Re: [Soekris] unable to contact net4801 over console
Hi Jan, Tha cable is as the recommended once. We have tested both on Windows Hyper Terminal, and also on a linux with minicom, but the result is the same. Med venlig Hilsen/Best regards Mads N. Vestergaard - +45 4270 1272 - m...@timmy.dk Den 24/04/2009 kl. 20.58 skrev Jan Ceuleers: > Mads N. Vestergaard wrote: >> I'm struggling a bit to connect to a net4801. > > http://wiki.soekris.info/Net4801_Serial_Cable > http://wiki.soekris.info/Connecting_to_the_serial_console > > Also, if this is a 2nd hand box, might the previous owner have > changed the serial port settings to something other than the > default? If so, trial and error is the right approach. > > Cheers, Jan ___ Soekris-tech mailing list Soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
Re: [Soekris] What are the changes in BIOS 1.33c for net5501?
On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 2:34 PM, Joel Jaeggli wrote: > If it doesn't boot off your current flash I'd upgrade. ;) > > If everything works I wouldn't touch it. > > joel Nope, booting fine from SATA hard drive and CF. There were no other changes made? - Max ___ Soekris-tech mailing list Soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
Re: [Soekris] unable to contact net4801 over console
Mads N. Vestergaard wrote: > I'm struggling a bit to connect to a net4801. http://wiki.soekris.info/Net4801_Serial_Cable http://wiki.soekris.info/Connecting_to_the_serial_console Also, if this is a 2nd hand box, might the previous owner have changed the serial port settings to something other than the default? If so, trial and error is the right approach. Cheers, Jan ___ Soekris-tech mailing list Soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
[Soekris] unable to contact net4801 over console
Hi There, I'm struggling a bit to connect to a net4801. We have bought it 1 1/2 year ago, but have never been able to connect to it. When connect to a terminal 19200 baud 8n1 no flow control, nothing happens. Whn turned on, there is light in the error LED and the power led. Both the null modem cable and the PC we are using has succesfully made a console connection to other devices, so we do not think they are the problem. If you have any advice, they would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. Med venlig Hilsen/Best regards Mads N. Vestergaard - So much code to hack, so little time... ___ Soekris-tech mailing list Soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
Re: [Soekris] What are the changes in BIOS 1.33c for net5501?
If it doesn't boot off your current flash I'd upgrade. ;) If everything works I wouldn't touch it. joel Maxim Khitrov wrote: > Hello all, > > The changelog [1] doesn't mention BIOS version 1.33c. I currently have > 1.33 installed, is an update recommended? > > - Max > > [1] http://www.soekris.com/software/changelog.txt > ___ > Soekris-tech mailing list > Soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com > http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech > ___ Soekris-tech mailing list Soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
Re: [Soekris] Problems booting from transcend 2GB CF in net4801 after bios upgrade
On Fri, 2009-04-24 at 03:32 -0500, James R. Van Artsdalen wrote: > Bill Maas wrote: > > geometry issues usually don't result in "No boot device" errors, they > > just cause the boot loader to fail. After all, sector 0 is sector 0, no > > matter what geometry is used. AFAIK. > > Except, of course, for CHS, where sector 0 is sector 1... Mmmm... of course:) Bill > I agree that "No Boot device" is unlikely to be a geometry issue. If > the BIOS POST output is inspected it will show if the device is found at > all. > > If the Soekris BIOS LBA functions works it shouldn't be that hard to > modify the nanobsd build script to be able to use GPT partitioning > instead of MBR, which would permanently solve geometry problems. > ___ Soekris-tech mailing list Soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
Re: [Soekris] Problems booting from transcend 2GB CF in net4801 after bios upgrade
On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 10:32, James R. Van Artsdalen wrote: > Bill Maas wrote: >> geometry issues usually don't result in "No boot device" errors, they >> just cause the boot loader to fail. After all, sector 0 is sector 0, no >> matter what geometry is used. AFAIK. > > Except, of course, for CHS, where sector 0 is sector 1... > > I agree that "No Boot device" is unlikely to be a geometry issue. If > the BIOS POST output is inspected it will show if the device is found at > all. I have really no idea how that geometry stuff works, but I had similar problems with some industrial cf cards (the geometry was different from how the Soekris BIOS saw it because it was partitioned on a PC and installing a bootloader, GRUB in my case, failed, resulting in "No boot device" errors). For me, _both_ repartitioning with correct CHS values (as described in http://wiki.soekris.info/What_is_this_disk_geometry_thing ) and reinstalling GRUB always fixed the problem. tty, 686f6cd ___ Soekris-tech mailing list Soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
[Soekris] What are the changes in BIOS 1.33c for net5501?
Hello all, The changelog [1] doesn't mention BIOS version 1.33c. I currently have 1.33 installed, is an update recommended? - Max [1] http://www.soekris.com/software/changelog.txt ___ Soekris-tech mailing list Soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
Re: [Soekris] Problems booting from transcend 2GB CF in net4801 after bios upgrade
Bill Maas wrote: > geometry issues usually don't result in "No boot device" errors, they > just cause the boot loader to fail. After all, sector 0 is sector 0, no > matter what geometry is used. AFAIK. Except, of course, for CHS, where sector 0 is sector 1... I agree that "No Boot device" is unlikely to be a geometry issue. If the BIOS POST output is inspected it will show if the device is found at all. If the Soekris BIOS LBA functions works it shouldn't be that hard to modify the nanobsd build script to be able to use GPT partitioning instead of MBR, which would permanently solve geometry problems. ___ Soekris-tech mailing list Soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
Re: [Soekris] Problems booting from transcend 2GB CF in net4801 after bios upgrade
What does bootdrive option say after the upgrade? Does the CF card get detected upon BIOS post? Taken from the wiki: BootDrive = 80 81 F0 FF (default: 80 81 F0 (FF)) (values: can be any combination of 80, 81, F0. 80=first drive/hd0, 81=second drive/hd1, F0=pxe/network.) which devices to boot from, in that order. note that you have 4 "slots" and empty slots will be shown as "FF", so if you "set BootDrive=80", it will show as "BootDrive = 80 FF FF FF". //Bjarke On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 3:18 PM, Rick van der Zwet wrote: > After a bios upgrade from (1.27a -> 1.33) my Trancend CompactFlash 2GB > 120x is no longer bootable, stating the error: > > No Boot device available, enter monitor. > > Downgrading to 1.31 or 1.30 did not fix it either. Trying back to 1.28 > or 1.27a resulted in the error: > > Error, Old revision of BIOS image. > > My best guess is a geometry as I did not build the NanoBSD image with > the exact right geometry specifications, but could not find much in > the changelog with regards why did suddenly could cause failure. > > Any advice on how to revert to 1.27a or to get it working at 1.33? > /Rick > -- > http://rickvanderzwet.nl > ___ > Soekris-tech mailing list > Soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com > http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech > ___ Soekris-tech mailing list Soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
