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Installing Debian

To boot the installer, you will need a serial nullmodem cable; a computer with a serial port; and a ribbon cable with a male DB9 connector at one end, and a 10-pin .1″ IDC header at the other and an active http server.

NB: Cable Connection Layout

Download the following files from: http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/dists/squeeze/main/installer-armel/current/images/iop32x/network-console/ss4000e/

initrd.gz = ramsdisk.gz

zImage = zImage

To boot the SS4000-E

Use your serial null modem cable and the ribbon cable to connect to the serial port of the SS4000-E, and reboot the machine. You hyperterminal and the connected COM port to communicate with the machine

Set the following in the connection properties:

baud rate of 115200, 8 bits word length, no stop bits, and one parity bit.

When the machine boots, you will see the following line of output:

No network interfaces found

EM-7210 ver.T04 2005-12-12 (For ver.AA)

== Executing boot script in 1.000 seconds – enter ^C to abort

At this point, hit Control-C to interrupt the boot loader. This will give you the RedBoot prompt.

Upload New Boot loader

Via Console cable

Redboot> fconfig boot_script_data
.. fis load ramdisk.gz
.. fis load zimage
.. exec

Redboot> load -v -r -b 0x01800000 -m ymodem ramdisk.gz
Redboot> load -v -r -b 0x01008000 -m ymodem zImage
Redboot> exec -c "console=ttyS0,115200 rw root=/dev/ram mem=256M@0xa0000000" -r 0x01800000

The installer will now start as usual.