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Jan 19 04:12:46 <s5fs> hi gang. i built a basic console image for the raspberrypi, dd'd it to the sdcard. partitions and stuff look good, but it doesn't boot. i'm full-on newbie, any help is appreciated.
Jan 19 04:21:02 <ccssnet> well dd might not work for that scenario
Jan 19 04:21:36 <ccssnet> does the raspberrypi require a special boot file? "for discriptor purposes" i know that the open pandora requires a boot.txt file on the root fs.
Jan 19 04:28:31 <s5fs> ccssnet: i believe all the required files are on the boot partition. the raspberrypi website only lists a handful of 'required' files, but you know how documentation can be :)
Jan 19 04:28:47 <s5fs> the partition is marked as bootable, seems okay.
Jan 19 04:29:00 <ccssnet> hmph
Jan 19 04:29:07 <ccssnet> i dont own a rpi so idk
Jan 19 04:29:14 <XorA|gone> heh, successful completion of Angstrom build, wonder why others have such issues
Jan 19 04:29:16 <ccssnet> i did own a pandora but sold it
Jan 19 04:30:11 <ccssnet> also make sure the filesystem is readable by the rpi
Jan 19 04:30:22 <ccssnet> a safe bet would be ext2 or ext3
Jan 19 04:30:42 <ccssnet> most specificly readable by the uboot boot loader
Jan 19 04:30:42 <s5fs> ccssnet: the boot partition is fat32, as per their instructions
Jan 19 04:30:47 <ccssnet> ahh
Jan 19 04:30:54 <s5fs> heres a link if you're curious, not much to read: http://elinux.org/RPi_Advanced_Setup#Setting_up_the_boot_partition
Jan 19 04:30:59 <ccssnet> ya see shows how little i know about the rpi
Jan 19 04:31:38 <s5fs> ccssnet: yeah, i know how you feel. did i tell you my rpi won't boot? ;-)
Jan 19 04:31:49 <s5fs> works with someone else's image, of course!
Jan 19 04:32:02 <ccssnet> lol
Jan 19 04:32:21 <ccssnet> well that webpage shows that it seems chaoticly documented
Jan 19 04:32:30 <s5fs> so i'm new to the pi, new to angstrom and having a great time
Jan 19 04:32:39 <ccssnet> hmm
Jan 19 04:33:31 <s5fs> i'm getting most of my info right now from yocto, seems to be the freshest. however, i'm learning angstrom b/c that's what we use at work and i'd like to pick up some embedded work if i can learn the material (and if i enjoy it)
Jan 19 04:33:50 <ccssnet> ahh
Jan 19 05:52:48 <s5fs> okay, so how do i use an sdimg file? i'm currently dd'ing it to a card, but it's not booting. the partitions look fine though.
Jan 19 05:53:04 <s5fs> do i need to pass some other info to dd to make it work?
Jan 19 05:57:36 <ccssnet> your better off mounting the image and copying stuff to a partition
Jan 19 05:57:46 <ccssnet> vs dd use
Jan 19 05:58:09 <ccssnet> at least you will know the partition, filesystem, data are not the cause in that scenario
Jan 19 06:03:11 <ccssnet> well. ill be back in a few. migrating disks in server/router
Jan 19 06:22:36 <ccssnet> there, now i got an intel flash installed versus a pny
Jan 19 06:22:59 <ccssnet> maybe faster/more reliable. either way its also better fitting in the router
Jan 19 07:05:26 <s5fs> ccssnet: after much wringing of hands i've decided the 8gb card is unsuitable, it just plain doesn't work. i haven't gotten a single image to boot successfully from it, always get block errors.
Jan 19 07:07:15 <ccssnet> ahh
Jan 19 07:07:25 <ccssnet> easy fix if you format it ext2/3/4
Jan 19 07:07:50 <s5fs> i've repartitioned and reformatted it numerous times, i think it's just something about the card itself
Jan 19 07:07:54 <s5fs> other cards work perfectly
Jan 19 07:07:56 <ccssnet> mkfs.ext2 -c -m0 -L some-distro-label /dev/some-disk
Jan 19 07:08:09 <ccssnet> the -c will mark bad blocks
Jan 19 07:08:18 <ccssnet> -m0 wastes no space
Jan 19 07:08:52 <s5fs> i'm repartitioning another card, gunna mount the sdimg and copy the files (as you suggested)
Jan 19 07:24:27 <s5fs> i'm sacking out, work on this again tomm. have a good night!
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