Peter Teichmann wrote: > > > > Do you mind posting a log or giving some hints on what exactly > > you did ?? I can't seem to get ABLE to even bring up an ethernet > [...] > > I did: > > >setargs root=/dev/ram rw > >ifconfig dm0 10.10.10.2 tftpserver 10.10.10.1 > >load (tftpboot)vmlinuz-2.4.25-bast (tftpboot)initrd.gz > >boot >
OK, so you're using a USB keyboard and VGA console ?? I was originally trying to do everything via a serial console... However, after borrowing the USB keyboard from a nearby Apple and using a PC to pre-copy the d-i network install kernel and initrd images to a hard drive for ABLE to find, I have now succeeded in getting d-i rc1 to work. The only serious problem was that, for some reason, d-i decided to install the kernel package for a riscstation !! After moving the drive back to a PC and manually installing the 2.4.25-bast kernel the board was then able to reboot on its own and seems to be running quite well. > > > (ABLE != much_fun_to_use) > > I think it is not too bad. Maybe the documentation is not always precise. But > actually it does what you expect from a firmware, and even a bit more. The > only annoying thing for me is that I can not use the USB keyboard with ABLE. > Yeah, maybe its not so bad, although having the source available would make the simple command line parsing bugs a lot less annoying. Note that although ABLE 2.01 is now available on the Simtec website, I wouldn't recommend anyone to upgrade - the ifconfig command line parsing now on longer generates an error, but instead static IP and tftpserver addresses are now just ignored... (ie the dhcp client always runs even if a static IP address is given). Andre -- -- _______________________________________________ Find what you are looking for with the Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10
