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Re: Booting Debian on Pogoplug Pro - 10 years ago

bharath Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If you have a working rootfs on the USB drive you > can use that as the rootfs for the SATA drive as > well. I am not sure what the current status of 3.x > kernel is for oxnas that warheadsse was working > on. Yeah, I know it should be the same. But it's irrelevant to what I was thinking :-) The

by bodhi - uBoot

Re: [How To] Use netconsole to troubleshoot Debian kernel booting - 10 years ago

äxl Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Just to clear things up I'm using an Allwinner A10 > tablet and trying this with gnexus' Debian Sid > v0.1 with multi-boot u-boot and kernel. > There was nothing in /boot so I used this tut to > create an initrd.img: > http://www.j1nx.nl/initramfs-support-for-the-allwi > nner-a10/ > I

by bodhi - Debian

Re: Booting Debian on Pogoplug Pro - 10 years ago

bharath Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I dont think it is going to be any different from > booting of the USB. At the end of the day the root > partition will have the debian filesystem instead > of archlinux. In fact, I think there are some differences. Remember we are running kernel 2.6.31.6 with 3.x.x rootfs. There are some packages with ol

by bodhi - uBoot

Re: no longer able to boot from usb stick after using USB hub - 10 years ago

Here it is! # fw_printenv ethact=egiga0 bootdelay=3 baudrate=115200 mainlineLinux=yes console=ttyS0,115200 led_init=green blinking led_exit=green off led_error=orange blinking mtdparts=mtdparts=orion_nand:1M(u-boot),4M(uImage),32M(rootfs),-(data) mtdids=nand0=orion_nand partition=nand0,2 stdin=serial stdout=serial stderr=serial rescue_installed=0 rescue_set_bootargs=setenv bo

by bodhi - Debian

Re: Booting Debian on Pogoplug Pro - 10 years ago

@WarheadsSE, Thanks for the udev tip! BTW, what you do think about the idea of using your procedure for Booting the PogoPro entirely from SATA, but replacing Arch uImage with Debian uImage? is that possible or bad idea? If it is possible, would you give us some hints (if there is no NDA problem of course). Thanks, bodhi

by bodhi - uBoot

Re: no longer able to boot from usb stick after using USB hub - 10 years ago

@protocold, There should be no problem booting with a USB hub. I'm booting the GoFlex Home with a non-powered 4-port Belkin hub right now. Your problem seems to be with the hub. Have you tried a different one?

by bodhi - Debian

Re: Booting Debian on Pogoplug Pro - 10 years ago

@bharath, I've not yet cleaning up the log file to get all the details. But here are the main points and things I've observed. 1. Upgrade using the current Debian Squeeze rootfs, don't start with Wheezy rootfs. # cat /etc/apt/sources.list deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian wheezy main #apt-get update #apt-get upgrade I was never successful starting from Wheezy ro

by bodhi - uBoot

Re: Booting Debian on Pogoplug Pro - 10 years ago

Daniel Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I don't know if this is dead, or anything. > > I used the ALARM installer, and my PogoPlug Pro > boots into Arch pretty well. But I don't like > Arch. > > I downloaded the prebuilt Debian, and extracted it > onto another USB. When trying to boot from USB, > the PogoPlug blinks

by bodhi - uBoot

Re: What is the A10? Specs, Devices and Resources - 10 years ago

gnexus Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > QuoteI also heard they've shipped the A9 dual > core model already. > > A9 dual core is not an Allwinner chip. It is > likely a MT6575. Of course you're right! not Allwinner: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dual-Core-Mini-PC-Android-4-0-TV-Box-IPTV-1-2GHz-Cortex-A9-Google-USB-Dongle-HD-/1408521389

by bodhi - Allwinner A10

Re: Booting Debian on Pogoplug Pro - 10 years ago

Well, a bit of good news! I've successfully upgraded the PogoPro Debian rootfs to Wheezy. It was a massive upgrade to go from Squeeze to Wheezy, but it went relatively without incident! The only times the upgrade process stopped were a few normal questions when one upgrading from one Debian version to the next (e.g. the current settings should be reused? should daemons be restarted automa

by bodhi - uBoot

Re: What is the A10? Specs, Devices and Resources - 10 years ago

This is the newer model 802 II: http://www.ebay.com/itm/3rd-MK802-II-Android-4-0-Mini-PC-Google-TV-Box-Internet-Wifi-Player-4-Ports-USB-/280959929508?pt=US_Internet_Media_Streamers&hash=item416a844ca4 I also heard they've shipped the A9 dual core model already. Anyone has seen it?

by bodhi - Allwinner A10

Re: U-Boot w/ MMC/SD-card booting for Pogoplug Series 4 - 10 years ago

Currently $29.99 at buy.com: http://www.buy.com/prod/pogoplug-mobile-wireless-backup-access-share-your-pc-mac-tablet/223435914.html

by bodhi - uBoot

Re: U-Boot w/ MMC/SD-card booting for Pogoplug Series 4 - 10 years ago

Gwapenut, Changing Jeff's script should be straightforward, not a problem. The real concern is the flash_erase and nandwrite steps in the script. We need Davy's confirmation that those statements in Jeff's script will work with Davy's uBoot, or if we need to do additional steps. I'm not sure, so I thought it would be best that Davy would take a look sometime and instru

by bodhi - uBoot

Re: U-Boot w/ MMC/SD-card booting for Pogoplug Series 4 - 10 years ago

@Davy, Please consider making this uBoot work with Jeff's installation script! As you probably knew, there was a Pogoplug Mobile inventory sale lately, so expect to have more users coming around and looking for uBoot, to install Debian :-)

by bodhi - uBoot

Re: [How To] Use netconsole to troubleshoot Debian kernel booting - 10 years ago

I hope so too! netconsole documentation did not mention that it will only work for eth (nothing specific about wlan). You could give it a try on an unsecure Wifi network and see if it works.

by bodhi - Debian

Re: Booting Debian on Pogoplug Pro - 10 years ago

@WarheadsSE, It's been a while ago, but I think back then Debian version we used did not have this support. I guess now one can just copy the whole modules tree from ALARM to /lib/modules and use it as is, providing the installed Debian version has the support.

by bodhi - uBoot

Re: [How To] Use netconsole to troubleshoot Debian kernel booting - 10 years ago

Sure, it should work. Have you got connected to the router by wireless with this module 8192cu before? You might need to try it on an unsecure network!

by bodhi - Debian

Re: Move Debian System to larger stick - 10 years ago

There are a couple ways to migrate the USB stick to a larger one. See this thread: http://forum.doozan.com/read.php?3,9339,9339#msg-9339

by bodhi - Debian

Re: U-Boot w/ MMC/SD-card booting for Pogoplug Series 4 - 10 years ago

Thanks Davy, I'm sure it would work with your procedure. I had doubt about "/tmp/flash_erase /dev/mtd0 0 4". And I thought just for educational purpose, someone would analyze whether if it would work or not. IOTW, can this uBoot image be flashed the same way we ususally do with Jeff install script "install_uboot_mtd0.sh"? I guess I just need to study your proced

by bodhi - uBoot

Re: Booting Debian on Pogoplug Pro - 10 years ago

You should find out the name of the module that supports the webcam model that you have. Arch Linux wiki has a list of webcams: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Webcam_Setup#Linux_webcam_support After identifying the name of the module, look for that inside your Arch Linux ARM rootfs USB drive. It should be somewhere under /lib/modules. Once you've found it, copy it to the same locat

by bodhi - uBoot

Davy's new UBoot for kernel 3.2.x - 10 years ago

Hi Davy, Thanks for the new UBoot. I've finally installed it on most of my plugs. Seamlessly! BTW, please check the README file in each folder on your Dropbox, they seem to be unreadable. Thanks, bodhi

by bodhi - uBoot

[How To] Use netconsole to troubleshoot Debian kernel booting - 10 years ago

Use netconsole to troubleshoot Debian kernel booting For instruction about setting up netconsole to troubleshoot uBoot, see instruction on Use netconsole to troubleshoot uBoot without a serial cable.This post continues where Jeff's instruction ended: Using netconsole to troubleshoot problem in starting kernel. There are also a couple other approaches (adding uBoot custom boot parameters a

by bodhi - Debian

Compiling Debian kernel - How to change modules order? - 10 years ago

@Vlad, Jeff, Davy, and other Debian kernel builders, I have a question regarding the modules load order created during kernel compilation. So far I've been successfully forced certain modules to be loaded sooner in the booting process using these commands to update the initramfs image (initrd.img-3.2.xxx). /etc/initramfs-tools#modules # edit this file to add module names update-init

by bodhi - Debian

Re: Booting Debian on Pogoplug Pro - 10 years ago

lijianch Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Varkey > > I appreciate your debian files. It works like a > charm. It has been on for a long time at my house. > > > Now, it comes to a situation that I need a linux > webcam on this pink box (pogoplug pro v2). > However, the existing kernel does not load wecam > modules. I have

by bodhi - uBoot

Re: U-Boot w/ MMC/SD-card booting for Pogoplug Series 4 - 10 years ago

Hi Davy, I've downloaded uboot.nandpogoV4-MMC-mtdparts-noSATA.kwb.tar.gz. Before flashing it to the Pogoplug V4 NAND, I want to make sure if I understood it correctly. Can this be flashed from inside Pogo stock OS the same way described in Jeff's instruction in the old page? I'm wondering about flash erase 4 blocks, is that applicable here? - downloading flash_erase and

by bodhi - uBoot

Re: Do we have a working patch for the latest 3.2 Wheezy kernel? - 10 years ago

@Vlad, Update on the Dockstar booting with no L2 workaround: I found that the kernel boots only intermittenly only. But it does boot a few times among several tries! and it would not boot at all on the GoFlex Home.

by bodhi - Debian

Re: Booting Debian on Pogoplug Pro - 10 years ago

Thanks for the JST header link! Just to be clear about the upgrading trouble I had. I think most likely it's udev-related because it's one of the significant updates from Squeeze to Wheezy. Hopefully when I have a chance to hookup the serial console, it will provide more information. By the way, it's great that we can even run Debian on this box :-) it's a bonus really

by bodhi - uBoot

Re: Booting Debian on Pogoplug Pro - 10 years ago

I mispoke a litle bit above: I also briefly looked into using netconsole to troubleshoot the problem, but don't think this Uboot version support it (not entirely sure about this, I got no clear response from others) I've opened up the case to check out the Sata port to make sure I get the right cable. But I have not bought the serial header yet. I'm a little bit discourage to

by bodhi - uBoot

Re: Booting Debian on Pogoplug Pro - 10 years ago

bharath Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- Does it just require one to copy the > kernel modules, firmware and led related tools > from the ALARM rootfs? Yes, basically that's the first steps we need to do to start booting with Debian rootfs. We also need other minor things such as Mac address, LED settings and depmod in rc.local. The first post basi

by bodhi - uBoot

Re: HowTo restore full system after voltage drop - 10 years ago

Definitely, yes. I think it's worth trying that. But I would also set up netconsole right after installing the new stick. That way you will have more info to troubleshoot (i.e. At least that will tell you there is something wrong with the rootfs, not the boot image if it's done booting UBoot).

by bodhi - Debian