Installing Debian on pogoplug doesn't work ..

Hi!

I got my new pogoplug (v2) today and I want to install Debian on it.
I already paritioned my usb stick correctly.
But the big problem is that my usb stick is ALWAYS recognized as "/dev/sdb1" (ext2) and "/dev/sdb2" (swap).
The installer script is made for using /dev/sda1 and /dev/sda2. So it fails when trying to extract debian to the usb stick.

What can I do? How do I get my usb stick recognized as /dev/sda?

Cheers

edit: Of course there are no other USB-devices connected ...



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/07/2012 08:58AM by theliquid.

Ok, I don't know how but its resolved.

And i realized that I don't have a v2... They shipped me a POGO-P24 :/

Please, explain how you did it! I`m trying for days to install debian on the POGO-P24 ...

Wladston Viana Wrote:
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> Please, explain how you did it! I`m trying for
> days to install debian on the POGO-P24 ...

You can't install Debian directly ... There is thread explaining how to do that. Its quite simple.
Look here: http://forum.doozan.com/read.php?2,6489

Short summary: you have to install arch linux arm first (for the kernel) and then copy the debianrootfs provided by varkey to the usbdrive you previously installed archlinux to.

I deleted Debian on my P24 because its quite slow. Don't know why exactly ...

Theliquid, thanks! I managed to ge it working after a lof of searching, using the image.

It's frustrating not being able to change u-boot parameters, or being able to install the vanilla kernel.

Any idea if anyone is working on that ? I could help out!

wladston:

ARM is not x86, so the kernel is different per SoC.

We are working on it at Arch Linux ARM, but few people outside of us understand what is going on with the device in depth. Although progress is slow because many of our kernel developers are swamped with RL work, it is progressing including a complete SoC driver re-write.

WarheadsSE,

Cool. I wished I could help out, but I never did any kernel-level programming. I can write C, though :)

Several non-x86 archs/systems made into the mainline kernel, I was wondering why no one cared about the oxnas ...

I would stick with arch, if it had all the packages I need available ...

There is a thread regarding modules people want to see. When you trail off in that manner, it is like saying "I wouldn't be thirsty if I had water..." while living in the rain forest.

WarheadsSE,

Nice to know, thanks :) Even though I'm pretty used to debian/ubuntu, I'll get the change to try Arch next time :) I went the debian way maaaany years ago because I could get more help and support from the community .... being a linux noob without using debian was quite hard a few years ago!