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--- debian_install [2012/05/07 15:35] – 82.234.233.9
+++ debian_install [2013/01/21 13:28] (current) – 82.234.233.9
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-====== Install Debian on a Kirkwood based NAS (using the Debian installer) ======
+====== Install Debian on a LaCie NAS (Kirkwood based) using the Debian installer ======
 ===== Introduction =====
-This howto is relevant for the LaCie boards (Kirkwood based) supported by the Debian kernel. Note that the mainlined LaCie boards are supported by the Debian kernel. To check if your NAS is well supported, please refer this [[start#devices|device array]]
+This page details step by step how to install a Debian system on a LaCie NAS (Kirkwood based), using the [[http://wiki.debian.org/debian-installer/|Debian installer]]. The [[http://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/NetworkConsole|network-console]] images allows to perform a completely remote full installation. This means that there is no needs to open the case nor to plug a serial wire.
+Note that this howto is only relevant for the LaCie boards supported by the Debian kernel. To check if your board is well supported, please refer this [[start#devices|device array]]. All the Linux mainlined boards are also supported by the Debian kernel.
 ===== Configure U-Boot =====
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 <code>
 ns2> set diskload "ide reset && ext2load ide 0:1 0x800000 uImage && ext2load ide 0:1 0x1200000 uInitrd"
+ns2> set bootcmd "dhcp && run netconsole; if run usbload || run diskload; then bootm 0x800000 0x1200000; fi"
 ns2> print diskload bootcmd
 diskload=ide reset && ext2load ide 0:1 0x800000 uImage && ext2load ide 0:1 0x1200000 uInitrd
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 </code>
-===== Run the Debian installer =====
+===== Run the network-console Debian installer =====
-==== Export the network-console files via TFTP ====
+==== Prepare network-console files ====
-  * Download the network-console Debian installer files from our [[ftp://lacie-nas.org/debian-installer/|FTP server]]. Note that you could get this files from Debian. As a difference, the lacie-nas.org version provides preseed answers for the Debian installer. This allows to configure network and SSH server without any human action. For more informations about preseeding, please refer to this [[http://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/Preseed|wiki page]].
+First you must download the network-console files from this [[http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/main/installer-armel/current/images/kirkwood/network-console/lacie/|Debian FTP repository]]. Note that that the **uInitrd** image doesn't include any **preseed.cfg** file. In our case, preseeding is needed to configure network and SSH server without any human action. For more informations about preseeding, please refer to this [[http://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/Preseed|wiki page]].
-  * Setup a TFTP server and makes the network-console files available: The NAS must be able to reach them.
-==== Boot the network-console ====
+To add the **preseed.cfg** file to the the **uInitrd** image, you can try the following shell commands:
-  * From the U-Boot netconsole, load the network-console files (replace $TFTP_SERVER_IP with your TFTP server IP address):
+  $ wget http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/main/installer-armel/current/images/kirkwood/network-console/lacie/uInitrd
+  $ dd if=uInitrd of=initrd.gz bs=64 skip=1
+  $ mkdir initrd; cd initrd
+  $ gzip -d < ../initrd.gz | cpio --extract --verbose --make-directories --no-absolute-filenames
+  $ wget ftp://lacie-nas.org/debian-installer/network-installer/preseed.cfg
+  $ find . | cpio -H newc --create --verbose | gzip -9 > ../initrd.gz
+  $ cd ..
+  $ mkimage -A arm -O linux -T ramdisk -C gzip -a "0x0" -e "0x0" -n "ramdisk with preseed.cfg" -d initrd.gz uInitrd
+  $ rm -rf initrd.gz initrd
+==== Load network-console images ====
+At your convenience, you could load the network-console image over network or from an USB disk. Both methods are described here.
+=== From an USB disk ===
+  * Prepare an USB disk or stick: put the network-console files into the first partition (VFAT formatted).
+  * Plug the USB disk at the front.
+  * [[uboot#connect_to_u-boot_via_netconsole|Connect to the U-Boot netconsole]] and load network-console files with the following commands:
+<code>
+ns2> usb reset
+ns2> fatload usb 0:1 0x800000 uImage
+ns2> fatload usb 0:1 0x1200000 uInitrd
+</code>
+=== From network via a TFTP server ===
+  * On a you development machine, setup a TFTP server and put the network-console files into the exported directory.
+  * [[uboot#connect_to_u-boot_via_netconsole|Connect to the U-Boot netconsole]] and load network-console files with the following commands (replace $TFTP_SERVER_IP with your TFTP server IP address):
 <code>
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 </code>
-  * Boot the Debian installer:
+==== Boot the Debian network installer ====
+When both images are loaded, the network installer can be booted with 'bootm 0x800000 0x1200000'.
 <code>
 ns2> bootm 0x800000 0x1200000
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 ==== Complete the installation ====
-Simply, follow the Debian installer path...
+Simply, follow the Debian installer path... IThe installer could fail to make the system bootable, how to solve this is described at the section troubleshooting.
 ===== Run the Debian system =====
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 ~ # mount -t proc proc /target/proc/
 ~ # mount -t sysfs sysfs /target/sys/
-~ # chroot /target/
 ~ # chroot /target /bin/bash
 </code>
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 > deb-src ftp://lacie-nas.org/debian/ sid main
 > EOF
+</code>
+  * Import lacie-nas.org GPK key:
+<code>
+gpg --keyserver pgpkeys.mit.edu --recv-key 0E3D4C9F7C71B58C
+gpg -a --export 0E3D4C9F7C71B58C | apt-key add -
 </code>

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