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Re: Linux Kernel 3.8.11 Kirkwood package and rootfs (Non Flattened Device Tree) - 12 years ago
Syong, I've attached the uBoot image in this post. Basically, netconsole is broken for me in that whenever I try to run a command, the 2nd character is lost. For example, printenv becomes pintenv. If I run prrintenv then it would work OK. Since we have uBoot envs scripted as several chained commands, this causes other boot commands envs to abort. So you can't boot with netconsoby bodhi - Debian
Re: Dockstar U-boot problem - 12 years ago
davidnewton Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I have a dockstar with debian which have been > working for 3 years without problem. But now, > every time I tried to reboot it, it just hangs > there, it can not fall-back to original system > either. I tried many different flash drives, they > all behave the same (those drives work fine on >by bodhi - uBoot
Re: Linux Kernel 3.8.11 Kirkwood package and rootfs (Non Flattened Device Tree) - 12 years ago
See Davy's post: http://forum.doozan.com/read.php?3,7852,7852 The NSA320 has the boot ROM version that supports UART booting. So if you have serial console, you can boot in UART mode, it will not execute your installed uBoot. The kwboot tool mentioned in Davy's post is pretty good. I can boot a Pogo E02 uBoot image on a GoFlex Net for sanity check. Of coure it won't completby bodhi - Debian
Re: Linux Kernel 3.8.11 Kirkwood package and rootfs (Non Flattened Device Tree) - 12 years ago
Thanks Syong, Have you tried UART booting? Perhaps you could try my Goflex Net uBoot build to see if you see the same Netconsole problem?by bodhi - Debian
Re: Linux Kernel 3.8.11 Kirkwood package and rootfs (Non Flattened Device Tree) - 12 years ago
@syong & chessplayer, For your NSA320, do you use Davy's uBoot: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/nwt2kbvetvgvroo/e-pNtdMhCC/Kirkwood/rootfs_images/NSA320quickstart or do you use the stock uBoot? if you use Davy's uBoot, could you post that uBoot version number here. Thanks,by bodhi - Debian
Re: howto write uboot to nand - 12 years ago
You can do this. But first you will need to verify if the Guruplug mtd0 has stock uBoot in the similar way the other plugs have. And flash it in a similar fashion as described in this thread: http://forum.doozan.com/read.php?2,11663 I don't recall reading about Guruplug in this forum. So I really can't say whether the same procedure will apply. So please use your own judgment.by bodhi - uBoot
Re: Problem with two SATA drives on GoFlex Net - 12 years ago
xpress Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I installed that kernel yesterday but the problem > is still there. I had tried this with the 2nd SATA disk, and this problem indeed occurs for my GoFlexNet too. Never noticed before! I'll look around to see if people have reported it on Arch site. Also, only the 2nd SATA port is working for booting.by bodhi - Debian
Re: Linux Kernel 3.8.11 Kirkwood package and rootfs (Non Flattened Device Tree) - 12 years ago
@chessplayer, > On the Zyxel, > things seem a bit different, but since I do not > have time and you do not have the machine, I can > very well live with the way things are. Did kernel tld-3 patch help solved this problem? is there any thing else you've found ?by bodhi - Debian
Re: Serial wire connector too big for JST header - 12 years ago
Syong, > http://www.ebay.com/itm/350540353534?ssPageName=ST > RK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649 So with this, you just get an headphone audio cable, open one end and connect the wires to your serial converter?by bodhi - Off-Topic
Re: Newer uBoot as workaround to 3.2 kernel problem? - 12 years ago
habibie Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thank you. But, that doesn't seem to support SATA > on a GoFLEX NET device, or does it? It does. Use the right SATA port.by bodhi - uBoot
Re: Problem with two SATA drives on GoFlex Net - 12 years ago
You could try this kernel: http://forum.doozan.com/read.php?2,12096 I don't have 2 SATA disks plugged in to do the test, so not sure if the sata_mv patch will fix this problem.by bodhi - Debian
Re: Newer uBoot as workaround to 3.2 kernel problem? - 12 years ago
http://projects.doozan.com/uboot/by bodhi - uBoot
Re: Boot your Dockstar by TFTP/NFS - 12 years ago
qdftowner, Thanks for the info. But strange, "vers=3" did not work for me, the kernel rejected it as an option in the command line. I'm running 3.8.11. When I use v3, it was accepted.by bodhi - uBoot
Re: Linux Kernel 3.8.11 Kirkwood package and rootfs (Non Flattened Device Tree) - 12 years ago
Kernel 3.8.11 version 3 was uploaded. Please see 1st post for download link.by bodhi - Debian
Re: Boot your Dockstar by TFTP/NFS - 12 years ago
bodhi Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > nfsroot=$net_nfs_server:$net_nfs_path,v3 This did not seems to be able to force the nfs share to mount as v3.by bodhi - uBoot
Re: Boot your Dockstar by TFTP/NFS - 12 years ago
@tsunulukai, Thanks for a very well written guide! and most of all the inspiration. I'm playing with this and I have learned some new and very useful subjects.by bodhi - uBoot
Re: Linux Kernel 3.8.11 Kirkwood package and rootfs (Non Flattened Device Tree) - 12 years ago
@chessplayer, Thanks for point out that dhcpd behavior. I will take a look. This client is what we got from squeeze after running Jeff's debootstrap script, and then upgraded to wheezy, along with everything else. The only extra packages were what listed in the 1st post. I've since built another kernel after I discovered that I missed a small patch regarding to the automatic trigby bodhi - Debian
Re: Boot your Dockstar by TFTP/NFS - 12 years ago
Hi qdftowner, > I consider that uImage and uInitrd are present in > the /boot directory (like a normal install). > Every thing is fine with nfs (v3)! > > Booting from nfs4 is not possible uBoot seems to > not be able to do that (using nfsv3 naming works). > How did you do do select nfs v3 on uBoot side? Regarding "using nfsv3 naming", does it mean tby bodhi - uBoot
Re: Pogoplug Series 4 $29.99 - 12 years ago
This is good if you'll use this as a NAS, since you can use the SATA port . Not as good as Pogo E02 if you're using some other CPU-intensive service because CPU is slower and less RAM. A cheapest plug is Pogo E02, for a box running all these: DLNA/uPnp ,server, torrent, and Samba. Of course the disk intensive function with USB will be not as fast as SATA, but since you are running moby bodhi - Off-Topic
Re: Linux Kernel 3.8.11 Kirkwood package (Non Flattened Device Tree) - 12 years ago
syong, It is strange that the NSA310 has one-bay but usually cost more than the NSA320. As far as I can tell the only other different in configuration is the eSATA port on the NSA310. Is there any other difference that you're aware of?by bodhi - Debian
Re: Linux Kernel 3.8.11 Kirkwood package (Non Flattened Device Tree) - 12 years ago
syong Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thanks bodhi. That will be useful to many people. > > But I can not find your patches for Kernel 3.8.11 > package version 2 syong, Sorry I totally forgot about it, I usually create a unified patch after build and test the kernel! First post was updated to include the patch file for version 2 in the corby bodhi - Debian
Re: Linux Kernel 3.8.11 Kirkwood package (Non Flattened Device Tree) - 12 years ago
I have uploaded a basic Debian Kirkwood wheezy rootfs with kernel 3.8.11. See 1st post.by bodhi - Debian
Re: No init found. Try passing init= bootarg. - 12 years ago
No need to change /dev/root ot initrd. It will boot just matching these parameter.by bodhi - Debian
Re: A new uboot patch to support >2TB HDD? - 12 years ago
Not so good news! It does not seem latest uBoot version 2013.04 has support for GPT disk > 2TB yet. It does suports GPT partition, but because of this bug, GPT partition size can only be < 2TB. u-boot-2013.04/disk/part_efi.c /* * Problems with CONFIG_SYS_64BIT_LBA: * * struct disk_partition.start in include/part.h is sized as ulong. * When CONFIG_SYS_64BIT_LBA is activated,by bodhi - uBoot
Re: Pogoplug not booting into debian - 12 years ago
Was uBoot installation part done successfully? You could take the stick to another Linux box, and try to format it to make sure it is good. dmesg showed errors with the stick. You can rerun the installation again with another USB stick. If uBoot was installed OK then it will detect that and skip it. But respond to the question to restore envs with YES. In any case, pls post the complete loby bodhi - Debian
Re: Pogoplug not booting into debian - 12 years ago
Try unplug the USB stick and plug it back in. Check to see if it was detected: dmesg If it was then fdisk -lby bodhi - Debian
Re: Pogoplug not booting into debian - 12 years ago
Pogo21 could be different type (OXNAS vs. Kirkwood). In Pogo OS prompt run this command: uname -a and post output here.by bodhi - Debian
Re: No init found. Try passing init= bootarg. (Solved, somehow...) - 12 years ago
It seems your USB rootfs is ext2? If your rootfs is ext3, and the uBoot env for rootfstype is ext2, then it should boot fine. But not the other way around. So check to see if your rootfs is indeed ext2 then make it ext3. And change rootfstype back to ext3.by bodhi - Debian
Re: smbnetfs can't preserve date time - 12 years ago
syong, Yeah, I use Samba because it's much more convenient. So I trade a little speed gain of nfs for that. And I needs smbnetfs to copy files from Linux servers to any OS flavor (OSX, Windows, Linux) in the network using command line. I like smbnetfs because it discovers and automounts Samba shares. The box used for building kernel runs 3.6.11 kernel and boot from HDD, the other boxesby bodhi - Debian