A short tutorial on how to install debian gnulinux on virtualbox. Some of these installation images may no longer be available, or may no longer work, and you are recommended to install squeeze instead. This is a dependency package providing the default d compiler. Per policy, all packages that contain d sources must use this package in their builddepends line.
One rather old laptop and one server were the test objects for this howto. Upgrade debian lenny to squeeze in a few simple steps. This is a original debian distribution without any modifications. Low power computer for file server, p2p nslu2 alternatives. Solved aptget update gets stuck while reading package list.
Ive settled for settings with updown rates 20% below the maximum about 1 mbs down in my case, and limited the number of peers. Web servers, browsers, proxies, download tools etc. We discuss, develop and modify the firmware and hardware of the linksys nslu2, the synology ds101, the iomega nas100d, the dlink dsmg600, and other ixp4xxbased devices with large attached storage. In this tutorial, you will learn about upgrading debian linux server from etch to lenny over ssh session. Twonky on debian lenny twonky supply these embedded nas versions, as is, unsupported. Oct 08, 2016 please consider making a donation to the project if you are using the unslung, slugos, debian nslu2 or openwrt nslu2 firmware or optware packages. Oct 19, 2012 debian squeeze on nslu2 after a very long time, i am updating the system and installing everything all over again. Upgrading debian lenny to debian squeeze this document will help guide you through upgrading a debian 5.
I also run an nslu2 debian lenny system at a remote location and i would like to put a wx system up there running a web page or sending data back to my main site for submission to a web page sourced there. Apache web server, postfix mail server, mysql, bind nameserver, pureftpd, spamassassin, clamav, and many more. At this point, lenny is recommended for new installations of nslu2. Both systems did not have any raid devices and use a simple partition scheme from a default basic lenny install. At the very least, severely firewall this machine and restrict access to it to only the most trusted of your users without security updates, a newly discovered remote compromise or local privilege escalation could give you far more trouble than upgrading. Installing git on a debian lenny server stack overflow. Optware is a free software package manager for embedded systems. Debian release first there is a new debian release called lenny.
I used 8 gb as the disk size figuring i would store recordings on an external drive and 500 mb ram no particular reason. This led me to use slugos which works great with twonkyvision. The kernel patch is based on the work done by the openslug team with a few patches to run in little endian mode. Doing a similar process with fstab to use uuid and not labels also hopefully has solved by debian nslu2 from going awry after a whileto restore it i remove the 2 gig flashdrive attached to slug with debian lenny install, attach to my laptop and redump the saved image onto the 2gig flash. Im trying to do a fresh install of lenny without the help of the guiie, not the gui installer and not the nongui prompting installer. It is recommended that you upgrade the system to latest version. Debian tar ball for linksys nslu2 martin michlmayr. To install debian on a machine without an internet connection, its possible to use cd images 650 mb each or dvd images 4. This tutorial shows how to prepare a debian lenny debian 5.
The release was dedicated to thiemo seufer, a developer who died in a car crash. This chapter provides an overview of the debian project and debian gnulinux. Slugos, debiannslu2 or openwrtnslu2 firmware or optware packages. After my debian crashed and wouldnt come back up i chose ok, i didnt want to take the time for another debian install. Ispconfig 3 is a webhosting control panel that allows you to configure the following services through a web browser.
Debian 9 stretch was released on 17 june 2017, two years and two months after debian 8. When i installed debian on my eee, i found myself at the command line at first. Next is all the software that you run on the computer. According to open source license terms all changes to the original distributions are documented in the license section. Instability with rtorrent on debian lenny on nslu2 showing 19 of 9 messages.
The meteohub system makes use of debian lenny for kirkwood linux operating system that is available under various open source licenses. X window system software x servers, libraries, window managers, terminal emulators and many related applications. Some tips and tricks about running debian on the linksys nslu2. Next you go over to the official debian on nslu2 install guide and start reading from after you have flashed the debianinstaller image.
Change settings on the virtual machines details list. At one is plugged a 2gb usb flash drive containing the operating system and data. Zopeplone framework zope application server and plone content managment system. A getting it to work was the major foundation to a project i was doing so had to be done. This is the web presence of the nslu2linux development group and user community. Toggles between red and green now and is in upgrade mode, ready to receive new firmware. A forum contributor called charminbaer has put together a nice tarball of debian lenny which allows the user to replace the dlink os without actually reflashing the device. Depending on your internet connection, you may download either of the following. Ok, for anyone who wondered why my site has been down for 8 days and for those who want to install armel on nslu2, here are my installation notes.
Debian is an allvolunteer organization dedicated to developing free software and promoting the ide. Here is the list of commands from ground up for those interested and for me to reference in the future. Linux is a completely free piece of software started by linus torvalds and supported by thousands of programmers worldwide. May 01, 2012 e220 modem on nslu2 running debian lenny may 1, 2012 no comments a while back i was trying to get my tmobile e220 modem running on my nslu2 and i tried everything wvdial networkmanager etc etc but still nothing. Its now possible to install armel directly with di, using one of the daily snapshots.
Purchase a linksys nslu2 and join our community if you are interested. On saturday last i intended to install armel debian 5. This is the web presence of the nslu2 linux development group and user community. Aptget update gets stuck while reading package list on my slug. If you want to play around with wiki text formatting, use the wiki sandbox. The installation seems to hang at the step running postinstall scripts up to now i have waited two times for more that 12 hours each time. Mar 10, 2010 download iso of mythbuntu create new linux virtual machine in virtualbox. Debian gnulinux is a free operating system which supports a total of twelve processor architectures and includes the kde, gnome, xfce, and lxde desktop environments. Debian releases debian lenny release information debian lenny.
Nov 15, 2008 i also encourage everybody to install debian on a usbstick and then have a secondary harddisk in port 2 as a storage drive. I was not able to get twonkyvision working a couple years ago. Just thought idd update this thread with my progress. Debian uses the linux kernel the core of an operating system, but most of the basic os tools come from the gnu project. You can also find an explanation of the boot process of the nslu2 running. At first i had unslung, but then went to debian for spindown. Installing mythbuntu backend on virtualbox virtual machine. Im running debian lenny on a linksys nslu2 slug, i havent run updates on it for a while. The latest minor update, called a point release, is version 9. Finally, if rtorrent uses all your bandwidth, the nslu2 may become unresponsive, simply because the ssh connection drowns in times out because of the large traffic load. Download debian linux 7 lenny iso cd dvd images whats new in debian 5. You get it from the usual sources from the internet. Click on storage then under the cdrom entry browse to and select the mythbuntu iso.
As for the gui, what happens if you run sudo startx. If you already know about the debian projects history and the debian gnulinux distribution, feel free to skip to the next chapter. Bruce kelley 1929 qso party, december 34, 1011, 2006, 210 hartley and hro receiver. Mark sdb1 as a bootable partition press the key a in fdisk and make sure that the partition is labelled as a linux partition type 83. Xfce xfce, a fast and lightweight desktop environment. We highly recommend that you perform all of these steps on a test system before making changes to your production server that way, you can minimize downtime by knowing what all to expect. Bruce kelley 1929 awa qso party, november 2829, december 56, 1998, wa3dsp operating a hartley transmitter using a 210 and a 201a regenerative detector. However, a bit of searching turned up the dsmg600, dns323 and tsi300 hack forum which has a series of articles on installing debian on a 3 despite the forum title. Since that, a lot of things have happened im still a newb though. Martin michlmayr has a great guide on running debian on the box, it took all of 10 minutes to get into the installer, and then its up to you where you want to go with it.
Download debian linux 5 lenny iso cd dvd images nixcraft. Debian, the base for many popular linux distributions like ubuntu, knoppix or damn small linux reached, after 22 months of development, version. This device appears to have a lot more potential than the stock firmware allows. However, it does not download the correct versions of dependency packages it downloads versions for x386 architecture, not for armel. Debian squeeze is going to be released on february 5th or 6th this 2011, so i am updating this howto a little bit. The data acquisition computer a nslu2 with debian gnulinux 5. Aug 08, 2019 but modifying the nslu2 in any way will void your warranty. Meteohub has now been experimentally ported to the sheevaplug. E220 modem on nslu2 running debian lenny may 1, 2012 no comments a while back i was trying to get my tmobile e220 modem running on my nslu2 and i tried everything wvdial networkmanager etc etc but still nothing. At the top of the tower is debian carefully organizing and fitting everything so it all works together. An internals page listing the specs of the linksys nslu2. From my linux box that i installed upslug2 onto i ran upslug2 i dinslu2.
To use this, you will need a machine with an internet connection. The other usb port is extended by a usb hub to connect multiple usb devices. The only downer is with my current configuration i can only download one torrent at a time. Make sure that the root partition is large enough to install all the applications youre interested in at least 23 gb on a hard drive, and. Its twice the price of the linksys device, but its manufacturer fully supports development on it. First i tried installing the nslu2 version which returns usr.
Use fdisk to partition your disk lets call the disk sdb for now. Be sure to read those, specially if your debian pc is mission critical. I want to install purely from the cli by just issuing commands, which i assume is all the gui does, acts. Currently, im using dnsmasq on a gargoyle router to redirect adserver ip addresses to nullserv running on an embedded debian squeeze box. I ended up buying a qnap ts109 ii pro nas along with a 1tb hdd and installed debian lenny on it. Upgrading debian lenny to debian squeeze virtualmin. I also encourage everybody to install debian on a usbstick and then have a secondary harddisk in port 2 as a storage drive. Oystein viggen describes his success and what he had to do differently in a message to the debian arm list. Mldonkey view topic precompiled linux debian etch arm. If you are performing a new etch install of your system using the debian lenny based installer, an updated aboot package will automatically be used. Debiannslu2 is the name given to the official debian distribution for arm that runs on the nslu2, thanks to the efforts of the nslu2linux developers to get the necessary kernel patches and utilities accepted upstream by the kernel maintainers and by the debian project. Instability with rtorrent on debian lenny on nslu2. As a complete nslu2 newbie i wrote the first post 260608. Mar 15, 2010 download iso of mythbuntu create new linux virtual machine in virtualbox.
I recently purchased a used nslu2, and it lacks the installation disc. Does anyone know where i might be able to acquire an installation disc or download the flash utility installer. Debian is very strong in the nature and more flexible in the use. Debian squeeze on nslu2 after a very long time, i am updating the system and installing everything all over again. The debian project is an association of individuals who have made common cause to create a free operating system. Major upgrades include the linux kernel going from version 3. Get nslu2 in upgrade mode turn nslu2 on while reset button is held in for 10 secs. An image gallery with various pictures showing the internals of the nslu2. D compiler language version 2, based on the gcc backend. Jan 07, 2009 doing a similar process with fstab to use uuid and not labels also hopefully has solved by debian nslu2 from going awry after a whileto restore it i remove the 2 gig flashdrive attached to slug with debian lenny install, attach to my laptop and redump the saved image onto the 2gig flash. It appears i can do everything without it except use flash drives. The kernel for running debian on the nslu2 is based on a standard 2.
Download the first cd or dvd image file, write it using a cddvd recorder or a usb stick on i386 and amd64 ports, and then reboot from that. Installing the image now my slug already had openslug firmware on it and when i did the debian flash it failed so to make it work i had to revert to the stock linksys firware and then install the debian one. Native is the quicker one, bytecode is provided in case you have problems. Debian nslu2 is the name given to the official debian distribution for arm that runs on the nslu2, thanks to the efforts of the nslu2 linux developers to get the necessary kernel patches and utilities accepted upstream by the kernel maintainers and by the debian project. Please be aware that this port is rather alpha, but it seems to work. The message from aptget update may be network related have you got a network connection.
When i ran startx, i did get a gui but with a very basic window manager. Howto build meteohub on sheevaplug the easy way the sheevaplug is a low power, small form factor device that can be seen as the successor of the famous nslu2. From my linux box that i installed upslug2 onto i ran upslug2 i di nslu2. The trigger to avoid the kills was adjusting the peers settings.
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