success report, nslu2

I was able to install Debian on the nslu2, with only minor deviation
from the documented procedure. Starting point was a brand new
nslu2 from Linksys, which had been configured to a static IP via
the windows configuraton tool. This was with a 1GB flash thumbdrive.

First, the installer disconnected my ssh session during partitioning.
I was able to reconnect and resume the installer, but it immediately
jumped to partitioning and stalled at 50% progress. After a couple
tries, I ssh'd in and rebooted. The nslu2 came up fine, although it
used dhcp and I had to use nmap to find it. I reconnected via ssh,
and continued installation without problem.

My only confusion was at the tasksel question, and I wasn't sure
whether to keep the "standard system" option checked or not. I
unchecked it and got a very minimal debian installation - perfect.
Recommend adding a bit of advice in the nslu2 Debian installer
guide on this topic.

Anyway, it's a great little machine. Hearty appreciation to all involved.

Jeff


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On Fri, Nov 17, 2006 at 12:35:13PM -0800, Jeff Breidenbach wrote:
> I was able to install Debian on the nslu2, with only minor deviation
> from the documented procedure. Starting point was a brand new
> nslu2 from Linksys, which had been configured to a static IP via
> the windows configuraton tool. This was with a 1GB flash thumbdrive.
>
> First, the installer disconnected my ssh session during partitioning.
> I was able to reconnect and resume the installer, but it immediately
> jumped to partitioning and stalled at 50% progress. After a couple
> tries, I ssh'd in and rebooted. The nslu2 came up fine, although it
> used dhcp and I had to use nmap to find it. I reconnected via ssh,
> and continued installation without problem.
>
> My only confusion was at the tasksel question, and I wasn't sure
> whether to keep the "standard system" option checked or not. I
> unchecked it and got a very minimal debian installation - perfect.
> Recommend adding a bit of advice in the nslu2 Debian installer
> guide on this topic.
>
> Anyway, it's a great little machine. Hearty appreciation to all involved.

Are you using a swap partiton? I had similar problems until I enabled
swap. I only needed it for setup. The system runs fine without it
once installed.


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