From: Nat! <nat@mulle-kybernetik.com>
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Subject: [alpine-devel] Installation woes
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2011 21:02:02 +0100
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Hi

from the website I got the impression, it's OK to ask for help here.
I have quite a few questions :)

My major problem is, that I want to install Alpine on an Atom box, that =
has no PS/2 connector. I can only connect an USB keyboard. This doesn't =
work (for me). The Atom uses an Intel 945 GSE chipset (it's this -> =
http://www.lex.com.tw/product/3I270D_b.htm) On the same box I have no =
problems with a fresh Debian 6.0 (sid). =20

I am trying to install Alpine to a CF Flash that I use with a card =
reader. I usually use VMware, but I see no difference with a CDROM + =
laptop -> USB CF setup. I have no problem setting up the CF flash, =
except that I can't get syslinux to boot. I tried a variety of the =
supplied mbr.bin bootloaders (copied to /dev/sdb not /dev/sdb1 to be =
sure), but it never worked out (It's a 128 MB flash. The partition is =
primary 1, bootable).

I then used Debian to put a grub on it. With the addition of the =
modloop=3Dboot/grsec.cmg flag this succeeds in booting Alpine and there =
are no apparent error messages. I also managed to get eth0 up and =
working, by inclusion of r8169 as a kernel parameter.=20

Now here is where it gets stupid. I could live without the keyboard, if =
I could ssh up into it. I configured the apk cache and installed =
openssh. Configured the init.d with rc-update, and started sshd with =
/etc/init.d/sshd start. Everything looks fine. I configured lbu to save =
stuff to the card, and do=20
lbu ci. The apkovl file appears on the card.=20

But when I reboot, /etc/init.d/sshd is gone again (though /etc/ssh =
exists). I surmise, that this is because the openssh apk isn't properly =
loaded. I assume it isn't loaded, since it only appears in =
/etc/apk/cache/tmp. I didn't put it there. Another theory I have is that =
loading is ahead of mounting.

I have to admit, I am clueless as to when and where Alpine Init loads =
the apk stuff, I didn't see anything in /etc/conf.f or /etc/init.d. It =
would be interesting to know how to debug/trace that.

Mainly though, how do I get a USB keyboard working ?

Ciao
    Nat!
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