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 Debian on a fit-PC2 
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Joined: Sun May 31, 2009 9:17 am
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Post Debian on a fit-PC2
Hi,

I install debian on my fit-PC2 and I wonder if I can use the repository for fit-PC2 users provided by Compulab.

## Repository for fit-PC2 users provided by Compulab
deb http://fit-pc2.com/download/ubuntu/dists/jaunty binary/
deb-src http://fit-pc2.com/download/ubuntu/dists/jaunty source/

or

## Repository for fit-PC2 users provided by Compulab
deb http://fit-pc2.com/download/ubuntu/dists/hardy binary/
deb-src http://fit-pc2.com/download/ubuntu/dists/hardy source/

I don't know how to make this entry compatible with debian sources.list
I just need the kernel related files, I don't need any display driver becaus I want to build a Open SSH server.

Thank for your attention.


Fri Sep 11, 2009 8:37 am
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Post Re: Debian on a fit-PC2
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I don't need any display driver becaus I want to build a Open SSH server.

I thought that the kernel for fit-PC2 was just customized by Denis to manage display driver ?
You neither need standard Canonical nor customized Compulab repository then ?
Aren't the Debian's repositories as good as Compulab's or Canonical's ???


Fri Sep 11, 2009 10:26 am
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Post Re: Debian on a fit-PC2
I wanted the compulab kernel in order to fix acpi issues but finally I do it a différent way.
viewtopic.php?f=9&t=301
Thanks for your answser.


Fri Sep 11, 2009 12:37 pm
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Post Re: Debian on a fit-PC2
Yep I am very grateful to Kleborp for the tip too.

:D


Sat Sep 12, 2009 8:07 pm
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Joined: Thu Sep 24, 2009 9:18 pm
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Post Re: Debian on a fit-PC2
Hi all,

I'm just sharing some experiences I had with installing Debian on the fit-pc2.

First of all, I never got debian's netinst.iso working with usb boot.

I downloaded the mini.iso from the debian mirrors:
ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny ... nt/images/
netboot - mini.iso

I used UNetbootin to put the iso onto an usb pendrive.

Bootup your fit-pc2 from usb pendrive and get ready to install.

After installation the fit-pc2 has to reboot and is stuck (the famous reboot bug). So do a manual restart, unplug your usb pendrive before boot.

When I booted for the first time, it could not find the root fs. This is because during installation the usb pendrive was sda and the hdd was sdb. You can edit the boot parameters of grub at boot ( by pressing e ).
Change hd1,0 into hd0,0 and sdb1 into sda1.

For the reboot bug, add reboot=b. And to change the resolution by adding vga=794 (see wiki for more info)

It will look a bit like this:
Code:
title           Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.26-2-486 1280x1024
root            (hd0,0)
kernel          /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-2-486 root=/dev/sda1 vga=794 reboot=b ro
initrd          /boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-2-486

Make sure to change your /etc/fstab in case it is wrong.

To solve the devices problem ( sda sdb sdc ... ) you can also use UUID like Ubuntu uses.

Hope these are some good tips. Good luck!


Wed Feb 10, 2010 2:13 pm
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Post Re: Debian on a fit-PC2
I just got Debian (Lenny) installed on my new fit-pc2. Had my own issues with the reboot problem, so thanks for the reboot=b fix!!!

My install was via netboot, and installed the OS on a USB key. Works just fine, and didnt have to adjust grub, since the USB key is still at /dev/sda.


Sat Mar 20, 2010 3:09 pm
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