Author Topic: Angstrom Installation (Read 5080 times)

Sy Ali · « **on:** June 17, 2006, 09:03:19 am »

This probably isn't the right place to put this thread, but there isn't an "other" category.

I was going to try installing the 2006-04-28 preview, but I cannot find an initrd.bin .. the installation instructions mention it.

* http://ewi546.ewi.utwente.nl/angstrom/unstable/images/akita/
* http://www.angstrom-distribution.org/c1000...ll-instructions

lpotter · « **Reply #1 on:** June 17, 2006, 06:58:49 pm »

rename the .img file to initrd.bin

Sy Ali · « **Reply #2 on:** June 17, 2006, 07:52:37 pm »

There are four .img files to use. I tried Angstrom-gpe-image-test-20060428-akita.rootfs.img but it results in:

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Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(254,1)

I'll try Angstrom-e-image-core-test-20060428-akita.rootfs.img

[edit]

That didn't work either. I'm not sure what's going on.

Snappy · « **Reply #3 on:** June 17, 2006, 09:17:27 pm »

I've not tried but my guess is this:

*Same file except in tar bz format/package?
Angstrom-bootstrap-image-test-20060428-akita.rootfs.tar.bz2
Angstrom-e-image-core-test-20060428-akita.rootfs.tar.bz2
Angstrom-gpe-image-test-20060428-akita.rootfs.tar.bz2
Angstrom-opie-image-test-20060429-akita.rootfs.tar.bz2

*Rename *one* of following to initrd.bin
Angstrom-bootstrap-image-test-20060428-akita.rootfs.img
Angstrom-e-image-core-test-20060428-akita.rootfs.img
Angstrom-gpe-image-test-20060428-akita.rootfs.img
Angstrom-opie-image-test-20060429-akita.rootfs.img

*no idea
modules-2.6.16-akita.tgz

updater.sh.akita ======> updater.sh
zImage-2.6.16-akita-20060427232137.bin ==> zImage.bin

Sy Ali · « **Reply #4 on:** June 17, 2006, 11:31:45 pm »

I was using these three files:

zImage.bin
updater.sh
initrd.bin (renamed from Angstrom-e-image-core-test-20060428-akita.rootfs.img)

I assume that this package is a little too alpha for me just now. =)

Snappy · « **Reply #5 on:** June 18, 2006, 01:56:30 am »

e-image is enlightenment gui or something right?

How about gpe or opie?

Sy Ali · « **Reply #6 on:** June 18, 2006, 02:32:11 am »

The gpe file was the first one I tried. It didn't work.

lardman · « **Reply #7 on:** June 18, 2006, 05:53:11 am »

GPE is GPE (gpe.handhelds.org)
Opie is Opie (opie.handhelds.org)
e is Enlightenment (no idea where off the top of my head)

modules-2.6.16-akita.tgz contains kernel modules, as there's no feed for this atm iirc.

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The gpe file was the first one I tried. It didn't work.

Did you check the md5sums for all the files to make sure nothing was corrupted?

Si

Sy Ali · « **Reply #8 on:** June 18, 2006, 07:33:47 am »

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Did you check the md5sums for all the files to make sure nothing was corrupted?

I'd love to. Where can I get the md5sums? =)

lardman · « **Reply #9 on:** June 18, 2006, 10:16:12 am »

Good point. I've just asked someone to sort this out.

Simon

Sy Ali · « **Reply #10 on:** June 18, 2006, 12:45:04 pm »

Thanks. I'll write up some nice instructions when I go through installation again. =)

tinyrooster · « **Reply #11 on:** June 18, 2006, 04:17:36 pm »

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Thanks. I'll write up some nice instructions when I go through installation again. =)
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I would like to see your instructions when you have it running.

lardman · « **Reply #12 on:** June 19, 2006, 05:40:20 am »

The instructions will be largely the same as for the OpenZaurus installation (as both use bitbake and the openembedded metadata to produce the files).

See here: http://wiki.openzaurus.org/Install

Si

alee16 · « **Reply #13 on:** July 13, 2006, 02:47:48 pm »

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The instructions will be largely the same as for the OpenZaurus installation (as both use bitbake and the openembedded metadata to produce the files).

See here: http://wiki.openzaurus.org/Install

Si
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I'm having the same problem trying to install Angstrom. Kernel panic
I renamed everything correctly and got it from the akita folder under /tmp/Angstrom on the ewi mirror. Has this problem been solved?

Sy Ali · « **Reply #14 on:** August 15, 2006, 01:36:20 pm »

It took me some time to find them, but apparently the images have been updated. Therein, I see a very recent build for the akita.

I'll check it out soon. The installation instructions remain unchanged, so it looks like the images I was using before were bad.

http://www.angstrom-distribution.org/c1000...ll-instructions
http://www.angstrom-distribution.org/unstable/images/
http://www.angstrom-distribution.org/unsta...20060813/akita/

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Author Topic: Angstrom Installation (Read 5080 times)