new instructions carbon copy of the "Suc.de.inst.?" post
http://forum.archosfans.com/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=54484these work but not the way i like, new way much nicer, no ubuntu, very fast, even running with factory stuff
TSLIB_TSDEVICE=/dev/input/event2 ts_calibrate to calibrate from a terminal ssh or from inside e17
if you want a heads up i start the cdebroot-static with squeeze
then install all the needed xserver and tslibs from sid and its clean
the ubuntu repository breaks the network connection, so if you have no input, you have no system...
i am working with a big enough partition on my sdcard mounted to /usr/src
please note: debootstrap is depreciated way to install to your device and there is easier ways to do what this does
this is for testing and setup to get a functional image to start from and build, and is no way user friendly.
most of what "i" do with this image is develop, i add a complier, ssh into the device and develop, if you figure out what to do from there good, as far as i guess, hardware differs from device to device too much to be a full and usable system. I
f you intend to use this setup, great, best of luck, buid from it, its a great tool as for the device makes a great machine with plenty of speed to work with.
This will create a bootable image that uses the original kernel or any (2.6.27-omap1) kernel that i know of and it also has the option to upgrade to the openAOS multiroot but you lose the swap
see here for more info:
http://dev.openaos.org/wiki/SettingUpMultiRootGen7Yes all the tricks to get wifi will work also. I am working on an oe-kernel init package to possibly gain multi-boot,
considering it is fairly easy enough if you use the openAOS tools.
The instructions need to be followed precisely, and you can and will connect on reboot, I don' t have a "gates" machine and my hardware functions properly, network on the pc needs to be routed correctly, and I don't recommend "too much" input into the "SDE", nor do I recommend setting up wifi the unit is full root and will be wide open to exploits.
If need be, boot from a live-cd or pen-drive linux and setup from there, gnome-network manager is very easy to configure, and If your hardware is the issue, get a different machine.
*Again, this is an initial setup and by no means a full install i use this guide to get the device up and running, it will get debian installed and ready for setup for image creation. If you have hardware or network issues, seek a different thread, as this is not my thread.
Again, if something doesn't work open a new thread and ask a question. "I have noted that a few times", pm me if you have issues with this setup, or the image that I have spent ALOT of time building, and i hope you enjoy it.
I use this as reference to setup, and as I learn new things, will either update or make note, and that is it, any farther than that will require a new thread.
I am very sorry and hope that "li8w8" has no problems with the thread he started.
There are many other ways to install debian on the device, and this method is depreciated, again this is for "advanced linux" operators only, if you have issues in this area, and don't understand debian, these instructions are not for you seek a different avenue .
*** Thank You:
lew8w8, unknown, Johnathan, and all the sites, listed in this "instruct"
Questions comments? If i don' t answer put it here..
v v v v v v
http://forum.archosfans.com/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=54484(all the info here has been a modified version of another tutorial)
(using info from Kevin's original here >>>
http://dev.openaos.org/wiki/Debian)
Important!
If your device does not connect to your pc and get an ip via udhcp inside the sde don't bother continuing
If you dont know what i said in the last sentences
STOP now!
Continue, at Your, yes, Your own risk!
1. Boot the device into Recovery and select Repair Disk
2. Back up your device
Code:
# from the host pc
mkdir -p ~/archos-backup
cp -axv /media/ARCHOS5/* ~/archos-backup/
(skip this step and goto step 4 and use the archos way but you need to have a bootable image to install to)
(if you have run this script and followed it correctly and have a corrupt install,"dont format the wrong image"
renaming rootfs.img -> debian.img rootfs.original -> rootfs.img and format the debian.img and skip to 7.)
3. Unmount it and format the internal drive
Code:
# from the host pc
sudo fdisk -l
mount
# you will see what device is the a5it and where its mounted
# note the output to find the device
umount /media/ARCHOS5/
sudo mke2fs /dev/sdXX -j -L ARCHOS5
4. When the format completes, unplug the device, then reconnect, then copy the sde to the device, then unmount it safely. The SDE, instructions and warnings about it are here.
htttp://www.archos.com/support/support_ ... dates.htmlCode:
# from the host pc
# i am assuming that /home/<username>/Downloads/firmware_archos5.aos is the SDE
# your location may be different
sudo cp -axv ~/Downloads/firmware_archos5.aos /media/ARCHOS5/
sync
umount /media/ARCHOS5/
5. Select done, and wait for the update successful. Then, hold the powerbutton until the device powers off,
disconnect the usb, power back up into recovery, and select Repair Disk again.
5a. Connect the device and copy the zipped rootfs.img found on the internal drive to your home folder
(we are gonna make room for debian), unzip it so we can format and resize it, format the image, create a 2G empty file in tempand add some empty space to the image then resize to a little over 2G.
Code:
# from the host pc
sudo cp -axv /media/ARCHOS5/rootfs.img.gz ~/.
cd ~
gunzip rootfs.img.gz
sudo mke2fs -j rootfs.img
# dd is a very powerful tool and should be used with caution verify what you are doing before you use it
# it is optional either go with a larger or smaller image try to leave room so you can "play"
dd if=/dev/zero of=/tmp/empty bs=1G count=2
sudo cat /tmp/empty >> rootfs.img
rm /tmp/empty
sudo resize2fs rootfs.img 2G
# 2G is a confortable start, you can also mount more images/resize/endless, thats why i love linux,
# how much depends on your knowledge and needs currently my usr/src directory is 120G (mounted usb)
# and my device is only an a5it-8g-with-andrd
# when these instructions are up i want to see if wifi really works, and if i can get bt and alsa functioning
6. Copy the image back to the device with a new name, sync, unmount safely.
Code:
# from the host pc
# this next step takes a while...
sudo cp -axv rootfs.img /media/ARCHOS5/debian.img
sync
umount /media/ARCHOS5/
7. Select done and then select no (hold the powerbutton for10 secs)to power down
power up and wait for the sde to setup
8. Create a user and a password, select your language, set your time and zones, keys and buttons, and user access, logout then login as usual
9. Select other -> root-shell, set a password for root and enable usb network, edit /etc/networking/interfaces and /etc/resolv.conf, disconnect the usb form the pc and establish a connection to the internet with the pc.
Code:
# again if you cannot gain an address from udhcp using usb g_ether this is NOT going to work for you
# from root-shell on the a5it
passwd
# enable network
rmmod musb_hdrc
modprobe musb_hdrc mode_default=2
modprobe g_ether
# if you get an error No such Device (as i did) unplug and plug in the usb
# edit /etc/network/interfaces
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
auto usb0
iface usb0 inet dhcp
# comment out anything you dont use
# edit /etc/resolv.conf
nameserver 8.8.8.8
nameserver 8.8.4.4
10. Connect to your pc and share the connection, then restart the connection and test internet.
(*note the ip that udhcp aquires you will need it in the next step)
Code:
# from the root-shell inside the sde
ifdown usb0
ifup usb0
ping google.com
11. If you successfully connected ssh into the unit from your pc, accept the key and enter the password you created earlier
Code:
# from the host machine connected to the internet
ssh [email protected]<*ip that udhcp aquired>
12. Make an install directory and mount the image, create a couple directories and copy the kernel, modules, and firmware over to the image, and copy networking configs hostname and fstab to the image
Code:
# from the host machine inside the sde via ssh
mkdir -p /mnt/debian
mount -o loop /mnt_data/debian.img /mnt/debian
mkdir -p /mnt/debian/boot
mkdir -p /mnt/debian/lib/modules
mkdir -p /mnt/debian/lib/firmware
cp -r /boot/* /mnt/debian/boot/
cp -r /lib/modules/* /mnt/debian/lib/modules/
cp -r /lib/firmware/* /mnt/debian/lib/firmware/
mkdir -p /mnt/debian/etc/network
cp -r /etc/network/interfaces /mnt/debian/etc/network/
cp -r /etc/hostname /mnt/debian/etc/
cp -r /etc/fstab /mnt/debian/etc/
cp -r /etc/modules /mnt/debian/etc/
13. Download cdebootstrap-static from debian.org, extract and install, start the install, move root into home(i like home to be home) and create a symlink to /, create your "jail" and login,
Code:
# from the host machine inside the sde via ssh
wget http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/pool/main/c/cdebootstrap/cdebootstrap-static_0.5.7_armel.deb
ar -x cdebootstrap-static_0.5.7_armel.deb data.tar.gz
tar -xz -C / -f data.tar.gz
rm data.tar.gz cdebootstrap-static_0.5.7_armel.deb
# next step installs debian with a couple things we need
cdebootstrap-static --flavour=minimal --allow-unauthenticated --include=dhcp3-client,ifupdown,procps,netbase,vim-tiny,module-init-tools,wget,openssh-server,apmd,dialog,man-db,apt-utils squeeze /mnt/debian/ http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/
# if you have enough room back up the image if you wish now... it is 2G but can be shrunk/compressed
mount -t proc proc /mnt/debian/proc
mount -t devpts devpts /mnt/debian/dev/pts
# thank you Jonathan Moerman
# i think it's ok again
cp -r /etc/resolv.conf /mnt/debian/etc/
ln -s /proc/mounts /mnt/debian/etc/mtab
chroot /mnt/debian /bin/bash
# from the host machine inside the sde via ssh chrooted into debian
# create move home to /home(optional) and create a password
mv /root /home/root
ln -sf /home/root /root
passwd root
14. Edit /etc/apt/sources.list and add the repo's that we are going to need for the install
Code:
# from the host machine inside the sde via ssh chrooted into debian
## note: only uncomment during future steps - VERY IMPORTANT - if udev gets installed it will corrupt your install
## debian squeeze on archos 5it
# deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian squeeze main contrib non-free
# deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian squeeze main contrib non-free
# deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian sid main contrib non-free
# deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian sid main contrib non-free
###using ubuntu-ports breaks the rc.local script if you enable them you need a different way to interface
## deb http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports natty main universe multiverse restricted
## deb-src http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports natty main universe multiverse restricted
## note: only uncomment during future steps - VERY IMPORTANT - if udev gets installed it will corrupt your install
14. Create atmega pinger and make it executable
Code:
# from the host machine inside the sde via ssh chrooted into debian
cat > /usr/sbin/ping_atmega <<__END__
#!/bin/sh
##/usr/sbin/ping_atmega
while true; do
head -c 4 /dev/atmg > /dev/null
sleep 60
done
__END__
chmod +x /usr/sbin/ping_atmega
15. Edit /etc/rc.local and make it look like the following
Code:
# from the host machine inside the sde via ssh
#!/bin/sh -e
# rc.local
modprobe musb_hdrc
/usr/sbin/ping_atmega.sh &
rmmod musb_hdrc
modprobe musb_hdrc mode_default=2
modprobe g_ether
/sbin/ifdown usb0 &
sleep 3
/sbin/dhclient usb0 &
/sbin/ifup usb0 dhcp &
exit 0
16. Then we need to wake up the network, install the locales, and install some packages.
for this step we need to uncomment sid to install locales
Code:
# from the host machine inside the sde via ssh chrooted into debian
echo nameserver 8.8.8.8 nameserver 8.8.4.4 > /etc/resolv.conf
### changes made 7-6
# for this step we need to uncomment sid to install locales from /etc/apt/sources.list as explained earlier
# libc-bin libc6 are going to be updated
apt-get update
apt-get install locales
# edit /etc/locale.gen and uncomment your needed locales
locale-gen
[code]
[/code]
# 117 new & libstdc++6 gets upgraded
apt-get install nodm libfs6 libglu1-mesa libpng12-0 libts-0.0-0 libts-bin tsconf x11-apps x11-session-utils x11-xfs-utils xfonts-100dpi xfonts-75dpi xfonts-scalable xorg xorg-docs-core xserver-xorg-input-tslib
# i selected USA (just a guess the device keyboard is invisable)
# script edits /etc/default/nodm and change autostart from false to true
# root should auto start nodm and enlightement
# edit /etc/default/nodm and change autostart from false to true root will auto start nodm, and enlightement
# you can't enable a user at this time you need root privelages to get things working inside then create a user after the install
apt-get update
apt-get install e17
# 87 new installs and liblocale-gettext-perl libtext-charwidth-perl libtext-iconv-perl perl-base get upgraded
# unless you have another interface idea
# time to lie to x and create calibration files
cat > /etc/pointercal<<__END__
793 0 -95501 0 508 -116804 3830
__END__
# i don't think this next file is necessary, but if you want to update to ubuntu it makes your life a little easier
mkdir -p /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d
cat > /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/99-touchcal.conf<<__END__
Section "InputClass"
Identifier "calibration"
MatchProduct "ADS2008 Touchscreen"
Option "Calibration" "117 3929 217 3854"
EndSection
__END__
# edit /etc/apt/sources.list and comment out sid and uncomment squeeze
# this should get nodm to start on next reboot
pkill gpe
apt-get update
apt-get remove nodm
apt-get install nodm
# Kevin's scripts were removed, if you want them see here -> http://dev.openaos/wiki/Debian
# (make sure squeeze is the only repo enabled)
apt-get --yes --purge remove cdebootstrap-helper-rc.d
apt-get update
# exit the "jail" unmount everything and reboot
exit
umount /mnt/debian/dev/pts
umount /mnt/debian/sys
umount /mnt/debian/proc
rm -rf /mnt/debian/etc/mtab
sync
umount /mnt/debian
sync
reboot & exit
18. Make sure the device restarts, login and logout/shutdown using the menu, then reboot into recovery select repair drive and mount it to your pc.
...ok take a deep breath we're almost there
good time to back up the image to your pc...
Code:
# from the host pc and the a5it boooted to recovery/repairdisk
sudo mv /media/ARCHOS5/rootfs.img /media/ARCHOS5/rootfs.original
sudo mv /media/ARCHOS5/debian.img /media/ARCHOS5/rootfs.img
sync
umount /media/ARCHOS5/
* Keep the pc connected select done, select no, hold power 10 secs, power back into recovery select no and the device (should)reboot as normal, wait for it.... the screen will flash and then you will see the language screen
the pc should already be connected,
###if nodm fails to start establish a connection and install nodm from squeeze
we're done with the install
every thing from here down is just notations
connection. From the pc, ping the subnet that the usb is on to find the device, then ssh into it using the password you created during installation (*if your internet is 192.168.1.X then the subnet is probably 10.42.43.X. The first 3 sets will be the same as the ip you used earlier to log into the sde)
***example: ssh
[email protected]?
*** if your touch works open xterm from the menu and ipconfig
# test your touch at this time to see if it works at this step if not continue
(the device should auto-connect and keep its dhcp lease)
on the pc do the following to calibrate the screen(if needed)
# from the host pc sshed into debian install
calibration from a terminal(or xterm inside enlightenment as root)
DISPLAY=:0.0 TSLIB_TSDEVICE=/dev/input/event2 ts_calibrate
# confirmed updates pointercal, restart enlightment/X to see changes
yes love the fact that i have debian and that it's working well
****also further note, if for some reason the device does not start x or the filesysem gets "fragged" then
restart into recovery rename the rootfs.img back to debian.img and rootfs.original back to rootfs.img and the sde will boot as it did before, and you can chroot into debian, and make repairs or edits there. reverse the images again to see if the repairs worked and start debian back up.
****or set up you device the old way you had it....
****problems? pm me, and let some other successors have the floor...
****there may be someone else with an idea for "debian on an it?"
Login
FAQ
Search
