On Sat, 28 Aug 2010 14:17:28 +0200 Michelle Konzack <linux4michelle@tamay-dogan.net> wrote: > Hello Neil and *, > > does someone has installed EmDebian on a "Seagate FreeAgent > DockStar" which has a Marvel 88F6281 with 256 MByte NAND and 128 > MByte SDRAM. It depends really on how you are able to boot the device - if it will boot from USB, then you can do a normal installation using Debian and convert to Emdebian. If it can be booted into a rescue-type shell (where the NAND is not mounted) then you can simply untar a multistrap system directly onto the NAND. Those decisions are not specific to this device, they hold for any device upon which Emdebian or Debian is to be installed. It's all about how much control you have over the boot process. If this device doesn't give the control you need, find another one - there are plenty available. > Unfortunately no SATA connectors. But it has USB, so it may either boot from USB with some form of runes or it may be possible to get it into a shell from which you can access USB. > Note: I was warned that if I connect the DockStar to the Internet, USB installation doesn't need internet access until after the Debian/Emdebian system is created on device. i.e. after the current software has been deleted. > so, what I need is a posibility to erase the original installation > and install EmDebian on it, because I think, pure ARMEL would be > numbers to big for the 256 MByte NAND. You probably need to work out how to access the device without having either an external hard drive or ethernet plugged in - but then some devices of this kind rely on having both USB (to laptop) and power plugged in before the device even powers up. It may require opening up the device and reconfiguring it somehow. -- Neil Williams ============= http://www.data-freedom.org/ http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/ http://e-mail.is-not-s.ms/
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