Re: sheeveplug new u-boot - just to make sure I've got it right...

On Jan 22, 2016, at 2:34 PM, Martin Michlmayr wrote: > Anyway, I found it now: change "ARM: sheevaplug: change env location". > Fortunately, that change was right before 2014.10 (which we have in > jessie). So upgrading from 2014.10 to 2016.01 or later wouldn't be an > issue.

Re: u-boot images for OpenRD

On Jan 12, 2016, at 12:03 AM, Albert ARIBAUD wrote: >> Since they're building again in mainline, and we've got a few people >> interested in them, if someone can go through the trouble to file a >> wishlist bug on u-boot asking to enable them (and list themselves as a

Re: sheeveplug u-boot environment

On Jan 5, 2016, at 10:12 PM, Vagrant Cascadian <vagr...@debian.org> wrote: > On 2016-01-05, Rick Thomas wrote: >> On Jan 5, 2016, at 12:17 PM, Vagrant Cascadian <vagr...@debian.org> wrote: >>> Well, I would like to know if the newer versions in Debian are o

Re: sheeveplug u-boot environment

On Jan 5, 2016, at 10:12 PM, Vagrant Cascadian wrote: >>> There are a couple bugs reported against u-boot which may be relevent: >>> >>> https://bugs.debian.org/781874 >>> https://bugs.debian.org/782293 For what it’s worth, by grepping about in /dev/mtd0, I located what

Re: sheeveplug u-boot environment - correction!

On Jan 6, 2016, at 12:59 PM, Rick Thomas <rbtho...@pobox.com> wrote: > At a minimum, the patch in bug#781874 needs to be applied in order to be > compatible with modern version of u-boot. Oooops! Sorry! Brain-fart… The patch doesn’t do what I thought it did. What I shou

Re: sheeveplug new u-boot

On Jan 6, 2016, at 9:45 AM, Martin Michlmayr <t...@cyrius.com> wrote: > * Rick Thomas <rbtho...@pobox.com> [2016-01-06 00:54]: >> 1) Install the new versions of Debian packages for u-boot and u-boot-tools >> on my test SheevaPlug Debian (currently running Sid) >&

Re: sheeveplug u-boot environment

On Jan 6, 2016, at 9:10 AM, Vagrant Cascadian wrote: >> So I guess it’s all explained by https://bugs.debian.org/781874 . > > I really don't understand the logic outlined in that bug report, and > your results don't exactly come to the same conclusion, which is why > I've

question -- does this look right to you?

Hi Martin, My SheevaPlug is showing something I think is strange, and I wondered if you knew what might make it do this: When running Debian (Sid, in this case) and I do “fw_printenv” it gives an error message about a bad CRC and using default environment… > rbthomas@sheeva:~$ sudo

Re: question -- does this look right to you?

On Jan 5, 2016, at 10:14 AM, Vagrant Cascadian <vagr...@aikidev.net> wrote: > On 2016-01-05, Rick Thomas wrote: >> When running Debian (Sid, in this case) and I do “fw_printenv” it >> gives an error message about a bad CRC and using default environment … > When you

Re: question -- does this look right to you?

On Jan 5, 2016, at 11:16 AM, Rick Thomas <rbtho...@pobox.com> wrote: > The only thing I see that looks like a warning is a mention of it not using > “generic board”. It turns out that this may, in fact, be relevant. Googling for “README.generic-board” gives https://github.co

Re: sheeveplug u-boot environment

On Jan 5, 2016, at 12:17 PM, Vagrant Cascadian <vagr...@debian.org> wrote: > On 2016-01-05, Rick Thomas wrote: >> On Jan 5, 2016, at 11:16 AM, Rick Thomas <rbtho...@pobox.com> wrote: >>> The only thing I see that looks like a warning is a mention of i

Re: question -- does this look right to you?

Two observations — Not sure what they mean, but they are at least data points: 1) Looking at the system logs of the boot process, there does not seem to be any errors related to this. Here is the relevant part of the output of “journalctl -b” — along with a bit of context on either side… > Jan

Re: orion5x housekeeping

On Jan 2, 2016, at 10:21 PM, Chris Moore wrote: > Hi Martin, > > Le 02/01/2016 20:36, Martin Michlmayr a écrit : >> By the way, I'm still getting emails from NSLU2 users from time to time and >> there's nobody in Debian left who cares about this device. I think we also >> need

Re: linux-image-4.1.0-0.bpo.1-kirkwood requires flash-kernel from testing on some devices

On Sep 17, 2015, at 2:40 AM, Hector Oron <hector.o...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > > 2015-09-15 22:16 GMT+02:00 Rick Thomas <rbtho...@pobox.com>: >> On Sep 3, 2015, at 7:01 AM, Renato Caldas <rm.santos.cal...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> After updating

Re: linux-image-4.1.0-0.bpo.1-kirkwood requires flash-kernel from testing on some devices

On Sep 3, 2015, at 7:01 AM, Renato Caldas wrote: > Hello, > > I am using debian stable (jessie) on a QNAP TS-212P (kirkwood platform). > > After updating the kernel from 3.16 (stable) to 4.1 (bpo), I was > unable to boot. A similar problem (and solution) was

Re: Why is my syslog filling up with 'wakeup int at ci_hdrc.1' 'ci_hdrc ci_hdrc.1: at ci_controller_resume' 'ci_hdrc ci_hdrc.1: at ci_runtime_suspend' ?

On Sep 6, 2015, at 7:48 PM, Rick Thomas <rbtho...@pobox.com> wrote: > Hey folks! > > Yesterday I rebooted my Cubox-i4Pro running Debian Sid, and ever afterwards > my /var/log/syslog file is filling up with endless repetitions of > >> Sep 6 06:25:30 cube kernel

Why is my syslog filling up with 'wakeup int at ci_hdrc.1' 'ci_hdrc ci_hdrc.1: at ci_controller_resume' 'ci_hdrc ci_hdrc.1: at ci_runtime_suspend' ?

Hey folks! Yesterday I rebooted my Cubox-i4Pro running Debian Sid, and ever afterwards my /var/log/syslog file is filling up with endless repetitions of > Sep 6 06:25:30 cube kernel: [26889.599129] wakeup int at ci_hdrc.1 > Sep 6 06:25:30 cube kernel: [26889.599147] ci_hdrc ci_hdrc.1: at >

What is in the U-boot default environment?

I just purchased a CuBox-i and installed Debian on it. It works like a champ — and the HDMI video is really cool on my TV! But I have a question… Watching the (USB) serial console output during booting, I notice the following: resetting ... U-Boot SPL 2014.10+dfsg1-5 (Apr 07 2015 -

is jessie-backports for armel broken?

Why am I getting hash sum mismatches here? Thanks! Rick root@sheeva:~# aptitude update Hit http://debian.osuosl.org jessie InRelease Get: 1 http://debian.osuosl.org jessie-updates InRelease [124 kB] Get: 2 http://debian.osuosl.org jessie-backports InRelease

Re: Instructions for upgrading U-boot on Marvell OpenRD Base computer?

On Jun 17, 2015, at 1:56 AM, Philip Hands p...@hands.com wrote: Vagrant, This is good timing, since I've not touched these machines since installing them, and am now being paid to upgrade them all, so I could do some testing for you if you like. I'm very much able to test the

Re: jessie installation problem on arm sheevaplug

On Jun 8, 2015, at 7:01 AM, Martin Michlmayr t...@cyrius.com wrote: * Rick Thomas rbtho...@pobox.com [2015-06-07 19:39]: I’ve attached a screenlog file from “screen -L /dev/ttyUSB0 115200” if that’s any help. The VT100-style curses stuff makes it a bit hard to interpret… From the log

Re: jessie installation problem on arm sheevaplug

On Jun 7, 2015, at 7:39 PM, Rick Thomas rbtho...@pobox.com wrote: On Jun 6, 2015, at 10:55 AM, Martin Michlmayr t...@cyrius.com wrote: * Rodrigo Valiña Gutiérrez rodr...@gmail.com [2015-05-18 13:42]: The relevant part of /var/log/installer/syslog seems to be this: ... May 17 15:19:13

Re: Instructions for upgrading U-boot on Marvell OpenRD Base computer?

On Jun 2, 2015, at 9:15 AM, Martin Michlmayr t...@cyrius.com wrote: * Rick Thomas rbtho...@pobox.com [2015-05-31 19:11]: I’ve got an old Marvell OpenRD Base computer that I’d like to install Debian Jessie on. I believe that I’ll need to up-grade the u-boot on it to handle new features

Re: Instructions for upgrading U-boot on Marvell OpenRD Base computer?

On 06/02/15 13:41, Martin Michlmayr wrote: Can you tell me what the most recent U-Boot version is that actually does support the OpenRD Base? If there is such a thing, do you have a suggested procedure for doing the upgrade? Get u-boot from unstable, add the target (see the patch I quoted in

Instructions for upgrading U-boot on Marvell OpenRD Base computer?

I’ve got an old Marvell OpenRD Base computer that I’d like to install Debian Jessie on. I believe that I’ll need to up-grade the u-boot on it to handle new features in the Jessie kernel. I need the following information… 1) Where to get a suitable u-boot image? (Will the one at

Re: Which version of uboot to use when upgrading an old sheevaplug preparing to install Jessie/Wheezy

On 05/17/15 20:22, Martin Michlmayr wrote: If someone can try the u-boot binary from https://people.debian.org/~tbm/u-boot/2014.10+dfsg1-4/ and tell me whether it works I'd appreciate it. Make sure you know how to use OpenOCD if you have to recover. Hi Martin, I've got an old Sheevaplug I'd

Re: jessie installation problem on arm sheevaplug

On May 16, 2015, at 10:33 AM, Rodrigo Valiña Gutiérrez rodr...@gmail.com wrote: I had the same problem installing Debian 8 'Jessie' on a SheevaPlug. I solved it temporarily by doing the following: - In u-boot: setenv machid 0692 saveenv - Then install normally. The 'make the

Bug#785419: linux-image-4.0.0-1-armmp: with 2 RTC devices -- need way to chose which one sets system clock on boot

Package: src:linux Version: 4.0.2-1 Severity: normal Tags: upstream My cubox-i4pro armhf device has two real-time-clocks. One, snvs, is not battery backed, hence is not useful for setting the system clock on boot after a power failure. The other, pcf8523, does have battery backup.

Which version of uboot to use when upgrading an old sheevaplug preparing to install Jessie/Wheezy

Hi, I’ve got an old sheevaplug (non-esata) that I’d like to install with wheezy (or, dare I suggest, jessie). Reading your web page at http://cyrius.com/debian/kirkwood/sheevaplug/ and http://cyrius.com/debian/kirkwood/sheevaplug/uboot-upgrade/ you recommend updating uboot before doing

Re: Debian Jessie install on Cubox-i4pro eSATA drive?

On May 4, 2015, at 10:48 PM, Rick Thomas rbtho...@pobox.com wrote: On May 4, 2015, at 7:57 PM, Vagrant Cascadian vagr...@debian.org wrote: I'd just install with debian-installer and put / on your eSATA and /boot on the SD card from the partitioning menu. No magic required. :) live

Re: Debian Jessie install on Cubox-i4pro eSATA drive?

On May 4, 2015, at 7:57 PM, Vagrant Cascadian vagr...@debian.org wrote: I'd just install with debian-installer and put / on your eSATA and /boot on the SD card from the partitioning menu. No magic required. :) live well, vagrant Thanks! I was just getting ready to try that when I

Debian Jessie install on Cubox-i4pro eSATA drive?

Hi all, Now that I’ve got my cubox-i4pro running from the micro-SD card, I’d like to try getting it to run from my eSATA disk (which is *much* faster than the uSD card!) I assume there is some u-boot magic needed to make this work? Anything else? Any help will be much appreciated! Rick --

Re: Debian Jessie install on Cubox-i4pro eSATA drive?

On Apr 29, 2015, at 1:29 PM, Vagrant Cascadian wrote: On 2015-04-29, Rick Thomas wrote: Now that I’ve got my cubox-i4pro running from the micro-SD card, I’d like to try getting it to run from my eSATA disk (which is *much* faster than the uSD card!) I assume there is some u-boot magic

Re: Cubox i4pro real time clock(s)

On Apr 29, 2015, at 12:35 PM, Karsten Merker wrote: On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 04:55:40AM -0700, Rick Thomas wrote: On Apr 10, 2015, at 4:20 AM, Karsten Merker mer...@debian.org wrote: On Fri, Apr 10, 2015 at 03:07:31AM -0700, Rick Thomas wrote: Checking /boot/config-3.16.0-4-armmp, I see what

Re: Cubox i4pro real time clock(s)

On Apr 10, 2015, at 4:20 AM, Karsten Merker mer...@debian.org wrote: On Fri, Apr 10, 2015 at 03:07:31AM -0700, Rick Thomas wrote: Checking /boot/config-3.16.0-4-armmp, I see what I think is an explanation, because # CONFIG_RTC_DRV_PCF8523 is not set and CONFIG_RTC_DRV_SNVS=y

ext4 filesystem on lvm on raid causes boot to enter emergency shell

When /etc/fstab has an ext4 filesystem on a logical volume which is itself on a software raid, the system times out waiting for (I think!) fsck on that filesystem. This causes the boot to drop into the emergency shell. If I just type “^D and allow the boot to continue, the filesystem is mounted

Re: ext4 filesystem on lvm on raid causes boot to enter emergency shell

Bug report Bug#782793 has all the details… Any help will be appreciated… On Apr 17, 2015, at 3:14 PM, Rick Thomas rbtho...@pobox.com wrote: When /etc/fstab has an ext4 filesystem on a logical volume which is itself on a software raid, the system times out waiting for (I think!) fsck

Re: Cubox i4pro real time clock(s)

Bug #782364 Thanks for your help! Rick On Apr 10, 2015, at 4:20 AM, Karsten Merker mer...@debian.org wrote: Please file a wishlist bug against Source: linux, Version: 3.16.7-ckt9-1 so that the kernel maintainers can enable the module for the next kernel upload. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email

Re: Debian Wheezy or Jessie install on Cubox-i4pro? -- Works!

On Apr 7, 2015, at 6:17 AM, Nigel Sollars nsoll...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Could you outline the steps for this install?. Sorry for not responding sooner, Life got in the way a bit ;). Regards Hi Nigel, Here’s what I did: Create a microSD (“uSD”) card with the installer on it —

Re: Debian Wheezy or Jessie install on Cubox-i4pro? -- Works!

On Apr 5, 2015, at 5:25 AM, Karsten Merker mer...@debian.org wrote: Could you test a patch to the flash-kernel package? I have uploaded a test-build of a modified flash-kernel package to https://people.debian.org/~merker/flash-kernel/ To test the package, please perform the following

Re: Debian Wheezy or Jessie install on Cubox-i4pro?

Btw, since today there is also another installation option that involves only an SD card: cd /tmp wget http://d-i.debian.org/daily-images/armhf/daily/netboot/SD-card-images/firmware.MX6_Cubox-i.img.gz wget http://d-i.debian.org/daily-images/armhf/daily/netboot/SD-card-images/partition.img.gz

Re: Debian Wheezy or Jessie install on Cubox-i4pro? -- Works!

On Apr 4, 2015, at 2:26 PM, Karsten Merker mer...@debian.org wrote: If this results in a working system, you can make this setting permanent by running setenv bootargs “console=ttymxc0,115200; saveenv Whoopie! That did the trick. It boots like a champ now! Is there anything I can

Re: Debian Wheezy or Jessie install on Cubox-i4pro?

On Apr 4, 2015, at 5:14 AM, Karsten Merker mer...@debian.org wrote: just to make sure I understand you correctly: the installer itself worked without problems, but the installed system doesn't come up? If yes, then this might be due to a problem with the console device setting. The

Re: Debian Wheezy or Jessie install on Cubox-i4pro?

: On Thu, Apr 02, 2015 at 03:11:06AM -0700, Rick Thomas wrote: What do I need to do to get up-to-date Wheezy (or failing that, Jessie) installed on my brand-new Cubox-i4pro? The download from Solid-run is now 9 months old. I do not have a Cubox-i4pro, but in theory the following

Re: Latest Debian for Sheevaplug?

I’ve heard (but can’t remember where, sadly) that this is *not* a sign of the mmcblk device wearing out. It’s actually (according to my, possibly faulty, recollection) indicative of a difference in understanding between uboot and Linux as to what the partition table should look like for an

where can I purchase a Marvell OpenRD Ultimate

Does anybody know if the Marvell OpenRD “Ultimate” is still being manufactured? If so, where can I purchase one online? Thanks! Rick -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-arm-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive:

uboot safe for Wheezy on OpenRD ultimate or base ?

Hi, All you ARM experts! Ref: http://www.cyrius.com/journal/debian/wheezy-upgrade.tbm I'm planning to upgrading my OpenRD base and ultimate boxes from Squeeze to Wheezy. Do I need to upgrade my uboot before I do? If so, what version should I use, and are there instructions for doing the

Re: updated uboot for Marvell ultimate ?

On 05/15/13 14:53, Philippe Clérié wrote: On 05/15/2013 05:44 AM, Rick Thomas wrote: Is there a more up-to-date uboot boot-loader for the Marvell ultimate ? It currently seems to have U-Boot 1.1.4 (Feb 23 2010 - 12:16:44) Marvell version: 3.4.16 And, if there is, can someone point me

updated uboot for Marvell ultimate ?

Is there a more up-to-date uboot boot-loader for the Marvell ultimate ? It currently seems to have U-Boot 1.1.4 (Feb 23 2010 - 12:16:44) Marvell version: 3.4.16 And, if there is, can someone point me at instructions for installing it without bricking my computer? Thanks! Rick

Re: NAS raid with Debian?

On Apr 3, 2013, at 6:05 PM, Nigel Roberts wrote: As above, the iomega ix2-200 meets these requirements, and I only paid about AUD$280 for mine including 2x1TB disks 2 years ago. You can probably get them even cheaper these days. They were much cheaper than equivalent QNap or Synology

Re: NAS raid with Debian?

On Apr 4, 2013, at 2:37 AM, Chris Davies wrote: Rick Thomas rbtho...@pobox.com wrote: Are there any readily available, inexpensive (US$200-500), NAS (Network Attached Storage) boxes in the 1-3TB capacity that are capable of running Debian and NFS? Roll your own with an HP Proliant

NAS raid with Debian?

Are there any readily available, inexpensive (US$200-500), NAS (Network Attached Storage) boxes in the 1-3TB capacity that are capable of running Debian and NFS? I'm looking for a device that can export a RAID-1, either ext4 or ZFS, capacity in the 1-3TB range (two disks, each of that

Re: pb with sheeva plug and usb/sd memory cards

There have been persistent reports of flaky results with SD cards on Sheeva (and other) Plug devices. The best theory I've heard so far is that the SD interface hardware/software in the Plugs is vey picky about the specs and timing of the SD card interface. Many people have no problems for

Re: uboot-envtools parameter file for Marvel OpenRD ultimate

On Aug 13, 2012, at 12:17 AM, shawn wrote: On Sun, 2012-08-12 at 20:15 -0700, Rick Thomas wrote: On Aug 12, 2012, at 6:04 PM, shawn wrote: On Sun, 2012-08-12 at 17:52 -0700, Rick Thomas wrote: *) Presumably making the mtd partition starting at zero visible to Linux will alter the names

uboot-envtools parameter file for Marvel OpenRD ultimate

The examples directory for the uboot-envtools contains sample fw_env.config files for several machine types, but not one that seems to relate to my Marvell OpenRD ultimate box. Does anybody on this list have one? Given the popularity of Debian on the Marvell plug machines, does

Re: uboot-envtools parameter file for Marvel OpenRD ultimate

On Aug 12, 2012, at 12:22 AM, shawn wrote: On Sat, 2012-08-11 at 23:47 -0700, Rick Thomas wrote: The examples directory for the uboot-envtools contains sample fw_env.config files for several machine types, but not one that seems to relate to my Marvell OpenRD ultimate box. Does anybody

Re: OpernRD Ultimate with two USB hard disks. How to tell uboot which one to boot from?

On Aug 11, 2012, at 6:17 PM, Eric Cooper wrote: On Sun, Aug 12, 2012 at 01:08:41AM +, Clint Adams wrote: On Sat, Aug 11, 2012 at 05:45:00PM -0700, Rick Thomas wrote: How can I make sure that uboot will always use the system disk? You could check both drives for the uImage etc. files

Re: uboot-envtools parameter file for Marvel OpenRD ultimate

On Aug 12, 2012, at 3:35 PM, shawn wrote: #my commandline: # cat /proc/cmdline console=ttyS0,115200 ubi.mtd=2 root=ubi0:rootfs rootfstype=ubifs rw mtdparts=orion_nand:0x10@0x0(u-boot),0x40@0x10(uImage), 0x1fb0@0x50(rootfs) rw man proc - type //proc/cmdline - hit [enter]

Re: uboot-envtools parameter file for Marvel OpenRD ultimate

On Aug 12, 2012, at 6:04 PM, shawn wrote: On Sun, 2012-08-12 at 17:52 -0700, Rick Thomas wrote: *) Presumably making the mtd partition starting at zero visible to Linux will alter the names of the other mtd partitions. Is this going to cause any problems down the line? like

IPv6 on sheeva-plug with new squeeze kernel

I just did an upgrade on my sheevaplug running squeeze. I can't do anything with IPv6 on it now (worked fine before the upgrade) When I try modprobe ipv6 I get FATAL: Error inserting ipv6 (/lib/modules/2.6.32-5-kirkwood/kernel/net/ipv6/ipv6.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown

Re: IPv6 on sheeva-plug with new squeeze kernel

On Tue, 15 May 2012 15:17:59 +0100, Steve McIntyre wrote: On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 02:28:57PM +0100, John Winters wrote: On 15/05/12 12:56, Arnaud Patard (Rtp) wrote: [snip] Please make sure that the new kernel has been flashed and that you've rebooted after that. Seconded. I find I need

Re: mtd errors on boot OpenRD ultimate

should you get worried :) On Aug 6, 2011, at 11:42 PM, Rick Thomas wrote: Hi again, Some googling on the subject offers a suggestion that is attractive, even if not easily verified: The suggestion is that Uboot and Linux do different and incompatible checksums on the write-blocks

mtd errors on boot OpenRD ultimate

For a few seconds during the boot process on my OpenRD ultimate, running Debian Squeeze, I get hundreds of messages in syslog like this: Buffer I/O error on device mtdblock0, logical block 0 Buffer I/O error on device mtdblock0, logical block 8 end_request: I/O error, dev mtdblock0, sector 0

Re: mtd errors on boot OpenRD ultimate -- but not on base

Interestingly, and confusingly... I get no such messages on an OpenRD base sitting right beside the ultimate running an essentially identical software load. Any thoughts? Rick On Aug 6, 2011, at 1:31 PM, Rick Thomas wrote: For a few seconds during the boot process on my OpenRD ultimate

Re: mtd errors on boot OpenRD ultimate

and have always been there. You'd best ignore them. On Saturday 06 August 2011 13:31:24 Rick Thomas wrote: For a few seconds during the boot process on my OpenRD ultimate, running Debian Squeeze, I get hundreds of messages in syslog like this: Buffer I/O error on device mtdblock0, logical

Re: Upgrading u-boot on Sheevaplug

On Jun 29, 2011, at 1:44 PM, Martin Michlmayr wrote: * Clint Adams cl...@debian.org [2011-06-25 14:48]: On Sat, Jun 25, 2011 at 07:39:53AM +0200, Jorge Cacho wrote: My sheevaplug has a 3.4.16 u-boot version so I need to upgrade it. The issue is that I need to download U-Boot 3.4.27+pingtoo

Re: Upgrading u-boot on Sheevaplug

On Jun 25, 2011, at 10:48 AM, Clint Adams wrote: On Sat, Jun 25, 2011 at 07:39:53AM +0200, Jorge Cacho wrote: My sheevaplug has a 3.4.16 u-boot version so I need to upgrade it. The issue is that I need to download U-Boot 3.4.27+pingtoo binary u-boot version (as said on

Anybody have a fw_env.config file for Sheeva Plug et al? use with uboot-envtools package?

The uboot-envtools package does not put a /etc/fw_env.config file in place when installed. It does list a bunch of example files in /etc/share/doc/uboot-envtools/examples/ but it doesn't say which one (if any) of them are good for use with the SheevaPlug (or any of it's

Re: Anybody have a fw_env.config file for Sheeva Plug et al? use with uboot-envtools package?

On Jun 25, 2011, at 6:18 PM, Clint Adams wrote: If you're using one of the wonky Marvell forks, it might be this: /dev/mtd0 0xa 0x2 0x2 Apparently that's what I'm using. I installed that and then (assuming that fw_printenv wouldn't do any harm -- I

Anybody got Debian running on the Dreamplug

Hi, all! Globalscale Technologies has a new entry in their plug computer line. https://www.globalscaletechnologies.com/p-41-dreamplug-devkit.aspx The website claims that shipping started 2/15/2011. Is that the usual hot air from GST, or have they gotten serious this time around? The specs

Re: Why shouldn't I upgrade uboot on my new OpenRD Ultimate? If so, to which version?

Thanks, Martin! I'll keep that in mind... I've also got a Client. Do you know a uboot binary that supports SD- card booting on the OpenRD-Client? Thanks for all your good work in this area! Rick On Feb 23, 2011, at 1:28 PM, Martin Michlmayr wrote: * Rick Thomas rbtho...@pobox.com [2011

Re: Why shouldn't I upgrade uboot on my new OpenRD Ultimate? If so, to which version?

OK, It now seems that I actually do need to upgrade the Uboot on my Ultimate. The problem is that Uboot 3.4.16 doesn't support access to the MMC/SD card. So now the question is: What version should I upgrade to? Is it OK to use the same one I used to upgrade the SheevaPlug? U-Boot

Should I upgrade uboot on my new OpenRD Ultimate?

Do I need to upgrade uboot on my brand-new OpenRD Ultimate? It currently has 3.4.16. If so, do I just follow the instructions at http://www.cyrius.com/debian/kirkwood/sheevaplug/uboot-upgrade.html or is there a special binary needed for the Ultimate? Thanks! Rick -- To

Re: Should I upgrade uboot on my new OpenRD Ultimate?

xavier grave wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Le 21/02/2011 22:53, Rick Thomas a écrit : Do I need to upgrade uboot on my brand-new OpenRD Ultimate? It currently has 3.4.16. It depends on what you intend to do. At lab, we have two OpenRD Ultimate. The first run

Re: Raising severity for armhf bugs

Cool! Does there exist an inexpensive self-contained armhf box that folks can use for development and experimentation? Something like the Sheeva Plug for armel? Thanks! Rick On Feb 14, 2011, at 10:16 AM, Konstantinos Margaritis wrote: As mentioned in [1], since squeeze is released,

Re: LEDs on a Sheevaplug

On Feb 14, 2011, at 6:39 AM, Lluís Batlle i Rossell wrote: Anyway... Is there a serial program you could recommend that is known to work without sending garbage (preferably in Ubuntu's repos)? Just to rule out this possible source of interference. I use 'cu', from uucp. I imagine it has a

Re: Alternative to using USB-Stick as mass storage on NSLU2

On Feb 18, 2010, at 12:55 PM, Björn Wetterbom wrote: I've used a Freecom 2.5 drive for a couple of years with good results. USB powered of course. I've also used an external WD 3.5 drive which I am very pleased with, and since WD offers a wide variety of 2.5 drives at good prices I would go

Re: NSLU2 with lenny armel: segfaults with filesystem commands (ls, cp, mv)

On Nov 17, 2009, at 4:02 PM, u7l1...@mail.lrz-muenchen.de wrote: Right now, when I logged on the ls command segfaulted. I then used apt-get to install the newest lenny updates (nothing kernel or fileutil related), and suddenly ls worked again! Regards, Richard Hi Richard, Is the

Re: Missing roundl() on armel?

On Sep 10, 2009, at 2:41 PM, Michael Hanke wrote: Hi, I am trying to fix #513272, a FTBFS on armel. The problem basically boils down to the following snippet failing to compile on armel (tested with a Debian lenny on a qemu-emulated armel system): - #include cmath

Re: GlobalScale Technologies OpenRD-client -- anybody got it working with Debian yet?

/thread/006b90ea78841bc2?pli=1 Thanks! Rick On Aug 12, 2009, at 4:23 PM, Rick Thomas wrote: I just got my second SheevalPlug and an OpenRD-Client today from Globalscale. (Ordered it in mid-June -- they seem to be badly backordered...) Does anybody have any experience getting Debian

Re: arm port plans for the squeeze cycle

On Aug 19, 2009, at 6:42 AM, Riku Voipio wrote: On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 08:27:32AM -1000, Martin Michlmayr wrote: * Marc Brockschmidt m...@marcbrockschmidt.de [2009-08-16 14:40]: Do you have any big changes planned? How much time would they take, and what consequences are there for the

GlobalScale Technologies ORD-client -- anybody got it working with Debian yet?

I just got my second SheevalPlug and an ORD-Client today from Globalscale. (Ordered it in mid-June -- they seem to be badly backordered...) Does anybody have any experience getting Debian running on the ORD? Thanks! Rick -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to

untrusted 2.6.30-1 kernel for SheevaPlug?

On my Sheevaplug, trying to do aptitude full-upgrade, I get: The following NEW packages will be installed: linux-image-2.6.30-1-kirkwood{a} The following packages will be upgraded: linux-image-2.6-kirkwood linux-image-kirkwood The following packages are SUGGESTED but will NOT be installed:

Problem went away mysteriously [Re: Bricked my SheevaPlug?]

My new info is at the end of this message. Scroll down to the end. Thanks! to all who replied with suggestions. So... to recap the story up til now: On Jun 18, 2009, at 4:46 PM, I wrote: I needed to move my SheevaPlug to a different part of the lab. So I logged into the console port.

Re: Problem went away mysteriously [Re: Bricked my SheevaPlug?]

On Jun 19, 2009, at 12:28 PM, John Hughes wrote: Rick Thomas wrote: So -- A lesson learned. Your SheevaPlug may not come back up after a short power outage. If this happens, letting it sit without power over night may bring it back to life. Do you leave the debug/console USB plugged

Bricked my SheevaPlug?

I needed to move my SheevaPlug to a different part of the lab. So I logged into the console port. Issued a shutdown -h now. Waited til it said it was shutdown. Unplugged it. Moved it. Plugged it back in. The little green light comes on, but... The little blue light never does come on. I can

Re: Bricked my SheevaPlug?

On Jun 18, 2009, at 4:46 PM, Rick Thomas wrote: I needed to move my SheevaPlug to a different part of the lab. I neglected to mention that it was running fine (Debian Lenny based on Martin's tarball, booting from a 16GB USB stick) before I shut it down... Rick -- To UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: Bricked my SheevaPlug?

On Jun 18, 2009, at 5:05 PM, Steve Pirk wrote: On Thu, 18 Jun 2009, Rick Thomas wrote: On Jun 18, 2009, at 4:46 PM, Rick Thomas wrote: I needed to move my SheevaPlug to a different part of the lab. I neglected to mention that it was running fine (Debian Lenny based on Martin's tarball

Re: Debian 5.0 (lenny) tar ball for the SheevaPlug - USB install

On May 12, 2009, at 3:39 AM, John Hughes wrote: Rick Thomas wrote: Next: (when they release a version that supports both of the on- chip ethernet ports) I plan to replace my home router/firewall/IPv6- tunnel-endpoint with a Debian shivaplug. I think you want the openrd http

Re: How to make sure my plug boots from the USB flash-stick instead of the USB hard-disk?

On May 27, 2009, at 5:14 AM, David Given wrote: Martin Michlmayr wrote: [...] If you look at bootcmd_usb you'll see something like ext2load usb 0:1. 0:1 defines the device and partition. Unfortunately, I don't know whether you can force any consistent device naming in u-boot. I suppose you

How to make sure my plug boots from the USB flash-stick instead of the USB hard-disk?

My plug is now working very nicely thanks! It boots from a USB stick. Since it's the only USB mass storage device, it's /dev/sda. I'd like to add a USB hub and use it to connect another USB device (a hard disk) for use as /var, /home, /tmp, and swap. But then there would be a confusion

Re: Odd ownership of files in tarball [Re: Debian 5.0 (lenny) tar ball for the SheevaPlug - USB install]

On May 19, 2009, at 4:49 AM, Martin Michlmayr wrote: * Gaudenz Steinlin gaud...@debian.org [2009-05-19 09:17]: How exactly did you produce this diff? If you extract the tarball on another system and then produced the diff on this system, then this is just expected. The tarball only stores

Odd ownership of files in tarball [Re: Debian 5.0 (lenny) tar ball for the SheevaPlug - USB install]

On May 8, 2009, at 11:09 AM, Rick Thomas wrote: Cool! My first shivaplug arrived this morning. It's now installed and doing useful work. A fairly painless process -- thanks very much for the step-by-step instructions, Martin! I doubt if I could have done it myself with just

Re: Debian 5.0 (lenny) tar ball for the SheevaPlug - USB install

Hi David, I'm glad to see I've got some company! On May 10, 2009, at 2:06 PM, David Given wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Rick Thomas wrote: [...] My first shivaplug arrived this morning. While I was waiting for it to arrive, I already purchased a USB hub, a 16GB USB

Re: Regarding Kirkwood cpu support

On Mar 25, 2009, at 12:00 PM, Wouter Verhelst wrote: On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 04:56:37PM +0100, Björn Wetterbom wrote: What kind of time frames are we talking about when it comes to Debian support for Kirkwood for us ordinary users who don't compile our own kernels and want our machine to

Re: Regarding Kirkwood cpu support

On Mar 25, 2009, at 4:30 PM, Martin Michlmayr wrote: * Rick Thomas rbthoma...@pobox.com [2009-03-25 16:19]: I'd suggest the latter, unless you want to help out -- there are ways to do that, even if you don't know how to write code. OK, I'm game. I'd love to help. Where can I buy one

Re: Test images for Debian lenny rc2 available

On Mar 7, 2009, at 3:25 AM, Bob Cox wrote: In your original post you indicated that you had the slug setup to use DHCP. Would it be possible for you to reflash with the Linksys firmware, then set a hostname, static IP address, netmask, default gateway and nameserver and try again with the

(OT) Debian on the HP Compaq t5135 Thin Client?

! Rick Rick Thomas wrote: Has anybody tried running debian on the HP Compaq t5135 Thin Client? 128 MB SDRAM, 64MB Flash, VIA Eden 400 MHz processor, 10/100 ethernet, several USB ports, one serial and one parallel port, VGA video. US$149 direct from HP (probably cheaper from other places) http

USB Ethernet Adapters [Re: Please test daily debian-installer images]

On Aug 31, 2008, at 4:38 AM, Martin Michlmayr wrote: If you have a spare ARM machine or want to reinstall your machine for some reason and if you have a serial console, please use the installer images from the following location and report problems to this list:

Re: Puzzling difference between debian-arm and debian-i386 re growisofs

On Apr 18, 2008, at 1:14 PM, Barry Tennison wrote: So I think it's definitely in the genisoimage -M code, and COULD BE an endian issue there. For what it proves, if anything, I tried to recreate the bug cd somewhere safe mkdir tmp1 touch tmp1/nullfile-with-long-name genisoimage -R

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