Problem booting GoFlexHome

Hi bodhi
I was able to install current rootfs and had it up and running but when I tried to update kernel 4.9.0 I updated the env variables at 4a

fw_setenv load_dtb 'ext2load usb 0:1 0x1c00000 /boot/dts/kirkwood-goflexnet.dtb'    
fw_setenv load_initrd 'ext2load usb 0:1 0x1100000 /boot/uInitrd'
fw_setenv load_uimage 'ext2load usb 0:1 0x800000 /boot/uImage'
fw_setenv usb_boot 'run load_dtb; run load_uimage; if run load_initrd; then bootm 0x800000 0x1100000 0x1c00000; else bootm 0x800000 - 0x1c00000; fi'

but I somehow managed to mess up the variables and can't boot except into rescue.

I succeeded int updating uboot to U-Boot 2016.05-tld-1 (Jun 12 2016 - 13:30:55 -0700)
Seagate GoFlex Home
but still can't boot to os.
I restored the os I had on it prior to updating but still can't boot.

Could I get some help in getting the env variables straightened out so I can boot this thing?

I don't use netconsole but rather a usb/serial console to kermit/minicom on a linux laptop. so the netconsole could go away.

Thanks much
maihoaomv

*** SCREEN COPY ***

U-Boot 2016.05-tld-1 (Jun 12 2016 - 13:30:55 -0700)
Seagate GoFlex Home

SoC:   Kirkwood 88F6281_A1
DRAM:  128 MiB
WARNING: Caches not enabled
NAND:  256 MiB
In:    serial
Out:   serial
Err:   serial
Net:   egiga0
88E1116 Initialized on egiga0
## Error: "if_netconsole" not defined
## Error: "if_netconsole" not defined
## Error: "if_netconsole" not defined
## Error: "if_netconsole" not defined
## Error: "if_netconsole" not defined
Hit any key to stop autoboot:  0 
starting USB...
USB0:   USB EHCI 1.00
scanning bus 0 for devices... 1 USB Device(s) found
       scanning usb for storage devices... 0 Storage Device(s) found
** Bad device usb 0 **
** Bad device usb 0 **
** Bad device usb 0 **
** Bad device usb 0 **
Wrong Image Format for bootm command
ERROR: can't get kernel image!
stopping USB..

Reset IDE: Bus 0: OK Bus 1: not available  
  Device 0: Model: ST31000528AS Firm: CC46 Ser#: 6VPAMCTY
            Type: Hard Disk
            Supports 48-bit addressing
            Capacity: 953869.7 MB = 931.5 GB (1953525168 x 512)
3157805 bytes read in 547 ms (5.5 MiB/s)
** Bad device usb 0 **
** Bad device usb 0 **
** Bad device usb 0 **
## Booting kernel from Legacy Image at 00800000 ...
   Image Name:   Linux-4.2.0-kirkwood-tld-1
   Created:      2015-11-11   1:34:05 UTC
   Image Type:   ARM Linux Kernel Image (uncompressed)
   Data Size:    3157741 Bytes = 3 MiB
   Load Address: 00008000
   Entry Point:  00008000
   Verifying Checksum ... OK
ERROR: Did not find a cmdline Flattened Device Tree
Could not find a valid device tree

NAND read: device 0 offset 0x100000, size 0x400000
 4194304 bytes read: OK
## Booting kernel from Legacy Image at 00800000 ...
   Image Name:   Linux-3.3.2-kirkwide
   Created:      2012-10-29  22:52:12 UTC
   Image Type:   ARM Linux Kernel Image (uncompressed)
   Data Size:    3627768 Bytes = 3.5 MiB
   Load Address: 00008000
   Entry Point:  00008000
   Verifying Checksum ... OK
   Loading Kernel Image ... OK

Starting kernel ...

**** ENV variables

rescue:~# fw_printenv
arcNumber=3338
baudrate=115200
bootcmd=run bootcmd_usb; usb stop; run bootcmd_sata; run bootcmd_pogo; reset
bootcmd_pogo=run bootcmd_rescue
bootcmd_rescue=run set_bootargs_rescue; nand read.e 0x800000 0x100000 0x400000; bootm 0x800000
bootcmd_sata=run sata_init; run sata_load_uimage; run set_bootargs_sata; run sata_boot;
bootcmd_usb=run usb_init; run usb_load_uimage; run set_bootargs_usb; run usb_boot;
bootdelay=3
console=ttyS0,115200
ethact=egiga0
ethaddr=00:10:75:2A:5A:8C
led_error=orange blinking
led_init=green blinking
mainlineLinux=yes
mtdids=nand0=orion_nand
mtdparts=mtdparts=orion_nand:1M(u-boot),4M(uImage),32M(rootfs),-(data)
partition=nand0,2
rescue_installed=1
sata_device=0:1
sata_init=ide reset
sata_load_uimage=mw 0x800000 0 1; ext2load ide $sata_device 0x800000 /boot/uImage
sata_root=/dev/sda1
sata_rootdelay=8
sata_rootfstype=ext4
set_bootargs_rescue=setenv bootargs console=$console ubi.mtd=2 root=ubi0:rootfs ro rootfstype=ubifs $mtdparts
stderr=serial
stdin=serial
stdout=serial
usb_device=0:1
usb_init=usb start; setenv usb_root LABEL=rootfs
usb_load_uimage=mw 0x800000 0 1; ext2load usb $usb_device 0x800000 /boot/uImage
usb_root=/dev/sda1
usb_rootdelay=10
usb_rootfstype=ext4
led_exit=green off
set_bootargs_sata=setenv bootargs console=$console root=$usb_root rootdelay=$usb_rootdelay rootfstype=$usb_rootfstype $mtdparts init=/bin/systemd
set_bootargs_usb=setenv bootargs console=$console root=$usb_root rootdelay=$usb_rootdelay rootfstype=$usb_rootfstype $mtdparts init=/bin/systemd
usb_boot=run load_dtb; run load_uimage; if run load_initrd; then bootm 0x800000 0x1100000 0x1c00000; else bootm 0x800000 - 0x1c00000; fi
load_uimage=ext2load usb 0:1 0x800000 /boot/uImage
load_initrd=ext2load usb 0:1 0x1100000 /boot/uInitrd
load_dtb=ext2load usb 0:1 0x1c00000 /boot/dts/kirkwood-goflexhome.dtb
sata_boot=run load_dtb; run load_uimage; if run load_initrd; then bootm 0x800000 0x1100000 0x1c00000; else bootm 0x800000 - 0x1c00000; fi
preboot_nc=setenv nc_ready 0; for pingstat in 1 2 3 4 5; do; sleep 1; if run if_netconsole; then setenv nc_ready 1; fi; done; if test $nc_ready -eq 1; then run start_netconsole; fi
preboot=run preboot_nc
ipaddr=192.168.129.99
serverip=192.168.129.110

*********** I ADDED THESE WHEN I TRIED TO UPDATE KERNEL TO 4.9 ****************

fw_setenv load_dtb 'ext2load usb 0:1 0x1c00000 /boot/dts/kirkwood-goflexnet.dtb'    
fw_setenv load_initrd 'ext2load usb 0:1 0x1100000 /boot/uInitrd'
fw_setenv load_uimage 'ext2load usb 0:1 0x800000 /boot/uImage'
fw_setenv usb_boot 'run load_dtb; run load_uimage; if run load_initrd; then bootm 0x800000 0x1100000 0x1c00000; else bootm 0x800000 - 0x1c00000; fi'

********* AND I ADDED THESE WHEN I FLASHED CURRENT UBOOT *************

fw_setenv preboot_nc 'setenv nc_ready 0; for pingstat in 1 2 3 4 5; do; sleep 1; if run if_netconsole; then setenv nc_ready 1; fi; done; if test $nc_ready -eq 1; then run start_netconsole; fi'
fw_setenv preboot 'run preboot_nc'
fw_setenv ipaddr    '192.168.0.xxx'
fw_setenv serverip '192.168.0.yyy'

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Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 02/23/2017 03:23PM by bodhi.

maihoaomv,

You have flashed the 2016.05 u-boot image, but you did not flash the u-boot envs image (uboot.2016.05-tld-1.environment.img) in step 8:

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8. Flashing default u-boot envs image:
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A special section (B. Flashing default u-boot envs image) about flashing default u-boot envs is included at the end of this installation procedure. Please follow the instruction in this section B to perform this step before continuing with step 9.

Solution:

Take a look at this post to see how to use the default script I provided in that post to set the envs to the 2016.05 settings during boot at serial console:

http://forum.doozan.com/read.php?3,29362,29390#msg-29390

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After you have booted into Debian rootfs again, you can save the envs permanently by either :

1. flash the uboot.2016.05-tld-1.environment.img using step 8, or
2. you can boot back to serial console, load the envs script again, and then use saveenv to save the default envs .

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bodhi
it worked ok with 4.4 kernel in the latest rootfs release. after several attempts i still couldn't get 4.9 to work at all. i finally got it to work with 4.10. don't know what happened.
thank you for your assistance.
maihoaomv