Debian Squeeze on 'V' and 'X' Series (LS-WXL and others) - Revision history

Sangera2 at 08:03, 20 September 2012

Sangera2 — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 08:03:55 GMT

Sangera2 — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 08:01:22 GMT

After install

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	apt-get install xfsprogs		apt-get install xfsprogs
	Configure timezone		Configure timezone
-	dpkg-reconfigure ~~locales~~ tzdata	+	dpkg-reconfigure tzdata

	Install Debian security updates. Edit the file /etc/apt/sources.list and add the following line:		Install Debian security updates. Edit the file /etc/apt/sources.list and add the following line:

Sangera2 — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 07:59:51 GMT

After install

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	tar zxf blstools-0.3.0.tar.gz		tar zxf blstools-0.3.0.tar.gz
	cd blstools-0.3.0		cd blstools-0.3.0
-	~~sudo~~ ./install.sh	+	./install.sh

	Modify /etc/init.d/lsmonitor (the line where HDDTEMP is defined) to:		Modify /etc/init.d/lsmonitor (the line where HDDTEMP is defined) to:

Sangera2 — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 07:57:45 GMT

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	Install blstools:		Install blstools:
	apt-get install smartmontools		apt-get install smartmontools
-	wget http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/blstools/releases/blstools-0.2.0.tar.gz	+	wget http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/blstools/releases/blstools-0.3.0.tar.gz
	tar zxf blstools-0.3.0.tar.gz		tar zxf blstools-0.3.0.tar.gz
	cd blstools-0.3.0		cd blstools-0.3.0

Sangera2 — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 07:56:55 GMT

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	cd debian-squeeze		cd debian-squeeze
	tar --numeric-owner -p -czf ../hddrootfs.buffalo.updated *		tar --numeric-owner -p -czf ../hddrootfs.buffalo.updated *
		+	cd ..

	=== Prepare an initrd image ===		=== Prepare an initrd image ===
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	apt-get install smartmontools		apt-get install smartmontools
	wget http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/blstools/releases/blstools-0.2.0.tar.gz		wget http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/blstools/releases/blstools-0.2.0.tar.gz
-	tar zxf blstools-0.2.0.tar.gz	+	tar zxf blstools-0.3.0.tar.gz
-	cd blstools-0.2.0	+	cd blstools-0.3.0
	sudo ./install.sh		sudo ./install.sh

Sangera2 — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 17:58:11 GMT

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	Log on as user root on your LinkStation. Execute this:		Log on as user root on your LinkStation. Execute this:
-	wget http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/pool/main/d/debootstrap/debootstrap_1.0.~~38_all~~.deb	+	wget http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/pool/main/d/debootstrap/debootstrap_1.0.42_all.deb
-	dpkg -i debootstrap_1.0.~~38_all~~.deb	+	dpkg -i debootstrap_1.0.42_all.deb
	To install the new rootfs into a directory ''debian-squeeze'' execute this:		To install the new rootfs into a directory ''debian-squeeze'' execute this:
	mkdir debian-squeeze		mkdir debian-squeeze

Commandertrout — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 05:04:21 GMT

Prepare an imitrd image

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	tar --numeric-owner -p -czf ../hddrootfs.buffalo.updated *		tar --numeric-owner -p -czf ../hddrootfs.buffalo.updated *

-	=== Prepare an ~~imitrd~~ image ===	+	=== Prepare an initrd image ===

	If you are going to set up a raid, you need to build an [[Initrd for Raid-Boot]].		If you are going to set up a raid, you need to build an [[Initrd for Raid-Boot]].

Commandertrout — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 13:16:17 GMT

Installmethod 1: Copy file to /boot

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	cp initrd.buffalo /boot/initrd.buffalo.updated		cp initrd.buffalo /boot/initrd.buffalo.updated

-	~~<div style="border:1px solid red;padding:3px;">~~	+	* Reboot
-	~~'''Clarification Needed''' What I have at this point is two new files that have been copied into the existing /boot, namely~~	+
-	*~~initrd.buffalo.updated (an empty initrd)~~	+
-	*hddrootfs.buffalo.updated (as created in the earlier step)	+

-	~~However the existing ''initrd~~.~~buffalo'' is still~~ in /boot. ~~How~~ is ~~''initrd~~.~~buffalo.updated'' picked up on reboot?~~	+	The *.updated files in /boot will be automatically picked up after the reboot and the new debootstrapped filesystem will be put in place. This is pretty much what LSUpdater itself does.
-	~~</div>~~	+
-		+
-	* Reboot	+

	* Now you are on Debian Squeeze!		* Now you are on Debian Squeeze!

Commandertrout — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 13:14:06 GMT

Installmethod 1: Copy file to /boot

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	mv /boot/hddrootfs.buffalo.updated.done /boot/hddrootfs.buffalo.updated.orig		mv /boot/hddrootfs.buffalo.updated.done /boot/hddrootfs.buffalo.updated.orig

-	~~<div style="border:1px solid red;padding:3px;">~~	+	{{tip\|It's possible that ''/boot/hddrootfs.buffalo.updated.done'' doesn't exist. If it doesn't, don't worry about it.}}
-	~~'''Clarification Needed''~~' ''/boot/hddrootfs.buffalo.updated.done'' doesn't exist.	+
-	~~Instead of:~~	+
-	~~mv /boot/hddrootfs.buffalo.updated.done /boot/hddrootfs.buffalo.updated.orig~~	+
-	~~maybe~~ it ~~should be:~~	+
-	~~cp /boot/hddrootfs.buffalo.updated /boot/hddrootfs.buffalo.updated.orig~~	+
-		+
-	~~This would mean that both~~ ''~~hddrootfs~~.~~buffalo.updated'' and ''initrd.buffalo'' are backed up in the current directory, assumed to be /root. Is that correct?~~	+
-	~~</div>~~	+

	* Now install the new files		* Now install the new files

Commandertrout — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 09:56:07 GMT

Replaced Beginner's Help with existing Tip template;

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	To be able to do this, you need to download the package.<br>		To be able to do this, you need to download the package.<br>

-	~~<div style="border:1px solid yellow;padding:3px;">~~	+	{{tip\|It doesn't really matter which directory you're in for this step. There is no harm in being in /root, which is where you'll be anyway by default once you log on as root.}}
-	~~'''Beginner's Help'''~~ It doesn't really matter which directory you're in for this step. There is no harm in being in /root, which is where you'll be anyway by default once you log on as root.~~</div>~~	+

	Log on as user root on your LinkStation. Execute this:		Log on as user root on your LinkStation. Execute this: