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Re: Anyone got Wheezy running on a Dreamplug?



* Tixy <tixy@yxit.co.uk> [2013-05-19 16:37]:
> Seems that Martin Michlmayr's otherwise excellent pages have just had
> the DreamPlug added to the list of supported devices without any
> indication that you need a different uImage and that the process for
> updating U-Boot is different.

That's correct.  I donn't have a DreamPlug, so I wasn't aware that
other changes were required for the documentation.

Thanks to your feedback, I've now updated the instructions (see
attached patch).  If anything else is missing, please let me know.

-- 
Martin Michlmayr
http://www.cyrius.com/
diff --git a/content/debian/kirkwood/sheevaplug/install.md b/content/debian/kirkwood/sheevaplug/install.md
index c6730da..b30bf59 100644
--- a/content/debian/kirkwood/sheevaplug/install.md
+++ b/content/debian/kirkwood/sheevaplug/install.md
@@ -58,11 +58,22 @@ before proceeding with the installation of Debian.
 
 <h2><a id = "starting">Starting the Installer</a></h2>
 
-First of all, you have to download the installer.  Download the <a href =
+First of all, you have to download the installer.  Download the uImage and
+uInitrd files and store them either on a USB stick, MMC/SD card or a TFTP
+server:
+
+* DreamPlug: <a href =
+"ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/installer-armel/current/images/kirkwood/netboot/marvell/dreamplug/uImage";>uImage</a>
+and <a href =
+"ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/installer-armel/current/images/kirkwood/netboot/marvell/dreamplug/uInitrd";>uInitrd</a>
+* GuruPlug: <a href =
+"ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/installer-armel/current/images/kirkwood/netboot/marvell/guruplug/uImage";>uImage</a>
+and <a href =
+"ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/installer-armel/current/images/kirkwood/netboot/marvell/guruplug/uInitrd";>uInitrd</a>
+* SheevaPlug and SheevaPlug variants: <a href =
 "ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/installer-armel/current/images/kirkwood/netboot/marvell/sheevaplug/uImage";>uImage</a>
 and <a href =
 "ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/installer-armel/current/images/kirkwood/netboot/marvell/sheevaplug/uInitrd";>uInitrd</a>
-and store them either on a USB stick, MMC/SD card or a TFTP server.
 
 Now connect the install medium (USB stick, SD card or eSATA disk) to your
 plug computer and connect a mini-USB connector in order to access the
@@ -78,8 +89,8 @@ the installer from.  Also note that you may have to replace `fatload` with
 `ext2load` in case you used the ext2 or ext3 filesystem on your USB stick
 or MMC card.
 
-Note for GuruPlug users: on the GuruPlug, MMC/SD cards show up as USB
-devices.  Therefore, if you're using a MMC/SD card, make sure to follow the
+Note for GuruPlug and DreamPlug users: MMC/SD cards show up as USB devices.
+Therefore, if you're using a MMC/SD card, make sure to follow the
 instructions for USB devices and not for MMC/SD.
 
 <ul>
diff --git a/content/debian/kirkwood/sheevaplug/uboot-upgrade.md b/content/debian/kirkwood/sheevaplug/uboot-upgrade.md
index cf68039..354d27c 100644
--- a/content/debian/kirkwood/sheevaplug/uboot-upgrade.md
+++ b/content/debian/kirkwood/sheevaplug/uboot-upgrade.md
@@ -98,7 +98,9 @@ FreeAgent DockStar</a></li>
 
 </ul>
 
-There are different ways to upgrade U-Boot on your plug computer:
+You have to complete three steps in order to install the new U-Boot.
+First, you have to load the new U-Boot to your plug computer, either via
+USB or TFTP:
 
 <ul>
 
@@ -112,8 +114,6 @@ computer, connect the serial console and type the following commands:
 <pre>
 usb start
 fatload usb 0:1 0x0800000 u-boot.kwb
-nand erase 0x0 0x60000
-nand write 0x0800000 0x0 0x60000
 </pre>
 </div>
 
@@ -130,6 +130,21 @@ the following commands:
 setenv serverip 192.168.1.2 # IP of your TFTP server
 setenv ipaddr 192.168.1.200
 tftpboot 0x0800000 u-boot.kwb
+</pre>
+</div>
+
+</li>
+
+</ul>
+
+Second, you have to flash the new U-Boot:
+
+<ul>
+
+<li>SheevaPlug (and SheevaPlug variants) and GuruPlug:
+
+<div class="code">
+<pre>
 nand erase 0x0 0x60000
 nand write 0x0800000 0x0 0x60000
 </pre>
@@ -137,10 +152,22 @@ nand write 0x0800000 0x0 0x60000
 
 </li>
 
+<li>DreamPlug:
+
+<div class="code">
+<pre>
+sf probe 0
+sf erase 0x0 0x60000
+sf write 0x0800000 0x0 0x60000
+</pre>
+</div>
+
+</li>
+
 </ul>
 
-Regardless of how you installed U-Boot, you now have to restart your
-machine to load the new version of U-Boot:
+Finally, you now have to restart your machine to activate the new version
+of U-Boot:
 
 <div class="code">
 <pre>

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