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Installing Debian on Pogoplug 4

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kuemmel
Installing Debian on Pogoplug 4
June 14, 2014 09:55AM
Hello :-)
I'm from Germany and my english is not the best.
I buy an Pogoplug 4 from ebay.com to install Debian on it.
My Question now is what must I do to install Debian on my Pogoplug 4?
please explain it step by step because I find it very confusing.


best regards,
kuemmel



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kuemmel
Re: Installing Debian on Pogoplug 4
June 14, 2014 03:39PM
Can anyone help me please ? :-(
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bodhi
Re: Installing Debian on Pogoplug 4
June 15, 2014 02:46AM
kuemmel,

The easiest way to install Debian on Pogoplug Series 4 is:

- Install Arch Linux first:
http://archlinuxarm.org/platforms/armv5/pogoplug-series-4

- Download the latest Debian rootfs from this thread:
http://forum.doozan.com/read.php?2,12096

- Extract Debian rootfs to a new USB stick follow the instruction , and boot with it.

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kuemmel
Re: Installing Debian on Pogoplug 4
June 15, 2014 06:20AM
And what is with the uboot? Do I not need this?



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kuemmel
Re: Installing Debian on Pogoplug 4
June 15, 2014 07:39AM
is the usb stick then not overwritten with the Arch ?
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bodhi
Re: Installing Debian on Pogoplug 4
June 15, 2014 10:42AM
kuemmel Wrote:
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> is the usb stick then not overwritten with the
> Arch ?

Use different USB sticks for Debian and Arch

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kuemmel
Re: Installing Debian on Pogoplug 4
June 15, 2014 10:53AM
But i don't need Arch Linux on my Pogoplug.. Must I have 2 Sticks installed on my Pogo?
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bodhi
Re: Installing Debian on Pogoplug 4
June 15, 2014 11:31AM
kuemmel Wrote:
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> But i don't need Arch Linux on my Pogoplug.. Must
> I have 2 Sticks installed on my Pogo?

No, the first one is the result of the Arch installation. You can keep it around until after you have Debian running, then only one stick is used. It is good practice to have a fallback plan in case you can't boot Debian with the 2nd stick.

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kuemmel
Re: Installing Debian on Pogoplug 4
June 15, 2014 11:43AM
If I now understood everything correctly, the first thing I had to to is install Arch Linux on my Pogo as described on the page. Next thing I had to do unpack the Debian file to a second USB Stick from a random pc. Now i must unplug the first USB stick with Arch on it and boot from the second stick with Debian on it ....


Is that right ?
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kuemmel
Re: Installing Debian on Pogoplug 4
June 15, 2014 11:53AM
And what must I do at these step?
edit /media/sdb1/etc/fstab entry for /dev/root to match the rootfstype of your usb_rootfstype. ?
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bodhi
Re: Installing Debian on Pogoplug 4
June 15, 2014 12:27PM
kuemmel Wrote:
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> If I now understood everything correctly, the
> first thing I had to to is install Arch Linux on
> my Pogo as described on the page. Next thing I had
> to do unpack the Debian file to a second USB Stick
> from a random pc. Now i must unplug the first USB
> stick with Arch on it and boot from the second
> stick with Debian on it ....
>
>
> Is that right ?

That's right.
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kuemmel
Re: Installing Debian on Pogoplug 4
June 15, 2014 12:29PM
But whats about these step ?And what must I do at these step?
edit /media/sdb1/etc/fstab entry for /dev/root to match the rootfstype of your usb_rootfstype.
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kuemmel
Re: Installing Debian on Pogoplug 4
June 15, 2014 11:48PM
Can anyone help ? :-(
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bodhi
Re: Installing Debian on Pogoplug 4
June 15, 2014 11:59PM
kuemmel Wrote:
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> But whats about these step ?And what must I do at
> these step?
> edit /media/sdb1/etc/fstab entry for /dev/root to
> match the rootfstype of your usb_rootfstype.

There is no need to worry about this. Arch installation already set the rootfstype to Ext3.

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kuemmel
Re: Installing Debian on Pogoplug 4
June 20, 2014 08:18PM
Thanks bodhi for all your help!
I'll get back if it works!

regards,
kuemmel
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kuemmel
Re: Installing Debian on Pogoplug 4
June 25, 2014 05:43AM
Okay.
I installed Arch Linux on my Pogo. It runs perfect, but the Debian doesn't boot from the Flash Drive.
I've done everything as described but it won't boot.
Can anyone help me?

regards,
kuemmel



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bodhi
Re: Installing Debian on Pogoplug 4
June 25, 2014 01:16PM
kuemmel Wrote:
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> Okay.
> I installed Arch Linux on my Pogo. It runs
> perfect, but the Debian doesn't boot from the
> Flash Drive.
> I've done everything as described but it won't
> boot.
> Can anyone help me?
>
> regards,
> kuemmel

To boot Debian with current Arch U-boot version:
http://forum.doozan.com/read.php?3,11538

In the near future, I will upload new Pogo V4 u-boot, you can upgrade u-boot then.

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kuemmel
Re: Installing Debian on Pogoplug 4
July 02, 2014 12:13PM
Okay thanks bodhi following this guide and it worked perfectly:
http://forum.doozan.com/read.php?3,11538


regards,
kuemmel
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