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{{Warning| <big> This document is close to being deprecated,  please look towards the armel article: <br><br>'''<big>[[Armel Debian for the Kurobox Pro - Manual install]]'''</big></big>}}
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Rather than using the automatic install method <ref>[[FreeLink for the Kurobox Pro - Automatic Install]]</ref> you can partition the hard drive yourself (foregoing Buffalo's partition scheme) and use a custom kernel too<ref>[http://forum.nas-central.org/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=4329 GPL kernel recompilation progress - 2.6.12.6 & 2.6.16.16]</ref>.  You will need [[Serial port]]<ref> Serial Port [[SCON-KIT/ PRO quick manual | Use daughterboard]] or [[Add a Serial port to the ARM9 Linkstation| Use bottom Slot]]</ref>
Rather than using the automatic install method <ref>[[FreeLink for the Kurobox Pro - Automatic Install]]</ref> you can partition the hard drive yourself (foregoing Buffalo's partition scheme) and use a custom kernel too<ref>[http://forum.nas-central.org/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=4329 GPL kernel recompilation progress - 2.6.12.6 & 2.6.16.16]</ref>.  You will need [[Serial port]]<ref> Serial Port [[SCON-KIT/ PRO quick manual | Use daughterboard]] or [[Add a Serial port to the ARM9 Linkstation| Use bottom Slot]]</ref>
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access to have control over the uboot settings <ref>[[Kurobox Pro u-boot environment variable settings]]</ref>.
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access to have control over the [[:Category:UBoot|Uboot]] settings <ref>[[Kurobox Pro u-boot environment variable settings]]</ref>.
<big>'''Prerequisites:'''</big>
<big>'''Prerequisites:'''</big>
# [[:Category:KuroboxPro|KuroboxPro]] (of course)
# [[:Category:KuroboxPro|KuroboxPro]] (of course)
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# [[w:SATA|SATA]] Hard Drive (bigger is better) [[Disassemble|installed]]<ref>[http://www.kurobox.com/downloads/KuroboxPro/KUROPRO_guide.pdf KuroboxPro User's Guide in English]</ref>
# [[Serial port]] access  
# [[Serial port]] access  
## [[Add a Serial port to the ARM9 Linkstation| Use bottom Slot]]
## [[Add a Serial port to the ARM9 Linkstation| Use bottom Slot]]
## [[SCON-KIT/ PRO quick manual | Use daughterboard]]
## [[SCON-KIT/ PRO quick manual | Use daughterboard]]
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# FreeLink zip archive: http://downloads.nas-central.org/LSPro_ARM9/Distributions/Freelink/
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# FreeLink ARM<ref>{{forumpost|39|2153|FreeLink v1.0 (arm9) rev2 released!!! (Permission Issues Fix)}}</ref>: http://downloads.nas-central.org/LSPro_ARM9/Distributions/Freelink/
# Custom Kernel: http://downloads.nas-central.org/Users/colchaodemola
# Custom Kernel: http://downloads.nas-central.org/Users/colchaodemola
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# Rename the resultant file to <tt>'''hddrootfs.tar.gz'''</tt> and copy it over to the Samba Share<ref>[[KuroBoxPro#Accessing Partions from Samba| KuroBoxPro: Accessing Partions from Samba]]</ref>.
# Rename the resultant file to <tt>'''hddrootfs.tar.gz'''</tt> and copy it over to the Samba Share<ref>[[KuroBoxPro#Accessing Partions from Samba| KuroBoxPro: Accessing Partions from Samba]]</ref>.
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==Partition Drive==
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==Partition Hard Drive==
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XFS support is still poor (especially in a custom kernel).  So we'll use EXT3, and use a sane partition scheme. There are detailed instructions on partitioning in EM Mode<ref>[[Custom Partitions on the LS Pro]]</ref> or using Parted on an external workstation<ref>[[Resizing the system partition with parted magic live cd]]</ref>.
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XFS support is still poor (especially in a custom kernel).  So we'll use EXT3, and use a sane partition scheme.  
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===Sample Partition scheme===
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{{Warning| This is not the partition scheme used in [[FreeLink for the Kurobox Pro - Automatic Install]] which uses a total of 6 partitions. This scheme uses only 3 partitions and thus very different uboot settings then those that the automatic "installer" generates. }}
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For more information look at this forum thread: {{forumpost|51|7671| Freelink Manual install issues}}
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===Partition scheme===
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||p3 ||/mnt/disk1 || Remaining Space || EXT3
||p3 ||/mnt/disk1 || Remaining Space || EXT3
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There are detailed instructions on partitioning in EM Mode<ref>[[Custom Partitions on the LS Pro]]</ref><ref>[http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Partition/fdisk_partitioning.html Linux Partition HOWTO - Partitioning with fdisk]</ref> or using Parted on an external workstation<ref>[[Resizing the system partition with parted magic live cd]]</ref>.  But here are the Fdisk commands to get you to this partition scheme.
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====Use Fdisk====
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! Device !! Partition Type !! Size !! fdisk Command
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||/dev/sda1|| Linux [83] || 10 GB || n -> p -> 1 -> <enter> -> +10000M
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|-
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||/dev/sda2|| Linux Swap [82] || 512 MB || n -> p -> <enter> ->  +512M -> t -> 5 -> 82
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||/dev/sda3|| Linux [83] || Remainder || n -> p -> <enter> -> <enter>
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|}
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====Format all the Partitons====
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mkfs.ext3 /dev/sda1
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mkswap /dev/sda2
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mkfs.ext3 /dev/sda3
==Get a newer Kernel and modules==
==Get a newer Kernel and modules==
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==Extract everything over to the Hard Drive==
==Extract everything over to the Hard Drive==
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Log into the Kurobox using the default settings<ref>[[KuroBoxPro#Default_Settings|KuroBoxPro: Default Settings]]</ref> and go to the directory that you transferred your files over to (likley <tt>'''/mnt/mtd'''</tt>)
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Log into the Kurobox using the default settings<ref>[[KuroBoxPro#Default_Settings|KuroBoxPro: Default Settings]]</ref> and go to the directory that you transferred your files over to (likely <tt>'''/mnt/mtd'''</tt>)
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cd /mnt/mtd
===Mount Hard Drive===
===Mount Hard Drive===
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  mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/drive1
  mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/drive1
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===Move everything over===
===Move everything over===
  mv hddrootfs.tar.gz /mnt/drive1
  mv hddrootfs.tar.gz /mnt/drive1
  mv uImage-2.6.16.57-arm5_oabi /mnt/drive1
  mv uImage-2.6.16.57-arm5_oabi /mnt/drive1
  mv 2.6.16.57-arm5_oabi_modules.tgz /mnt/drive1
  mv 2.6.16.57-arm5_oabi_modules.tgz /mnt/drive1
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cd /mnt/drive1
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===Untar the rootfs===
===Untar the rootfs===
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cd /mnt/drive1
  tar -xvzf hddrootfs.tar.gz
  tar -xvzf hddrootfs.tar.gz
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===Untar the kernel Modules===
===Untar the kernel Modules===
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cd /mnt/drive1
  tar -xvzf 2.6.16.57-arm5_oabi_modules.tgz
  tar -xvzf 2.6.16.57-arm5_oabi_modules.tgz
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===Move and link the kernel uimage===
===Move and link the kernel uimage===
  mkdir /mnt/drive1/boot
  mkdir /mnt/drive1/boot
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  reboot
  reboot
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The final step is to modify your uboot environment to boot into the rootfs (freelink). Interrupt uboot over the serial console<ref>[[KuroBoxPro#UBoot.2FLinux_Console_Message_-_bootup| KuroBoxPro: UBoot Linux Console Message - bootup]]</ref> and type the following to configure your Kurobox Pro to boot from the hard disk with the new kernel:
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The final step is to modify your uboot environment to boot into the rootfs (freelink). Interrupt uboot over the serial console<ref>[[Kurobox Pro UBoot/Linux Console Message - bootup]]</ref> and type the following to configure your Kurobox Pro to boot from the hard disk with the new kernel:
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setenv bootcmd 'nboot $(default_kernel_addr) $(uImage_block) $(uImage_offset); bootm $(default_kernel_addr)'
setenv bootcmd 'nboot $(default_kernel_addr) $(uImage_block) $(uImage_offset); bootm $(default_kernel_addr)'
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'''''Should you be doing this from [[foonas]] EM (and have fw_setenv installed):'''''
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To get to foonas-em from debian:
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fw_setenv bootcmd ide reset \;  ext2load ide 0:1 0x00100000 /boot/uImage \; setenv bootargs console=ttyS0,115200 \;nboot 0x00100000 0 0x01000000 \; bootm 0x00100000;
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reboot
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To get to debian from foonas:
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fw_setenv  bootcmd ide reset \;  ext2load ide 0:1 0x00100000 /boot/uImage \;setenv bootargs console=ttyS0,115200 root=/dev/sda1 rw \; bootm 0x00100000
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reboot
==Post install==
==Post install==

Latest revision as of 20:31, 23 June 2008


 
WARNING!

This document is close to being deprecated, please look towards the armel article:

Armel Debian for the Kurobox Pro - Manual install


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Contents

FreeLink (Debian) on the KuroPro

Rather than using the automatic install method [1] you can partition the hard drive yourself (foregoing Buffalo's partition scheme) and use a custom kernel too[2]. You will need Serial port[3] access to have control over the Uboot settings [4].

Prerequisites:

  1. KuroboxPro (of course)
  2. SATA Hard Drive (bigger is better) installed[5]
  3. Serial port access
    1. Use bottom Slot
    2. Use daughterboard
  4. FreeLink ARM[6]: http://downloads.nas-central.org/LSPro_ARM9/Distributions/Freelink/
  5. Custom Kernel: http://downloads.nas-central.org/Users/colchaodemola

Get it

  1. Download the FreeLink zip archive: http://downloads.nas-central.org/LSPro_ARM9/Distributions/Freelink/FreeLink_arm9-1.0rev2.zip
  2. Unzip it and find the hddrootfs.img file
  3. Rename it to have the .zip extension
  4. Unzip this file with the following password: 
    IeY8omJwGlGkIbJm2FH_MV4fLsXE8ieu0gNYwE6Ty
  5. Rename the resultant file to hddrootfs.tar.gz and copy it over to the Samba Share[7].

Partition Hard Drive

XFS support is still poor (especially in a custom kernel). So we'll use EXT3, and use a sane partition scheme.

 
WARNING!

This is not the partition scheme used in FreeLink for the Kurobox Pro - Automatic Install which uses a total of 6 partitions. This scheme uses only 3 partitions and thus very different uboot settings then those that the automatic "installer" generates.


For more information look at this forum thread: Freelink Manual install issues

Partition scheme

Partition Path Size Filesystem
p1 / 10GB EXT3
p2 swap 512MB SWAP
p3 /mnt/disk1 Remaining Space EXT3

There are detailed instructions on partitioning in EM Mode[8][9] or using Parted on an external workstation[10]. But here are the Fdisk commands to get you to this partition scheme.

Use Fdisk

Device Partition Type Size fdisk Command
/dev/sda1 Linux [83] 10 GB n -> p -> 1 -> <enter> -> +10000M
/dev/sda2 Linux Swap [82] 512 MB n -> p -> <enter> -> +512M -> t -> 5 -> 82
/dev/sda3 Linux [83] Remainder n -> p -> <enter> -> <enter>

Format all the Partitons

mkfs.ext3 /dev/sda1
mkswap /dev/sda2
mkfs.ext3 /dev/sda3

Get a newer Kernel and modules

I used this kernel image, big thanks to Colchaodemola

rename it to the following:

  • uImage-2.6.16.57-arm5_oabi

Get the Modules:

Copy these over to the samba share too.

Extract everything over to the Hard Drive

Log into the Kurobox using the default settings[11] and go to the directory that you transferred your files over to (likely /mnt/mtd) 

cd /mnt/mtd

Mount Hard Drive

mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/drive1

Move everything over

mv hddrootfs.tar.gz /mnt/drive1
mv uImage-2.6.16.57-arm5_oabi /mnt/drive1
mv 2.6.16.57-arm5_oabi_modules.tgz /mnt/drive1

Untar the rootfs

cd /mnt/drive1 
tar -xvzf hddrootfs.tar.gz

Untar the kernel Modules

cd /mnt/drive1 
tar -xvzf 2.6.16.57-arm5_oabi_modules.tgz

Move and link the kernel uimage

mkdir /mnt/drive1/boot
mv uImage-2.6.16.57-arm5_oabi /mnt/drive1/boot/
cd /mnt/drive1/boot
ln -s uImage-2.6.16.57-arm5_oabi uImage

Reboot and Change uboot settings

reboot

The final step is to modify your uboot environment to boot into the rootfs (freelink). Interrupt uboot over the serial console[12] and type the following to configure your Kurobox Pro to boot from the hard disk with the new kernel: 

setenv bootcmd 'ide reset;ext2load ide 0:1 0x00100000 /boot/uImage;setenv bootargs console=ttyS0,115200 root=/dev/sda1 rw; bootm 0x00100000'
saveenv
boot


By the way, the command set to get it to boot from the flash (like it was originally) should you ever want to is: 

setenv default_kernel_addr 0x00100000 
setenv bootargs_base console=ttyS0,115200 
setenv bootargs_root root=/dev/mtdblock2 rw 
setenv bootargs $(bootargs_base) $(bootargs_root) $(buffalo_ver) 
setenv uImage_block 0 
setenv uImage_offset 0x00020000 
setenv bootcmd 'nboot $(default_kernel_addr) $(uImage_block) $(uImage_offset); bootm $(default_kernel_addr)'

Should you be doing this from foonas EM (and have fw_setenv installed):

To get to foonas-em from debian: 

fw_setenv bootcmd ide reset \;  ext2load ide 0:1 0x00100000 /boot/uImage \; setenv bootargs console=ttyS0,115200 \;nboot 0x00100000 0 0x01000000 \; bootm 0x00100000;
reboot


To get to debian from foonas: 

fw_setenv  bootcmd ide reset \;  ext2load ide 0:1 0x00100000 /boot/uImage \;setenv bootargs console=ttyS0,115200 root=/dev/sda1 rw \; bootm 0x00100000
reboot

Post install

Login

Reboot and use ssh to login to your newly FreeLinked KuroBox Pro with an SSH session. In windows PuTTY is a good client

  • login:root
  • password: lspro

or

  • login:admin
  • password: admin

Change kernelmon script

  • You will now need to change a line in the the /usr/local/sbin/kernelmon script: 
cat /proc/driver/kernevnt

to 

cat /proc/buffalo/kernevnt

Enable root login on serial console

  • If you use the console on the serial port, you need to change the permissions on /etc/securetty so it is not world-writable 
chmod 0744 /etc/securetty
  • until you do this, root logins on the serial console will not be permitted.

Fix fstab

Remember to change the /etc/fstab to reflect the location of linux swap and the share. Also remove the ,acl from the xfs declaration. My /etc/fstab looks like this after update: 

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
# <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>               <dump>  <pass>
proc            /proc      proc    defaults                            0 0
none            /dev/pts   devpts  gid=5,mode=20                       0 0
tmpfs           /tmp       tmpfs   size=10M,mode=1777                  0 0
/dev/sda2       swap       swap    defaults                            0 0
/dev/sda3       /mnt/disk1 ext3    defaults,noatime,nodiratime         0 0

Mkswap

Format the swap partition 

mkswap /dev/sda2

References

  1. ↑ FreeLink for the Kurobox Pro - Automatic Install
  2. ↑ GPL kernel recompilation progress - 2.6.12.6 & 2.6.16.16
  3. ↑ Serial Port Use daughterboard or Use bottom Slot
  4. ↑ Kurobox Pro u-boot environment variable settings
  5. ↑ KuroboxPro User's Guide in English
  6. ↑ FreeLink v1.0 (arm9) rev2 released!!! (Permission Issues Fix)
  7. ↑ KuroBoxPro: Accessing Partions from Samba
  8. ↑ Custom Partitions on the LS Pro
  9. ↑ Linux Partition HOWTO - Partitioning with fdisk
  10. ↑ Resizing the system partition with parted magic live cd
  11. ↑ KuroBoxPro: Default Settings
  12. ↑ Kurobox Pro UBoot/Linux Console Message - bootup
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