Hi all
I have tried to use the guides in here to install Debian on my old Pogoplug v4.
I had previously "hacked" it so I could run archlinux arm on it, and it was booting and running it from the sdcard.
So first I tried to make that work again. Unfortunately, the previous version was discontinued (v5), but I found the image on internet archive, and was able (after a lot of work and complications) to make it boot the archlinux arm once again, and I was able to ssh into the machine.
With that working, I decided it would be worth the effort to upgrade it to run this Debian version.
I started with this guide:
Basic steps to install...
Following that, I went to this page:
https://forum.doozan.com/read.php?2,12096
This led me to this page for updating the uboot:
https://forum.doozan.com/read.php?3,12381
So I ssh'd into the old archlinux on the pogoplug, and followed the instructions for updating the uboot.
Most things were going as expected, with only this part being slightly different:
Now on my machine it was:
mtd0: 00200000 00020000 "u-boot"
but since it stated it should just be greater than 0x0010000 I figured it was fine.
After rebooting the device, it tried to boot and ended up stuck on with the yellow/orange light.
I then tried to install Debian.kirkwood on a usb drive, and attach that, but then the device goes into boot loop (green led flashing and then restarting).
I observed that the usb drive also did not light up (it has an led for indicating activity).
I also tried installing the Debian.kirkwood on the sd-card, but same issues.
I tried with both ext4 filesystem and ext3.
I admit, I still have not connected the serial, and I am not able to do that until next week, but I wanted to document my process here, and ask if anyone might have any idea as to what might have gone wrong, or how I might address it?
Any links to appropriate threads are of course also valued.
I have been jumping a lot around between various posts in this forum, and while most have pieces of valuable information, I am starting to lose track of the order, and become a lot unsure on how it might be properly applied.
Thank you all for any and all help regarding this.
I have tried to use the guides in here to install Debian on my old Pogoplug v4.
I had previously "hacked" it so I could run archlinux arm on it, and it was booting and running it from the sdcard.
So first I tried to make that work again. Unfortunately, the previous version was discontinued (v5), but I found the image on internet archive, and was able (after a lot of work and complications) to make it boot the archlinux arm once again, and I was able to ssh into the machine.
With that working, I decided it would be worth the effort to upgrade it to run this Debian version.
I started with this guide:
Basic steps to install...
Following that, I went to this page:
https://forum.doozan.com/read.php?2,12096
This led me to this page for updating the uboot:
https://forum.doozan.com/read.php?3,12381
So I ssh'd into the old archlinux on the pogoplug, and followed the instructions for updating the uboot.
Most things were going as expected, with only this part being slightly different:
Quote
As long as mtd0 is defined as 1MB (0x00100000) or greater then it will be OK:
mtd0: 00100000 00020000 "u-boot"
Now on my machine it was:
mtd0: 00200000 00020000 "u-boot"
but since it stated it should just be greater than 0x0010000 I figured it was fine.
After rebooting the device, it tried to boot and ended up stuck on with the yellow/orange light.
I then tried to install Debian.kirkwood on a usb drive, and attach that, but then the device goes into boot loop (green led flashing and then restarting).
I observed that the usb drive also did not light up (it has an led for indicating activity).
I also tried installing the Debian.kirkwood on the sd-card, but same issues.
I tried with both ext4 filesystem and ext3.
I admit, I still have not connected the serial, and I am not able to do that until next week, but I wanted to document my process here, and ask if anyone might have any idea as to what might have gone wrong, or how I might address it?
Any links to appropriate threads are of course also valued.
I have been jumping a lot around between various posts in this forum, and while most have pieces of valuable information, I am starting to lose track of the order, and become a lot unsure on how it might be properly applied.
Thank you all for any and all help regarding this.