<div class="gmail_quote">2012/8/5 John Long <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:codeblue@inbox.lv" target="_blank">codeblue@inbox.lv</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Thanks alot. I am saving your email.<br><br></blockquote><div><span id="result_box" class="short_text" lang="pt"><span class="hps">I'm glad to be able to help. =)<br></span><span class="hps"></span></span><br>Tip: subscribe in the loongson-dev group is very useful for whom a yeeloong. <br>
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On Sun, Aug 05, 2012 at 02:43:28PM -0300, Alexandre "asm" wrote:<br>
> 2012/8/5 John Long <<a href="mailto:codeblue@inbox.lv">codeblue@inbox.lv</a>><br>
><br>
> > On Sun, Aug 05, 2012 at 05:38:16AM -0700, Ted Krovetz wrote:<br>
> > (....)<br>
> ><br>
> > > I know my system works. The preinstalled "rays" linux booted and ran just<br>
> > > fine, and so did the installer.<br>
> ><br>
> > I didn't find any source of info that definitively explained installing and<br>
> > living with Debian on the 2F. Some people have done it but I could not find<br>
> > a page with all the info. Like you, I found Yeelong and other pages but<br>
> > they<br>
> > simply don't work. I know the Debian guys have been pioneers in getting<br>
> > Linux to run on these boxes so I really don't understand why there isn't a<br>
> > better explanation somewhere.<br>
> ><br>
><br>
> I guess that this can help. =)<br>
><br>
> <a href="https://groups.google.com/d/msg/loongson-dev/sFytbxZ0_jw/kpxVG6873j4J" target="_blank">https://groups.google.com/d/msg/loongson-dev/sFytbxZ0_jw/kpxVG6873j4J</a><br>
</div>> "4. *Debian GNU/Linux* (BJLX / Chinese variant)<br>
<div class="im">><br>
><br>
> This section describes how to install Debian modified for the Yeeloong by<br>
> the Beijing Loongson & Debian Users Club.<br>
><br>
><br>
> Note that mainline Debian is working on supporting the Yeeloong / Loongson<br>
> at this point, but as of January 2012 this Chinese distribution seems to be<br>
> much easier to install and to work better.<br>
><br>
><br>
> The (slight) Debian variant at<br>
</div>> <a href="http://www.anheng.com.cn/loongson/install/uses" target="_blank">http://www.anheng.com.cn/loongson/install/uses</a> the Yeeloong's built-in<br>
<div class="im">> tab recovery mode to install - so you just put<br>
> a USB key in your Yeeloong with the latest vmlinux and .lzma files and<br>
> press tab at bootup when prompted, and then answer some questions.<br>
><br>
><br>
> Note that after the install you'll need to take a few minutes to change<br>
> the default language from Chinese to your native language. :-)<br>
><br>
> Here is an example of the full install process; you'll want to visit the<br>
> web site to make sure that the 2011-10-10 image is still the most recent<br>
> install image before you do your install. We recommend the LXDE image as it<br>
> uses substantially fewer computing resources than Gnome.<br>
><br>
><br>
> wget \<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://www.anheng.com.cn/loongson/install/loongson2_debian6_lxde_20111010.tar.lzma" target="_blank">http://www.anheng.com.cn/loongson/install/loongson2_debian6_lxde_20111010.tar.lzma</a><br>
><br>
><br>
> wget \<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://www.anheng.com.cn/loongson/install/vmlinux" target="_blank">http://www.anheng.com.cn/loongson/install/vmlinux</a><br>
><br>
><br>
> (become root)<br>
><br>
><br>
> Format a USB stick with the ext2 file system and copy the vmlinux and<br>
> .lzma file(s) over to it, and then safely remove it from the computer.<br>
><br>
><br>
> Insert the USB stick into the Yeeloong and turn on the Yeeloong. In reply<br>
> to prompts do:<br>
><br>
</div>> ?Press Tab to recover? -> press Tab<br>
><br>
> ?Press U to USB recover? -> press U<br>
><br>
> ?Press C to continue? -> press C<br>
><br>
> ?Press Y to recover? -> press Y<br>
<div class="im">><br>
> And then answer the questions you are asked.<br>
><br>
><br>
</div>> After the install is done press ?Enter?, machine should power off. After<br>
<div class="im">> that, power the machine back on.<br>
><br>
><br>
> After a short wait you'll be on the LXDE main screen, but most things will<br>
> be in Chinese.<br>
><br>
><br>
> To change to English,<br>
><br>
> a. Open the LXDE main menu by clicking on the icon on the lower left-hand<br>
> side of the screen<br>
><br>
> b. Select the 4th item from the bottom with the right angle and scissors<br>
> icon<br>
><br>
</div>> c. Select the option second from the top named ?LX? with the icon of a<br>
<div class="im">> computer monitor next to it.<br>
><br>
> A terminal window should open.<br>
><br>
><br>
</div>> Type ?sudo -i? to become root; now would be a good time to do ?passwd? to<br>
<div class="im">> change your root password, so you can recover more easily should anything<br>
> go wrong.<br>
><br>
><br>
</div>> Do ?dpkg-reonfigure locales? and deselect all of the options starting with<br>
> ?zh_? and choose ?Ok?. When prompted to choose a default locale on the next<br>
> screen, choose ?en_US.UTF-8?.<br>
><br>
><br>
> Now do ?shutdown -r now? - after your system reboots, everything should be<br>
<div class="im HOEnZb">> in English.<br>
><br>
><br>
> Note you may need to press Fn-F5 in order to turn on wifi and then wait a<br>
> few seconds before wifi / the network-manager tray icon will work."<br>
><br>
> Read more at<br>
> <a href="https://groups.google.com/d/msg/loongson-dev/sFytbxZ0_jw/kpxVG6873j4J" target="_blank">https://groups.google.com/d/msg/loongson-dev/sFytbxZ0_jw/kpxVG6873j4J</a><br>
><br>
> []'s<br>
> asm<br>
<br>
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