Install Debian on a Pogoplug

Installing Debian to the USB drive

Configure Uboot

setenv mainlineLinux yes
setenv arcNumber 2097
saveenv
reset

Grab the images and put it on your tftp server:

cd /srv/tftp/
wget http://people.debian.org/~tbm/lenny/marvell/sheevaplug/uImage
wget http://people.debian.org/~tbm/lenny/marvell/sheevaplug/uInitrd

Grab the init and kernel from the tftp server:

setenv serverip 192.168.3.33
setenv ipaddr 192.168.3.32
tftpboot 0x01100000 uInitrd
tftpboot 0x00800000 uImage

Boot it!

setenv bootargs console=ttyS0,115200 base-installer/initramfs-tools/driver-policy=most mirror/suite=stable apt-setup/local0/repository="http://people.debian.org/~tbm/orion lenny main" apt-setup/local0/key=http://people.debian.org/~tbm/orion/68FD549F
bootm 0x00800000 0x01100000

Create your PPC/boot images

First after following the install, grab your kernel and initrd off of your usb stick and stick them back on your tftp server. You will need the uboot-mkimage tool. (sudo apt-get install uboot-mkimage)

mkimage -A arm -O linux -T kernel -C none -a 0x00008000 -e 0x00008000 -n "Debian Kernel" -d vmlinuz-2.6.32-2-kirkwood lenny-kernel-ppc 
mkimage -A arm -O linux -T ramdisk -C gzip -a 0x0000000 -e 0x0000000 -n "Debian Ramdisk" -d initrd.img-2.6.32-2-kirkwood lenny-initrd-ppc

Boot it for the first time to test

setenv bootargs console=ttyS0,115200
tftp 0x2000000 lenny-kernel-ppc
tftp 0x2200000 lenny-initrd-ppc
bootm 0x2000000 0x2200000

Making the Install Permenant

If that all worked well, go ahead and reboot, then lets write that permantly to flash:

tftp 0x2000000 lenny-kernel-ppc
nand erase 0x100000 0x200000
nand write 0x2000000 0x100000 0x200000

tftp 0x2200000 lenny-initrd-ppc
nand erase 0x300000 0x500000
nand write 0x2200000 0x300000 0x500000

setenv bootargs console=ttyS0,115200
setenv bootcmd 'nand read.e 0x2000000 0x100000 0x200000; nand read.e 0x2200000 0x300000 0x500000 ; bootm 0x2000000 0x2200000'
saveenv
reset

After that it should boot automatically to your usb stick