007 armv5tejl
-The programs included with the Debian GNU/Linux system are free software;
-the exact distribution terms for each program are described in the
-individual files in /usr/share/doc/*/copyright.
-Debian GNU/Linux comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, to the extent
-permitted by applicable law.
 </code>
@@ Line 402: / Line 370: @@
 <code>
-:/etc# cd /etc
+:/# cd /etc
 :/etc# vi rc.local
 </code>
@@ Line 589: / Line 557: @@
 :/initrd# cp /lib/ld-linux.so.2 lib
 :/initrd# cp /lib/libc.so.6 lib/
+:/initrd# cp /lib/libgcc_s.so.1 lib/
 :/initrd# cp /lib/libcrypt.so.1 lib
 :/initrd# cp /lib/libm.so.6 lib
@@ Line 729: / Line 698: @@
 <code>
-:/etc# umount /mnt
+:/# umount /mnt
-:/etc# mount /dev/md0 /mnt
+:/# cd /mnt
+:/mnt# mkdir hd_root nfs_root
+:/mnt# mount /dev/md0 hd_root
 kjournald starting.  Commit interval 5 seconds
 EXT3 FS on md0, internal journal
 EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
-:/etc# cp -a /bin /boot /dev /etc /home /initrd /lib /media /opt /root /sbin /srv/ /usr /var /mnt
+:/mnt# mount -o bind / nfs_root
-:/etc# mkdir /mnt/mnt /mnt/proc /mnt/sys /mnt/tmp
+:/mnt# cp -a nfs_root/* hd_root
-:/etc# chmod 777 /mnt/tmp
+:/mnt# mkdir hd_root/old_root
-:/etc# chmod +t /mnt/tmp
-:/etc# mkdir /mnt/old_root
 </code>
@@ Line 744: / Line 713: @@
 <code>
-:/etc# vi /mnt/etc/fstab
+:/mnt# vi hd_root/etc/fstab
 </code>
@@ Line 752: / Line 721: @@
 <code>
-:/etc# vi /mnt/etc/network/interfaces
+:/mnt# vi hd_root/etc/network/interfaces
 </code>
@@ Line 760: / Line 729: @@
 <code>
-:/etc# cd /root
+:/mnt# cd /root
 :~# ./make_uinitrd
 +0 records in
@@ Line 795: / Line 764: @@
 <code>
 :~# dd if=/root/initrd.uImage of=/dev/mtdblock3
-:~# umount /mnt
 :~# reboot
 </code>
@@ Line 808: / Line 776: @@
 A few other things you might want to do:
-Makes the hwclock work right:
-<code>
-server:~/dns323-oldfs# cd /dev
-server:/dev# MAKEDEV rtc
-</code>
 Provide access to the temperature sensor:

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