Re: [9fans] Root file system from usb-hdd on raspberry pi

2013-03-27 Thread Richard Miller
> I will > investigate further... It turns out that usb boot is more complicated than it needs to be. With readparts= the partitions are set up automatically, but then they are thrown away again, I think because partfs is being started more than once. I will leave it to the original authors to l

Re: [9fans] Root file system from usb-hdd on raspberry pi

2013-03-27 Thread Richard Miller
> Can I do something in the kernel command line > to mount it automatically, so I can get my root fileystem from there? If the command line contains 'readparts= bootargs=local!/dev/sdXX/fossil' and the kernel is built with partfs and fossil in the bootdir section, this should work automatically (w

Re: [9fans] Root file system from usb-hdd on raspberry pi

2013-03-27 Thread Friedrich Psiorz
I think that's already partly being done, I found /srv/partfs.sdXX, I just need to mount that. Can I do something in the kernel command line to mount it automatically, so I can get my root fileystem from there? Sorry, I'm still very confused by the whole boot process. Am 27.03.2013 08:59, schrieb

Re: [9fans] Root file system from usb-hdd on raspberry pi

2013-03-27 Thread David du Colombier
> Also, the disk still doesn't show up as sdB0 or sdXX or something like > that in /dev; still only sdU0.0 > Do I have to do something to make sdB0/sdXX appear? disk/partfs /dev/sdU0.0/data

Re: [9fans] Root file system from usb-hdd on raspberry pi

2013-03-26 Thread Friedrich Psiorz
Also, the disk still doesn't show up as sdB0 or sdXX or something like that in /dev; still only sdU0.0 Do I have to do something to make sdB0/sdXX appear? Am 26.03.2013 16:53, schrieb Friedrich Psiorz: > No I get these errors when booting: > > can't update /dev/sdXX/data's devsd partition table f

Re: [9fans] Root file system from usb-hdd on raspberry pi

2013-03-26 Thread Friedrich Psiorz
No I get these errors when booting: can't update /dev/sdXX/data's devsd partition table for nvram: partition name already in use: "part nvram 63 64" can't update /dev/sdXX/data's devsd partition table for fossil: partition name already in use: "part fossil 64 99518702" can't update /dev/sdXX/data'

Re: [9fans] Root file system from usb-hdd on raspberry pi

2013-03-26 Thread erik quanstrom
On Tue Mar 26 10:27:02 EDT 2013, f.psi...@gmx.de wrote: > Hmm, ok, I'm more confused now than before. sorry. evidently i'm not good at explaining this. > do I have to put all partitions there? Or just the 'plan9' partition > that fdisk created? put all the partitions in. (but remember, there i

Re: [9fans] Root file system from usb-hdd on raspberry pi

2013-03-26 Thread Friedrich Psiorz
Hmm, ok, I'm more confused now than before. do I have to put all partitions there? Or just the 'plan9' partition that fdisk created? Where do I set the environment variable? I tried adding sdB0parts='p1 0 38913' to cmdline.txt, but nothing happens. Am 26.03.2013 14:56, schrieb erik quanstrom: > On

Re: [9fans] Root file system from usb-hdd on raspberry pi

2013-03-26 Thread erik quanstrom
On Tue Mar 26 09:48:30 EDT 2013, f.psi...@gmx.de wrote: > I recompiled the kernel as you said, and noticed that it doesn't > complain about missing partfs during boot anymore; however there is no > additional sd*, still only sdM0 and sdU0.0, which still doesn't show me > any partitions. i'm sorry.

Re: [9fans] Root file system from usb-hdd on raspberry pi

2013-03-26 Thread Friedrich Psiorz
I recompiled the kernel as you said, and noticed that it doesn't complain about missing partfs during boot anymore; however there is no additional sd*, still only sdM0 and sdU0.0, which still doesn't show me any partitions. Am 26.03.2013 14:07, schrieb erik quanstrom: > On Tue Mar 26 08:52:50 EDT

Re: [9fans] Root file system from usb-hdd on raspberry pi

2013-03-26 Thread erik quanstrom
On Tue Mar 26 08:52:50 EDT 2013, f.psi...@gmx.de wrote: > I'm currently trying to set up a usb-hdd as my root filesystem; I found > out, that I have to use partfs to actually see the partitions I create, > however they don't show up after the next reboot; i have to use fdisk's > and prep's w comman

[9fans] Root file system from usb-hdd on raspberry pi

2013-03-26 Thread Friedrich Psiorz
I'm currently trying to set up a usb-hdd as my root filesystem; I found out, that I have to use partfs to actually see the partitions I create, however they don't show up after the next reboot; i have to use fdisk's and prep's w command (without actualy modifying the partition table), to see the pa