Re: [Debian] apt-get upgrade made the FR die...
JB> do you have FAT as your /boot partition? It turned out that that is a JB> bad idea when managing the kernel with dpkg. You can either JB> * Reformat it as ext2, adjust /etc/fstab, adjust uBoot env and JB> re-install kernel package JB> * Remove the kernel package and manually download and install your JB> kernels. Or make your fstab point to a /boot on the same partition as /, and use http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Qi . ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: [Debian] apt-get upgrade made the FR die {FIXED}
It turned out to be quite simple in the end. Flashed QT on the FR, booted that, and followed Marian's tips on installing the mwester kernel from a while back. Then reinstalled fso-gta02 and things were fine again :-) Paul -- Anger repressed can poison a relationship as surely as the cruelest words. -Dr. Joyce Brothers http://www.nlpagan.net Running on Mandriva Linux 2008 and Ubuntu 8.10 ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: [Debian] apt-get upgrade made the FR die...
Hello arne > am i right in assuming that you > a) are running debian from sd card and > b) have /boot as separate fat partition Looks like I have to go this way. The info on the Debian page to set the 1st partition of the SD to EXT2 and updating uBoot requires some fso-util packages on the local desktop, but they don't seem available for Mandriva. The fun never ends!! :-) Paul -- Love yourself first and everything falls into line. -Lucille Ball http://www.nlpagan.net Running on Mandriva Linux 2008 and Ubuntu 8.10 ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: [Debian] apt-get upgrade made the FR die...
Thanks, everyone, for the tips. I'll look into changing the FAT partition to EXT2, as that seems to be the big problem-maker. Paul -- Be a friend to thyself, and others will be so too. -Thomas Fuller http://www.nlpagan.net Running on Mandriva Linux 2008 and Ubuntu 8.10 ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: [Debian] apt-get upgrade made the FR die...
> Would someone know a nice way to get the FR running again? am i right in assuming that you a) are running debian from sd card and b) have /boot as separate fat partition ? if so, unmount /boot, run apt-get -f install this should fix any half installed packages afterwards copy the files in /boot somewhere, remount /boot and copy the files back to /boot the linking issue is a issue with dpkg itself and using fat is discouraged now. there were several messages regarding this issue the last weeks ... ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: [Debian] apt-get upgrade made the FR die...
Hi, Am Sonntag, den 23.11.2008, 11:38 +0100 schrieb Paul: > I must admit I had just started the upgrade command and went off to do > different things... > > What I recall seeing at the end was the mention of a problem making a > backup link to uImage.bin after which the upgrade exited with code 1. do you have FAT as your /boot partition? It turned out that that is a bad idea when managing the kernel with dpkg. You can either * Reformat it as ext2, adjust /etc/fstab, adjust uBoot env and re-install kernel package * Remove the kernel package and manually download and install your kernels. Greetings, Joachim -- Joachim "nomeata" Breitner Debian Developer [EMAIL PROTECTED] | ICQ# 74513189 | GPG-Keyid: 4743206C JID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://people.debian.org/~nomeata signature.asc Description: Dies ist ein digital signierter Nachrichtenteil ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: [Debian] apt-get upgrade made the FR die...
2008/11/23 Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I must admit I had just started the upgrade command and went off to do > different things... I've seen this too. But in my case I was OK again after a reboot. Neil ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: [Debian] apt-get upgrade made the FR die...
Michele Renda wrote: > It happent to me too, some months ago. > > It is possible to solve the problem in different ways, > you can try to boot with a "non debian" image, download the install.sh > script, and do only > the stages: mount, kernel (in this way it reinstall only the kernel) > > I don't know if it can solve your problem, but can be a good points to start. > Great, thank you for the tip. I'll have a try today. :-) Paul ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: [Debian] apt-get upgrade made the FR die...
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 It happent to me too, some months ago. It is possible to solve the problem in different ways, you can try to boot with a "non debian" image, download the install.sh script, and do only the stages: mount, kernel (in this way it reinstall only the kernel) I don't know if it can solve your problem, but can be a good points to start. Michele Renda Paul ha scritto: > I must admit I had just started the upgrade command and went off to do > different things... > > What I recall seeing at the end was the mention of a problem making a > backup link to uImage.bin after which the upgrade exited with code 1. > > The SSH session was still fine, the GUI on the FR itself had died, > however. After pulling the battery, things started up again, but they > leave me with a dark screen (after a small flash of seeing X starting). > > Would someone know a nice way to get the FR running again? > > Thanks! > Paul > -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkkpNFkACgkQSIAU/I6SkT3JGwCfSJUkRZ2Ezud5CZaOf2uZhCKg iscAnjRWvtOtehyAfxNXcHKgxOigvxgW =sT4G -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
[Debian] apt-get upgrade made the FR die...
I must admit I had just started the upgrade command and went off to do different things... What I recall seeing at the end was the mention of a problem making a backup link to uImage.bin after which the upgrade exited with code 1. The SSH session was still fine, the GUI on the FR itself had died, however. After pulling the battery, things started up again, but they leave me with a dark screen (after a small flash of seeing X starting). Would someone know a nice way to get the FR running again? Thanks! Paul -- Be a friend to thyself, and others will be so too. -Thomas Fuller http://www.nlpagan.net Running on Mandriva Linux 2008 and Ubuntu 8.10 ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
