[00:31] i'm trying to boot maverick on my beagleboard [00:31] its stuck on 'Uncompressing Linux... done, booting kernel' [00:31] You had a C3, right? [00:31] -xm [00:31] Ah, sorry. My poor memory. [00:33] do you want boot log? or got other ideas? [00:33] I think you need someone who has an XM. [00:36] persia, any idea who that is? [00:37] There's been a few folks here who talked about them in the past. I'm not sure if any of them have them now, or would be able to troubleshoot with you. [00:39] daurnimator: First, what image are you running? [00:40] Also, do you have a monitor attached? [00:40] was trying ubuntu-netbook-10.10-preinstalled-netbook-armel+omap.img. yes I have a monitor attached. [00:42] Hmm. You should have video on the monitor. [00:43] It should show text output indicating that it is enlarging the root file system. [00:44] that I do not. [00:45] if it helps, D6 is flashing twice at a regular rate.. [00:46] ogra: ping [00:46] ogra_ac: ping [00:48] GrueMaster, you have an -xm? [00:48] yes. [00:48] Not hooked up currently, though. [00:48] GrueMaster, advice/helpful tips then? [00:49] First, I would check your downloads with md5sum. Compare it with the MD5SUMS file online. [00:49] well the gzip archive extracted correctly... [00:50] What size sd card are you using? [00:51] ok. the md5 is correct [00:51] sd card is 8gb [00:51] Ok. I have tested 4, 8, and 16G, so that should be ok. [00:52] Try rebooting. [00:52] Is this a production XM? [00:52] yes [00:52] ok. [00:52] as I sit here I haven't touched it, D6 is flashing twice regulary, and D7 occasionally turns switches on/off [00:52] I feel like it could be doing something? [00:53] How did you write to SD. [00:53] how long does the rootfs take? [00:53] ? [00:53] On 8G, about 5-10 minutes max. [00:53] zcat | sudo dd [00:54] Try gunzip < > ;sudo dd bs=4M if= [00:54] I have seen a few issues using zcat pipes. [00:55] i've got to go out in a sec, so I might just leave it for now, see if something has happended by the time I get back [00:55] will be back in a couple of hourss [00:55] Reset it first. YOu should see something on the screen almost immediately. [00:55] ~10 seconds after reset. === rsalveti` is now known as rsalveti [01:10] GrueMaster, nope [01:11] pastebin [01:11] uh, I meant http://pastey.net/141810 [01:11] GrueMaster, ^^ hope that helps, its where it is now [01:11] Hmm. Try "sudo dd bs=1024 if=/dev/zero of=" to wipe your SD & reflash. [01:11] i'm off for for a bit now [01:12] You can also try adding serial console info to the kernel parameters. WIll explain when you return. [01:57] GrueMaster, back for 10 mins, I previously had alot larger block size: what wil change? [02:00] For this sort of thing, the only difference between different blocksizes for dd is how the caching works. I almost always use 1M. [02:02] Very large bs (where zcat is the max) tends to be more likely to get some unexpected corruption. Very small bs (anything less than the eraseblock size on the flash) tends to cause the FTL to be overworked, and may waste space on the SD. [02:06] persia, so whats the value I should be using? 1024? 1M? 4M? [02:06] What's the eraseblock size on your flash? Use some integer multiple of that. [02:06] prpplague: hi dave, got your email. [02:07] persia, how would I find that one out? >.< [02:07] 1M and 4M tend to be integer multiple for most eraseblock sizes. 4M is a bit faster. 1M is a bit safer (but breaks for 2M eraseblock sizes, although these are very rare) [02:08] You'd have to find it in the documentation for your SD. In practice, I don't know of any good ways to discover this based on the hardware. [02:14] cooloney: hey bud [03:05] ahoy ! thank you for providing the community with 10.10 for the beagleboard! (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ARM/OMAPMaverickInstall) [03:05] now i am having problems =D usb keyboard and mouse aren't being recognized! [03:25] i have returned :D [03:25] * daurnimator pokes GrueMaster [03:25] Oww. [03:25] Sorry, had stepped out to start dinner. [03:26] Ok, so lets try with serial console to see where it is hanging up at. Reset and press -c to stop autoboot. [03:27] Let me know when you have a uboot prompt. [03:29] now. [03:29] one sec (phone call) [03:29] ok, you're second is up :P [03:29] Heh. Family. [03:29] ahh [03:29] hope everything is ok [03:30] At any rate, type "mmc init" [03:30] Jut my son wanting a new monitor. [03:30] just [03:30] ahh [03:30] and then? [03:30] fatload mmc 0:1 0x80000000 uImage [03:30] fatload mmc 0:1 0x81600000 uInitrd [03:30] setenv bootargs vram=12M omapfb.mode=dvi:1280x720MR-16@60 root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 fixrtc console=ttyS2,115200 console=tty1 [03:30] bootm 0x80000000 0x81600000 [03:31] That should load the kernel & initrd and boot with a lot of stuff on the serial console. [03:33] mouse-_, You've connected them to a powered hub? [03:34] persia: Not getting that far. Should be able to boot to oem-config w/o mouse/keyboard. [03:34] Currently nothing on display. [03:35] GrueMaster, "mouse-_" != "daurnimator" :) [03:35] Oh. Oops. Didn't see that person. [03:35] persia, i'm on dc power now [03:36] GrueMaster, its doing things :) [03:36] daurnimator: Anything on the serial console? [03:36] cool [03:36] currently on setting up swap, this will take a moment ... [03:37] Anything on the monitor or is it serial console only? [03:38] nothing on monitor [03:38] On the monitor, is it HDMI or DVI? [03:38] using hdmi=> dvi cable [03:39] Hmm. Should work. Make sure monitor has DVI input selected. [03:39] What res can the monitor handle? [03:40] up to 1920x1080 [03:41] So it should be able to handle the 1280x720 res. [03:41] Depends. Some displays can't handle some non-native resolutions. [03:42] Might pass 1920x1080 with setenv to see if it makes a difference. [03:42] I'd have to look, but I believe the 1280x720-16@60 is vesa compliant. [03:42] It is: I'm just not convinced arbitrary displays are VESA compliant :) [03:43] The're *supposed* to be so though. [03:43] True. [03:43] I have to go fix dinner. Cooking part is done, now need hands on attention. Sorry. [03:45] persia: no, this is the beagleboard XM. the board comes with 4 usb ports =D [03:46] mouse-_, what did you do to get it working? mines not [03:46] the XM is so badly supported right now :( [03:46] mouse-_, Ah. I don't have an XM, but on my C4, I needed to supply additional power through a hub to get the keyboard and mouse to work. [03:47] mouse-_, Just needs more folk looking at it: I'm certain it *can* be supported, but unless a number of XM users use Ubuntu and help, it's unlikely the rest of us can wave a magic wand :) [03:47] :) [03:48] ok, so the board rebooted now [03:48] still no display [03:48] mouse-_, Your display just worked? [03:48] the display does just work ! [03:48] this is 10.10 [03:49] i'm guessing, maybe someone forgot to compile usb support for it, being that it was just released 8 days ago? lol. i am trying 10.04 now [03:49] Hmm. Are there different variants of the XM? [03:49] but the setup_sdcard.sh crashed my kernel! ha! [03:49] mouse-_, 10.04 is very likely not to support the XM: I don't believe they were widely available in April. [03:49] here is my serial output: http://pastey.net/141812 [03:49] ahhh, crap, persia. yeah, you're right [03:50] check this out, [ 50.032255] EXT4-fs warning (device mmcblk0p2): ext4_clear_journal_err: Marking fs in need of filesystem check. [ 50.032276] BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request at 027c0000 [03:50] ha! [03:50] ext4 bug. [03:51] or something else to do with it. what a nightmare [03:52] XM is only supported in Maverick. Also, I just finished booting mine again. I am at the oem-config. Mouse & keyboard work. Try bottom USB slots. [03:52] Gone again. [04:28] so yeah, it seems to be booting now [04:28] but theres nothing on the display [04:35] Even hardcoding the proper resolution? [04:35] What happens if you send Ctrl+Alt+F1? Should get you a VC. [05:46] hello [05:47] Yesterday I've installed canonical maveric prebuild image on BB C4. The speed is too slow for normal work - is it OK? [05:51] and my UCB mouse connected to unpowerd USB hub @ EHCI port is blinking 1 per 2 seconds and not working properly! Althought in Angstrom image it worked perfect. [05:56] Sonny_8bit__, I found I needed to use a powered USB hub to get mouse and keyboard working the way I wanted. [05:56] I agree the speed is very slow: I find it nearly unusable. [05:57] But the C4 doesn't meet minimum Ubuntu specifications, so I'm not that surprised. [05:57] where's a bottleneck? [05:57] Speed might be a bit better if you try uninstalling ubuntu-netbook and try installing lubuntu-desktop [05:58] Three things: there's not enough RAM (minimum is 384), the CPU is kinda slow, and the graphics drivers aren't installed by default. [05:58] ubuntu netbook @ Geode LX with 500MHz @ 256 MB DDR worked much better! [05:59] may be the problem is low speed of SD-card read-write? [05:59] Sonny_8bit__: Will 10.10 even RUN on a geode? [05:59] That doesN't help. [05:59] You might try instlaling powervr-omap3: I believe that will give you better graphics support. [05:59] i try only 8.xx [06:00] anyway winXP @ Geode works fine enough [06:00] of course w/out 3D [06:02] Martyn, At least some docs I find claim the Geode LX is i686 compatible, so it ought run Maverick (but I expect it to have performance similar to omap3, albeit likely with accelerated X without installing a driver package) [06:02] ok today i will buy new powerd usb hub and try again. and also try to install Maverick to Gedoe [06:02] *Geode [06:03] Do try installing powervr-omap3: it should at least make video performance a *lot* faster, and offloading that from the already overwhelmed CPU can't hurt. [06:04] ok thank you. hope this helps. [06:05] Also i want to ask how to boot Linux from the ext. USB HDD? [06:05] Sonny_8bit__: for c4 sd card and lack of ram are the main problem [06:05] Sonny_8bit__, Just be prepared for performance on the Geode to be just as slow as the C4. [06:05] My understanding is that the C4 *can't* boot from USB. [06:05] ubuntu in general eats lots of ram [06:05] You could put a kernel on NAND, and then boot with rootfs on USB if you like. [06:05] lots of daemons all around [06:06] persia: yes, it can [06:06] rsalveti, We prefer to say that Ubuntu avoids the user to perform manual actions to deal with environmental concerns :) [06:06] :) [06:06] but as c4 has nand, you could just write the correct boot arg and then use the rootfs at your usb [06:06] rsalveti, Really? Loading the bootloader from USB? I thought that was a ROM issue. [06:07] persia: nops, you can even with panda [06:07] uart, usb, nand and sd [06:07] can you give detailed steps how to boot from USB? [06:07] may be @ wiki page [06:07] yeah, need to create the wiki page [06:08] what I've done with my panda rootfs is to run the pre-installed, run the first boot and the setup (user account and etc) [06:08] i should buy panda instead of BB [06:08] then I mounted the sd card at my host pc, copied the files (careful with file owners and permission) to my usb disk [06:09] rsalveti, So, how? And if so, why don't we have a regular install? [06:09] then you just need to change the boot args from the first partition [06:09] to use root=/dev/sda1 for example, instead of root=UUID.... [06:10] persia: http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardRecovery see usb [06:10] i will try to do the same [06:12] Sonny_8bit__: be sure you're using a powered hub [06:14] will be out now, ping me in a few hours in case it doesn't work for you [06:14] * rsalveti out === hrw|gone is now known as hrw [07:58] aloha [08:18] hey guys whatever happened to ubuntu netbook remix for arm? [08:21] what is supposed to go in /etc/apt/sources.list for armel maverick (on cortex, this is a different machine) === JaMa|Zzz is now known as JaMa|Wrk [08:42] got it it's on ports [08:53] dommod, Some time back the netbook team decided to play with us, and stopped being a remix. It's one of the standard images (and likely the most popular) [08:54] tmzt_, The software-sources tool is supposed to do the right thing. If you don't have a local mirror and don't want anything fancy, just deb http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports maverick main restricted universe multiverse (repeat for maverick-security and maverick-updates) [08:55] what's the different with ubuntu-ports ? [08:55] like I'm missing xxd without it [08:55] ok [08:56] Nothing should be different with ubuntu-ports except architecture. If you find something, please complain loudly and file lots of bugs. [08:58] of course xxd is already installed I knew that [09:08] persia: oh ok. did it ever got released? i can't find any information.. [09:32] ogra: i tried to fresh install the 10.10 release on my es2.1 cleanly. [09:32] ogra: and then upgrade to latest kernel and alsa-lib, alsa-utils things in -proposed [09:32] ogra: still fail to get sound work, there is only dummy device [09:39] cooloney: I think one of the files have been placed in the incorrect location [09:40] cooloney: Where is the omap4 file on your system? [09:47] lag, cooloney: ogra said yesterday he has an update for this [09:47] lag: do you mean the omap4 for alsa? [09:47] yes [09:48] find / -name omap4 [09:49] Where did it end up? [09:49] lrg and lag, it looks like there is no such omap4 fiel in $ ls /usr/share/alsa/init/ [09:49] 00main default hda help info test [09:49] Where did it go then? [09:49] no idea [09:49] Issue that command [09:50] do you guys know the latest version of alsa-lib or alsa-util which including the fixing? [09:50] alsa-utils (1.0.23-3ubuntu1) natty [09:51] It was on the bug [09:51] alsa-utils 1.0.23-2ubuntu3.2 [09:51] that's mine [09:51] libasound2 1.0.23-1ubuntu2.1 [09:51] Then you still have the error [09:52] i still don't have the sound [09:52] kernel is the latest one [09:52] 903.16 [09:54] But alsa-utils are not the latest and the omap4 file is missing [09:54] It's not surprising that your sound doesn't work :) [09:55] i think it is not in the repo for upgrade [09:57] dommod, It's just part of the normal release. Check the ports/ directories on cdimage.ubuntu.com [09:57] cooloney, Did you enable -proposed? [09:57] persia: yeah, [09:58] persia: thanks, i will check it out.. [09:58] Hrm. [09:58] dommod, http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-netbook/ports/releases/maverick/ [09:59] persia: deb http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports maverick-proposed restricted main universe multiverse [09:59] that's in my source.list [10:00] just finished one apt-get update. nothing to upgrade now. [10:00] lag: why we need to use this natty version 'alsa-utils (1.0.23-3ubuntu1) natty'? [10:01] Because that's the one the fix is in [10:01] Look at the bug [10:01] lag, Was that not submitted for SRU? [10:02] What? The alsa-utils fix? [10:04] Yes. [10:04] No idea [10:04] I've had no input WRT alsa-utils [10:05] The only information I have is on the bug report [10:05] bug 637947 [10:05] Launchpad bug 637947 in linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Maverick) (and 3 other projects) "no sound devices on current ES2.0 boards (affects: 2) (dups: 1) (heat: 125)" [High,Fix committed] https://launchpad.net/bugs/637947 [10:05] I thought someone was working on an SRU. Odd that it's not there. [10:05] Don't know dude [10:05] ogra: Is your man [10:05] Probably, indeed. [10:06] lag: i am using the latest one of alsa-utils, i think [10:06] alsa-utils" versions published in Ubuntu [10:06] Natty (1.0.23-3ubuntu1): main/sound [10:06] Maverick-proposed (1.0.23-2ubuntu3.2): main/sound [10:07] it is from Maverick-proposed [10:07] That looks like the latest version, yes [10:07] You said you were using 1.0.23-2ubuntu3.2 a moment ago [10:08] 3.2 looks to have the right patch in it. [10:09] persia: Where did you look to find that out? [10:09] https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-utils/ [10:09] Expand the details of 1.0.23-2ubuntu3.2 [10:10] cooloney, lag, i missed to also patch the Makefile (assuming there was a .install file) so omap4 isnt installed at all [10:10] Ah [10:10] fix is already in the queue [10:10] Ah, implementation bug. Now it all makes sense. [10:10] That'll do it [10:10] -v through 3.3? [10:10] and i'm still waiting for it before starting to tinker with the pulse stuff [10:11] ogra: ok, got it. [11:28] http://marcin.juszkiewicz.com.pl/2010/10/19/how-to-cross-compile-arm-kernel-under-ubuntu-10-10/ [11:31] hrw: Looks good [11:31] tested before posting ;D [11:32] I'll bookmark it in case I forget how :) [11:32] mkey [11:33] hrw: Will you be at HDS? [11:33] lag: HDS? [11:34] Wow, that was all kinds of wrong [11:34] UDS = Ubuntu Developer Summit (I didn't mean this either) [11:34] I meant UDS [11:34] Ah [11:34] he has to be, he subscribed to my specs ! [11:34] UDS? I will be [11:34] What is wrong with me today [11:34] You have UDS on the brain [11:35] It was crossed between UDS and UHS [11:35] But missed the U and put both U and H [11:35] UH [11:35] :) [11:35] HU [11:35] :) [11:35] lag: I have to be at uds to get my ea1 pandaboard from JamieBennett's hands [11:35] isn't UHS usually in September, anyway? [11:35] EA1? [11:35] Or ES1? [11:35] lag: EA1 [11:35] EA1 = ES2.1 [11:36] EA1 = es2.0 [11:36] persia: Yeah, I was there [11:36] Are they the same? [11:36] ogra_ac: ea1 with es2.1 are TI internal [11:36] its the same as 2.1 [11:36] What does ES and EA mean? [11:36] lag: ES is silicon version. EA1 is pandaboard early adopters [11:36] ES -> Engineering sample [11:36] lag: ES = Extra Special EA = Extra Awesome [11:37] ogra_ac: es2.0 has 200MHz mem instead of 400MHz on es2.1 [11:37] Lol @ JamieBennett [11:37] or sth like that [11:37] hrw, afaik only es2.1 go to the public [11:37] ogra_ac: Where's mine? [11:38] I still don't have one [11:38] * lag jumps up and down! [11:38] hrw, there are two versions of the 2.1 [11:38] ogra_ac: A1 boards are es2.1 but 4weeks at digikey [11:38] lag, i guess still at pandaboard.org [11:38] anyway it is not es1.0 [11:38] well, the 2.0 had probs [11:39] at least the 6 layer one [11:39] which iirc is the one with the black PCB [11:39] there was an 8 layer with green PCB that was close to what the 2.1 now is [11:40] fi you have a green one and are sure ist es2.0 then you are fine === amitk is now known as amitk-afk [11:40] ogra_ac: JamieBennett has my board and board is working. thats all I need so far [11:45] hrw, well, if the compiler doesnt die mid way in a build all is fine i guess :) [11:46] ogra_ac: worksforme [11:46] (and if it boots with the final image) [11:47] ogra_ac: I know that ubuntu people assumes that cross compilation is source of all evil etc but maybe it is time to forget that? [11:47] ?? [11:47] ;D [11:47] did i refer to cross compilation anywhere ? [11:47] we even have a cross howto link in our topic ;) [11:48] hey i'm trying to install ubuntu on my nslu2 and it's killing ssh with an OOM message when it goes to detect the disks [11:48] saboteur: 9.10? [11:48] ops.. 9.04? [11:48] hrw, 9.10 had no support for nslu2 [11:48] ah [11:48] this is the link - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ARM/NSLU2 [11:48] snap [11:49] jaunty ? [11:49] * ogra_ac is happy that jaunty is EOL next week [11:49] saboteur: I would go for Debian instead of such old release [11:49] yeah, better take debian [11:49] ogra_ac: looks like I need to write newer version of amitk's post one day [11:49] ok, i'll give it a go :) [11:50] ogra_ac: as his points to deprecated repos [11:50] you know how long writing the flash takes though, lol [11:50] saboteur: nslu2 has such small amount of flash that nearly no one uses it for rootfs [11:50] this device has to only run mrtg so its sufficient [11:50] ok [11:51] hrw: actually not rootfs, i just meant the installer image [11:51] You really want to be installing Debian, not Ubuntu. Don't worry about the Ubuntu installer image working. [11:51] it seemed to take about an hour to run through upslug2 [11:52] you should mark that page as being broken, although if that software is EOL soon there's probably little point [11:53] I'm planning to remove that page in about 2 weeks (just because I'll be at a conference in a week) [11:53] ah :) [11:53] it runs nicely on sheevas and stuff though yeah? [11:53] Install it if you like, but if you're the sort active enough to come ask for support, we'll do our best to point you at the best way to support your device. [11:53] 9.04 does. [11:53] 9.10 won't. Needs Coretex-A8 or Coretex-A9 [11:54] ah [11:54] hrw, feel free to fix the topic, its open for editing [11:54] I sympathise with you: I've a few machines that would be running Ubuntu ARM if it weren't for that. Still, Debian works. [11:55] cool, well thanks for the pointers [11:56] If you want to run Ubuntu, Sharp, Genesi, and Toshiba have produced hardware that works. [11:56] And TI just announced the Panda board, which fits in a Bamboo case to make a complete solution. [11:57] (extra bonus: the TI kernel is in-archive and fully supported). [11:57] and the panda is about the same price as the slug [11:57] persia: 9.10 needs arm1136 only. 10.04 needs cortex-Ax [11:57] yeah, 9.10 still was v6 iirc [11:58] I need to finally restart my sheevaplug... so far it is fastest arm here [11:58] until you get your panda ;) [11:59] ogra_ac: yep. then only clock will be faster [12:01] Advertised panda clocks are still slower than my QNAP, but would expect panda+bamboo would be perceived as faster for most purposes. [12:03] persia: I hope that bamboo will be released soon [12:05] I'm not that fussed. I'm not expecting to be in the first round of HW releases anyway (given how many other people will do more useful things than have another desktop to use for IRC), so I'm convinced bamboo will be available by the time I have a need for one. [12:06] (and it is my secret hope that someone will release an omap4 consumer device first) [12:06] (well, maybe not so secret) [12:07] just for interests sake and for nerd factor, this will be monitoring my ups voltages etc as well as link utilization and solar inverter output/temps [12:07] persia: anyway even naked pandaboard will be better then my current beagleboard c3 setup [12:07] what a way to kill time [12:08] saboteur, solar inverter management is critical: I'm not sure that's any sort of waste. [12:08] hrw, Absolutely. [12:08] :) [12:09] later, i'm out! [12:09] thanks again [12:09] persia: not in power meaning - much less cables [12:10] Why less cables? Don't you still need KVM+E? [12:11] persia: beagleboard c3 + psu + usb hub + usbwifi + usbhdd + usbsd + usbmouse + usbkeyboard + usbhub + 2nd psu + ethernet cable + hdmi cable + serial cable [12:12] Yeah, that's too many. [12:12] persia: now it will be: pandaboard + hdmi + usbmouse + usbkeyboard + usbhdd + serial cable [12:12] network via wl1271 wifi [12:12] ah.. one usbhub will be needed [12:12] but power from same psu as PB [12:13] pfft, serial cable [12:13] ogra_ac: 7 serial ports in desktop needs use [12:13] nothing to see or do on the serial console [12:14] ogra_ac: tell it to my alix.1c machine [12:14] you manage all of u-boot through /boot/boot.script and flash-kernel [12:14]