Thanks! I’ll give this a try over the weekend and report to the list on results.
Am I to assume that there is not a corresponding procedure for Wheezy? Enjoy! Rick On Apr 2, 2015, at 6:12 AM, Karsten Merker <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Apr 02, 2015 at 03:11:06AM -0700, Rick Thomas wrote: >> >> What do I need to do to get up-to-date Wheezy (or failing that, >> Jessie) installed on my brand-new Cubox-i4pro? The download >> from Solid-run is now 9 months old. > > I do not have a Cubox-i4pro, but in theory the following > instructions (which assume a serial console on the "service > port") should result in a working Jessie install: > > a) Unpack the tarball at > > > http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/main/installer-armhf/current/images/hd-media/hd-media.tar.gz > > onto a FAT16/FAT32/ext2/ext3/ext4-formatted USB stick > and copy the CD ISO image from > > > http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/jessie_di_rc2/armhf/iso-cd/debian-jessie-DI-rc2-armhf-CD-1.iso > > onto the USB stick as well. > > b) create a Micro-SD card with u-boot for the Cubox-i4pro by > writing the image at > > http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/main/installer-armhf/current/images/u-boot/MX6_Cubox-i/MX6_Cubox-i.sdcard.img.gz > to it. > > (Caution: this wipes any previous contents on the card) > > c) Plug both the Micro-SD card and the USB stick into your > Cubox-i4pro and power the system on. This will load u-boot > from the Micro-SD card, which should then load the installer > from the USB stick. If it does not automatically load the > installer, entering "run bootcmd_usb0" at the u-boot prompt on > the serial console should start it. > > Please note that it is currently necessary to have network > connectivity during the installation and select a Debian > package mirror when asked to do so by the installer, as one > package that is required for the installation has not made it > onto the CD ISO. If a Debian package mirror has been > selected, the missing package will be automatically downloaded > by the installer. This problem will be fixed in the upcoming > final installer release. > > HTH, > Karsten > -- > Gem. Par. 28 Abs. 4 Bundesdatenschutzgesetz widerspreche ich der Nutzung > sowie der Weitergabe meiner personenbezogenen Daten für Zwecke der > Werbung sowie der Markt- oder Meinungsforschung. > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: https://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
