Re: creating official Debian images for ARM-based NAS devices
On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 11:55 PM, Daniel Pocock <daniel@pocock.pro> wrote:
> On 13/04/16 15:24, Roger Shimizu wrote:
>> On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 9:37 PM, Daniel Pocock <daniel@pocock.pro> wrote:
>>> On 13 April 2016 13:04:45 CEST, Roger Shimizu <rogershimizu@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 5:41 PM, Daniel Pocock <daniel@pocock.pro>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I had a look at the instructions[1] for preparing firmware for the
>>>>> Seagate NAS[2]
>>>>>
>>>>> There is a link to download a binary image file that somebody has
>>>>> already prepared and instructions to prepare an image file yourself.
>>>>>
>>>>> Has there been any discussion about automating the creation of such
>>>>> images and distributing them on Debian mirrors, just like the
>>>> installer
>>>>> DVD images? Should this be raised with the debian-cd team perhaps or
>>>>> would it be owned by some other team in Debian or would it be
>>>> considered
>>>>> a derivative or blend?
>>>>>
>>>>> 1. http://wiki.konilabs.net/en/seagate-nas/debian-install
>>>>> 2.
>>>> http://www.seagate.com/gb/en/products/network-attached-storage/business-storage/seagate-nas/
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I'm not familiar with your device, but since the chipset seems to be
>>>> armhf, so the official image can be downloaded from archive:
>>>> -
>>>> http://httpredir.debian.org/debian/dists/jessie/main/installer-armhf/current/images/
>>>>
>>>> And here's the manual:
>>>> - https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/armhf/ch04s02.html.en
>>>
>>> My question was about ready-to-run images (similar to live DVD) that can be flashed into the device rather than an installer, is there anything more close to this requirement?
>>
>> Live DVD is usually for rescue. And installer image can do for this
>> purpose, too.
>>
>
> There are several scenarios where people can actually fulfill their use
> case using a live DVD, the Debian TAILS project being a good example
>
>
>> If you want to get a pure debian running environment for your NAS,
>> it's also recommended to install from official installer.
>>
>> Above 2 links are Jessie (current stable) images, which may don't
>> contain the image for your device.
>> I noticed that in another thread [0], which you're already in, Martin
>> mentioned Seagate NAS will be supported soon.
>> So you can wait for it, which will firstly appear on d-i daily build [1].
>>
>> [0] https://lists.debian.org/debian-arm/2016/04/msg00044.html
>> [1] https://d-i.debian.org/daily-images/armhf/daily/
>>
>
> I understand that the installer can be used on these platforms and
> personally I'd be quite comfortable using the installer.
>
> However, I'm thinking about whether or not Debian can engage more users
> by providing an experience similar to OpenWRT. OpenWRT builds
> ready-to-run images that people can flash into their devices, reboot and
> get started. There is no need for the user to run through all the
> installer questions, on many devices they can simply log in to the
> standard admin page, upload the OpenWRT image through a web form and it
> starts running with default settings.
So your idea is like debian-installer without installer, but with
webmin (or other light alternative).
It's interesting, indeed.
You can start to work on it.
Cheers,
--
Roger Shimizu, GMT +9 Tokyo
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