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easy way to install amahi on the guruplug
Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 3:35 am
by sandoz
is there by now an easier way to install amahi on the guruplug?
i cannot get the install to work on the wiki
Re: easy way to install amahi on the guruplug
Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 7:13 am
by ppmt
hi,
what is not working? do you have a stock guruplug or did you upddate the uboot?
I run amahi from a usb key and it was "fairly" easy to do. I thought the wiki had been updated to relect what is needed.
where do you block?
edit: did you see that link :
http://wiki.amahi.org/index.php/Uboot_for_GuruPlug
Re: easy way to install amahi on the guruplug
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 1:17 am
by sandoz
so, basically i need ''create-amahi-f12-plug-disk.sh'', edit it to the correct usb drive
that script writes the amahi image to the usb disk
then edit the uboot on the plug:
setenv mainlineLinux yes
setenv x_bootargs_root 'root=/dev/sdc1 rootdelay=10'
setenv x_bootcmd_kernel 'ext2load usb 1:1 0x6400000 /boot/uImage'
saveenv
and then it should run?
i don't have a linux pc here, what can i do?
Re: easy way to install amahi on the guruplug
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 9:06 am
by ppmt
basically yes but you need to have an ubout that support booting from usb
I believe that the ubout that comes with the plug does not!
Re: easy way to install amahi on the guruplug
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 2:08 pm
by sandoz
ok
how do i know if my guruplug in not able to boot from usb?
Re: easy way to install amahi on the guruplug
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 2:10 pm
by sandoz
why should amahi run from a usb stick? Can't i use a microsd?
Re: easy way to install amahi on the guruplug
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 7:55 am
by ppmt
yes you can boot it from a SD card as well except I can't make it work successfully but I am not exactly an expert either
I got it to boot from USB with obinou's help.
The latest uboot from (flipflip from Nov 2010) is capable of booting from SD card.
I might try to install Amahi on an SD card card actually. I was trying to install debian on one but have failed so far. May be Amahi will be easier
Re: easy way to install amahi on the guruplug
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 7:48 pm
by ppmt
Youhou!
I manage to boot from the micro SD card and in the process understood a bit more how uboot works
I am sure this is something obinou explained me but I forgot about it...
I am going to update the wiki to document my finding
Re: easy way to install amahi on the guruplug
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 1:06 am
by sandoz
where do i find that flipflip uboot?
pff: are these the instructions to upgrade uboot?
http://oinkzwurgl.org/guruplug_uboot 
Re: easy way to install amahi on the guruplug
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 8:34 am
by ppmt
yes that is it
In short
Download the file "guruplug-u-boot-flipflip-20101111.tar.gz" in the download section and extract somewhere
You need also to install a tftp server and the rarpd daemon on the machine connected to your plug. Create a file called /etc/ethers and copy the mac
address of your plug in it with the IP address you want to give to your plug (it has to be in the same network as your PC interface). for example
then copy the file "u-boot.kwb" in /tftpboot and run
if that worked burn it to the nand
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nand erase 0x00000000 0x0100000
nand write 0x6400000 0x0000000 0x80000
cross your finger and reset the plug
if you interrupt the reset to go in the uboot prompt and type version you should now see that you have the "flipflip" latest uboot