Re: [Astlinux-users] Problem booting astlinux 1725 Via Serial
From: Darrick Hartman [EMAIL PROTECTED] - 2008-05-13 14:40 Mart, Try one of the older images on my site. I'll be uploading a new image later today. We made some changes in the initrd which may be causing some of the problems you're seeing. Not sure why it's been so quiet around here lately. When I build the new images, I'll do both the via-serial and non-serial versions. Darrick Hi Darrick I tried the 1625 VIA serial image and it gets further than the 1725 one. It seems to verify and start the bootstrap of the Astlinux/Linux image. However it then runs into USB initialisation and locks me out of the console. I am unable therefore to change the files in the OS directory (for example to try the 1703 image) as I have no command prompt. What I see on the final screen (this is build 1625) is: Uncompressing Linux... Ok, booting the kernel.d00 usb usb2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice It then goes through a sequence of assigning USB bus numbers 3,4 and 5 before outputting the line : USB Mass Storage support registered. This is on the final line of the screen, there is no command prompt and the cursor is flashing at the start of the second line. Note that the machine is not totally locked up as the Num and Caps lock still toggle the keyboard lights on. Q1. Is there a way to get past this stage of the processing so that 1625 can complete boot up? Q2. Is there a way to interrupt the boot up so that I can get control of the console and change the Astlinux files - otherwise I will need to reinstall Runnix. Many thanks Mart - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/ ___ Astlinux-users mailing list Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Astlinux-users] Building for ALIX 2C3
David Kerr wrote: The ALIX board arrived this week. Can you tell me the correct settings in menuconfig to build an image for this? I presume I select i586 Serial Console in the target device options. What about the target device itself? should this be generic i586 or should it be PCEngines WRAP, which the ALIX board is a newer version of. Use the same image as the net5501. -- Darrick Hartman DJH Solutions, LLC http://www.djhsolutions.com http://www.djhsolutions.com/wiki - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/ ___ Astlinux-users mailing list Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Astlinux-users] Problem booting astlinux 1725 Via Serial
Darrick Hartman (lists) wrote: Martin Rogers wrote: Hi Darrick I tried the 1625 VIA serial image and it gets further than the 1725 one. It seems to verify and start the bootstrap of the Astlinux/Linux image. However it then runs into USB initialisation and locks me out of the console. I am unable therefore to change the files in the OS directory (for example to try the 1703 image) as I have no command prompt. What I see on the final screen (this is build 1625) is: What exact hardware are you using? You can always pull the CF card out and even modify the files on even a Windows machine. It is a NeoWare E140 thin client (with 512MB flash disk module). The disk module has proprietary data and power interfaces and hosting it elsewhere is non-trivial. The usual way to load images onto these is via a bootable USB stick. USB Mass Storage support registered. This is on the final line of the screen, there is no command prompt and the cursor is flashing at the start of the second line. Note that the machine is not totally locked up as the Num and Caps lock still toggle the keyboard lights on. I don't think this is a usb issue, if you're not using the usb, turn them off. Are you 100% sure that this is actually hanging up? How long are you waiting before giving up? There may actually be activity while the screen is blank. I am using USB to copy the Astlinux files from a USB stick. However this is not connected when I get these symptoms - and there is nothing else connected apart from a monitor and a keyboard. I will boot it up again and leave it for a longer period to see if it sorts itself out Thanks for your reply Mart - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/ ___ Astlinux-users mailing list Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Astlinux-users] Problem booting astlinux 1725 Via Serial
Pardon the novice jumping in here, but why are you using the SERIAL image? This thin client has both a VGA and DVI interface, as well as PS/2 keyboard and mouse connectors. Are you not using those for your console? I have installed AstLinux on the HP thin clients and used the VGA and PS/2 keyboard as my console with a good deal of success. John Novack Martin Rogers wrote: Darrick Hartman (lists) wrote: Martin Rogers wrote: Hi Darrick I tried the 1625 VIA serial image and it gets further than the 1725 one. It seems to verify and start the bootstrap of the Astlinux/Linux image. However it then runs into USB initialisation and locks me out of the console. I am unable therefore to change the files in the OS directory (for example to try the 1703 image) as I have no command prompt. What I see on the final screen (this is build 1625) is: What exact hardware are you using? You can always pull the CF card out and even modify the files on even a Windows machine. It is a NeoWare E140 thin client (with 512MB flash disk module). The disk module has proprietary data and power interfaces and hosting it elsewhere is non-trivial. The usual way to load images onto these is via a bootable USB stick. USB Mass Storage support registered. This is on the final line of the screen, there is no command prompt and the cursor is flashing at the start of the second line. Note that the machine is not totally locked up as the Num and Caps lock still toggle the keyboard lights on. I don't think this is a usb issue, if you're not using the usb, turn them off. Are you 100% sure that this is actually hanging up? How long are you waiting before giving up? There may actually be activity while the screen is blank. I am using USB to copy the Astlinux files from a USB stick. However this is not connected when I get these symptoms - and there is nothing else connected apart from a monitor and a keyboard. I will boot it up again and leave it for a longer period to see if it sorts itself out Thanks for your reply Mart - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/ ___ Astlinux-users mailing list Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Dog is my co-pilot - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/___ Astlinux-users mailing list Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Astlinux-users] Problem booting astlinux 1725 Via Serial
John Novack wrote: Pardon the novice jumping in here, but why are you using the SERIAL image? This thin client has both a VGA and DVI interface, as well as PS/2 keyboard and mouse connectors. Are you not using those for your console? I have installed AstLinux on the HP thin clients and used the VGA and PS/2 keyboard as my console with a good deal of success. We are using the VGA/PS2 via a conventional console as you suggest. We are not using a serial interface. As far as I am aware there is no non-serial image available for the latest Astlinux builds, and as we need VIA support we have to use the VIA-Serial version - which oddly enough seems to be configured by default for normal console access. Thanks for your post all the same. Mart - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/ ___ Astlinux-users mailing list Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Astlinux-users] Problem booting astlinux 1725 Via Serial
Martin Rogers wrote: John Novack wrote: Pardon the novice jumping in here, but why are you using the SERIAL image? This thin client has both a VGA and DVI interface, as well as PS/2 keyboard and mouse connectors. Are you not using those for your console? I have installed AstLinux on the HP thin clients and used the VGA and PS/2 keyboard as my console with a good deal of success. We are using the VGA/PS2 via a conventional console as you suggest. We are not using a serial interface. As far as I am aware there is no non-serial image available for the latest Astlinux builds, and as we need VIA support we have to use the VIA-Serial version - which oddly enough seems to be configured by default for normal console access. I'm building a non-serial VIA image and should get it uploaded later today. In most cases, you could use the generic i586 image and have a non-serial output as well. Darrick -- Darrick Hartman DJH Solutions, LLC http://www.djhsolutions.com http://www.djhsolutions.com/wiki - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/ ___ Astlinux-users mailing list Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Astlinux-users] Problem booting astlinux 1725 Via Serial
Martin Rogers wrote: John Novack wrote: Pardon the novice jumping in here, but why are you using the SERIAL image? This thin client has both a VGA and DVI interface, as well as PS/2 keyboard and mouse connectors. Are you not using those for your console? I have installed AstLinux on the HP thin clients and used the VGA and PS/2 keyboard as my console with a good deal of success. We are using the VGA/PS2 via a conventional console as you suggest. We are not using a serial interface. As far as I am aware there is no non-serial image available for the latest Astlinux builds, and as we need VIA support we have to use the VIA-Serial version - which oddly enough seems to be configured by default for normal console access. Thanks for your post all the same. Mart, I just uploaded some new images and a bootable ISO if you have some way of booting from a USB cdrom drive. Give these a try and see how they work. Darrick -- Darrick Hartman DJH Solutions, LLC http://www.djhsolutions.com http://www.djhsolutions.com/wiki - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/ ___ Astlinux-users mailing list Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
