Re: modifying and verifying debian installer for armhf board (a10-eoma68)
On Sun, May 19, 2013 at 9:11 PM, Wookey <wookey@wookware.org> wrote:
> +++ luke.leighton [2013-05-19 10:37 +0100]:
>> On Sun, May 19, 2013 at 7:49 AM, Ian Campbell <ijc@hellion.org.uk> wrote:
>> >
>> > Sounds like you want a network-console flavour image, like the ones used
>> > for kirkwood, http://www.cyrius.com/debian/kirkwood/qnap/ts-41x/install/
>>
>> it does, doesn't it? i've been thinking that through (and also
>> looking at the source of debian-installer). the only thing that
>> doesn't make sense is: it's all set up to require a password.
>>
>> so i'm tempted to just do an experiment - just because i can - to use
>> busybox-telnetd - because the route of using openssh _has_ been solved
>> already but isn't quiiite appropriate, and i think
>> telnetd-over-g_ether will turn out to be a very useful combination.
>
> I used this for balloon bootstrapping about 4 years ago, mostly
> because ssh is annoying if you have a pile of boards to fill with code
> as, even when you got the keys right, it bitches everytime you put a
> new one in that the other end has changed. It is possible to nobble
> this but telnetd is a lot simpler for this application.
>
> As someone else has pointed out a console on an ACM gadget driver is
> also good.
ehh, i tried g_cdc (acm+ether) and it barfed. ok, the module loaded,
it even allocated a [random] mac address, hmm, let me see if i can
find it in the irc logs, ah here we go:
<lkcl> Jan 1 00:00:23 localhost kernel: [ 13.660000] ep_matches,
wrn: endpoint already claimed, ep(0xc07e74e8, 0xeeab4880, ep4-bulk)
<lkcl> Jan 1 00:00:23 localhost kernel: [ 13.680000] g_cdc gadget:
acm/ee971f00: can't bind, err -19
so i'm back to g_ether ah well.
>> how do you tell debian-installer "i don't want a kernel installed
>> thanks for offering"?
>
> Not sure, but don't we really want to make a D-I setup with a local
> kernel package to install?
*click*... yes! that would be good.
> I believe that functionality exists,
> although I've never got round to trying it myself.
ok, it's helpful to just know it exists. lots going on - got a
successful boot but lost the .config _and_ made too many other changes
at the same time, i'm attempting to step back to "known working good".
l.
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