Difference between revisions of "Novena/Debian installer"
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setenv bootargs initrd=0x12a00000 console=ttymxc1,115200 consoleblank=0 | setenv bootargs initrd=0x12a00000 console=ttymxc1,115200 consoleblank=0 | ||
bootm 0x12000000 0x12a00000 0x11ff0000 | bootm 0x12000000 0x12a00000 0x11ff0000 | ||
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| + | ==Signing packages== | ||
| + | Packages live on bunniefoo.com. To add a package to the repo, run this command: | ||
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| + | reprepro -b /mnt/var/spool/kosagi-deb/ -A armhf -V includedeb wheezy [path-to-deb-to-add] | ||
Revision as of 07:37, 13 September 2013
The installer resides on the internal MMC, and will activate if:
- A boot image cannot be found (e.g. fatload fails)
- If the recovery button is held down during boot
The installer consists of an initrd and a command line tailored to boot it. It will perform a network install, using either Ethernet port or the wifi card. A preconfiguration file is present to add the Kosagi Debian mirror to the selection process, which adds support for the Novena U-Boot and kernel packages, as well as (possibly) non-free binaries.
There are multiple install methods, and there will be separate boot images for each. Possible options include:
- Serial port interface
- LCD/LVDS interface
- HDMI interface
The various interfaces will be identical, only command line arguments will change.
To actually load the Debian installer rfs, kernel, and device tree file, use the following U-Boot script:
setenv mmcdev 1
mmc rescan
mmc dev ${mmcdev}
fatload mmc ${mmcdev} 0x11ff0000 /d/uimage.dtb
fatload mmc ${mmcdev} 0x12000000 /uimage-novena.bin
fatload mmc ${mmcdev} 0x12a00000 /d/uinitrd
setenv bootargs initrd=0x12a00000 console=ttymxc1,115200 consoleblank=0
bootm 0x12000000 0x12a00000 0x11ff0000
Signing packages
Packages live on bunniefoo.com. To add a package to the repo, run this command:
reprepro -b /mnt/var/spool/kosagi-deb/ -A armhf -V includedeb wheezy [path-to-deb-to-add]
