[Soekris] grub net4521

[Bill Maas]

Hi burlen,

On Wed, 2008-01-16 at 09:54 -0500, burlen wrote:
> Hi, I just got a new 4G CF card and am trying to get my net4521 up and 
> running. I specifically would like to put ubuntu on it, with a  
> debootstrap cross install via my laptop. Its has been a while since I 
> played with this board and I seem to have misplaced all of the 
> documentation. As such there a few things I am not quite sure of:
> 
> 1) net4521 bios reports a different geometry than fdisk on the laptop.
> net4521: 971 c 128 h 63 s
> laptop: 1018 c 124 h 62 s
> Is this an issue when partitioning/ cross installing?

Yes (or at least: possibly) if you are planning to use GRUB. See
http://wiki.soekris.info/What_is_this_disk_geometry_thing


> 2) regarding the partitioning, is a Fat16/32 file system required?
> 
> 3) after the debootsrap install to cf on laptop, chroot into the new 
> install, and mounting proc and sys, issuing a ls /dev/ reveals there are 
> no hard drives(/dev/hd*, /dev/sd*). Is that a problem? Would I then have 
> to run MAKEDEV? or should I just leave well enough alone?

See
http://wiki.soekris.info/Installing_Ubuntu_7.04_Server_via_debootstrap

> 4) I am seeing grub errors most recently. Grub loading stage2 read 
> error. Can anyone advise as to the correct way to cross install grub for 
> the net4521?

Get the disk geometry right is the first thing that comes to mind (the
link above).

Bill

> I am pretty sure what I'm doing wrong is related to one or all of the 4 
> above, any clarification for my confused mind is greatly appreciated.
> thanks in advance
> Burlen
> 
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