RE: Latest Debian for Sheevaplug?
If your SheevaPlug is already running Debian and you simply want to upgrade
it, you can upgrade to Debian 7 in-place. This requires a firmware upgrade
to the SheevaPlug (in some cases) as the Debian 7 kernel isn't compatible
with older versions of the SheevaPlug's boot loader. I just upgraded my two
SheevaPlugs a few weeks ago.
If you're installing from scratch, you should be able to use those
GlobalScale files, or just get the install image from Debian directly
(possibly safer).
As for /tmp etc., you will extend the life of the SD card if you do that but
I haven't had great problems with SD card life as long as you buy
high-quality ones (cheap ones can be a problem though). Use the "noatime"
option in /etc/fstab to disable file access date recording; that will reduce
writing to the disk by avoiding writing to every file when it's read.
Jim
-----Original Message-----
From: robomod@news.nic.it [mailto:robomod@news.nic.it] On Behalf Of Gilles
Sent: March-25-15 10:48 AM
To: debian-arm@lists.debian.org
Subject: Latest Debian for Sheevaplug?
Hello
I'm no expert and would like to upgrade a Sheevaplug to the latest stable
release of Debian.
Sheevaplug manufacturer GlobalScale provides two files:
Sheeva-Debian7-SW.rar
sheevaplug_env.tar.rar
http://globalscaletechnologies.com/download/
Should I go ahead with those files or are there better alternatives?
Also, to minimize use of the NAND flash memory and the SD card, I'd like to
keep /tmp and other temporary files in RAM. Is this OK?
Thank you.
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