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--- debian_install [2012/05/07 15:47] – 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 document 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.
+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.
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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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