from openwrt 2 debian

[aex]

Hi,

i have an dockstar running openwrt but would like to switch to debian or something else because openwrt is kinda crippled.

Under openwrt jeff's script does not work and blparam aint working either.
However i have access over the serial cable and an working tftp server.
I'm just dont know where to go from here.

Any help is very appreciated

thanks.

[twinclouds]

I am still struggling with Asterisk and FreePBX, but I have no problem to install Debian at all using Jeff's script.  Why don't you directly install it from Pogoplug native Linux instead of Openwrt?

[aex]

@twinclouds
there is no pogoplug native linux on the dockstar anymore only openwrt, thats the problem

[mattmc97]

Start a post over here: http://forum.doozan.com

Jeff Doozan is the guy that has figured out how to get debian on the dockstar. I am sure he can get you back.


Please post solution on this thread if you figure it out, even if it is just a link to Jeff's instructions on his website.


Thanks.

[aex]

@mattmc97

already done, but sofar no answer 

[twinclouds]

@twinclouds
there is no pogoplug native linux on the dockstar anymore only openwrt, thats the problem

Sorry if this is due to my ignorance.   Just to my curiosity, can you tell me how this happend.  Do you received the Dockstar with no native linux installed when received or the installation of openwrt wiped out original linux?

[aex]

i installed openwrt as described in this guide http://wiki.xkyle.com/Install_Openwrt_on_a_Seagate_Dockstar flash openwrt on nand

i made backups but dont know how to flash them back

[aex]

hi could someone answer me some questions or give link for further reading?

1. what is int mtd0? bios? boot mannager?
2. what is in mtd1? kernel?
3. what is in mtd2? rootfs?
4. Then mtd3 is for data?
5. If I flash jeffs uboot to mtd3 from serial will it boot from usb?
6. How to flash to mtd3 from serial (nand write 0x? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 0x? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 0x? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?  ? ? ?)
7. I'm not interested in alternating boot, how to modify bootcmd to boot from mtd3?
8. Can I just decompress http://people.debian.org/~tbm/sheevaplug/lenny/base.tar.bz2 + sheeva kernel + modules to the usb stick or do I have do make an ubifs image?
9. any usefull links?

thanks

[aex]

me, again

i installed debian with that guide http://www.cyrius.com/debian/kirkwood/sheevaplug/install.html debian on my usb stick
but it doesnt boot if i try to load it via the mtd3 uboot from tftp

error:

Code:

loading file /boot/uImage from usd dev 0:1 usbda1
ext2fs_devread() read outside partition sector 270008416
file not found
wrong format for bootm command
error can't get kernel image

and how to write to mtd0 from uboot environment (nand write 0xc0000 0x? ?? ?? ?? ?)


thanks

[mattmc97]

I really hope you can get this working, but outside of  klingon, I don't know of anyone else here, that is going to be able to help.

Jeff Doozan's site linked above or check the forums at plugapps.com will be your best bet.

If you can get debian installed, then we are a wealth of knowledge.

I don't know anyone on this forum that has done any uboot work.

[aex]

hi

my dockstar died

dont try

Code:

nand write 0xc0000 0x0 0x100000

closed

[DockstarPBX]

hi

my dockstar died

dont try

Code:

nand write 0xc0000 0x0 0x100000

closed

It seems you have over written boot loader at address 0x0, it can be debricked using Jtag.  I did it, it's not that hard by following the following link:

http://www.plugapps.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=195