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Re: pogoplugV2

On Sun, 18 May 2014 11:34:22 -0400
"Lennart Sorensen" <lsorense@csclub.uwaterloo.ca> wrote:

> On Fri, May 16, 2014 at 06:23:46PM +0100, RichardBown wrote:
> > On Fri, 16 May 2014 16:07:17 +0100
> > RichardBown <richard@g8jvm.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > Hi Guys
> > > Running Arch on my pogopig at the moment , using motion with a
> > > webcam. It using a 8GB USB stick, I have, which I dont use, a
> > > 150GB HD in a USB caddy.
> > > Can I get Deb arm running on that, Arch is OK , but its got some
> > > strange behaviour, and I'm reasonably familiar with Debian as I
> > > run Mint on both machines here.
> > > 
> > > What I'd like to do is, 
> > > continue using Motion on it, but also be able to use it for back
> > > up from both the other computers, and maybe for my sons, but that
> > > would mean some form of FTP, secure, remote access.
> > > Am I right that it would run a little faster with a  USB HD than
> > > using the USB memory stick, I'd be able to a swap partion on it
> > > without problems.
> > > Or am I dreaming in cloud cuckoo land as normal :)
> > > The pogopig is V2 , and running ARM5 arch at the moment.
> > > 
> > > One thing that gave problems with Arch was it would only use
> > > 2.7GB of the stick until I upgraded the kernel to later than 3.10.
> > > 
> > > Is the install procedure similar, mount the usb hd and down load a
> > > tarball and then unpack,,
> > > 
> > > Some words of wisdom appreciated
> > > Thanks
> > > 
> > 
> > abit more
> > I reformatted the HD ext3, with a 49 GB part, a swap and 100 GB
> > partion.
> > 
> > Plugged it in the pogopig 
> > 
> > got as far as this:- :(
> > 
> > Pogoplug:/tmp$ ./kirkwood.debian-wheezy.sh 
> > 
> > 
> > !!!!!!  DANGER DANGER DANGER DANGER DANGER DANGER  !!!!!!
> > 
> > This script will replace the bootloader on /dev/mtd0.
> > 
> > If you lose power while the bootloader is being flashed,
> > your device could be left in an unusable state.
> > 
> > 
> > This script will configure your Dockstar to boot Debian
> > from a USB device.  Before running this script, you should have
> > used fdisk to create the following partitions:
> > 
> > /dev/sda1 (Linux ext2, at least 400MB)
> > /dev/sda2 (Linux swap, recommended 256MB)
> > 
> > 
> > This script will DESTROY ALL EXISTING DATA on /dev/sda1
> > Please double check that the device on /dev/sda1 is the correct
> > device.
> > 
> > By typing ok, you agree to assume all liabilities and risks
> > associated with running this installer.
> > 
> > If everything looks good, type 'ok' to continue: ok
> > Connecting to projects.doozan.com (50.116.34.13:80)
> > install_uboot_mtd0.s 100% |*******************************| 18406
> > --:--:-- ETA Installing Bootloader
> > # checking for /usr/sbin/nandwrite...
> > # checking for /usr/sbin/nanddump...
> > # checking for /usr/sbin/flash_erase...
> > # checking for /usr/sbin/fw_printenv...
> > # checking for /etc/fw_env.config...
> > 
> > # Validating existing uBoot...
> > Block size 131072, page size 2048, OOB size 64
> > Dumping data starting at 0x00000000 and ending at 0x00080000...
> > Connecting to jeff.doozan.com (50.116.34.13:80)
> > valid-uboot.md5      100% |*******************************|  1133
> > --:--:-- ETA ## Valid uBoot detected: [pinkpogo
> > davygravy-2012-02-20-current] ## The newest uBoot is already
> > installed on mtd0.
> > 
> > # uBoot installation has completed successfully.
> > mke2fs 1.41.12 (17-May-2010)
> > Filesystem label=
> > OS type: Linux
> > Block size=4096 (log=2)
> > Fragment size=4096 (log=2)
> > Stride=0 blocks, Stripe width=0 blocks
> > 3057824 inodes, 12227465 blocks
> > 611373 blocks (5.00%) reserved for the super user
> > First data block=0
> > Maximum filesystem blocks=0
> > 374 block groups
> > 32768 blocks per group, 32768 fragments per group
> > 8176 inodes per group
> > Superblock backups stored on blocks: 
> > 	32768, 98304, 163840, 229376, 294912, 819200, 884736,
> > 1605632, 2654208, 4096000, 7962624, 11239424
> > 
> > Writing inode tables: done                            
> > Writing superblocks and filesystem accounting information: done
> > 
> > This filesystem will be automatically checked every 36 mounts or
> > 180 days, whichever comes first.  Use tune2fs -c or -i to override.
> > Setting up swapspace version 1, size = 524283904 bytes
> > 
> > 
> > # Starting debootstrap installation
> > E: unrecognized or invalid option --no-check-gpg
> > debootstrap failed.
> > See /tmp/debian/debootstrap/debootstrap.log for more information.
> > 
> > I wonder if this was why I put arch on it about 2 years ago ?????
> > 
> > All the documentation on line is pretty ancient , well for linux it
> > is.
> > 
> > Any ideas, not sure if this list is even still active??
> 
> That is odd given the debootstrap version in Debian Wheezy (stable
> release) supports that option.  Where did it download one that didn't?
> 

Hi Len
thanks for the reply
its was included with this package:
 http://projects.doozan.com/debian/kirkwood.debian-wheezy.sh

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