Here are my notes for a working Debian and Asterisk install. Hope it works for you too.
Install Debian as per instructions at jeff.doozan.com/debian. Use below script instead of the one provided at jeff's site. This will install kernel 2.6.34.1
#!/bin/sh
#
# Install Debian Lenny on DockStar
# Copyright (c) 2010 Jeff Doozan
# based on work by John Tocher
# many thanks for his installation method
#
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# THE SOFTWARE.
# Version 1.2 [7/23/2010] Re-enable dropbear on pogoplug 1.2.1 firmware
# Version 1.1 [7/21/2010] Add option to automatically cleanup pogoplug scripts
# Version 1.0.2 [7/18/2010] More path fixes
# Version 1.0.1 [7/17/2010] Fixed typo in mirror URLs
# Version 1.0 [7/16/2010] Initial Release
# Much of this is shamelessly borrowed from the following sources:
#
# http://www.plugapps.com/index.php5?title=PlugApps:Pogoplug_Setboot
# http://www.cyrius.com/debian/kirkwood/sheevaplug/
# http://ahsoftware.de/dockstar/
# http://bzed.de/posts/2010/05/installing_debian_on_the_guruplug_server_plus/
# Many thanks to DogBoy and everyone else in #plugapps on freenode
echo ""
echo ""
echo ""
echo ""
echo "This script will configure your Dockstar to boot Debian Lenny"
echo "from a USB device. Before running this script, you should have"
echo "used fdisk to create the following partitions:"
echo ""
echo "/dev/sda1 (Linux ext2, at least 400MB)"
echo "/dev/sda2 (Linux swap, recommended 256MB)"
echo ""
echo ""
echo "This script will DESTROY ALL EXISTING DATA on /dev/sda1"
echo "Please double check that the device on /dev/sda1 is the correct device."
echo ""
echo -n "If everything looks good, type 'ok' to continue: "
read IS_OK
if [ "$IS_OK" != "OK" -a "$IS_OK" != "Ok" -a "$IS_OK" != "ok" ];
then
echo "Exiting..."
exit
fi
# Stop the pogoplug engine
killall -q hbwd
# Definitions
# Original package sources
#URL_MKE2FS=http://plugapps.com/os/pogoplug/mke2fs
#URL_BLPARAM=http://plugapps.com/os/pogoplug/uboot/blpararm
#URL_POGO_UBOOT=http://plugapps.com/os/pogoplug/uboot/pogo_u-boot_install.sh
#URL_DEBIAN_BASE=http://people.debian.org/~tbm/sheevaplug/lenny/base.tar.bz2
URL_SHEEVA_UIMAGE=http://sheeva.with-linux.com/sheeva/2.6.34.1/sheeva-2.6.34.1-uImage
URL_SHEEVA_MODULES=http://sheeva.with-linux.com/sheeva/2.6.34.1/sheeva-2.6.34.1-Modules.tar.gz
# Download from package mirror
URL_MKE2FS=http://jeff.doozan.com/debian/mke2fs
URL_BLPARAM=http://jeff.doozan.com/debian/uboot/blparam
URL_POGO_UBOOT=http://jeff.doozan.com/debian/uboot/pogo_u-boot_install.sh
URL_DEBIAN_BASE=http://jeff.doozan.com/debian/lenny/base.tar.bz2
#URL_SHEEVA_UIMAGE=http://jeff.doozan.com/debian/lenny/sheeva-2.6.33-uImage
#URL_SHEEVA_MODULES=http://jeff.doozan.com/debian/lenny/sheeva-2.6.33-Modules.tar.gz
# Where should the temporary 'debian root' be mounted
ROOT=/tmp/debian
#########################################################
# There are no user-serviciable parts below this line
#########################################################
ROOT_DEV=/dev/sda1 # Don't change this, uboot expects to boot from here
SWAP_DEV=/dev/sda2
# Create the mount point if it doesn't already exist
if [ ! -f $ROOT ];
then
mkdir -p $ROOT
fi
# Get the source directory
SRC=
SRC_OPT=$ROOT
while [ "$SRC" == "" ]; do
echo ""
echo ""
echo ""
echo "SOURCE FILES"
echo ""
echo "Please enter the path to the install files"
echo "If the install files are not found in the specified directory, they will be downloaded there"
echo "If you don't care, just press Enter"
echo ""
echo -n "Source Path: [$SRC_OPT] "
read SRC_IN
if [ "$SRC_IN" != "" ];
then
if [ -d "$SRC_IN" ];
then
SRC=$SRC_IN
else
SRC_OPT=$SRC_IN
fi
# User pressed enter, check SRC_OPT
else
if [ "$SRC_OPT" != "" -a -d "$SRC_OPT" ];
then
SRC=$SRC_OPT
fi
fi
done
echo ""
echo ""
echo ""
echo "DISABLE POGOPLUG SERVICES"
echo ""
echo "The pogoplug service includes an auto-update feature which could"
echo "be used to cripple or disable your device. It is recommended"
echo "that you disable this service."
echo ""
echo "NOTE: The pogoplug service is proprietary software"
echo "created by Cloud Engines. It is not available for use"
echo "in other distributions and will not be available in"
echo "your new debian installation even if you choose not to disable it."
echo ""
echo -n "Would you like to disable the pogoplug services? [Y/n] "
read DISABLE
if [ "$DISABLE" == "" -o "$DISABLE" == "y" -o "$DISABLE" == "Y" ];
then
echo "Applying fixes to the pogoplug environment..."
mount -o rw,remount /
# Add /sbin to the path and cleanup the shell prompt
if [ ! -f /root/.bash_profile ]; then
echo -e \
"export PS1='\h:\w\$ '
export PATH='/usr/bin:/bin:/sbin'
" > /root/.bash_profile
fi
chmod go+w /dev/null
# Re-enable dropbear (1.2.1 dockstars only)
sed -i 's/^#\/usr\/sbin\/dropbear/\/usr\/sbin\/dropbear/' /etc/init.d/db > /dev/null 2>&1
echo "Disabling the pogoplug service..."
# Comment out the line that starts hmbgr.sh
sed -i 's/^\/etc\/init.d\/hbmgr.sh start/#Uncomment the line below to enable the pogoplug service\n#\/etc\/init.d\/hbmgr.sh start/' /etc/init.d/rcS
mount -o ro,remount /
fi
##########
##########
#
# Format /dev/sda
#
##########
##########
umount $ROOT > /dev/null 2>&1
if [ ! -f $SRC/mke2fs ];
then
wget -P $SRC $URL_MKE2FS
chmod +x $SRC/mke2fs
fi
$SRC/mke2fs $ROOT_DEV
/sbin/mkswap $SWAP_DEV
mount $ROOT_DEV $ROOT
##########
##########
#
# Configure uBoot, per the directions at http://www.plugapps.com/index.php5?title=PlugApps:Pogoplug_Setboot
#
##########
##########
# Install blparam
if [ ! -f /usr/local/cloudengines/bin/blparam ];
then
mount -o rw,remount /
wget -P /usr/local/cloudengines/bin $URL_BLPARAM
chmod +x /usr/local/cloudengines/bin/blparam
mount -o ro,remount /
fi
echo ""
echo ""
bootcmd=`/usr/local/cloudengines/bin/blparam | grep "bootcmd="`
if [ "$bootcmd" == "bootcmd=run bootcmd2" ]; then
echo "Custom boot sequence detected, skipping installation..."
else
# Get the uBoot install script
if [ ! -f $SRC/pogo_u-boot_install.sh ];
then
wget -P $SRC $URL_POGO_UBOOT
chmod +x $SRC/pogo_u-boot_install.sh
fi
echo "Installing Bootloader"
# install chained pogobox uBoot on mtd3
$SRC/pogo_u-boot_install.sh
fi
##########
##########
#
# Download Packages
#
##########
##########
echo ""
echo ""
echo ""
echo "Downloading packages to $SRC"
echo ""
echo "Downloading Debian base"
if [ ! -f $SRC/base.tar.bz2 ];
then
wget -P $SRC $URL_DEBIAN_BASE
fi
echo ""
echo "Downloading sheeva kernel"
# Get sheeva kernel
if [ ! -f $SRC/sheeva-2.6.34.1-uImage ];
then
wget -P $SRC $URL_SHEEVA_UIMAGE
fi
# Get sheeva modules
if [ ! -f $SRC/sheeva-2.6.34.1-Modules.tar.gz ];
then
wget -P $SRC $URL_SHEEVA_MODULES
fi
##########
##########
#
#
# Install Packages
#
#
##########
##########
# Extract Debian base
tar -xjv -C $ROOT -f $SRC/base.tar.bz2
# Remove old debian boot and modules
rm -rf $ROOT/boot
rm -rf $ROOT/lib/modules
mkdir $ROOT/boot
## Generate /etc/fstab
echo \
"# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
none /dev/pts devpts defaults 0 0
none /dev/shm tmpfs nodev,nosuid 0 0
$ROOT_DEV / ext2 errors=remount-ro 0 1
$SWAP_DEV none swap sw 0 0
" > $ROOT/etc/fstab
#proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
cp $SRC/sheeva-2.6.34.1-uImage $ROOT/boot/uImage
chmod 644 $ROOT/boot/uImage
tar -xzv -C $ROOT -f $SRC/sheeva-2.6.34.1-Modules.tar.gz
##### All Done
umount $ROOT > /dev/null 2>&1
echo ""
echo ""
echo ""
echo ""
echo "Installation complete"
echo ""
echo "You can now reboot your device into Debian."
echo "If your device does not start Debian after rebooting,"
echo "you may need to restart the device by disconnecting the power."
echo ""
echo -n "Reboot now? [Y/n] "
read IN
if [ "$IN" == "" -o "$IN" == "y" -o "$IN" == "Y" ];
then
/sbin/reboot
fi
