How to install Debian on NAND in A20-MICRO?

[jlucius]

Thank you for your help,

The NAND driver is the "nand_driver" file of the "nand_driver.gz" ?
If I understand correctly, the command line "tar-xvf nand_part.gz | dd of = /dev/nand" and "sync" install the driver in the NAND then after a reboot the partions /dev/nanda,  /dev/nandb, /dev/nandc are recognized by the system ?
But I successfully uncompressed nand_part.gz into /dev/nand and reboot

No the NAND first has to be recognized by the kernel. if you boot from sd-card you should have available /dev/nanda for example. if it is not htere, the kernel driver is missing and you need to compile your own kernel or get the one from the post above.

[mauris]

I use this image for the SD-card https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-bAEPML8fwlX2tYS2FmNXV5OUU/edit

[jlucius]

I use this image for the SD-card https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-bAEPML8fwlX2tYS2FmNXV5OUU/edit

do you have an entry that shows /dev/nanda (ls /dev/nand*) ?

If not please replace your kernel by this one:

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9o2WVSuik0ISk5kdlN2c1hRVWs/edit

(mount sd card or enter in a windows system on first partition and replace uImage file)

then try again

[pfandfrei]

Installed dabian to NAND today, everything is fine now.

Some tips if you want to try for yourself (it costs me some extra time):
- be aware that you have to reinstall Android first, if you get any trouble while installing and you can not proceed
- you can use the latest image and change the uImage file from post #20
- be sure to mkdir.vfat installed, if not first install dosfstools packet
- be sure to rsync installed, if not first install rsync packet
- be sure you can create /mnt/nanda and /mnt/nandc dir
- double check every step

good luck!

[mauris]

Thank you for your help again,

When I execute mkfs.vfat ==> error : unable to get drive geometry, using default 255/63

[pfandfrei]

I had the same message and ignored it. Was no problem at all

[mauris]

With the command rsync -avc bootloader/* /mnt:nanda error ==> Operation not permitted, but I'm login as root

[pfandfrei]

try "sudo rsync ..."

[mauris]

No error but after a reboot the card not boot from the NAND

[pfandfrei]

That's strange, it worked for me. I think you missed something. Try again and start with reinstlling Android. That's what I had to do when I realized, that mkdir.vfat was not installed in first try.

[kurzon]

Does anyone have this "olinuxino-a20-flashinstall.zip" file please? The link is not working.

[Alex293]

Hi guys, i have the same problem. I made a debian image but i can't dl your file to put it onto my nand. Can you fix your link to olinuxino-a20-flashinstall.zip file please ? Or can someone share it.
(edit) at least can someone dd his nand ?
Thanks

Sincerely, Alexis

[Mad Demus]

Does anyone have this "olinuxino-a20-flashinstall.zip" file please? The link is not working.

Should be working again. The damn virtual server have some issues from time to time, but now it is alive :-)

[kurzon]

Thanks a lot Mad Demus.

[Alex293]

Thank Mad Demus, i'll try it today