Martin Michlmayr wrote:
For some reason, nic-modules doesn't depend on nic-shared-modules (which
contains mii) on arm whereas it does on armel. Fortunately, nobody is
supposed to use arm anymore but I'll look into fixing it anyway.
Hmm, yes, my bad, I accidentally clicked the arm, instead o
* Lennert Buytenhek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2008-08-10 15:47]:
> Maybe CONFIG_MII=m and the particular module loader being used isn't
> resolving module dependencies? (Or mii.ko isn't included in the fs?)
Yeah, I just checked and mii.ko is not included on the arm image. For
some reason, nic-modules
On Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 02:58:57PM +0300, Martin Michlmayr wrote:
> > [5.72] mv643xx_eth: Unknown symbol generic_mii_ioctl
> > [5.72] mv643xx_eth: Unknown symbol mii_ethtool_gset
> > but I'm guessing that this is a problem with this particular build
>
> Strange. Someone else
* Tim Small <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2008-08-10 13:41]:
>> I'm not sure we can do that. The installer will use an initramfs
>> rather than an initrd, so the u-boot environment has to be changed
>> before the installer can be started.
> I was thinking that a separate initrd image would be needed for t
Martin Michlmayr wrote:
* Tim Small <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2008-08-10 12:34]:
- Run a script supplied by Debian that will use nvram to change
bootargs_root
Pretty much, but I think the best approach is to supply an initrd which
does this automatically
I'm not sure we can do
Martin Michlmayr wrote:
Does the LS use dhcp in this case to
obtain an IP address and the IP of the server, or will it always use
the hardcoded value (192.168.11.1)?
The Buffalo uboot uses a hard-coded IP address of 192.168.11.150, with a
hard-coded tftp server IP of 192.168.11.1 . I beli
Martin Michlmayr wrote:
Tim, can please install flash-kernel from unstable, attach the patch
below, run 'flash-kernel' and see if your machine still boots?
Yep, that works - that patch should be OK to commit, I think...
BTW, what about the Terastation Pro II/Live and Linkstation Pro Duo?
D
Hey Tim,
* Tim Small <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2008-08-10 12:34]:
>> - Run a script supplied by Debian that will use nvram to change
>> bootargs_root=root=/dev/sda2 rw initrd=0x00800040,15M panic=5
>>to
>> bootargs_root=root=/dev/sda2 rw initrd=0x00800040 panic=5
>
> Pretty much, but I t
Martin Michlmayr wrote:
Oh, I thought you said the current firmware version had the "press
reset, do TFTP" feature. Bugger.
I was told it did by people on #linkstationwiki - I thought I had broken
this feature on my box by changing the default nvram settings, but after
further investigati
* Martin Michlmayr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2008-08-09 13:36]:
> And then we tell users to install Debian by removing the disk and
> installing some files on a TFTP server.
I have one question about this. Does the LS use dhcp in this case to
obtain an IP address and the IP of the server, or will it a
* Martin Michlmayr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2008-08-09 13:36]:
> 2) flash-kernel support: flash-kernel (despite the name) now supports
> both flash and disk based devices. It has to make a bootable image on
> disk. I think the support we have for Kurobox should work out of the
> box. We just need to
* Tim Small <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2008-08-07 22:25]:
> Initially, I didn't think this was possible to do on the lspro,
> without using a serial cable (since there is no method on the lspro
> V2s which I have to force a tftpboot, without a serial cable, but
> some earlier hw/fw versions apparently
(No need to CC me, I read the list.)
On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 10:09 AM, Tim Small <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Per Andersson wrote:
>>
>> Do you think the current debian installer code and method
>> for installing Debian on the Kurobox Pro would work for
>> Linkstation Pro/Live as well? The method g
Per Andersson wrote:
Do you think the current debian installer code and method
for installing Debian on the Kurobox Pro would work for
Linkstation Pro/Live as well? The method goes something
like this:
1) Create a ext2 filesystem on the first partition on the
attached harddrive. (Has to be ext2
On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 12:04 AM, Tim Small <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The Buffalo software does indeed include an "emergency mode", but this is
> entered as a special case from their kernel/initrd pair, both of which are
> stored on the hard-disk. Once you install the Debian kernel and initramfs
Per Andersson wrote:
Can EM be used similarly on the lspro?
The Buffalo software does indeed include an "emergency mode", but this
is entered as a special case from their kernel/initrd pair, both of
which are stored on the hard-disk. Once you install the Debian kernel
and initramfs (rep
On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 11:25 PM, Tim Small <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I presume (but I'm not sure) that the only method for installing Debian on
> the kuropro, and lspro will be to start the installer via TFTP.. I suppose
> it might also be possible to write an installer image to the HD of the
>
On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 11:25 PM, Tim Small <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I presume (but I'm not sure) that the only method for installing Debian on
> the kuropro, and lspro will be to start the installer via TFTP.. I suppose
> it might also be possible to write an installer image to the HD of the
>
Hello,
I presume (but I'm not sure) that the only method for installing Debian
on the kuropro, and lspro will be to start the installer via TFTP.. I
suppose it might also be possible to write an installer image to the HD
of the linkstation (by connecting the drive directly to another machine
Martin Michlmayr wrote:
Given that the LS Pro software doesn't need the 15M parameter (since
it's an initrd), the first choice might be best.
Is the nvram utility included is the LS Pro software environment or is
that only on the Kurobox Pro?
(and upgrades the firmware to a known-good versio
On Wed, 2008-07-30 at 23:01 +0300, Martin Michlmayr wrote:
> Is the nvram utility included is the LS Pro software environment or is
> that only on the Kurobox Pro?
The nvram utility is included with the LS Pro software as well. A free
alternative to it is fw_printenv and fw_setenv, which are incl
* Tim Small <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2008-07-30 20:37]:
> Hmm, I think in order to stand a chance of getting it fixed, you'd
> probably need to submit a patch
Not necessarily.
> investment, without a guarantee of it getting accepted, I wonder if
> it might not be best just to fix the problem in user
Martin Michlmayr wrote:
* Tim Small <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2008-07-27 15:01]:
. Patch the mainline initramfs code in a nice way, so that it'll
work with any lspro firmware version - and hope the kernel
maintainers accept the patch (which they might, as the current code
is arguably a bit broke
On Sun, 2008-07-27 at 14:02 -0700, Martin Michlmayr wrote:
> Do you remember the version that didn't work?
I can't find it written down anywhere, but I believe it was 1.01. As
far as I can tell there were three versions released by Buffalo: 1.01 on
the first Linkstation hardware, 1.09 on the seco
* Ryan Tandy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2008-07-27 11:40]:
> > Just for the record, can you tell me what firmware version you now have in
> > flash?
>
> /proc/cmdline reports BOOTVER=1.10.
Do you remember the version that didn't work?
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* Tim Small <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2008-07-27 15:01]:
> . Patch the mainline initramfs code in a nice way, so that it'll
> work with any lspro firmware version - and hope the kernel
> maintainers accept the patch (which they might, as the current code
> is arguably a bit broken).
Are you going to
On Sun, 2008-07-27 at 15:01 +0100, Tim Small wrote:
> Just for the record, can you tell me what firmware version you now have in
> flash?
/proc/cmdline reports BOOTVER=1.10.
Thanks,
Ryan
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Ryan Tandy wrote:
You may remember that a while back I tried to use your kernel package,
but that my u-boot (from the original lspro firmware) didn't load the
initrd properly when I removed the initrd= boot parameter. Today I
updated the bootloader to 1.10 using the Buffalo updater, installed a
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