>> >> Just the big difference between the 4gb/2gb "lxde" images and the 2gb >> "console" image is: >> >> lxde = g_multi >> console = g_ether >> >> where as g_ether doesn't work as nicely as g_multi, but i do get >> usb0/ethX link to show up on my debian workstation. > > hmmmm ... doesn't work on my fedora rawhide system, so i can at > least look around to see why not, figure out what's missing. no > technical reason g_ether shouldn't work here. > >> The only way to "properly" switch the console back to using g_multi >> correcly, would be to add the extra 100Mb fat partition (which the >> lxde images have by default). But the point of the console, was >> something small users can build off of, so that would be a waste.. > > ok, i *know* i'm going to regret asking this, but i'm not at my dev > host right now so i'll ask ... why would "properly" switching console > back to using g_multi require the re-introduction of the FAT partition > (which i know you like to avoid). why does g_multi depend on that FAT > partition?
Yeah, it doesn't depend on "FAT" it just requires a partition.. However if that partition = root partition, in testing we found it would randomly corrupt things on the root partition. So it just needs a secondary non-mounted partition.. So to just properly use g_multi, i'd be forced to waste space on a 2nd partition in the console's "case".. I think the better solution is just to figure out why g_ether doesn't work like g_multi. ;) Regards, -- Robert Nelson https://rcn-ee.com/ -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to beagleboard+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
