Hi Bruce - Thanks so much for the info on running Debian. I've tried to follow what you've done and boot Debian on my Galileo but it won't boot. I don't have a serial cable yet so I don't know what's wrong. The devices isn't getting an IP so I can't SSH to it either.
Are there any glaring details or little tidbits of info you didn't include in your instructions that may be hanging me up?
Here is what I'm doing.
create blank file using dd
format the file using mkfs.ext3
mount it with -o loop
rsync -aAXv /* /mnt/the-blank-file
copy modules from Intel's ext3 file to the new blank file I created that now contains the rsync'd data.
A couple questions I have.
1. You mention, "Given the instruction set support of the galileo, the options for distro to use are limited since many 32-bit distributions assume an i686." I am using the Debian 7.3 netinst.iso to install Debian on my VM. It appears to install either 486 or 686 depending on if I use VirtualBox or Parallels. Is this OK?
2. Can I create the empty file anywhere and just copy it to the SD card when finished, or must I create it on the SD card from the beginning?
3. I deleted the sys and proc folders and recreated them after the rsync. Is there any other cleanup that needs to be done?
4. You mention "image-clanton-full.ext3" but the Intel file is named "image-full-clanton.ext3". I've tried both names with no luck. Does this matter?
5. What do you mean by this, "Was missing a couple of directories that I had to create on the filesystem that were needed for mount points, e.g. the "realroot" mount point." Can you let me know what you did?
Thanks so much. I think I'm close to getting this to work, but need a bit more help.