Re: cannot run make/demo

2015-07-02 Thread w_schmidt
Hi, may I add: the last time I needed the following programms below after a blank ubuntu 12.04 installation (program name, website, install command). Christian, as a wish: an all-in one- ubuntu development iso for genode? Like the Fabscan Live DVD ( https://hci.rwth-aachen.de/fabscan_software )

Re: AHCI still not working

2015-05-31 Thread w_schmidt
Hi >To be honest this kind of mindset is what makes developers keep back >from helping beginners in public forums. It also leads to the wrong >conclusion that it's not worth the effort to invest time as *those >people* are lazy anyway and never read documentation. Not really, it's a problem in th

Re: ATA support

2014-11-04 Thread w_schmidt
Hi, > Some boot loaders such as GRUB1 with the OS patch allow you to set a VESA mode right at boot time (maybe GRUB2 has a similar feature?). Mayber you can do something similiar in /etc/default/grub: GRUB_GFXMODE=1280x800x32 GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=keep First line set grub mode, second line adv

Re: Is there any method to obtain real-world date and time in Genode?

2014-10-24 Thread w_schmidt
Hi Stefan, >When you say RTC is too slow, what drift did you perceived? I may add this to the topic. I tried something similiar to measure performance. First i was a bit irritated that i only get values which are different by one million units, until i looked at the code. https://github.com/ge

Re: Some questions about performance optimization related toGUIframework on Genode

2014-09-06 Thread w_schmidt
Hi, just a side advice: do not use RTC as i also tried to measure some actions. I tried the following rtc1 = rtc.get_current_time(); rtc2 = rtc.get_current_time(); and always got a difference of 1 second. (in a loop) – and that was only with calling rtc. So i looked at RTC ( https://gith

Re: Malloc / free ansd rump_fs ->Slab-backend exhausted

2014-09-04 Thread w_schmidt
Hello Stefan, yes, thanx, your demo project looks much like the one i posted before. If i tried your patch with a "real" ext2 partition. What i have done was just "reading" files, like FILE* file = fopen(fileName, "rb"); fread(buffer, 1, size, file); fclose(file); I had the following issues: -

Re: Malloc / free ansd rump_fs ->Slab-backend exhausted

2014-09-02 Thread w_schmidt
Hi, did Stefan had time to look into the issue with the block cache? Best regards, Wolfgang -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- From: Sebastian Sumpf Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2014 8:40 PM To: Genode OS Framework Mailing List Subject: Re: Malloc / free ansd rump_fs ->Slab-backend exhausted Hi W

Re: Malloc / free ansd rump_fs ->Slab-backend exhausted

2014-08-18 Thread w_schmidt
Hi, >> this seems to be happen only if rump_fs has a larger quota – the file >> can be larger if rump_fs has a smaller quota. (memory tests of the >> system have shown no errors so RAM should be okay) >this is indeed very strange. I hope you have a Genode version where >there is no Slab-Backend a

Re: Malloc / free ansd rump_fs ->Slab-backend exhausted

2014-08-11 Thread w_schmidt
Hi, further information: this seems to be happen only if rump_fs has a larger quota – the file can be larger if rump_fs has a smaller quota. (memory tests of the system have shown no errors so RAM should be okay) Best regards Wolfgang From: w_schm...@gmx.de Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2014 12:54 P

Information flow in genode

2014-08-11 Thread w_schmidt
Hello, I read the Bastei Design PDF and have a question regarding the information flow. On page 5 it is stated: “When a parent calls the session function of the root interface of a server child, the server creates a new client session and returns the corresponding client_session capability. Thi

Re: Configuring Virtualbox

2014-07-31 Thread w_schmidt
Hi, maybe if you are interested you could also look at the cosmos os project. It uses VirtualBox and has also the preconfigured that debug is done via an serial VirtualBox interface in both ways (Quite nice, set a breakpoint in VS, let the OS stop, change a variable and continue). Best regards

Malloc / free ansd rump_fs ->Slab-backend exhausted

2014-07-13 Thread w_schmidt
Hi, i try to open a file. I used the following code: //malloc char * buffer = (char*) Genode::env()->heap()->alloc(sizeof(char)*lSize); FILE* pFile = fopen(fileName, "rb"); size_t result = fread (buffer,1,lSize,pFile); fclose (pFile); //free (buffer); env()->heap()->free(buffer, 0); The code s

Re: Using a real harddisk

2014-07-06 Thread w_schmidt
Hi, thanks, the workaround works (i used 128M now for ACPI - the script now finds the drive. 3 new questions now arise - 1. With which part of the output do I know that the RAM quota is insufficent? - 2. If i try to use the blk_cache still the "[init -> rump_fs] Backend::Backend(): Backend blk

Using a real harddisk

2014-07-06 Thread w_schmidt
Hi, i have still problems accessing a real harddisc. I now started again using the rump_ext2 test. Is usd the run script below and get no result at all, it stops at [init -> acpi -> pci_drv] virtual void Genode::Platform_env::release(): used after freeing emergency=520192 If i replace

Re: Using a real harddisk

2014-06-29 Thread w_schmidt
Hi, Still the same issue. ;-) > You have to configure qemu that is provides a ahci device, please have a > look in os/run/ahci.run for an example. Somehow works. But still if i use the runfile below it ends with (equally if real hardware or qemu) [init->acpi->pci_drv] recource request: ram_quot

Re: Booting genode/nova

2014-06-29 Thread w_schmidt
Hi, More informal: i have now a dhcp & ftp server. I put configured to start pulsar as PXE. Result - it doesn't work as expected. In more detail: I linked a /nova subdirectory to build. (or to build/nove_x86_64) in the nova directory the runscript created a link named nova_x86_64 -> the path in

Re: Booting genode/nova

2014-06-22 Thread w_schmidt
On 21.06.2014 18:42, w_schmidt@... wrote: >> I have no bender in the grub entry. >Why not ? Whenever you invoke a run script it is added automatically to >the resulting grub menu.lst respectively pulsar config file. In this grub menu.lst bender is included. If i try to start the remo

Re: Booting genode/nova

2014-06-21 Thread w_schmidt
HI, somehow can't read your email offline. Therefore no quotation. I originally updated both the BIOS and the AMT Firmware of the x201 because without the update some of the menus where only shown as not available. The BIOS version is 1.40 (6QET70WW) (2012-10-11) with embedded controller 1.15 a

Re: Booting genode/nova

2014-06-20 Thread w_schmidt
Hi, Following now works - restart with amttool. Also RUN_OPT="--target amt" make run/printf now seems to try to connect to remote pc. Nevertheless the simple printf fails. (output attached below inline.) It seems like remote machine gets connected, restarts. Afterwards it boots normally. In t

Re: Booting genode/nova

2014-06-17 Thread w_schmidt
Hi Christian, thanks, Test4! is to short for passwort policy of AMT. longer has also not worked. amtterm now works with -p and passwort in paraprasses (like -p 'Test4!4!') Nunja. Über Fronleichnam probiere ich das weiter. Best regards, Wolfgang -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- From: Christi

Re: Booting genode/nova

2014-06-17 Thread w_schmidt
Hi, Still no luck. what is meant with "active the network p"? I have linked both machines directly with fixed ips. I enabled the following settings on the x201: Username&Password (also tried to disable it, but no change), SOL, IDER, Legacy Redirection Mode, KVM, AMT_PASSWORD= amttool 10.1

Fw: Booting genode/nova

2014-06-15 Thread w_schmidt
Hi Norman, -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- From: Norman Feske Sent: Friday, May 2, 2014 11:33 AM To: genode-main@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: Booting genode/nova >For testing, it is very helpful to have Genode's LOG output available, >which is directed to the comport. Unfortunately, mode

Re: Using a real harddisk

2014-06-15 Thread w_schmidt
-Ursprüngliche Nachricht- From: Sebastian Sumpf Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 10:06 PM To: Genode OS Framework Mailing List Subject: Re: Using a real harddisk Hi again, I want to access files from a harddisk using a block cache. The partition would be /sda7/test in ext2 f

Re: Using a real harddisk

2014-05-14 Thread w_schmidt
Hi, Thanks for the answer. >> I want to access files from a harddisk using a block cache. The partition >> would be /sda7/test in ext2 format. (and for example file1.txt) I tried >> to >> start nova directly form disc - works with mouse & keyboard now. > Assuming your machine is an x86 derivati

Using a real harddisk

2014-05-11 Thread w_schmidt
Hi, I have a few stupid questions regarding the use of real hardware. I want to access files from a harddisk using a block cache. The partition would be /sda7/test in ext2 format. (and for example file1.txt) I tried to start nova directly form disc - works with mouse & keyboard now. With the e

Run/demo steps for raspi

2014-04-28 Thread w_schmidt
Hi, I tried to prepare a sd card for raspberry pi. I used the commands from http://genode.org/documentation/release-notes/13.11 , and additionally installed fist lex, bison and svn (otherwise make -C libports prepare PKG=libc didn't work). Now I'm a bit stuck. The Pi does not boot the image. It

Block Cache

2014-04-28 Thread w_schmidt
Hello, I have a few question regarding genodes block cache in 14.02. If understand it correctly on x86-based computers genode starts on top of linux. Therefore multiple caches will be used before something goes to genode a) the cache on a hdd b) cache on a drive controller c) the linux block cac

Re: Creating your first Genode application - Build succesful, butexecution fails

2014-04-21 Thread w_schmidt
Hi Norman, thanxs, the freeze was exactly that qemu was showing the UI but nothing reacted. Using display sdl option helped. >I figured that the hello-tutorial may actually not be the easiest way to >start as it contains many details that are not needed for realizing >applications on top of Geno

Re: Creating your first Genode application - Build succesful, butexecution fails

2014-04-21 Thread w_schmidt
Hi, Thanks, uncommenting in build configuration helped a bit. (Still do not see the point in documentation) But now it stops without any error. It just opens the start screen like with "linux" demo, but then it freezes. I would even be more interessted in how to really buidl a first applicatio

Re: Creating your first Genode application - Build succesful, butexecution fails

2014-04-13 Thread w_schmidt
Hello Christian, >> But the self created hello doesn't. >> >> I have found only an empty /tmp/genode-1000 directory (therefore the grep >> command you provided shows nothing). >> >> The demo which is provided in genode nor works after update (git pull) of >> genode, but notif i try to run it with

Re: Creating your first Genode application - Build succesful, butexecution fails

2014-04-12 Thread w_schmidt
Hello Helmuth, Sorry, I have not seen you're answers (some automatism seems to consider every thing from genode mail list as spam). Because I had some strange graphic problems with Ubuntu 12.04 on the physical computer+-, I also tried a reinstall with another distribution (Mint). With Mint at

Creating your first Genode application - Build succesful, but execution fails

2014-03-30 Thread w_schmidt
Hello, I tried to run the genode tutorial. I first installed it on an AMD Athlon x64 with nForce4- Mainboard. run/demo stopped there after init -> nitpicker] create session with args: label="launchpad", ram_quota=12288 I made a second try on a) a virtualBox machine with brand new installation