Need help to boot Pogoplug into debian

Hi, I have used archlinuxarm on my POGO E02 earlier.
I am trying to boot pogo into debian now. I dont have the ALARM usb now.
I have formatted a 4GB pen drive into ext3 via Gparted live, labelled it rootfs.
I have downloaded and extracted "Debian-3.14.0-kirkwood-tld-1-rootfs-bodhi.tar" into the usb.
I have added the MAC of pogo into /etc/network/interfaces - "hwaddress ether xx:xx:MAC:xx:xx"
I have done this command as well : fw_setenv usb_init "usb start; setenv usb_root LABEL=rootfs"


On rebooting, the usb flashes like trying to boot but then it stops and Pogoplug takes over and i ssh into Pogoplug.

Am I making some error in my steps ?

Additional info:

uname -a

Pogoplug:~$ uname -a
Linux Pogoplug 2.6.22.18 #81 Tue Oct 19 16:05:00 PDT 2010 armv5tejl unknown
Pogoplug:~$

printenv

Pogoplug:~$ printenv
TERM=xterm
SHELL=/bin/bash
USER=root
PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/sbin
PWD=/root
PS1=\h:\w$
SHLVL=1
HOME=/root
LOGNAME=root
_=/bin/printenv
Pogoplug:~$

fw_printenv

Pogoplug:~$ /usr/sbin/fw_printenv
ethact=egiga0
bootdelay=3
baudrate=115200
mainlineLinux=yes
console=ttyS0,115200
led_init=green blinking
led_exit=green off
led_error=orange blinking
mtdparts=mtdparts=orion_nand:1M(u-boot),4M(uImage),32M(rootfs),-(data)
mtdids=nand0=orion_nand
partition=nand0,2
stdin=serial
stdout=serial
stderr=serial
rescue_installed=0
rescue_set_bootargs=setenv bootargs console=$console ubi.mtd=2 root=ubi0:rootfs ro rootfstype=ubifs $mtdparts $rescue_custom_params
rescue_bootcmd=if test $rescue_installed -eq 1; then run rescue_set_bootargs; nand read.e 0x800000 0x100000 0x400000; bootm 0x800000; else run pogo_bootcmd; fi
pogo_bootcmd=if fsload uboot-original-mtd0.kwb; then go 0x800200; fi
force_rescue=0
force_rescue_bootcmd=if test $force_rescue -eq 1 || ext2load usb 0:1 0x1700000 /rescueme 1 || fatload usb 0:1 0x1700000 /rescueme.txt 1; then run rescue_bootcmd; fi
ubifs_mtd=3
ubifs_set_bootargs=setenv bootargs console=$console ubi.mtd=$ubifs_mtd root=ubi0:rootfs rootfstype=ubifs $mtdparts $ubifs_custom_params
ubifs_bootcmd=run ubifs_set_bootargs; if ubi part data && ubifsmount rootfs && ubifsload 0x800000 /boot/uImage && ubifsload 0x1100000 /boot/uInitrd; then bootm 0x800000 0x1100000; fi
usb_scan=usb_scan_done=0;for scan in $usb_scan_list; do run usb_scan_$scan; if test $usb_scan_done -eq 0 && ext2load usb $usb 0x800000 /boot/uImage 1; then usb_scan_done=1; echo "Found bootable drive on usb $usb"; setenv usb_device $usb; setenv usb_root /dev/$dev; fi; done
usb_scan_list=1 2 3 4
usb_scan_1=usb=0:1 dev=sda1
usb_scan_2=usb=1:1 dev=sdb1
usb_scan_3=usb=2:1 dev=sdc1
usb_scan_4=usb=3:1 dev=sdd1
usb_device=0:1
usb_root=/dev/sda1
usb_rootfstype=ext2
usb_rootdelay=10
usb_set_bootargs=setenv bootargs console=$console root=$usb_root rootdelay=$usb_rootdelay rootfstype=$usb_rootfstype $mtdparts $usb_custom_params
usb_bootcmd=run usb_init; run usb_set_bootargs; run usb_boot
usb_boot=mw 0x800000 0 1; ext2load usb $usb_device 0x800000 /boot/uImage; if ext2load usb $usb_device 0x1100000 /boot/uInitrd; then bootm 0x800000 0x1100000; else bootm 0x800000; fi
bootcmd=usb start; run force_rescue_bootcmd; run ubifs_bootcmd; run usb_bootcmd; usb stop; run rescue_bootcmd; run pogo_bootcmd; reset
ethaddr=00:25:31:04:69:9E
arcNumber=2097
usb_init=usb start; setenv usb_root LABEL=rootfs
Pogoplug:~$

fstab of rootfs

Pogoplug:~$ cat /tmp/sda/etc/fstab
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>
/dev/root      /               ext3    noatime,errors=remount-ro 0 1
tmpfs          /tmp            tmpfs   defaults          0       0
Pogoplug:~$

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/06/2014 11:06AM by distro.

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distro
I have formatted a 4GB pen drive into ext3...

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fw_printenv
usb_rootfstype=ext2

Try setting the usb rootfstype to ext3:

fw_setenv usb_rootfstype ext3

laprjns Wrote:
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distro
> I have formatted a 4GB pen drive into
> ext3...
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fw_printenv
> usb_rootfstype=ext2
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> Try setting the usb rootfstype to ext3:
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> fw_setenv usb_rootfstype ext3
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that was it. only thing was i had to use "/usr/sbin/fw_setenv usb_rootfstype ext3" full path of program.
thanks for prompt reply. Now, booted into debian.

SOLVED

For members running into this trouble:
formatted a 4GB pen drive into ext3 via Gparted live, labelled it rootfs.
extracted "Debian-3.14.0-kirkwood-tld-1-rootfs-bodhi.tar" into the usb.
added the MAC of pogo into /etc/network/interfaces - "hwaddress ether xx:xx:MAC:xx:xx"
run command as well : /usr/sbin/fw_setenv usb_init "usb start; setenv usb_root LABEL=rootfs"
do " /usr/sbin/fw_setenv usb_rootfstype ext3 "



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/06/2014 07:58PM by distro.