Hi Martin,
On Wed, Jun 8, 2022, at 10:17 PM, Martin Michlmayr wrote:
>> Indeed, I do have two OpenRD machines running right now, an
>> "Ulitmate" and a "Client". Both are available for testing. Let me
>> know what you would like me to do and I'll get to it ASAP. I also
>> have a SheevaPlug currently running and available for testing if
>> that's of any interest.
>
> Hi Rick,
>
> If the SheevaPlug is available for testing, can you do two things:
>
> 1) Install bullseye
Worked fine and checked OK (yeah, it's Bullseye). I installed a minimal
setup (no GUIs no network servers) with only ssh and an otherwise basic system.
I put the installation "uI*" files on a 64GB micro-SD card (in a micro ->
full-size adapter) formatted as ext2 then installed to that same SD card. No
USB involved. Let me know if you want me to try a USB stick as well.
I allowed the guided partitioner to put everything in one partition. I
didn't try anything fancy like LVM or manual partitioning. Again, let me know
if you want me to try something else.
> * Boot into u-boot and check the version: type "version"
U-Boot 2016.01-rc3+dfsg1-3 (Jan 02 2016 - 23:19:11 +0000)
Marvell-Sheevaplug
>
> * Install bullseye according to the instructions here:
> http://www.cyrius.com/debian/kirkwood/sheevaplug/install/
> Note that the download links point to buster. You have to replace
> buster with bullseye in the link.
No problem. Worked fine with "buster" -> "bullseye")
>
> * Check if the installation is okay and you have Debian bullseye at the
> end (/etc/debian_version).
See above. results as expected.
> 2) Try u-boot from bullseye
>
> Basically, follow
> http://www.cyrius.com/debian/kirkwood/sheevaplug/uboot-upgrade/
> but replace stretch with bullseye in the download link
Haven't tried this yet -- see below...
>
> Warning: if this fails, you need OpenOCD to recover. I can't help
> with this. (I haven't touched these devices in years!) But I think
> you've used OpenOCD before.
I have indeed used OpenOCD before, but it was a long time ago in a galaxy
far, far away.
Can you point me at instructions for using OpenOCD? Thanks!
I've got a second sheevaplug that I bricked a long time ago, but I wonder
if OpenOCD might bring it back to life. I'll try that one first.
>
> If it works, check if USB, etc work (i.e. boot from the USB stick into
> Debian). You could also do another installation of Debian just in
> case but that's not needed.
It's fun! Let me know if you want to see any log files or so on.
>
> If you have time for this, great! But if not, no worries.
>
> --
> Martin Michlmayr
> https://www.cyrius.com/
More results later!
Rick
