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Re: Zyxel NAS326 Installation Instruction - Yesterday
Hi leshk, It is OK to use Debian/Ubuntu in a VM. As long as you can become root while creating the rootfs (doublecheck it with whoami command). Since you have serial console, it is much easier to see now. Plug in the USB rootfs, and remove any HDD. Start serial console on the VM (use picocom or minicom). Note that the /dev/tty/USB0 could be different on your VM (use dmesg to find the cby bodhi - Debian
Re: Zyxel NAS326 Installation Instruction - Yesterday
leshk, In stock OS, fw_printenv And please post the output here.by bodhi - Debian
Re: Zyxel NAS326 Installation Instruction - Yesterday
leshk, > I try to install Debian according to the > instruction "B. Instruction for booting the NAS326 > with a USB rootfs (setup without serial console)", > but nothing happens, standard OS boots up and the > password is reset. > Perhaps this does not work on > firmware V5.21 (AAZF.5)? Could be the newer FW. I don't recall which version I had whby bodhi - Debian
Re: Cracked sd card - 3 days ago
Yudi Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > my sd card got chipped and the corner by one of > the "readers" (one gold line ) got chipped, is it > possible to still get th files? Do you still have the chipped piece? You could use electronic glue to temporarily fix it (it will hold long enough to read the files).by bodhi - Off-Topic
Re: My Cloud Gen2 u-boot - 4 days ago
osa, I'm glad it works for you! However, the way you did it was not very good :) too hackish. Advice: you should approach it more methodically. There is no need to examine what's in NAND. Here are the steps that I would do. ========= When you boot with serial console the first time and see this SF: Detected MX25L8006E with page size 64 KiB, total 1 MiB *** Warningby bodhi - Debian
Re: My Cloud Gen2 u-boot - 4 days ago
osa, > CRC is an issue, because when if CRC corruption is > detected u-boot uses default values. I don't think CRC is corrupted. The way the mtd inside fw_env.config is defined is important. If it is not correctly defined, then fw_printenv will show a CRC error (because the envs are actually in a different region in NAND). Think about this fact: If the CRC is really corrupteby bodhi - Debian
Re: fw_printenv+depmod errors, startup script [pogoplug e02] - 4 days ago
jst818, What would recommend is to restore the rootfs to when you still have sysvinit, and do Debian upgrade to bullseye (if it is already bullseye then do apt-get upgrade). After it is done, you can choose to activate systemd or staying with sysvinit.by bodhi - Debian
Re: My Cloud Gen2 u-boot - 4 days ago
osa, > But there's also big issue with u-boot. There's > Default CRC is messed and default values are > always used, saveenv is not availiable. CRC error is not an issue with u-boot. The CRC error is because we need to define the MTD correctly in the rootfs. Most likely, I should be able to figure out this. There should be no need for new u-boot. If the command savby bodhi - Debian
Re: Debian on Zyxel NAS326 - 5 days ago
vadim, > I upgraded debian, installed mdadm, mounted > raid1. > The box already installed to rack. > Already copying backups with scp under sshpass. > > Sorry to fail boot log. screen -L -Logfile file > left no file. > Then I was overwhelmed and proceeded with hard > disks and > my fellow admin assembled the box and carried it > away. > Can posby bodhi - Debian
Re: Zyxel NAS326 Installation Instruction - 5 days ago
I've updated the NAS326 Installation Instruction to add new section: E. Instruction for kernel upgrade after installationby bodhi - Debian
Re: Debian on Zyxel NAS326 - 5 days ago
vadim, Cool :) I'm glad that solved the problem. Thanks for testing the upgrade instruction!by bodhi - Debian
Re: WD MyCloud Gen2 (Glacier, Armada 375) - 6 days ago
osa, Good works :) > DTS from fox-exe has phy-mode set to "mii", but > kernel default DTS for 375 has "rgmii-id" That's a big difference! Please post the DTS name for future reference.by bodhi - Debian
Re: WD MyCloud Gen2 (Glacier, Armada 375) - 6 days ago
osa, Quote> DTS were compiled (4.18 and 4.19) and are binary > identical as fox-exe Quote- 5.2.9 Bohdi's kernel with fox-exe dts ( mvpp2 f10f0000.ethernet eth0: could not attach PHY (-22)) You need to compile it in kernel 5.2.9 source.by bodhi - Debian
Re: Debian on Zyxel NAS326 - 6 days ago
vadim, Please take look at the kernel upgrade instruction here and let me know if you have any question: https://forum.doozan.com/read.php?2,88619,94989#msg-94989 My box u-boot envs have changed quite a bit, so I can't test this exact instruction on top of the original installation steps. You are the tester :)by bodhi - Debian
Re: Zyxel NAS326 Installation Instruction - 6 days ago
NAS326 Upgrade to kernel linux-5.2.9-mvebu-tld-1 or later version The instruction below is to be executed after logged into Debian. At the time of this writing, the latest kernel is linux-5.3.5-mvebu-tld-1. 1. Install kernel Please see the kernel upgrade instruction in the main MVEBU kernel release thread: https://forum.doozan.com/read.php?2,32146 Scroll down to section QuoteUpdby bodhi - Debian
Re: WD MyCloud Gen2 (Glacier, Armada 375) - 6 days ago
osa, > Are you sure your Mirabox is Armada 375 based, not > 370? It is 370, which is the single core version of 375. However, now that I thought about it, I think the DTS for Mirabox is quite different (older style) from the mainline Armada 37x or 38x DTS. So the comparison is not quite appropriate. The only thing I can think of is, like I've asked, did you recompile the Dby bodhi - Debian
Re: Debian on Zyxel NAS326 - 6 days ago
bodhi Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > vadim, > > To summarize: at home network works OK, but at > work with this TP-Link router it does not? > > Could it be a IP address block restriction in the > router setting? > > I guess we should try the latest kernel to see if > any difference. I will come back and post the env &by bodhi - Debian
Re: Debian on Zyxel NAS326 - 6 days ago
vadim, To summarize: at home network works OK, but at work with this TP-Link router it does not? Could it be a IP address block restriction in the router setting? I guess we should try the latest kernel to see if any difference. I will come back and post the env change to boot linux-5.3.5-mvebu-tld-1-bodhi.tar.bz2by bodhi - Debian
Re: Debian on Zyxel NAS326 - 6 days ago
vadim, Can you see the router's system log if it has any error or rejecting the NAS326? Another possibility is that IPV6 is not supported by the router, while the rootfs has IPV6 enabled by default. inet6 addr: fe80::9a0d:67ff:fe4d:4c44/64 Scope:Link Try adding the ipv6 disable parameter to the end of bootargs. In serial console: setenv usb_set_bootargs 'setenv bootargby bodhi - Debian
Re: WD MyCloud Gen2 (Glacier, Armada 375) - 7 days ago
osa, It could be something else. I was running 4.20 on the Mirabox (Armada 370, which is the single-core CPU, while 375 is dual-core). So apparently the mvneta driver in 4.20 worked fine. https://forum.doozan.com/read.php?2,92514 Usually when you see PHY attached error with a new kernel and you know the DTS was working with older kernel, then something has changed in mainline DTSI includby bodhi - Debian
Re: Debian on Zyxel NAS326 - 7 days ago
vadim, Use this the setting for /etc/network/interfaces auto lo eth0 iface lo inet loopback #iface eth0 inet dhcp iface eth0 inet static address 192.168.1.25 netmask 255.255.255.0 gateway 192.168.1.1 Reboot with serial console and in Debian ifdown eth0 ifconfig -v eth0 hw ether 98:0d:67:4d:4c:44 ifup eth0 Start pinging 192.168.1.1 ping 192.1by bodhi - Debian
Re: Synology DJ216j NAS unbrick error - 7 days ago
jean, > There had to be something corrupted in the > bootloader because when I put the testing HDD out, > started the box, then put HDD in the another slot > and booted again, u-boot started to push bad CRC > message so saveenv and reset had it done in the > final. That's a pretty strange behavior. That CRC error usually has nothing to do with the HDD if the HDDby bodhi - uBoot
Re: Debian on Zyxel NAS326 - 7 days ago
vadim, > Network is unreachable with TP-Link TL-MR3420 > router. > There are about 20 hosts here. All connect without > problem by wi-fi dhcp or manual ip through cable. > The stock OS on Zyxel 326 connects by cable well > too. > > But Debian from USB can't see carier or line or > something. > Pings localhost, manually set ip pings too. > No dby bodhi - Debian
Re: WD MyCloud Gen2 (Glacier, Armada 875) - 8 days ago
Miraculix666, > Today I tried > > fw_setenv usb_set_bootargs 'setenv bootargs > "console=ttyS0,115200 root=LABEL=rootfs > rootdelay=10 $mtdparts earlyprintk=serial > init=/bin/systemd"' > > > and since then I cannot boot, violet LED. That was because the envs were not accessible, and the default was used. Warning: Bad CRC, usingby bodhi - Debian
Re: WD MyCloud Gen2 (Glacier, Armada 875) - 8 days ago
Miraculix666, Your MyCloud Gen 2 is practically the same as the one in the working thread. It is Armada 375 SoC (not 875). The Glacier version has dual-core Armada 375, 512MB RAM, and one HDD. So the DTS is slightly different from the other MyCould Gen 2 versions. But it should boot OK. I am not sure what the excerpt log above means. Was it booted with Debian-5.2.9-mvebu-tld-1-rootfs-boby bodhi - Debian
Re: WD MyCloud Gen2 (Glacier, Armada 875) - 8 days ago
This rootfs should be ok to use for all MVEBU SoCs: https://forum.doozan.com/read.php?2,32146 The working thread (not sure if it is the same device): https://forum.doozan.com/read.php?2,28939 Take a look and let me know if that MyCloud Gen 2 is the same as your box.by bodhi - Debian
Re: NSA325v2 Debian rootfs - 10 days ago
archon, > > For compatibility reasons, I want to reinstall my > rootfs with Stretch instead of Buster. Is it > possible to do this and get network + SSH without > using the serial connection again? Yes, you can use the Stretch rootfs to boot this box after it already boots Buster roofs. There is no difference in booting parameters! It is a drop-in replacement.by bodhi - Debian
Re: Synology DJ216j NAS unbrick error - 11 days ago
jean, Your previous boot log showed eveything looks good. There is no need to run memtest. Now, just recycle the power and eveything will be fine.by bodhi - uBoot
Re: Synology DJ216j NAS unbrick error - 11 days ago
Cool! It looks pretty good. You can try to bring up the box local web page to see if you can reset the admin password. BTW, you should post the entire serial log here (everything on the putty tetminal until the login prompt) so others can see exactly what you did when they look for solution for the same situation.by bodhi - uBoot