Re: [ARMedslack] Booting Slack 13.1 from eSata on Guruplug ServerPlus

2010-11-28 Thread blair . hoddinott
Yeah, I've tried that uboot (in my OP), but still no joy. It comes up with bad block device. This makes me think it doesn't see the esata. Before, using that uboot to my usb drive, results in the hang at uncompressing linux which Ron is experiencing. _B Sent from my BlackBerry device on the Rog

Re: [ARMedslack] Booting Slack 13.1 from eSata on Guruplug ServerPlus

2010-11-28 Thread blair . hoddinott
This was my experience with the sheevaplug as well. Sent from my BlackBerry device on the Rogers Wireless Network -Original Message- From: Stuart Winter Sender: armedslack-boun...@lists.armedslack.org Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2010 07:03:14 To: Slackware ARM port Reply-To: Slackware ARM port

Re: [ARMedslack] Booting Slack 13.1 from eSata on Guruplug ServerPlus

2010-11-29 Thread Stuart Winter
> This was my experience with the sheevaplug as well. The SheevaPlug's USB was a bit flaky though, so I'm not *that* surprised; but using the u-boot linked from the armedslack web site, my two boot very quickly off USB, and the OpenRD is also fine. I wouldn't recommend a FAT partition since ins

Re: [ARMedslack] Booting Slack 13.1 from eSata on Guruplug ServerPlus

2010-11-29 Thread blair . hoddinott
Sorry, I meant to say that my experience was it booting no problem from the sheevaplug. Nothing but problems with the guruplug... I'm starting to think its a lost cause. _B Sent from my BlackBerry device on the Rogers Wireless Network -Original Message- From: Stuart Winter Sender: ar

Re: [ARMedslack] Booting Slack 13.1 from eSata on Guruplug ServerPlus

2010-11-29 Thread John O'Donnell
Oh my problems were only with the GuruPlug as far as ext booting is concerned. Never with the Sheeva plug. And I do what Stuart says and maintain the /boot manually since FAT doesn't handle sym-links. ** This message has been delivered via a Google Android ** On Nov 29, 2010 9:57 AM, wrote: Sor

Re: [ARMedslack] Booting Slack 13.1 from eSata on Guruplug ServerPlus

2011-01-06 Thread blair . hoddinott
Not for me, its just a straight no boot device error. :( Sent from my BlackBerry device on the Rogers Wireless Network -Original Message- From: Stuart Winter Sender: armedslack-boun...@lists.armedslack.org Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2011 15:12:12 Reply-To: Slackware ARM port Cc: Slackware ARM

Re: [ARMedslack] Booting Slack 13.1 from eSata on Guruplug ServerPlus

2011-01-07 Thread blair . hoddinott
I can test it out on my guruplugs Sent from my BlackBerry device on the Rogers Wireless Network -Original Message- From: Jim Hawkins Sender: armedslack-boun...@lists.armedslack.org Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2011 15:36:00 To: Slackware ARM port Reply-To: Slackware ARM port Subject: Re: [ARMeds