DockStar - Revision history

Adj at 20:14, 21 March 2011

2011-03-21T20:14:21Z

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	fw_setenv start_netconsole 'setenv ncip $serverip; setenv bootdelay 10; setenv stdin nc; setenv stdout nc; setenv stderr nc; version;'		fw_setenv start_netconsole 'setenv ncip $serverip; setenv bootdelay 10; setenv stdin nc; setenv stdout nc; setenv stderr nc; version;'
	fw_setenv preboot 'run if_netconsole start_netconsole'		fw_setenv preboot 'run if_netconsole start_netconsole'

			= USB thumb drive filesystem notes =
			See the page about [[USB_flash_drive_notes]]

Adj at 17:37, 11 February 2011

2011-02-11T17:37:58Z

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	* Install a handful of useful packages: <code>apt-listchanges, debsums, dmsetup, hdparm, less, lvm2, man-db, mtd-utils, ntp, pciutils, perl, python, rsyslog, sudo, ucf</code>		* Install a handful of useful packages: <code>apt-listchanges, debsums, dmsetup, hdparm, less, lvm2, man-db, mtd-utils, ntp, pciutils, perl, python, rsyslog, sudo, ucf</code>
	* [[LVMify_the_disk]], moving the system's files to a more flexible storage layout		* [[LVMify_the_disk]], moving the system's files to a more flexible storage layout

⚫	* ~~Tell~~ ~~the bootloader~~ to use a network console:
			= network console setup =
			The bootloader firmware in the DockStar [http://http://www.denx.de/wiki/U-Boot U-Boot] can interact with a user over the network, saving one from putting together a TTL level serial connection to drive the bootloader. Linux can also use a network console device once it is running.

		⚫	== configure U-Boot to use a network console ==
			Run these commands once Linux is up and running. The "serverip" variable will need to be changed for your environment. Set it to a machine you can run netcat/nc on. The "ipaddr" variable sets the local address for the DockStar's bootloader. For this example, it's set to ten less than what the running OS's IP address will be.
	fw_setenv serverip 172.16.0.1		fw_setenv serverip 172.16.0.1
	fw_setenv ipaddr 172.16.0.~~192~~		fw_setenv ipaddr 172.16.0.200
	fw_setenv if_netconsole 'ping $serverip'		fw_setenv if_netconsole 'ping $serverip'
	fw_setenv start_netconsole 'setenv ncip $serverip; setenv bootdelay 10; setenv stdin nc; setenv stdout nc; setenv stderr nc; version;'		fw_setenv start_netconsole 'setenv ncip $serverip; setenv bootdelay 10; setenv stdin nc; setenv stdout nc; setenv stderr nc; version;'

Adj: /* Further customization */

2011-02-10T05:03:38Z

Further customization

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	* Install a handful of useful packages: <code>apt-listchanges, debsums, dmsetup, hdparm, less, lvm2, man-db, mtd-utils, ntp, pciutils, perl, python, rsyslog, sudo, ucf</code>		* Install a handful of useful packages: <code>apt-listchanges, debsums, dmsetup, hdparm, less, lvm2, man-db, mtd-utils, ntp, pciutils, perl, python, rsyslog, sudo, ucf</code>
	* [[LVMify_the_disk]], moving the system's files to a more flexible storage layout		* [[LVMify_the_disk]], moving the system's files to a more flexible storage layout
			* Tell the bootloader to use a network console:
			fw_setenv serverip 172.16.0.1
			fw_setenv ipaddr 172.16.0.192
			fw_setenv if_netconsole 'ping $serverip'
			fw_setenv start_netconsole 'setenv ncip $serverip; setenv bootdelay 10; setenv stdin nc; setenv stdout nc; setenv stderr nc; version;'
			fw_setenv preboot 'run if_netconsole start_netconsole'

127.0.0.1: /* Installation transcript */

2011-01-04T21:42:33Z

Installation transcript

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	== Installation transcript ==		== Installation transcript ==
	Here is a transcript of an installation being performed on canopus, a DockStar with Ethernet MAC address 00:10:75:1a:0e:a6:		Here is a transcript of an installation being performed on canopus, a DockStar with Ethernet MAC address 00:10:75:1a:0e:a6:
	-bash-3.2# dockstar.debian-squeeze.sh		-bash-3.2# ./dockstar.debian-squeeze.sh

Adj: /* Further customization */

2011-01-04T17:28:15Z

Further customization

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	** Uncomment the <code>SET_NTP='yes'</code> line to allow the DHCP server's list of NTP servers to be written to your <code>/etc/ntp.conf</code> config file.		** Uncomment the <code>SET_NTP='yes'</code> line to allow the DHCP server's list of NTP servers to be written to your <code>/etc/ntp.conf</code> config file.
	* Install a handful of useful packages: <code>apt-listchanges, debsums, dmsetup, hdparm, less, lvm2, man-db, mtd-utils, ntp, pciutils, perl, python, rsyslog, sudo, ucf</code>		* Install a handful of useful packages: <code>apt-listchanges, debsums, dmsetup, hdparm, less, lvm2, man-db, mtd-utils, ntp, pciutils, perl, python, rsyslog, sudo, ucf</code>
			* [[LVMify_the_disk]], moving the system's files to a more flexible storage layout

127.0.0.1: /* Further customization */

2011-01-03T17:19:58Z

Further customization

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	** Uncomment the <code>SET_HOSTNAME='yes'</code> line to allow the DHCP server to set your DockStar's host name.		** Uncomment the <code>SET_HOSTNAME='yes'</code> line to allow the DHCP server to set your DockStar's host name.
	** Uncomment the <code>SET_NTP='yes'</code> line to allow the DHCP server's list of NTP servers to be written to your <code>/etc/ntp.conf</code> config file.		** Uncomment the <code>SET_NTP='yes'</code> line to allow the DHCP server's list of NTP servers to be written to your <code>/etc/ntp.conf</code> config file.
			* Install a handful of useful packages: <code>apt-listchanges, debsums, dmsetup, hdparm, less, lvm2, man-db, mtd-utils, ntp, pciutils, perl, python, rsyslog, sudo, ucf</code>

127.0.0.1 at 16:50, 3 January 2011

2011-01-03T16:50:54Z

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Adj: /* Installation transcript */

2011-01-03T04:59:23Z

Installation transcript

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	Reboot now? [Y/n]		Reboot now? [Y/n]

	After rebooting, this machine will have a different SSH host key. You'll have to remove the old one from your ~/.ssh/known_hosts file before connecting to it again.		After rebooting, this machine will have a different SSH host key. You'll have to remove the old one from your ~/.ssh/known_hosts file before connecting to it again. As the installer notes, the password for <code>root</code> is now <code>root</code>.

Adj at 04:56, 3 January 2011

2011-01-03T04:56:25Z

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Adj at 23:26, 30 December 2010

2010-12-30T23:26:36Z

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	./dockstar.debian-squeeze.sh		./dockstar.debian-squeeze.sh
	(The <code>dockstar.debian.squeeze.sh</code> script puts an ext2 filesystem in <code>/dev/sda1</code>, uses debootstrap to put a base Debian installation on it. It also puts an unlocked u-Boot bootloader, a Debian kernel image, and a tiny recovery filesystem into the Dockstar's NAND flash.)		(The <code>dockstar.debian.squeeze.sh</code> script puts an ext2 filesystem in <code>/dev/sda1</code>, uses debootstrap to put a base Debian installation on it. It also puts an unlocked u-Boot bootloader, a Debian kernel image, and a tiny recovery filesystem into the Dockstar's NAND flash.)

			Here is a transcript of an installation being performed on canopus, a DockStar with Ethernet MAC address 00:10:75:1a:0e:a6: