Upgrading to Debian 6.0 (squeeze) on ARM

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Debian 6.0 (squeeze) has <a href =
"http://www.debian.org/News/2011/20110205a">been released</a>.  Here are
some notes if you're running Debian on an ARM-based NAS device or plug
computer and are planning to upgrade.

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First of all, make sure to read the <a href =
"http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/armel/release-notes/index.en.html">release
notes</a> for Debian 6.0 on ARM.  This document contains a lot of
information on performing a successful upgrade.

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Second, during the kernel upgrade, you'll get the following message about
the boot loader configuration:

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<pre>
The boot loader configuration for this system was not recognized. These
settings in the configuration may need to be updated:

 * The root device ID passed as a kernel parameter;
 * The boot device ID used to install and update the boot loader.
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</div>

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On ARM-based NAS devices and plug computers, you can simply ignore this
warning.  We put the root device into the ramdisk so it will be updated
automatically.

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Finally, after doing the upgrade and before rebooting your system, make
sure to run <tt>flash-kernel</tt> to activate the new kernel.

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