Brolly, Ususally it's on the board with a 4-pin header, and you'd use your own serial module converter. Some boxes (e.g. Sheevaplug, Mirabox) have a micro USB port outside, since the serial module converter is built-in. garagoyun should be able to help you about UART.by bodhi - Debian
> With official I did not mean official from the > vendor. I meant it should be flashable via the Web > UI like the official firmware. Was bad wording > from me. I see. I don't have that automated for any Kirkwood boxes. My original intention was to help users learning something about embedded Linux boot process by going through the manual installation steps. Long ago, we dby bodhi - Debian
New version for Thecus N2350 uboot will be uploaded.by bodhi - uBoot
@Ray, > Just received this device and the first issue I > see with the device tree provided above is that it > defines 2 CPUs. This device has an 88F6810 as > defined by your U-Boot log above and by inspection > of the board. So you should remove the cpu@1 > definition from your DTS file. Correct, it should be fixed. However, it does not affect the kernel booting. Tby bodhi - Debian
Brolly, > If that > is not enough I think I will need to tinker more > around with the guides on this site If you have serial console connected, it is easy and non-destructive to try the Debian rootfs on USB. Using garagoyun's u-boot build and kwboot over UART, and set a few ens, and boot into Debian. https://forum.doozan.com/read.php?2,68094,111039#msg-111039 Just a rby bodhi - Debian
Added to the Wiki thread. QuoteDisplay dpf-ax Tritton USB2VGA HP T5325 X11 GUI (LXDE) LED daemon for Pogoplug Debian Netgear ReadyNAS RN104 Front LCD Displayby bodhi - Displays
Very nice! /* Flash back light */ would be quite useful as a visual indicator for something above threshold that needs a login.by bodhi - Displays
> Now I think it's the time for me to patch that > part of the kernel again to support 4 HDD LEDs. I > did not bother to do that since nobody has > requested 4 triggers :) And I don't have any 4-bay > NAS (no need to). I think if I will work on this, it will be a different patch altogether (do it in a proper way, not a hack as I did from way back).by bodhi - Debian
> From my earlier linked article QuoteNow that the > hard part — configuring the kernel and the > device tree — is done, we can very easily print > stuff on the screen by just writing to the > /dev/lcd file. > > Yes. That article is clear about how you would write to the LCD. Thumbs up!by bodhi - Displays
> From my earlier linked article > Now that the > hard part — configuring the kernel and the > device tree — is done, we can very easily print > stuff on the screen by just writing to the > /dev/lcd file. Yes, I saw that it was ready. auxdisplay { compatible = "hit,hd44780"; data-gpios = <&gpio1 25 GPby bodhi - Displays
Hi Trond, > I can't find anything about it in the boot log, > but the 16 by 2 character LCD display is now > supported. It says "Linux-6.1.8-mveb" for about 3 > seconds early in the boot process. Then it turns > dark until it says "Power off." for about 1 second > just before the box is shutting down. I've not yet > figured out how to maby bodhi - Debian
> From the pictures mentioned the number of pins on > the display's header connectors is 4+13=17, but > the wire count of the connected flat cable is only > 2+10=12. It may be very well GPIO. The Kernel Kconfig indicates that there is some GPIO involved Quoteconfig HD44780 tristate "HD44780 Character LCD support" depends on GPIOLIB If you cby bodhi - Displays
> I'll have to research Netgear Stora a bit more; > this could be pretty fun. Or an inglorious hell.. > Did I say that? LOL No, the Stora is fully supported here :) especially that Trond has installed latest u-boot and Debian. So you would be in good hand. But again, it's all depending on what you are going to use it for.by bodhi - Off-Topic
New u-boot released: https://forum.doozan.com/read.php?3,133945by bodhi - Debian
New u-boot released: https://forum.doozan.com/read.php?3,133945by bodhi - Debian
U-Boot 2023.04 images for Synology DS116 and for Thecus N2350 have been uploaded. Please see 1st post for download link.by bodhi - uBoot
> was a hard night (morning) but OMV is installed > now, had some problems with certificates at the > beginning of the installation, then many errors at > the end but there are many tools in omw to repair > the whole installation and configure the eth0 and > password with the first aid tool...after that i > had access to the webui That seem to be the story with OMV.by bodhi - uBoot
> setenv mtdparts > 'mtdparts=orion_nand:0x00c0000(uboot),0x80000(uboot_env),0x7ec0000(ubi)' > > After that debian could not boot and i had to > flash your uboot again and i could see many more > partitions, now its booting. Cool! > Actually its installing OMV. > > There are some error messages about partitions at > startup. That's Oby bodhi - uBoot
Predi, > thank you very much for your help, after flashing > your u-boot 2017.7 Ah, I see you've already flashed new u-boot! > *** Warning - bad CRC, using default environment You've missed Step 8 (flashing default envs image). But it is OK, the internal envs should allow you to boot into Debian on USB without any modification. The USB rootfs must be created wiby bodhi - uBoot
Predi, > Hab success with the guide from OpenWRT to install > an flash uboot and the OpenWRT Image. > Want to install OMV and thats the reason why i > want to switch to debian. > > But i can't boot from USB Stick, tried many > guides... also i have not the same mtd drives in > my list, like shown here. Hope you can help me. The easiest way to install Debby bodhi - uBoot
> I don’t care, but, I remember too, in other > threads, you didn’t recommend to flash the nand, > and that is the reason I am using an USB key. For me, I do care about other's opinion :) So I don't discount other's idea that kernel should be be booted a certain way. I just hope people realize that they are running a NAS. And the old approach of booting kernelby bodhi - Debian
wget has been supported for a while in u-boot. But that 's not the whole story. It's just loading the kernel, similar to how you would tftp a kernel from a network server.by bodhi - uBoot
i5Js, > Yes, you could flash the nand,perhaps @bodhi could > help here. There is more works to be done to make this possible. Are you willing to do more testing? Basically we need to redefine the NAND partitions, and in the process will wipe stock FW, so after that it might not be possible to run rescue FW again. The worst case is you are going to boot with Debian on USB or HDD roby bodhi - Debian
Reserved.by bodhi - uBoot
This is a release candidate for Synology DS116/RS816 and for Thecus N2350 u-boot-2023.04 . These u-boot images are fully functional as a drop-in replacement for stock u-boot. Each is the final release version for that box. But I have not finalized the new default envs image for it. It will come later. If you have installed the N2350 and DS116, this u-boot can boot these boxes exactly the sby bodhi - uBoot
In the Wiki. QuoteKey daemon (button control) Multimedia keyboard daemon for Linux How to use set up button to reboot or shutdown with Key Daemon (esekeyd) Shutdown with Power button with regret option by esekeydby bodhi - Debian
Hi Trond, Very nice! I'll add this to the Wiki. Also it's a good reference for esekeyd tutorial, since the key names are an issue that make it seems esekeyd is broken.by bodhi - Debian
> wanted to give an update on this after so long, > finally found one of my max3232 adapters and got > one of them hooked up-- I made a booboo when I did > the kernel upgrade around 5.18 or so it seems, and > set the load_dtb_addr env to 0x2c00000 as > "required" with the newer larger kernels... turns > out, I'm a dummy, the M300's U-Boot is much newby bodhi - Debian