Hi,
I’ve got my fist Pogoplug - a Pogoplug mobile V4A101 for a few days and I would like to install Debian on it. Thanks to Jeff, Bodhi, and everyone on this forum, I’ve learned a lot about unlocking the capabilities of the Pogoplug from reading the threads here. However, I’m just uninitiated in the embedded system and I still have some questions. Appreciate if you could give me some help.
(1) I noticed that Jeff’s script is the easiest way to install Debian on the Plug Devices, but after I read into the script, I saw "This installer will only work on the following devices:", the following list doesn’t include my V4A101, so I can NOT run this installer on my Pogoplug, is that right?
(2) Thus I have to flash uboot and prepare the Kernel and rootfs step by step. I think Bodhi has already given all the procedure and details perfectly and clearly in the posts "Flashing uBoot and uBoot envs to the PogoMobile from Debian or ArchLinux ARM" and "Linux Kernel 3.14.0 Kirkwood package and rootfs", but I’m a little confused when I’m trying to put all the steps together – how can I use the commands "apt-get" or "dpkg" to get uInitrd and uImage when there is no Debian installed? I typed the command and just got "-sh: apt-get: not found". There must be something I misunderstood here.
(3) It seems running Jeff’s script the chance is given to reserve original pogoplug services in NAND. In case of a failure installing, going back to original Stock OS may be a good idea instead of getting a serial cable, soldering… I think. But I don’t know if it is workable while using Davy's uBoot image. Could you shed some light on how to keep the stock OS for me?
I’ve got my fist Pogoplug - a Pogoplug mobile V4A101 for a few days and I would like to install Debian on it. Thanks to Jeff, Bodhi, and everyone on this forum, I’ve learned a lot about unlocking the capabilities of the Pogoplug from reading the threads here. However, I’m just uninitiated in the embedded system and I still have some questions. Appreciate if you could give me some help.
(1) I noticed that Jeff’s script is the easiest way to install Debian on the Plug Devices, but after I read into the script, I saw "This installer will only work on the following devices:", the following list doesn’t include my V4A101, so I can NOT run this installer on my Pogoplug, is that right?
(2) Thus I have to flash uboot and prepare the Kernel and rootfs step by step. I think Bodhi has already given all the procedure and details perfectly and clearly in the posts "Flashing uBoot and uBoot envs to the PogoMobile from Debian or ArchLinux ARM" and "Linux Kernel 3.14.0 Kirkwood package and rootfs", but I’m a little confused when I’m trying to put all the steps together – how can I use the commands "apt-get" or "dpkg" to get uInitrd and uImage when there is no Debian installed? I typed the command and just got "-sh: apt-get: not found". There must be something I misunderstood here.
(3) It seems running Jeff’s script the chance is given to reserve original pogoplug services in NAND. In case of a failure installing, going back to original Stock OS may be a good idea instead of getting a serial cable, soldering… I think. But I don’t know if it is workable while using Davy's uBoot image. Could you shed some light on how to keep the stock OS for me?