**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Sun Jan 30 02:59:57 2011 Jan 30 15:31:51 Hi fans. Currently debian installed on the nslu2 but I want to try out unslung. so is it just that easy that I flash with upslug2 the unslung fw. and thats it? Jan 30 15:32:53 another question is what happens to the debian install? if I install the debian image again and stick my usbstick in will that work? Jan 30 16:01:15 erkek: Yes, it is that easy -- upslug2 will replace the entire firmware (except the boot loader and some saved settings such as network address). Jan 30 16:02:11 The debian image in flash is gone. Without a serial console, I do not believe that you will be able to "rescue" the debian install on the usbstick, even if you reflashed the debian installer onto the NSLU2. Jan 30 16:02:33 But: Unslung is EOL (end of life) -- are you sure you want to do that? Jan 30 16:16:29 mwester, I don't think that anything will happen to the usb stick :) Jan 30 16:16:43 if its not used Jan 30 16:17:01 No, but the firmware on the NSLU2 will no longer know the unique signature of the rootfs on teh USB stick. Jan 30 16:17:21 unslung has 1 pkg that doesnt exist on debian :( Jan 30 16:17:36 Therefore, when the debian installer boots up, it will try to re-install debian, rather than know to just use the exisitng install on teh usb stick. Jan 30 16:17:41 there is also no source code Jan 30 16:17:43 What package is that? perhaps SlugOS has it. Jan 30 16:17:59 I'll check Jan 30 16:18:38 armeb.eabi are those slugOS pkgs? Jan 30 16:18:46 sorry binaries Jan 30 16:19:04 That's a binary executable format, not specific to any distro. Jan 30 16:20:45 It's entirely possible to have different executable formats run on a given distro, and it is also possible for a given executable format to depend on something in a distro that precludes it from working on any other, even though the format of the execuable is recognized (obvious case is soemthing that depends on a kernel version) Jan 30 16:21:33 libs& their versions too Jan 30 16:22:07 Yep. Although the lib issue can sometimes be fixed by installing the matching libs, and using chroot. Jan 30 16:22:24 so I should use slugOS Jan 30 16:22:47 any repo link ? Jan 30 16:22:48 Can't say -- depends on the package you are needing. Jan 30 16:22:59 It may work, it may not. Jan 30 16:23:07 its all about that endian thing Jan 30 16:23:09 You haven't given enough info for anyone to really help much. Jan 30 16:23:29 so my debian is I think little but tht binary is big endian Jan 30 16:24:05 Endian? It's much more than that. There are both BE and LE versions of SlugOS, so that's easy. The other issues are that Unslung is a 2.4 kernel, Debian and SlugOS are 2.6... etc. Jan 30 16:24:42 You'll find the SlugOS install images in teh same place you find the Unslung ones. Jan 30 16:24:58 ok thanks Jan 30 16:25:11 I wll try both :) Jan 30 16:25:31 http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/SlugOS/InstallandTurnupABasicSlugOSSystem Jan 30 16:26:42 oke slugOSBE can I have a build env? like cmake make gcc g++ ? Jan 30 16:26:51 on usb like on debian Jan 30 16:28:35 yep Jan 30 16:29:12 just install all the packages (opkg install make binutils gcc etc etc etc...) Jan 30 16:29:29 Make sure you have swapspace before you try that, of course! Jan 30 16:30:11 yes sir Jan 30 16:30:43 You'll have to figure out all the "bits and pieces" you need to install, and you may have to create a symbolic link here and there -- it's generally very uncommon, so there is no nice package that installs a development environment. Jan 30 16:31:04 these ain't problems for me:) Jan 30 16:31:24 That should be fixed on the next SlugOS version -- it's a pain. **** ENDING LOGGING AT Mon Jan 31 02:59:57 2011