On 10/01/2012 11:32 AM, Michael Langfinger wrote:
Partitioning:
I wasn't able to create the partitions (/boot, swap, root) with fdisk. Opening
/dev/mmcblk0 with fdisk works, but as soon as you try to write the changes to
the sd card you get the error message "unable to write /dev/mmcbklk0p: bad f
Hi,
you're right. This is a typo, i meant /dev/mmcblk0.
Anyway, i just booted the Slackware Installer again to verify this and
now i can create the partitions. Seems to work now, although i have no
idea why.
I also checked the 'arcNumber'/'mainlineLinux'/'machid' variables at
this occasion.
[..]
> I think it might be that the variable inside u-boot has changed. I don't
> don't have an ESATA Sheevaplug, and would have had to look up the arch
> numbers from another source -- which I assume were correct at the time.
Yes that's what's happened - this is the upstream version, as it says
Hi,
I'm about to start upgrading my Dreamplug to Slackware 14.0. Last time
I had problems with the 13.37 Slackware kernel because of MTD being
enabled (kernel boot locks when it probes for NAND flash which isn't
present on the Dreamplug), and also the lack of ext2load command in the
U-Boot. I go
Hi Michael,
Thanks for your mail.
[..]
> U-Boot:
> It seems like you can't boot the new kernel that is delivered with Slackware
> 14.0 (3.4.11) with an older U-Boot version (mine was from mid 2011, iirc). The
> bootup process will hang after "Uncompressing linux kernel...". My first guess
> was
Hi,
i am currently installing the new Slackware for ARM on my Sheevaplug
(with ESATA) following the guide (INSTALL_KIRKWOOD.TXT). During the
installation process i stumbled upon some problems/deprecated
information regarding U-Boot and creating the partitions on the sd card.
Maybe the followi
