Hello,
I sucessfully run Debian 8 on my Dockstar using bodhi's rootfs from this thread. My U-Boot is latest (2016.05), and I'm currently starting the kernel by passing the dtb file to U-Boot (fw_setenv load_dtb 'ext2load usb 0:1 0x1c00000 /boot/dts/kirkwood-dockstar.dtb').
As my dockstar is used in a "set it and forget it" way, I'm willing to switch to mainline Debian's kernel, benefitting from security patches.
I've read here that it should be doable by simply installing flash-kernel.
However, I'm concerned about compatibility with my current setup (the article is from 2012), as I couldn't really understand what flash-kernel does.
- Does it automatically append the dtb file to the kernel ?
- Does it really write to the dockstar's internal flash (mtd0 ? mtd1 ?). I do not wish to lose my rescue system from mtd1...
- Does it messes up with the envs ?
Sorry if this is not the good place to ask for this, but as said, I couldn't find much info/help about flash-kernel.
unrelated P.S. : bodhi, if you ever read this, thanks a bunch for your work, and the various safeties (uEnv.txt...) you put in place. It already saved my dockstar once !
I sucessfully run Debian 8 on my Dockstar using bodhi's rootfs from this thread. My U-Boot is latest (2016.05), and I'm currently starting the kernel by passing the dtb file to U-Boot (fw_setenv load_dtb 'ext2load usb 0:1 0x1c00000 /boot/dts/kirkwood-dockstar.dtb').
As my dockstar is used in a "set it and forget it" way, I'm willing to switch to mainline Debian's kernel, benefitting from security patches.
I've read here that it should be doable by simply installing flash-kernel.
However, I'm concerned about compatibility with my current setup (the article is from 2012), as I couldn't really understand what flash-kernel does.
- Does it automatically append the dtb file to the kernel ?
- Does it really write to the dockstar's internal flash (mtd0 ? mtd1 ?). I do not wish to lose my rescue system from mtd1...
- Does it messes up with the envs ?
Sorry if this is not the good place to ask for this, but as said, I couldn't find much info/help about flash-kernel.
unrelated P.S. : bodhi, if you ever read this, thanks a bunch for your work, and the various safeties (uEnv.txt...) you put in place. It already saved my dockstar once !