Re: Cannot install on NSLU2

[Groug <groug@free.fr>]

On Thu, 2011-12-08 at 10:07 +0000, Martin Michlmayr wrote:
> > Then I tried the instructions at:
> > 
> > http://www.cyrius.com/debian/nslu2/unpack.html
> > 
> > but the slug seems to be stuck after the ramdisk is loaded (ethernet led
> > remains green and alone for ever). Even after 8 hours !
> > 
> > Do you have any clues ?
> 
> Hard to say... with the manual method it's very easy to get something
> wrong that will cause the device not to boot.  I suggest you do
> another installation and make sure to follow the instructions
> precisely.
> 
> Some common problems:
> 
>  - Do you use the standard disk layout described on the page?  If not,
>    did you update /etc/fstab?
> 
>  - Do you use 2 disks?  If so, try with one.
> 
>  - You could try the tips at http://cyrius.com/debian/nslu2/troubleshooting.html#no-boot
> 

Hi Martin,

I had had some issues a long time ago with a similar disk that needed
ohci-hcd to be detected. I've just unpacked your sda2-2.6.32-5 image and
I see there's only ehci-hcd... I'll modify, repack and try again.

Thanks for your quick answer anyway.

-- 
-Groug-

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