Install Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) On Buffalo Linkstation Mini
From NAS-Central Buffalo - The Linkstation Wiki
(Difference between revisions)
Rpinchbeck (Talk | contribs) m (More debugging) |
Rpinchbeck (Talk | contribs) (Final draft) |
||
| Line 9: | Line 9: | ||
== Notice == | == Notice == | ||
Current releases of Ubuntu do not support the Buffalo Linkstation Mini. The last supported release was Ubuntu 9.04. Eventually, this release will not be supported at all. | Current releases of Ubuntu do not support the Buffalo Linkstation Mini. The last supported release was Ubuntu 9.04. Eventually, this release will not be supported at all. | ||
| - | *<b>It is highly recommended that users [[ | + | *<b>It is highly recommended that users [[Install_Debian_5.0_(Lenny)_On_Buffalo_Linkstation_Mini|install Debian]] instead.</b> |
== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
| Line 526: | Line 526: | ||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
* [[Revert Buffalo Linkstation Mini To Stock Firmware]] | * [[Revert Buffalo Linkstation Mini To Stock Firmware]] | ||
| - | * [[ | + | * [[Install_Debian_5.0_(Lenny)_On_Buffalo_Linkstation_Mini|Install Debian 5.0 (Lenny) On Buffalo Linkstation Mini]] |
* [[LS_Mini:_Install_Gentoo|Install Gentoo On Buffalo Linkstation Mini]] | * [[LS_Mini:_Install_Gentoo|Install Gentoo On Buffalo Linkstation Mini]] | ||
* [[GenLink for ARM9]] | * [[GenLink for ARM9]] | ||
Revision as of 18:01, 28 October 2010
|
Contents |
Notice
Current releases of Ubuntu do not support the Buffalo Linkstation Mini. The last supported release was Ubuntu 9.04. Eventually, this release will not be supported at all.
- It is highly recommended that users install Debian instead.
Overview
The following process converts a Buffalo Linkstation Mini (model LS-WSxxxxGL/R1) into a fully functional GNU/Linux server running Ubuntu version 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) with the Linux kernel (version 2.6.32.24). Here is how the process works:
- Use ACP Commander software to establish Telnet session with device
- Uncouple secondary drive partitions from existing RAID configuration
- Partition and format secondary drive, install Ubuntu 9.04, and prepare for initial boot
- Reboot device, establish SSH session with device, and complete installation
Requirements
- Buffalo LinkStation Mini models LS-WSxxxxGL/R1 running stock firmware (LS-WSXxxxxTL/R1 models will not work)
- If your device has already been modified to run another operating system and/or firmware, you should revert to stock firmware
- This process was tested with model LS-WS1.0TGL/R1, but other models may work as well
- Ubuntu 10.04 Desktop Edition CD-ROM (download and burn this disc image)
- Computer which can boot the Ubuntu 10.04 Desktop Edition CD-ROM and access the network successfully (most modern computers meet this requirement)
Instructions
Note: Do not attempt to execute the following commands as a single script. Instead, copy and paste each block of commands into a shell window and monitor the resulting output for errors
- Move device switch to "off" position
- Disconnect power cable from device
- Disconnect all USB devices (and keep them disconnected for the duration of this process)
- Attach device to network
- Connect power cable to device
- Move device switch to "on" position
- Wait for device to finish booting (no blinking lights)
- Open device web interface (factory default address is http://192.168.11.150, or use the IP address assigned by your network)
- Login (user = admin, password = password)
- Remove existing RAID configuration (Disk Management | RAID Setup | RAID Array 1 | Change RAID Array ...)
- Create new RAID1 (mirroring) array (Disk Management | RAID Setup | RAID Array 1 | RAID Mode: RAID1 ...)
- Wait for "Building RAID Array" to complete
- Boot Ubuntu 10.04 Desktop Edition CD-ROM on computer
- Select language as desired (English)
- Click on "Try Ubuntu 10.04 LTS" (to use Ubuntu without making any changes to your system)
- Open a new terminal window (Applications | Accessories | Terminal )
- Start a new bash shell with root privileges
sudo bash
- Install OpenJDK (for running ACP Commander software)
apt-get update apt-get -q -y install openjdk-6-jre
- Download ACP Commander software (acp_commander.jar)
wget http://downloads.buffalo.nas-central.org/Users/rpinchbeck/lsmini/acp_commander.jar
- Determine IP address of device and assign it to environment variable (substitute appropriate IP address)
export IP_ADDRESS=192.168.11.150
- Instruct device to enable Telnet and remove root password
java -jar acp_commander.jar -t ${IP_ADDRESS} -o - Establish Telnet session with device
telnet ${IP_ADDRESS} - Login as root (no password required)
- Set recent date and time (prevent error messages about file dates, format=MMDDhhnnYYYY)
date 103100002010
- Kill all unnecessary processes
kill -9 $(ps | grep -vE '\[.*\]|(init)|(syslogd)|(klogd)|(getty)|(telnetd)|(-sh)|(ps)|(VmSize)|(grep)|(kill)|(awk)' | awk '{print $1}') - Free secondary drive (/dev/sdb) partitions from RAID configuration
mdadm --manage /dev/md0 --fail /dev/sdb1 mdadm --manage /dev/md1 --fail /dev/sdb2 mdadm --manage /dev/md10 --fail /dev/sdb5 mdadm --manage /dev/md2 --fail /dev/sdb6 mdadm --manage /dev/md0 --remove /dev/sdb1 mdadm --manage /dev/md1 --remove /dev/sdb2 mdadm --manage /dev/md10 --remove /dev/sdb5 mdadm --manage /dev/md2 --remove /dev/sdb6
- Make sure secondary drive is not in use
if hdparm -z /dev/sdb ; then echo; echo "SECONDARY DRIVE READY (/dev/sdb)"; echo; else grep sdb /proc/mounts /proc/mdstat; echo "Please check that /dev/sdb is not in use"; fi;
- Repartition secondary drive (substitute partition sizes as desired)
PARTITION1_SIZE=128MB PARTITION2_SIZE=256MB PARTITION3_SIZE=12GB echo -e "d\n1\nd\n2\nd\n3\nd\n4\nn\np\n1\n\n+${PARTITION1_SIZE}\nn\np\n2\n\n+${PARTITION2_SIZE}\nn\np\n3\n\n+${PARTITION3_SIZE}\nn\np\n\n\nt\n1\nfd\nt\n2\n82\nt\n3\nfd\nt\n4\nfd\nw\n" | fdisk /dev/sdb - Create and activate swap partition
mkswap /dev/sdb2 swapon /dev/sdb2
- Create RAID volumes
echo "y" | mdadm --create --verbose /dev/md11 --level=1 --raid-devices=2 missing /dev/sdb1 echo "y" | mdadm --create --verbose /dev/md13 --level=1 --raid-devices=2 missing /dev/sdb3 echo "y" | mdadm --create --verbose /dev/md14 --level=1 --raid-devices=2 missing /dev/sdb4
- Format RAID volumes
mkfs.ext3 -F /dev/md11 mkfs.ext3 -F /dev/md13 mkfs.ext3 -F /dev/md14
- Mount RAID volumes
mkdir -p /mnt/lsmini mount -t ext3 /dev/md13 /mnt/lsmini mkdir -p /mnt/lsmini/boot mount -t ext3 /dev/md11 /mnt/lsmini/boot mkdir -p /mnt/lsmini/srv mount -t ext3 /dev/md14 /mnt/lsmini/srv
- Install root filesystem (from archive of debootstrap stage 2 files)
cd /mnt/lsmini wget http://downloads.buffalo.nas-central.org/Users/rpinchbeck/lsmini/ubuntu/9.04/bootstrap-ubuntu-9.04-armel-stage2.tar.gz tar --extract --verbose --same-permissions --gzip --file /mnt/lsmini/bootstrap-ubuntu-9.04-armel-stage2.tar.gz
- Install custom kernel (version 2.6.32.24-generic-lsmini)
cd /mnt/lsmini wget http://downloads.buffalo.nas-central.org/Users/rpinchbeck/lsmini/ubuntu/9.04/kernel-2.6.32.24-generic-lsmini.tar.gz tar --extract --verbose --same-permissions --gzip --file kernel-2.6.32.24-generic-lsmini.tar.gz
- Install custom boot loader (force boot from /dev/md13)
cd /mnt/lsmini wget http://downloads.buffalo.nas-central.org/Users/rpinchbeck/lsmini/initrd-md13-armv5tejl-softfloat-1.0.tar.gz tar --extract --verbose --same-permissions --gzip --file /mnt/lsmini/initrd-md13-armv5tejl-softfloat-1.0.tar.gz
- Prepare host settings (adjust host name and IP addresses as needed)
export HOST_NAME=lsmini export HOST_ADDRESS=192.168.1.77 export HOST_NETMASK=255.255.255.0 export HOST_GATEWAY=192.168.1.1
- Configure network interface (/etc/network/interfaces)
echo "# Used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8). See the interfaces(5) manpage or" >/mnt/lsmini/etc/network/interfaces echo "# /usr/share/doc/ifupdown/examples for more information." >>/mnt/lsmini/etc/network/interfaces echo "#" >>/mnt/lsmini/etc/network/interfaces echo "auto lo eth0" >>/mnt/lsmini/etc/network/interfaces echo "iface lo inet loopback" >>/mnt/lsmini/etc/network/interfaces echo "iface eth0 inet static" >>/mnt/lsmini/etc/network/interfaces echo " address ${HOST_ADDRESS}" >>/mnt/lsmini/etc/network/interfaces echo " netmask ${HOST_NETMASK}" >>/mnt/lsmini/etc/network/interfaces echo " gateway ${HOST_GATEWAY}" >>/mnt/lsmini/etc/network/interfaces rm -f /mnt/lsmini/etc/udev/rules.d/[0-9]*-persistent-net.rules # remove all persistent network devices (force auto detection of eth0) - Configure host name (/etc/hostname)
echo "${HOST_NAME}" >/mnt/lsmini/etc/hostname - Configure mapping from address to host name (/etc/hosts)
echo "127.0.0.1 localhost" >/mnt/lsmini/etc/hosts echo "${HOST_ADDRESS} ${HOST_NAME}" >>/mnt/lsmini/etc/hosts - Configure mount points (/etc/fstab)
echo "/dev/sdb2 none swap sw,pri=1 0 0" >/mnt/lsmini/etc/fstab echo "/dev/md13 / ext3 noatime 0 0" >>/mnt/lsmini/etc/fstab echo "/dev/md11 /boot ext3 noatime 0 0" >>/mnt/lsmini/etc/fstab echo "/dev/md14 /srv ext3 noatime 0 0" >>/mnt/lsmini/etc/fstab echo "shm /dev/shm tmpfs noatime,nodev,nosuid,noexec 0 0" >>/mnt/lsmini/etc/fstab
- Configure network name resolution (/etc/resolv.conf)
cp -a /etc/resolv.conf /mnt/lsmini/etc/resolv.conf
- Change root password (new password = lsmini)
export SED_FILE='/mnt/lsmini/etc/shadow' export SED_SEARCH='^\s*root\:\*?\:' export SED_REPLACE='root:$6$bmlbpJYn$xAgZr6KxoRLjDcPZNDBcnMF52gZrU7xkib43LhSlAvzVS4OqmiHaxB0GInPtoaPQ2FguHQQuxM95cMfvUnYn31:' sed -r "s/${SED_SEARCH}/${SED_REPLACE}/" -i ${SED_FILE} - Prepare for reboot (Overwrite factory-installed boot files with custom ones)
cd /mnt/lsmini rm -rf /boot/* cp -a /mnt/lsmini/boot/* /boot/
- Wait for RAID synchronization to complete
while egrep -iq '(recovery)|(resync)' /proc/mdstat; do clear cat /proc/mdstat sleep 5 done clear cat /proc/mdstat sync - Unmount RAID volumes
sync cd /mnt umount /mnt/lsmini/boot umount /mnt/lsmini/srv umount /mnt/lsmini
- Reboot device
reboot; logout
- Wait for device to finish booting (no blinking lights)
- Assign new IP address to environment variable
export IP_ADDRESS=192.168.1.77
- Use SSH to login as root (password = lsmini)
ssh root@${IP_ADDRESS} - Change root password to something hard to guess
passwd root
- Configure default system locale (adjust LANG variable to suit your needs, format = language_COUNTRY.ENCODING)
export LANG=en_US.UTF-8 locale-gen ${LANG} update-locale LANG="${LANG}" - Select timezone
dpkg-reconfigure tzdata
- Ensure that date and time are correct
date
- Make sure primary drive is not in use (/dev/sda)
if hdparm -z /dev/sda ; then echo; echo "PRIMARY DRIVE READY (/dev/sda)"; echo; else grep sda /proc/mounts /proc/mdstat; echo "Please check that /dev/sda is not in use"; fi;
- Repartition primary drive (must have same partition sizes as secondary drive)
PARTITION1_SIZE=128MB PARTITION2_SIZE=256MB PARTITION3_SIZE=12GB echo -e "d\n1\nd\n2\nd\n3\nd\n4\nn\np\n1\n\n+${PARTITION1_SIZE}\nn\np\n2\n\n+${PARTITION2_SIZE}\nn\np\n3\n\n+${PARTITION3_SIZE}\nn\np\n\n\nt\n1\nfd\nt\n2\n82\nt\n3\nfd\nt\n4\nfd\nw\n" | fdisk /dev/sda - Format and activate swap partition on primary drive
mkswap /dev/sda2 swapon /dev/sda2
- Automatically mount swap partition at boot
echo "/dev/sda2 none swap sw,pri=2 0 0" >>/etc/fstab
- Add primary drive partitions to RAID volumes (/dev/md11, /dev/md13, and /dev/md14)
echo "y" | mdadm --manage /dev/md11 --add /dev/sda1 echo "y" | mdadm --manage /dev/md13 --add /dev/sda3 echo "y" | mdadm --manage /dev/md14 --add /dev/sda4
- Disable login terminals (prevent error messages in /var/log/syslog every 10 seconds about respawning)
export SED_FILE='/etc/default/console-setup' export SED_SEARCH='(^\s*ACTIVE_CONSOLES="/dev/tty\[[0-9]\-[0-9]\]"\s*$)' export SED_REPLACE='#\1' sed -r "s~${SED_SEARCH}~${SED_REPLACE}~g" -i ${SED_FILE} rm -f /etc/event.d/tty[1-9] - Configure package sources (/etc/apt/sources.list)
echo "deb http://ports.ubuntu.com jaunty main universe" >/etc/apt/sources.list echo "deb-src http://ports.ubuntu.com jaunty main universe" >>/etc/apt/sources.list echo "deb http://ports.ubuntu.com jaunty-security main universe" >>/etc/apt/sources.list echo "deb-src http://ports.ubuntu.com jaunty-security main universe" >>/etc/apt/sources.list echo "deb http://ports.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates main universe" >>/etc/apt/sources.list echo "deb-src http://ports.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates main universe" >>/etc/apt/sources.list
- Update package lists
apt-get update
- Wait for RAID synchronization to complete
while egrep -iq '(recovery)|(resync)' /proc/mdstat; do clear cat /proc/mdstat sleep 5 done clear cat /proc/mdstat sync - Restart device
reboot; logout;
- Add user (never login as root again, use sudo command instead)
export USER_NAME=visitor adduser ${USER_NAME} - Allow user to become super user (using sudo command)
echo "${USER_NAME} ALL=(ALL) ALL" >>/etc/sudoers
Prepare Device
|
You may proceed immediately after the array has been built (you do not need to wait for the drive check to complete)
|
|
The following commands will delete all existing partitions on the secondary drive and reconfigure it as follows...
| Partition | Mount | Size | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | /boot | 128MB | fd | linux raid autodetect |
| 2 | swap | 256MB | 82 | linux swap |
| 3 | / (root) | 12GB | fd | linux raid autodetect |
| 4 | /srv | 100% | fd | linux raid autodetect |
Install Ubuntu System
|
|
Configure Ubuntu System
Congratulations! You should now have a working Ubuntu 9.04 server running on a Buffalo Linkstation Mini.
Extras
See Also
- Revert Buffalo Linkstation Mini To Stock Firmware
- Install Debian 5.0 (Lenny) On Buffalo Linkstation Mini
- Install Gentoo On Buffalo Linkstation Mini
- GenLink for ARM9
References
- Ubuntu website
- Installing Ubuntu from a Unix/Linux System
- Installing new Debian systems with debootstrap
- Custom initrd which boots from /dev/md13
- Debian website
