Hello. I am writing for the first time on this forum, which I hardly found. I hope I can solve my question.
I apologize in advance if I am not correct in some way, because I am not well versed in firmware and have never assembled them.
There is a thin client "AK Systems Thin client rev 1.3" (referred to in Russia as "Depo Sky A60"), its characteristics:
Processor
Marvell Kirkwood 88F6282 (ARMv5TE) @ 1.6 GHz
Video
Marvell ARM integrated graphics
Flash
1 Gb
DRAM
1 Gb
Connectivity
10/100/1000 Ethernet (RJ-45) x2
Emulations
DVI-I digital video output (DVI to VGA adapter included)
I/O and peripheral support
6 USB 2.0; 2 RJ-45; 1 DVI-I; 1 headphone; 1 microphone in; DVI-I includes DVI-to-VGA adapter, COM port
Information: these devices were left forgotten, the company that dealt with them was closed. I want to put Debian (or another distribution) on it and have the opportunity to use it. The screen is not important to me, ssh, root, package installation and so on are important to me.
The presented Debian image from the company is a useless operating system. There is a terminal, but there is no data to it. In addition, the system was relevant for 2012.
The company left instructions and the source code of their operating system, which was called DEPO OS, sort of. I'm attaching the source code. (Description in Russian).
The main link to the firmware: https://vadimboev.ru/deposkya60/ak1100-recovery-full.zip
Source Linux and U-Boot: https://vadimboev.ru/deposkya60/build_mainline_u-boot_and_kernel_TC_v4.zip
Other links:
https://vadimboev.ru/deposkya60/20130103_140915_thinclient_thinclient.zip
https://vadimboev.ru/deposkya60/ak1100-recovery.zip
https://vadimboev.ru/deposkya60/recoveryTC.zip
https://vadimboev.ru/deposkya60/tk_manual.pdf
I tried to update the u-boot and Debian firmware based on these instructions:
1. Linux Kernel 6.9.6 Kirkwood package and Debian rootfs (Updated 01 Nov 2023:)
2. Boot Kirkwood rootfs with stock u-boot
As a result, I got an eternal reboot and such an error:
At the moment, I have restored the firmware using "ak1100-recovery-full.zip"
I do not have a device on which Linux is installed, so to do all the manipulations for the USB-FLASH, I used an emulator via VirtualBox. However, it seems to me that this was a bad idea, and also the fact that I apparently do not understand at all how the firmware works, thereby I got an eternal reboot.
p.s. but if necessary, I can put Linux on the laptop in order to write the firmware to a USB FLASH drive or something.
If you need photos of the board, I can provide them.
Please help me install a more recent Debian (or something else) on this device. I hope for your help!
I apologize in advance if I am not correct in some way, because I am not well versed in firmware and have never assembled them.
There is a thin client "AK Systems Thin client rev 1.3" (referred to in Russia as "Depo Sky A60"), its characteristics:
Processor
Marvell Kirkwood 88F6282 (ARMv5TE) @ 1.6 GHz
Video
Marvell ARM integrated graphics
Flash
1 Gb
DRAM
1 Gb
Connectivity
10/100/1000 Ethernet (RJ-45) x2
Emulations
DVI-I digital video output (DVI to VGA adapter included)
I/O and peripheral support
6 USB 2.0; 2 RJ-45; 1 DVI-I; 1 headphone; 1 microphone in; DVI-I includes DVI-to-VGA adapter, COM port
Information: these devices were left forgotten, the company that dealt with them was closed. I want to put Debian (or another distribution) on it and have the opportunity to use it. The screen is not important to me, ssh, root, package installation and so on are important to me.
The presented Debian image from the company is a useless operating system. There is a terminal, but there is no data to it. In addition, the system was relevant for 2012.
The company left instructions and the source code of their operating system, which was called DEPO OS, sort of. I'm attaching the source code. (Description in Russian).
The main link to the firmware: https://vadimboev.ru/deposkya60/ak1100-recovery-full.zip
Source Linux and U-Boot: https://vadimboev.ru/deposkya60/build_mainline_u-boot_and_kernel_TC_v4.zip
Other links:
https://vadimboev.ru/deposkya60/20130103_140915_thinclient_thinclient.zip
https://vadimboev.ru/deposkya60/ak1100-recovery.zip
https://vadimboev.ru/deposkya60/recoveryTC.zip
https://vadimboev.ru/deposkya60/tk_manual.pdf
I tried to update the u-boot and Debian firmware based on these instructions:
1. Linux Kernel 6.9.6 Kirkwood package and Debian rootfs (Updated 01 Nov 2023:)
2. Boot Kirkwood rootfs with stock u-boot
As a result, I got an eternal reboot and such an error:
Loading file "/boot/uImage" from usb device 0:1 (usbda1) ** File not found /boot/uImage Loading file "/boot/uInitrd" from usb device 0:1 (usbda1) ** File not found /boot/uInitrd Wrong Image Format for bootm command ERROR: can't get kernel image!
At the moment, I have restored the firmware using "ak1100-recovery-full.zip"
I do not have a device on which Linux is installed, so to do all the manipulations for the USB-FLASH, I used an emulator via VirtualBox. However, it seems to me that this was a bad idea, and also the fact that I apparently do not understand at all how the firmware works, thereby I got an eternal reboot.
p.s. but if necessary, I can put Linux on the laptop in order to write the firmware to a USB FLASH drive or something.
If you need photos of the board, I can provide them.
Please help me install a more recent Debian (or something else) on this device. I hope for your help!