Re: [Voyage-linux] load balabce router
On Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 1:15 AM, tux john a...@null.net wrote: Hi. being honest with i have seen the lartc website and i have gone through its guides. i have created a router in ALIX but the traffic travels only from one wan connection. Great. i would appreciate if there is a ready working solution for LINUX only. i have to run a few things in that box as well, instead of going to troubleshoot the existing one which will take a lot of effort. Please read my post, I have mentioned Zeroshell in there. There is pfsense (based on FreeBSD). These distros have a small foot print (ideal for your ALIX box) and designed with router/fw/proxy server functionality. As with anything new, you *will* have to spend time learning how they work. -- Arun Khan ___ Voyage-linux mailing list Voyage-linux@list.voyage.hk http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
Re: [Voyage-linux] load balabce router
On Mon, Jun 8, 2015 at 8:35 AM, tux john a...@null.net wrote: hello everyone? has anyone a working solution for load balance router/failover with voyage linux? While this is possible with most Linux distros, you need to have fundamental concepts of routing and iptables. Take a look at Linux Advanced Routing and Traffic Control http://www.lartc.org/. Alternately, consider distros like Zeroshell, Zentyal, that have this functionality built in with a nice Web Admin interface. -- Arun Khan ___ Voyage-linux mailing list Voyage-linux@list.voyage.hk http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
Re: [Voyage-linux] How to build loadable driver module on 0.9.2 ?
On Sun, May 25, 2014 at 1:21 PM, babajaga augustus_me...@yahoo.de wrote: It might be useful for everybody (incl. myself :-) to have a detailed guide how to build a missing loadable kernel module/driver for voyage 0.9.2 Or, to have a distro incl. all loadable drivers. Up to the user then to unload unnecessary ones. Every distro tries it's best to provide the most commonly used modules in the kernel tree. To build *all* the modules (even as loadable) would make the kernel install bigger that what it is. Given VL is targeting small foot print installations, building all modules might not gel with the distro's objective. You can always take VL's kernel source tree and compile a custom image with your modules activated. As for a how to, there are several already -- search keywords debian build kernel HTH -- Arun Khan ___ Voyage-linux mailing list Voyage-linux@list.voyage.hk http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
Re: [Voyage-linux] freepbx asterisk
On Sat, Jun 14, 2014 at 11:22 AM, binary dreamer.bin...@gmail.com wrote: hello everyone. i am running asterisk an freepbx in voyage 0.8.0 and i would like to make changes permanent after a reboot (CDRs, recording, different functions). could someone help me with that, please? IMO, Voyage Linux is a nice general purpose distro where small print is desirable. Since it is Debian based, you can pretty much make it do whatever it is that you want. However, IMO it would be best to use a distribution that is geared for the specific task @ hand, in your case a PBX server. There are quite a few Linux distributions that provide an asterisk based PBX appliance. search keywords asterisk linux distributions HTH -- Arun Khan ___ Voyage-linux mailing list Voyage-linux@list.voyage.hk http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
Re: [Voyage-linux] Any new Alix boards in the pipeline?
On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 2:04 AM, Brian Wallen bwal...@gmail.com wrote: Hi PC Engines, I'm wondering if you have any plans on releasing any new Alix boards any time soon. I'd love to get one similar to the 3d2 with a little more processing power and ram. Wrong forum. Contact PC Engines (pcengines.ch) directly or browse through their forums. -- Arun Khan ___ Voyage-linux mailing list Voyage-linux@list.voyage.hk http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
Re: [Voyage-linux] WiFi card on ALIX6F2 recommendations
2013/1/7 Punky Tse punky...@punknix.com: Hi Rudolf, On 1/7/2013 6:20 AM, Rudolf Ladyzhenskii wrote: Does anyone have recommendation for a WiFi hardware that will work with ALIX board and Voyage? Any Mini-PCI WiFi card sold by PCEngines works best on Voyage. It only supports one mode per card. +1 I bought the WiFi card along with the Alix box from PC Engines. Worked out of the box. Initially I used VL but switched to openwrt (generic x86) because it comes with a Web UI for configuration / management. -- Arun Khan ___ Voyage-linux mailing list Voyage-linux@list.voyage.hk http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
Re: [Voyage-linux] how to get working d-link dwa 140 rev.B1
On Fri, Dec 21, 2012 at 8:29 PM, acvtre acv...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I've got this wifi pen, d-link dwa 140 rev.B1, that I already got working on voyage some months ago, but now I've reinstalled everything and I can't figure out how to get it working. What is the chipset in this unit? Hopefully, you have saved an image of the old install in which this pen drive worked; so that you can back track your configuration. Most likely, the firmware is missing in your new install. I've already blacklisted some drivers such as rt2800usb, rt2800lib, rt2x00usb and rt2x00lib and installed the firmware ralink with aptitude install firmware-ralink. How can I wake up the wifi pen? Is it a RALINK chipset? -- Arun Khan ___ Voyage-linux mailing list Voyage-linux@list.voyage.hk http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
Re: [Voyage-linux] iptables and voyage 0.7.5
On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 10:14 AM, John Schultz jschultz0...@gmail.com wrote: Attached is the DOT diagram of my network. Fantastic, it is better than using 1000 words to describe it :) However, there is some information lacking (see below) What do the lines with the arrows and 1.0 mean? What I need to do is enable natting in iptables on the gateway in order for the other nodes to gain internet access. 1. Mention subnet mask for clarity. From your numbering scheme, it appears to be /16 but that is a guess 2. Mention clearly which node is the gateway to avoid ambiguity. Again, from the diagram it seems to be 10.1.0.1. I think the NAT table is not there and all attempts to create it fail. VL does *not* figure out that you intend to do 'Nat on the 10.1.0.1 node. And what attempts have you made to create it but fail? What tweaks do I need to do to iptables to enable this feature and be able to access the outside? You will have to script the firewall rules (iptables) and ensure that they are inserted in the kernel at every boot e.g. in /etc/rc.local There are several great sites that will help with creating the iptables rules. Please search with key words linux+iptables+nat HTH, -- Arun Khan ___ Voyage-linux mailing list Voyage-linux@list.voyage.hk http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
Re: [Voyage-linux] using an Alix 3d2 as a wifi client bridge
2012/12/1 Jeff ra...@jefframin.org: Are there any other voyage kernels I could install that include support for the r8712u module? AFAIK, VL is a Debian derivative and most likely it has the same module, at a min., built into it's kernel. I am running Debian Wheezy DIB3 (Debian Installer beta 3) on my laptop and the r8712u module is very much there $ uname -a Linux localhost 3.2.0-3-amd64 #1 SMP Mon Jul 23 02:45:17 UTC 2012 x86_64 GNU/Linux $ find /lib -iname '*r8712u*' /lib/modules/3.2.0-3-amd64/kernel/drivers/staging/rtl8712/r8712u.ko Did you read my earlier response about installing the firmware deb packages? -- Arun Khan ___ Voyage-linux mailing list Voyage-linux@list.voyage.hk http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
Re: [Voyage-linux] using an Alix 3d2 as a wifi client bridge
On Sat, Dec 1, 2012 at 6:43 PM, Jeff wrote: On 12/01/2012 01:01 AM, Arun Khan wrote: The 3d2 is running voyage 0.9-rc1. I want to use a Rosewill RNX-N150UBE (a USB device) for the wifi interface on the Alix box. As I see it, I need to do two things: add support for the USB wifi device, which uses the Realtek RTL8188SU chipset configure voyage to route/bridge traffic between the wifi and ethernet interfaces To the best of my understanding - bridging between wifi and ethernet devices work in the AP mode only. Otherwise you may have to look @ ebtables and work at the frame level. The first step is getting the USB wireless to work, which I haven't been able to yet. My research yesterday indicates I need the r8712u module, which isn't available in the 3.4.4-voyage kernel. I've really been hoping to avoid building a new kernel... Please post to the VL list so that everyone sees the conversation. A Google search for rtl8188su linux gave me this link (Realtek's drivers for Linux) http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1PFid=48Level=5Conn=4ProdID=228DownTypeID=3GetDown=falseDownloads=true#2292 Gut feeling, the firmware for the device may be missing in your install. Take a look at this and read through the relevant sections: http://wiki.debian.org/rtl819x I think the above will solve your problem. BTW, this was the first hit in my search with the above posted key words. HTH -- Arun Khan ___ Voyage-linux mailing list Voyage-linux@list.voyage.hk http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
Re: [Voyage-linux] using an Alix 3d2 as a wifi client bridge
On Sat, Dec 1, 2012 at 12:53 AM, Jeff ra...@jefframin.org wrote: Hi folks. Not sure if the subject of this message is technically correct; here's what I want to do: wireless router (wrt54g) --(wifi)-- Alix 3d2 --(ethernet)-- switch --(ethernet)-- multiple PCs This is very helpful. It helps us understand your network topology. In layman's terms, I want the Alix machine to be the gateway for a local group of machines, instead of them all accessing the wireless router directly. The 3d2 is running voyage 0.9-rc1. I want to use a Rosewill RNX-N150UBE (a USB device) for the wifi interface on the Alix box. As I see it, I need to do two things: add support for the USB wifi device, which uses the Realtek RTL8188SU chipset configure voyage to route/bridge traffic between the wifi and ethernet interfaces To the best of my understanding - bridging between wifi and ethernet devices work in the AP mode only. Otherwise you may have to look @ ebtables and work at the frame level. According to this link, the device has Linux drivers from kernel 2.6 on wards - should be there in 0.9rc1. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833166055Tpk=Rosewill%20RNX-N150UBE What does dmesg show? What does lsusb show? What does ifconfig -a show? With the output of above will help you with the next steps. Am I missing anything? What, in particular, do I need to do to get the USB device working? See above. I don't think the existing kernel modules support it. See above. ___ Voyage-linux mailing list Voyage-linux@list.voyage.hk http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
Re: [Voyage-linux] extlinux?
On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 3:07 AM, Manuel Argüelles wrote: Hello, I'm trying to install voyage on a 120MB compact flash (it is supposed to be 128 but df shows it as 120). Is it possible to install voyage on such reduced space? the voyage.update scripts fails with out of space while doing rsync. I'm trying to follow the self contained installation method, but it seems that extlinux is not provided... You are asking two questions really and your subject line says extlinux?. Q1. VL on 120MB flash. A1. You are really pushing it to the edge. I suggest a 256MB CF or higher. Even with 256MB, the moment you install a few additional packages from Debian repos, all the extra stuff will quickly consume the remainder disk space. Q2. Extlinux. A2. AFAIK VL supports Grub (default) and Lilo only. Lilo installation is broken in 0.9rc1. Punky has fixed in the subsequent daily builds. Having said that you can do the default install with Grub and then install extlinux. In fact alternate boot loaders were discussed in this list the last couple of months. Please see the list archives with the following string in Google search :- extlinux site:list.voyage.hk and lilo site:list.voyage.hk HTH -- Arun Khan ___ Voyage-linux mailing list Voyage-linux@list.voyage.hk http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
Re: [Voyage-linux] How to login the voyage 0.9-rc1?
On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 5:47 PM, Bing.Yao 18...@163.com wrote: I have read the section, and I know the default password is:voyage. But there is a problem, when I type root as user name, and press ENTER, it did not ask me to input password, it shows Login incorrect directly. How to solve this problem? Try booting into single user mode and change the root password. You can do this by editing the grub entry. For the kernel line add the following string at the end init=/bin/bash HTH -- Arun Khan ___ Voyage-linux mailing list Voyage-linux@list.voyage.hk http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
Re: [Voyage-linux] Problem with leds and command prompt after boot
On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 10:26 PM, kmpirkos@ wrote: Hello, I use Voyage 0.9 in Alix.3d3. After I had edited and saved /etc/rc.local, a power-down occurred before I was able to remount the partition as read-only. What did you add to the /etc/rc.local file? After boot, I receive the error: cannot create /sys/class/leds/alix:1/trigger: directory nonexistent Did you install a custom kernel? -- Arun Khan ___ Voyage-linux mailing list Voyage-linux@list.voyage.hk http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
Re: [Voyage-linux] feature request - provide extlinux as an alternate boot loader
Hi Punky, On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 6:54 AM, Kim-man 'Punky' TSE punky...@punknix.com wrote: Hi Arun, If the lilo problem is fixed then extlinux is not a priority. Anyway, I have documented a procedure to install extlinux here: http://list.voyage.hk/pipermail/voyage-linux/2012-October/015369.html The lilo problem in now fixed on daily. The fix is simple and straight forward. Strange that no one can figure out how to fix it. Thanks very much. I will download the daily and try it out. I did try to look for a lilo template in the 0.9 tar ball. Is it generated dynamically when the script runs. -- Arun Khan ___ Voyage-linux mailing list Voyage-linux@list.voyage.hk http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
Re: [Voyage-linux] Pressure Sensor Bosch BMP085
On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 1:52 PM, Pline Pa plin...@googlemail.com wrote: I would use an BMP085 for air pressure measuring. (sensor is ordered) I have an ALIX1.D with voyage 0.6.5 So i could connect the sensor to J25 ( I2C ). Can anyone give me a little guidance how i can talk with the sensor? At a concept level - what you are looking for is device drivers. For your specific hardware, please contact manufacturer and ask it's documentation. Perhaps they are also providing a library of functions (API). Must i use C, or can i also use perl? Worst case scenario - there is no API you would have to write your own device drivers and they are written mostly in C. -- Arun Khan ___ Voyage-linux mailing list Voyage-linux@list.voyage.hk http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
Re: [Voyage-linux] feature request - provide extlinux as an alternate boot loader
Hi Punky, On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 7:04 AM, Kim-man 'Punky' TSE punky...@punknix.com wrote: On 10/19/2012 8:04 PM, Arun Khan (অরুণ খান্/अरुण खान) wrote: Hi Punky, This is a formal request to incorporate extlinux as a choice in the install script. Hi Arun, If there was problem in lilo, we should find ways to fix it. I did report the 'lilo' installation problem in this mailing list but no one responded. Off the cuff, I think the problem is with the string containing characters like 0.8 as reported by lilo. Please see my posts mentioned below. Ref: http://list.voyage.hk/pipermail/voyage-linux/2012-October/015372.html and http://list.voyage.hk/pipermail/voyage-linux/2012-October/015377.html I personally don't think that extlinux is needed. But if there are volunteers want to enhance voyage.update, I am welcome to incorporate patches. If the lilo problem is fixed then extlinux is not a priority. Anyway, I have documented a procedure to install extlinux here: http://list.voyage.hk/pipermail/voyage-linux/2012-October/015369.html Nonetheless, I will explore how it can be incorporated into the voyage.update script (it will require the syslinux and extlinux packages to be included in the base tar ball or the LiveCD. At the moment, I am somewhat stretched for time but I will look into it for sure. -- Arun Khan ___ Voyage-linux mailing list Voyage-linux@list.voyage.hk http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
Re: [Voyage-linux] Needing Input
On Sat, Oct 20, 2012 at 2:14 AM, Richard E Neese r.ne...@gmail.com wrote: ok your not undterstanding the issue to be fixed / worked on. The using the usb drive to install onto devices that dont have a cdrom/dvd drive works fine. the issues is grub is not installing like it should. Are you saying that there is nothing in /boot/grub? Do you get any error message when voyage.update gets to the boot loader install. For instance, I choose 'lilo' as the boot loader but the installation fails and displays an error message on the screen. we need to figure out why grub is failing to install and how to fix if. then the issue goes away . This is a Grub install from usb issue. If you are open to using extlinux (an alternate boot loader), it can be done using a System Rescue CD. See this list archives for the method I have posted a couple of weeks back. -- Arun Khan ___ Voyage-linux mailing list Voyage-linux@list.voyage.hk http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
Re: [Voyage-linux] Needing Input
On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 10:25 PM, Kim-man 'Punky' TSE punky...@punknix.com wrote: Did you use unetbootin to create Live USB drive from Live CD? http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/ Then use voyage.update to install it to the harddrive. The Debian CDs/DVDs are hybrid ISO images; one can directly dd an ISO file to an USB pen drive and it will boot the OS. Is the Voyage Linux ISO not a hybrid ISO image that we need unetbootin to create a bootable USB pen drive? -- Arun Khan ___ Voyage-linux mailing list Voyage-linux@list.voyage.hk http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
Re: [Voyage-linux] Needing Input
On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 1:10 AM, Richard E Neese r.ne...@gmail.com wrote: So Punky and others the question is how to fix the grub install via the script to work correctly. First of all please **trim** you postings and quote **only relevant** text.Most email clients thread the messages and there is no necessity to repeat what has already been said. To your query. From the discussion thus far, it appears to me that you are trying to create a master image that you can install in appliances Right? If so, what is the media in these appliances (DOM, CF cards, etc.)? The following steps should help: 1. Install VL on to the media that goes into the appliance. 2. Install your application on top of the base VL distro. 3. Verify that it works fine. 4. Edit the file /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules to remove the eth0 device. NOTE: There is no change in GRUB menu.lst. Congratulations - you now have a master image. 5. Shutdown the system. 6. Remove the installed media. 7. Copy the master image from the installed media device to an image file to your deskto -- dd if=/dev/installed_media_device of=mymodvl.master.img 8. You can install from the master image file to a block device any number of times -- dd if=mymodvl.master.img of=replicate_media 9. Install the replicated media in the appliance and boot. udev will create an eth0 entry in the file 70-persistent-net.rules. It should get an IP by DHCP if indeed eth0 is configured for DHCP. Let us know if this what you were trying to achieve. -- Arun Khan ___ Voyage-linux mailing list Voyage-linux@list.voyage.hk http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
[Voyage-linux] feature request - provide extlinux as an alternate boot loader
Hi Punky, Trying to cold boot Voyage Linux with the Grub boot loader on a Soekris 5501 fails to boot. Subsequent reset button does boot but this requires physical access to the device(s). Few posting in the Soekris list suggest lilo as the boot loader but I have not been able to install lilo. In earlier postings, I have shared my experience about lilo not installing in both methods (a) ISO (b) tar ball. However, I have been able to get Debian/Voyage Linux to cold boot with extlinux as the boot loader (manually installed). Ref: http://list.voyage.hk/pipermail/voyage-linux/2012-October/015369.html This is a formal request to incorporate extlinux as a choice in the install script. Thanks for your attention. -- Arun Khan ___ Voyage-linux mailing list Voyage-linux@list.voyage.hk http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
Re: [Voyage-linux] Voyage 0.9 installation problem with Grub
On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 11:25 PM, kmpir...@ece.upatras.gr wrote: Hello, I have a problem while trying to install Voyage 0.9 in a CF card. Using GParted in Ubuntu 12.04, I created 2 primary partitions in the CF. 2 GB for the OS and another 6 GB for storage. During the installation process, I select the first partition to install Voyage. Rather than pre-partition the CF hard disk, let the VL installer choose the *entire* CF disk for the first partition. After completing the installation, you can shrink the first partition to your desired size and free up the rest. Also update the grub installation on the CF card. Let us know if this solves your problem. -- Arun Khan ___ Voyage-linux mailing list Voyage-linux@list.voyage.hk http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
Re: [Voyage-linux] voyage-linux 0.9.0rc1 -- lilo install fails
On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 3:00 PM, Adrian Reyer voyage-li...@lihas.de wrote: On Sun, Oct 07, 2012 at 09:35:25PM +0530, Arun Khan wrote: Per the instructions on README.live-cd, I am installing v0.9.0rc1 Lilo fails to install. I get the following output on the console Unrecognized token 0.9 at or above line 14 in file '/etc/lilo.install.conf' Check the content of /etc/lilo.install.conf, I'd assume there is a syntax error involved. Thanks for the suggestion. I also suspected that lilo does not like the '.' character in the string. This problem also exists in v 0.8.5. I guess no one is opting for the lilo boot loader in their installation. I have not used lilo for a looong time and there were suggestions on the soekris list, to use lilo instead of grub, to resolve cold boot problems. I was hoping that the VL installer would do it for me since it is an option in the install script but no joy. Meanwhile, I have experimented with extlinux and figured out it's nuances for a couple of embedded distros. My cold boot problem, with a soekris 5501, has been resolved by using the extlinux boot loader. Ref. http://list.voyage.hk/pipermail/voyage-linux/2012-October/015369.html I will look into lilo issue with VL later. -- Arun Khan ___ Voyage-linux mailing list Voyage-linux@list.voyage.hk http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
Re: [Voyage-linux] Voyage 0.9 installation problem with Grub
On Sat, Oct 13, 2012 at 3:21 PM, kmpir...@ece.upatras.gr wrote: Thank you for your prompt reply. Using only one partition solved the problem. The OS loads nicely. However, is it possible to use a journaling file system like ext4 instead of ext2? I tried altering format-cf.sh and use mkfs.ext4 instead of mkfs.ext2 and again, the grub command prompt appears. The reason I prefer ext4 is to avoid inode reference problems after sudden power-offs. Do you think that ext2 along with the read-only mounting is enough? That is the intent of a ro system. If so, after I shrink the main ext2 partition, can I make an ext4 partition in the remaining space? I need read-write access to the second partition. Yes and you can possibly mount it at boot time, after making changes in the /etc/fstab.Set the fsck flag to 0 if you want the system to boot if it fs corruption is encountered on the ext4 partition. Please do not top post and trim your quotation. It makes the discussion a lot more readable. -- Arun Khan ___ Voyage-linux mailing list Voyage-linux@list.voyage.hk http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
Re: [Voyage-linux] voyage-linux 0.9.0rc1 -- lilo install fails
__lilo does not install from the tar ball either__ On Sun, Oct 7, 2012 at 9:35 PM, Arun Khan knu...@gmail.com wrote: I am booting the Live CD edition in a Linux KVM with a 256MB virtual disk Per the instructions on README.live-cd, I am installing v0.9.0rc1 (from a Live ISO CD) to a 256MB disk image Lilo fails to install. I get the following output on the console Tried the install from the tar ball bz2 file on to a 256MB CF card (USB card reader). Lilo fails to install. excerpt from the CLI excerpt from CLI terminal Updating /etc/hosts Installing lilo Running lilo Warning: LBA32 addressing assumed Unrecognized token 0.9 at or above line 14 in file '/etc/lilo.install.conf' Fatal Error: Failure during chroot to to run lilo copyfiles.sh script completed What would you like to do? 1 - Specify Distribution Directory 2 - Select Target Profile - this overwrites current settings 3 - Select Target Disk 4 - Select Target Bootstrap Loader 5 - Configure Target Console 6 - Partition and Create Filesystem (default=8 [Exit]): /excerpt from CLI terminal Since 0.9.0 is RC1 any fix likely in the 0.9.0 release? -- Arun Khan ___ Voyage-linux mailing list Voyage-linux@list.voyage.hk http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
[Voyage-linux] lilo install fails for voyage-linux 0.8.5
Using the v0.8.5 tar ball method, I am trying to install the distro on a 256MB CF (/dev/sdb) and have chosen the Lilo boot loader. Everything goes fine until the boot loader installation. Lilo fails to install. I get the following output on the console terminal display . perl: warning: Falling back to the standard locale (C). Updating /etc/hosts Installing lilo Running lilo Warning: LBA32 addressing assumed Unrecognized token 0.8 at or above line 14 in file '/etc/lilo.install.conf' Fatal Error: Failure during chroot to to run lilo copyfiles.sh script completed What would you like to do? 1 - Specify Distribution Directory 2 - Select Target Profile 3 - Select Target Disk 4 - Select Target Bootstrap Loader 5 - Configure Target Console 6 - Partition and Create Filesystem (default=8 [Exit]): /terminal display I have tried it earlier with v0.9.0rc1 and it failed there too and posted my result Reference: http://list.voyage.hk/pipermail/voyage-linux/2012-October/015372.html Considering that v0.9.0 is a release candidate, I figured I might have better luck with v0.8.5 (a released product). I would like to hear from folks who have had a successful installation with lilo as the boot loader. Please share the voyage linux version number. Thanks, -- Arun Khan ___ Voyage-linux mailing list Voyage-linux@list.voyage.hk http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
Re: [Voyage-linux] 0.8.5 led trigger
2012/10/9 Markus Cords markus.co...@online.de: Hello, on 0.8.5 i missing led trigger for -heartbeat -netdec -eth0 -link tx rx how can i add the trigger? What is the hardware? For ALIX/WRAP boards, there is an /etc/init.d script which turns the LED functionality. You can modify to suit your requirement. -- Arun Khan ___ Voyage-linux mailing list Voyage-linux@list.voyage.hk http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
[Voyage-linux] Boot VL with extlinux or lilo on Soekris 5501
I have tried VL but other Linux distro images for a Seokris 5501. Grub hangs on a cold boot. Some in the Soekris mailing list have commented that they have been to solve the issue using th Lilo boot loader and also mentioned extlinux as an alternative. Has anyone modified VL to boot with the extlinux boot loader? If yes, please share your experience and config details if possible. I do plan to do a few experiment in a Linux KVM setup and will share my experience as well. Thanks, -- Arun Khan ___ Voyage-linux mailing list Voyage-linux@list.voyage.hk http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
Re: [Voyage-linux] Boot VL with extlinux or lilo on Soekris 5501
__SOLVED__ On Sat, Oct 6, 2012 at 11:05 AM, Meftah Tayeb tayeb.dot...@gmail.com wrote: i think lilo is enough thank you Yeah lilo is enough but any changes in lilo.conf and you got to go through lilo to update. Looking @ extlinux, it has provides flexibility in that any changes in extlinux.conf are automatically picked up. Anyway, I experimented a bit with a Debian Squeeze base install (the method should be applicable to Voyage Linux) 1. apt-get install extlinux syslinux 2. extlinux-install /dev/sda (this installs the mbr.bin to /dev/sda MBR, creates /boot/extlinux and copies ldlinux.sys) 3. cp menu.c32 to /boot/extlinux/ (optional if you want to a text based menu of the entries) 4. Create a sample extlinux.conf file (refer to the grub.cfg for kernel and initrd options) See below for my extlinux.conf file. Make sure that KERNEL, APPEND, INITRD entries match your system. 5. apt-get purge grub-pc (do this only after you are satisfied that system is booting fine with extlinux) I will try out this method on the images on my CF cards going into the embedded devices. sample extlinux.conf UI menu.c32 TIMEOUT 30 PROMPT 1 DEFAULT Debian MENU TITLE Debian Options LABEL Debian MENU LABEL 'Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64' KERNEL /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-amd64 APPEND root=UUID=9adeb8bf-d0ac-4f5e-b5b1-d7e71ee4a58e ro quiet INITRD /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-5-amd64 LABEL Debian_Fail_Safe MENU LABEL 'Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 (recovery mode)' KERNEL /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-amd64 APPEND root=UUID=9adeb8bf-d0ac-4f5e-b5b1-d7e71ee4a58e ro single INITRD /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-5-amd64 /sample extlinux.conf -- Arun Khan ___ Voyage-linux mailing list Voyage-linux@list.voyage.hk http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
Re: [Voyage-linux] some questions on voyage on 0.8.5
On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 9:22 PM, Beat Meier mbe...@swiss-wireless.com.ar wrote: I think too wrap/alix boards are the most suitable I have used and will use in the future. Totally agree. Very flexible and powerful for routing, WiFi tasks. I have about 30 standalone wireless repeaters for my whole wireless network mostly long distance links and they work very very stable and nice. The only problem now is that madwifi died and mac80211 with hostapd is really not usable at the moment for long distance links :-( What is the WiFi chipset in your case - Atheros? For WiFi functionality, I have installed the generic x86 openWRT (backfire) on an ALIX box with an Atheros card. I am using it as an AP but I believe it can be configured as a repeater or bridge. The kernel 2.6.32 supports ath9k driver.For 12 beta, I noticed they are putting out images for ALIX and Soekris 5501. The Web UI (backfire) works fine with the default skin; in my experience other skins, although they look prettier, break some of the UI functionality. YMMV. HTH, -- Arun Khan ___ Voyage-linux mailing list Voyage-linux@list.voyage.hk http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
[Voyage-linux] Voyage Linux 0.8.5 on Soekris Net5501 - anyone got it working?
I have installed Voyage Linux on 0.8.5 on two CF cards (256MB, and 4GB). There is only one partition /dev/sdb1, Grub is the boot loader. The install process goes fine i.e. no error message on the screen. On my laptop, fdisk -l shows the the partitions on the CF. When I put the CF cards in the net5501, it fails to recognize the cards. The BIOS times out and goes to PXE boot; it fails as there is no ethernet connection to the device and then this is the last part of the display on the serial console. screenshot PXE-M0F: Exiting Intel PXE ROM. No Boot device available, enter monitor. comBIOS Monitor. Press ? for help. /screenshot I have installed other distros on these CF cards and they work fine, so I am pretty sure the CF cards are not the problem. Any pointers as what could be the problem? -- Arun Khan ___ Voyage-linux mailing list Voyage-linux@list.voyage.hk http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
Re: [Voyage-linux] fresh install of Voyage mpd 0.8.5 on 16GB CF card throws grub error 18
On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 8:31 AM, Mark Schlegel mosch...@verizon.net wrote: I've got two CF cards, one is 8GB in size which has Voyage MPD 0.8 and it's working fine for many months. I have a second one of 16GB so I've installed a fresh copy of Voyage MPD 0.8.5 to it. But on the first boot up (I use an Alix 2d2) I'm getting a grub error 18. Error 18 from what I see means Unknown file system. Try 0.8 on the 16GB card and see if that works for you. -- Arun Khan As a layman, I would say we have it, but as a scientist I have to say, 'What do we have?' Rolf Heuer, Director General CERN on the announcement of Higgs Boson particle. ___ Voyage-linux mailing list Voyage-linux@list.voyage.hk http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
Re: [Voyage-linux] Problem connecting to ALIX 3D3 via USB-to-Serial cable
On Sun, Jul 8, 2012 at 7:13 PM, Rajarajan Rajamani r.rajam...@gmail.com wrote: BTW do you have a null modem adapter ? I had similar problems and got it working once I got the null modem adapter. Null Modem is a crucial part of the equation :) BTW, please trim the responses. -- Arun Khan As a layman, I would say we have it, but as a scientist I have to say, 'What do we have?' Rolf Heuer, Director General CERN on the announcement of Higgs Boson particle. ___ Voyage-linux mailing list Voyage-linux@list.voyage.hk http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
Re: [Voyage-linux] Soekris 4801 error led control?
On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 3:08 PM, sigsauer b...@realtimesolutions.nl wrote: Hello, I'm using voyage linux 0.8.5 and I am trying to make the error led work on a Soekris 4801. So far as I can tell there is a kernel module present for it, but there is no device present in the /dev. I have tried modprobing but no success either. Is there any way to get this working? Don't have any experience with Soekris.With the ALIX LED drivers loaded, there are link files in /sys/class/leds directory by the names alix:1, alix:2, and alix:3. Is there a similar file structure in your case with Soekris? -- Arun Khan As a layman, I would say we have it, but as a scientist I have to say, 'What do we have?' Rolf Heuer, Director General CERN on the announcement of the Higgs Boson particle. ___ Voyage-linux mailing list Voyage-linux@list.voyage.hk http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
Re: [Voyage-linux] Serial port on alix 3d3 using /dev/ttyS0
On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 10:22 PM, Rajarajan Rajamani r.rajam...@gmail.com wrote: To my recollection I did chose the ALIX profile when configuring stuff on the SD. I'll check it again from home. Since the 3D3 has the VGA port, I have confirmed that the grub menu did show up on the VGA port. I am not getting any characters on the serial port. That changes the equation i.e. your model with a VGA port. I don't have any of those. Looks like your grub menu is using the VGA port for console. Nonetheless, having chosen ALIX profile, VL should be able to show the console output on /dev/ttyS0. I would suggest you post on the PC Engines forum as well. You are more likely to find users with your model and their experience with Linux on the same. -- Arun Khan -- Arun ___ Voyage-linux mailing list Voyage-linux@list.voyage.hk http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
Re: [Voyage-linux] Serial port on alix 3d3 using /dev/ttyS0
On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 7:58 PM, Rajarajan Rajamani r.rajam...@gmail.com wrote: I am trying to use the serial port on the alix 3d3 using voyage 8.5 and am unable to talk to my device (an X10 home automation dongle) using /dev/ttyS0. I search around and say this posting on the voyage mailing list. Can you confirm that you selected ALIX profile when you created the Voyage Linux image? With ALIX profile the grub menu is configured to show up on the /dev/ttS0 port of the ALIX board. I have done it on several boards w/o any issues. http://www.mail-archive.com/voyage-linux@list.voyage.hk/msg02928.html I would like to know if anyone is able to use the DB9 serial port and if /dev/ttyS0 is the right device. I checked /etc/inittab and the line for getty on ttyS0 is commented out. Appreciate any clues. /dev/ttyS0 is the console in this case; all output goes to this device. -- Arun Khan ___ Voyage-linux mailing list Voyage-linux@list.voyage.hk http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
Re: [Voyage-linux] remountro Problem: mount: / is busy
2011/5/25 Mirco Schmidt mirco.schm...@mac.com Do you have a problem running the /usr/local/sbin/remountro script? My problem is similar. Voyage 0.7 installed on a 2GB CF card using the script in the tar ball. Target hardware is ALIX. System boots fine with / in ro mode. I do a remountrw and / is mounted in rw mode. I then make some changes e.g. /etc/network/interfaces. Then I do a 'remountro with results as shown below: root@voyage:~# remountro mount: / is busy I have to reboot the system to get / in ro mode again. -- Arun Khan A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? ___ Voyage-linux mailing list Voyage-linux@list.voyage.hk http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
Re: [Voyage-linux] remountro Problem: mount: / is busy
On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 9:23 PM, Arun Khan knu...@gmail.com wrote: I have to reboot the system to get / in ro mode again. Sorry correction. Reboot does not resolve the problem. / is mounted rw. This is what I get on the serial console. quote Remounting / as read-only ... mount: / is busy /quote -- Arun Khan A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? ___ Voyage-linux mailing list Voyage-linux@list.voyage.hk http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
Re: [Voyage-linux] removing madwifi and using ath5k
2011/1/17 mg sb mgs...@gmail.com: There is no 'blacklist ath5k' in /etc/modprobe.d/* Can anyone tell me how I stop madwifi drivers loading? You can always create your own file with the modules you want blacklisted. Here is a partial ls of my /etc/modprobe.d directory (stock Debian Squeeze on my desktop): blacklist.conf blacklist-fglrx.conf each .conf file has a list of blacklisted modules. HTH, -- Arun Khan ___ Voyage-linux mailing list Voyage-linux@list.voyage.hk http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
Re: [Voyage-linux] Voyage ONE - net5501
On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 10:34 PM, Steve Taylor steven.taylo...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Yes, but not only the lost interrupt problem but, also even when I got it working and could SSH into the system, it wouldn't allow me to run apt-get successfully. Did you switch your / file system to rw mode prior to apt-get? The default is ro and that could explain the error. After working on it for a while, I decided to give up and try the Ubuntu route. I know that isn't helpfull for anyone else having problems with Voyage on a 5501, but on the other hand, I did get my system up and running. Yes, I have also taken the Ubuntu route and installed it on a flash disk (for thin client Proof of Concept). However, make sure it does not create a swap partition on your Flash drive. IIRC, with Ubuntu /var/log/messages is also rw this could shorten the life of your compact flash. Whereas in VL it is on a tmpfs - so there is no wear and tear on the flash disk. -- Arun Khan ___ Voyage-linux mailing list Voyage-linux@list.voyage.hk http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
Re: [Voyage-linux] Voyage ONE - net5501
On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 7:10 AM, Kim-man 'Punky' TSE punky...@punknix.com wrote: Hi Steve, On 1/14/2011 8:22 AM, Steve Taylor wrote: I had previously tried installing the regular Voyage on a net5501 and couldn't get it to work. I finally did mange to install the Ubuntu Server 9.04 on the net5501 following the technique described here: http://blog.spoofed.org/2009/06/ubuntu-server-on-soekris.html Steve I would like to know why Voyage Linux can't get work on net5501. Can you provide more details on it? Thanks. +1. What method did you use in trying to install Voyage Linux? I concerned since I saw some users in soekris community also recommend Voyage Linux, although I don't have a board to test. I am one of those on the Soekris list who have suggested Voyage Linux. I am using the current version of VL circa 23/Sep/2010. I have a Net 5501 (4 + 4 NICs). Using the install shell script (tar ball image), I have installed Voyage Linux on a CF card (for net 5501) and it works fine. HTH -- Arun Khan ___ Voyage-linux mailing list Voyage-linux@list.voyage.hk http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
Re: [Voyage-linux] Enabling USB autofs
On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 5:18 PM, Neil B voy...@neilburgess.com wrote: .. snip ... I can happily plug in a USB stick, issue this: mkdir /tmp/stick ; mount /dev/sda1 /tmp/stick and the access my USB stick on /tmp/stick .. snip ... Response not directly related to the autofs problem - IMO devices such as USB memory should be mounted on /mnt/some_dir and not under /tmp. Removable media that automount in a desktop environment generally goes under /media. -- Arun Khan ___ Voyage-linux mailing list Voyage-linux@list.voyage.hk http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
[Voyage-linux] Re: question/comment about resolvconf package in 0.6.5 and 0.7
SOLVED On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 12:23 AM, Arun Khan knu...@gmail.com wrote: The first issue I ran into was hostname resolution; ping www.google.com fails because www.google.com name resolutions fails. Poking around the system found /etc/resolv.conf is a link file /etc/resolv.conf - /etc/resolvconf/run/resolv.conf which shows only one nameserver 127.0.0.1 I am using the distro in a router with static IPs on all NIC. Package resolvconf adds little value so I removed it and edited /etc/resolv.conf with my own settings. -- Arun Khan ___ Voyage-linux mailing list Voyage-linux@list.voyage.hk http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
[Voyage-linux] question/comment about resolvconf package in 0.6.5 and 0.7
I got interested in Voyage Linux after getting an ALIX and a Soekris boards and reading about VL in respective forums/mailing lists. My congrats and heartfelt thanks to Punky and other contributors for putting together this minimalist distro - great job indeed. I am not new to Linux install and configuration. However, embedded Linux is new to me so please bear with my questions while I try to understand how this distro works. I have done a stalk install of v0.6.5 as well as v0.7 (daily build 22/Sep/10) from the tar balls following the instructions in the README file. The first issue I ran into was hostname resolution; ping www.google.com fails because www.google.com name resolutions fails. Poking around the system found /etc/resolv.conf is a link file /etc/resolv.conf - /etc/resolvconf/run/resolv.conf which shows only one nameserver 127.0.0.1 Upon searching found the solution; need the following line in the stanza for the interface that connects to the 'Net. In my case eth0 as shown below: auto eth0 iface eth0 inet static address 192.168.1.3 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.1.255 gateway 192.168.1.1 dns-nameservers 4.2.2.4 8.8.8.8 -- this line With the above line the program resolvconf creates a file /lib/init/rw/resolvconf/interfaces/eth0.inet which contains the nameservers listed above but /etc/resolvconf/run/resolv.conf still contains only one line 127.0.0.1 as the nameserver. Given that dnsmasq needs at least one forwarder DNS servers on the 'Net and by default it references /etc/resolv.conf, the setup between resolvconf and dnsmasq appears to be circular. Any yet, dnsmasq is able to resolve hostnames once I add the dns-nameservers line in /etc/network/interfaces. I have read a couple of Debian help sites on resolvconf and dnsmasq but not found any that ties up the two. I would appreciate if some can point me any reference how the setup between resolvconf and dnsmasq work on Voyage Linux. As for the Voyage Linux install README, I would also suggest to add instructions to add dns-nameservers in the Network Setup section. TIA, -- Arun Khan ___ Voyage-linux mailing list Voyage-linux@list.voyage.hk http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
Re: [Voyage-linux] ro/rw problem with GDM
Hi Rob, On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 5:28 PM, Rob J. Epping rob.epp...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Arun, [SNIP] I have installed Ubuntu Live CD on a 4GB CF on a Atom 230 motherboard with 512MB. The performance is border line acceptable. IMO, you may find your ALIX board to be under powered for a desktop or a media center. Running partitions with a lot of writes on CF will wear the CF fast. So it's not recommended to run normal installations on CF. Thanks for the heads up. Yes, I am aware of it. I did not run it for long and used similar methods of Voyage Linux for partitions like /tmp and /var/log and no swap. My post was to illustrate using an appropriate distro for graphical desktop rather than Voyage Linux. -- Arun Khan ___ Voyage-linux mailing list Voyage-linux@list.voyage.hk http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
Re: [Voyage-linux] Re: USB Devices
On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 8:38 PM, dconley dcon...@billsgs.com wrote: I'm using an embedded machine, it has a 2GB compact SD card and no idea how much memory(not a lot). And I'm using the latest stable release of voyage (0.6.5). -- View this message in context: http://voyage-linux.34677.n3.nabble.com/USB-Devices-tp1575742p1589683.html Sent from the Voyage Linux mailing list archive at Nabble.com. Can you put this input device into a system and see what modules are needed by it. USB storage (pen drives) is detected with Voyage 0.6.5 on my ALIX board. -- Arun Khan ___ Voyage-linux mailing list Voyage-linux@list.voyage.hk http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
Re: [Voyage-linux] Re: USB Devices
On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 1:25 AM, dconley dcon...@billsgs.com wrote: Well, when I plug the device in, it says its using /sys/class/input/input* and I got there, but how do I read the input stream of this device. That folder is like a tree of never ending folders. What I meant in my post - put this device into your regular system. I believe you mentioned it works on that system. Assuming it works on that system, you need to work backwards to see what is missing in the Voyage kernel. Other than that I am afraid I can't help you much. Best, -- Arun Khan ___ Voyage-linux mailing list Voyage-linux@list.voyage.hk http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
Re: [Voyage-linux] Alix Power Button
On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 2:52 AM, Edgar Landivar e_landi...@palosanto.com wrote: Dear Folks, I am a newbie, so maybe my question is a little stupid :( ... but anyone knows how to connect a power button to the alix2dX board? I have connected a hard drive to this board and would be great to shutdown the operating system gracefully. Perhaps, you need to contact PCEngines who design and manufacture the ALIX boards. They do have a forum to discuss such requests/issues http://www.pcengines.info/ HTH -- Arun Khan ___ Voyage-linux mailing list Voyage-linux@list.voyage.hk http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
