Re: ZyXel NSA325 to run Debian?

bodhi Wrote:
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> SOL,
>
> No, currently your bootcmd boot Archlinux but not
> Debian.
>
> This needs to be changed
>

> bootcmd_linux=setenv bootargs $(bootargs_linux);
> ide reset; ext2load ide 0:1 $(loadaddr) /uImage;
> bootm $(loadaddr)
>

> to something like this:
>

> bootcmd_linux=setenv bootargs $(bootargs_linux);
> ide reset; ext2load ide 0:1 $(loadaddr2) /uInitrd;
> ext2load ide 0:1 $(loadaddr) /uImage; bootm
> $(loadaddr)  $(loadaddr2)
>

>
> The safe way to play with these is to do it in
> serial console with either UART booting, or tftp
> (modify uBoot envs without commiting to NAND).

OK so I have my cable working. Was a pain getting drivers for win8x64 to work. none the less I am able to use teraterm to get to the console and watch it boot arch etc..I can even interrupt uboot and run uboot env commands so I think my safety net is ready. :)

Now for the fun part. Somethings that are still a little unclear are,

WarheadsSE over at arch forums said something to the fact that usb booting is not supported or not supported yet. either way since its booting upto arch now just fine, how can I get it to boot to a prepaired ext3 usb disk using this post? I understand that I will need to change the "bootcmd_linux" as you mentioned. I wonder if I can modify and use WarheadsSE alarm usb install script to install and unpack your rootfs onto sdb while booted to alarm from sda? Thats 'kinda' what I was doing to repair alarm installs that I broke. Install ArchArm to SDB then swap drives and boot alarm. I kinda want to do something similar if not better but only with your debian rootfs.

After I have this whole process down I hope to write up a tut so that the next semi-noob doesnt ask all the same questions I have. :)

Thanks for the help and hard work you all have provided to the community. :)

~SOL