[Soekris] Debian/Etch on net4501 device, hints and links?

[ervin]

However turned to FreeBSD again .... see other thread /

On 25/12/2007, ervin <ervin23 at gmail.com> wrote:
> here http://www.ultradesic.com/?section=52      ... I did it & it
> works ...   :-)
>
> On 25/12/2007, Holger Rodriguez <soekris at roseng.ch> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > currently I'm running two net4501 devices with OpenBSD 4.0 as an choke
> > and access router, and its running fine.
> > Unfortunately the only machine providing an OpenBSD 4.0 environment,
> > where the CF cards can be generated, is dying, and the only reason for
> > this machine was the net4501's.
> >
> > The rest of the network are Debian/Etch machines (AMD-64 and Intel).
> > Therefore I want the OS of the net4501 to change to Debian/Etch.
> >
> > I searched through the mailing list archive, but what I found was not
> > (at least not for me) enough.
> > I know, that using a Debian/Etch AMD-64 environment to create the
> > net4501 installation
> > needs at least
> >     - debootstrap
> >     - cross compile for the target
> > I'm not afraid setting this up, but currently I feel very lost......
> >
> > Therefore I dare to ask the question:
> > Is there anybody out there, using a Debian/Etch installation (cross
> > compile not necessary) to create the images for the net4501 devices?
> >
> > Any hints, like:
> >     - this is what you need
> >     - this is the CONFIG (for compiling the kernel) spec you want
> >     - these are the points to be aware of
> >     - are the devices supported in the standard kernel
> >     - etc.
> > would be highly appreciated.
> >
> > (Next year I want to buy a n5501 with a lan1641, any problems I should
> > know of in advance?)
> >
> > Thanks a lot in advance,
> > Holger
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>
> mvh/best regards  ervin
>


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mvh/best regards  ervin