**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Mon Jul 06 02:59:56 2009 Jul 06 11:27:41 good day everybody, I am running a debian provided by martin michlmayr on my sheeva plug, and now I want to update the kernel Jul 06 11:28:16 http://people.debian.org/~tbm/armel/kernel/r13799/ provides 2.6.30, but just dpkg -i doesn't generate the uImage nor uInitrd, so it still boots the old kernel Jul 06 11:28:22 how can I generate these files? Jul 06 11:28:57 by hand Jul 06 11:29:23 remur_030: http://blog.bofh.it/debian/id_265 Jul 06 11:29:54 tbm: I still want to talk about splitting flash-kernel... Jul 06 11:30:04 Md: "U-Boot requires that the kernel and initramfs have a special header:" that I take it? Jul 06 11:30:10 yes Jul 06 11:30:13 well looks about right, thanks! =) Jul 06 11:34:37 remur_030: no, simply type 'flash-kernel' Jul 06 11:35:05 Md: worked perfectly, thanks Jul 06 11:35:19 tbm: is that a script which will perform these steps? Jul 06 11:35:29 yeah Jul 06 11:36:18 tbm: good to know, this is more comfortable for next time Jul 06 11:37:28 tbm: btw thanks for your guide and work, everything works great =) Jul 06 14:48:08 Is anyone here using an OpenRD board? Jul 06 14:49:34 Lightbulb: nope, ordered my plug a week before it got announced,most should be the same as with the plug though Jul 06 14:50:30 Yes, I've been poring over the specs and it seems like they've just connected most of the unutilised pins on the SoC that are not used on the Plug. Jul 06 14:51:08 Lightbulb: yeah =/ Jul 06 14:51:26 I have a RD Client on order. Jul 06 14:53:55 Lightbulb: there's a guy...let me search through the logs Jul 06 14:54:28 Lightbulb: dieter__ Jul 06 14:54:51 Ah ok, thanks. Jul 06 14:54:58 I'll maybe look him up on the forums too. Jul 06 14:59:19 Lightbulb: Hi, you're using a openrd board, too? Jul 06 14:59:24 I have one ordered. Jul 06 14:59:40 Ah Jul 06 14:59:41 Maybe I'll get it in August Jul 06 15:00:12 Just gathering information at this point. Jul 06 15:00:22 It's a really nice board. Do you have the schematics? Jul 06 15:00:37 Yes, my hard drive is littered with PDF's! Jul 06 15:00:43 :) Jul 06 15:01:29 dieter__: how long did shipping take? I was thinking about getting one for me and giving the sheeva to my father Jul 06 15:01:55 And for fun I ran nbench on my current 350w sucking server. It's slightly slower than the Kirkwood chipset in the Sheeva. Jul 06 15:02:00 remur_030: shipping take about 6 weaks as I remeber right. Jul 06 15:02:43 dieter__: gah, looks like they really didn't expect the amount of fans such devices will get Jul 06 15:02:50 Lightbulb: I've ran simple network bench with netio and I got wirespeed. Jul 06 15:03:15 remur_030: Maybe this depends on their low prices :) Jul 06 15:03:28 I've never seen a development board which was so cheap! Jul 06 15:03:40 dieter__: beagleboard, but target group is differen Jul 06 15:03:53 Usually they are about 1k - 2k $(€) Jul 06 15:04:15 beagleboard is also a very nice toy :) Jul 06 15:04:56 On the u-boot mailing list there are fist patches posted for openrd Jul 06 15:05:36 well I hope sheeva gets official sd patches first so I can get the current u-boot version without patching and compiling myself Jul 06 15:05:40 =P Jul 06 15:06:41 remur_030: If you have a look at the openplug forum there is somewhere a link to a ftp server where you can find precompiled images (kernel and also u-boot) Jul 06 15:07:25 dieter__: yes, but it's an older u-boot revision Jul 06 15:07:47 not like the current one causes trouble, but i just like to stick to upstream =) Jul 06 15:07:57 remur_030: yes, but I think the sd patches are included? Jul 06 15:08:12 Ah, I see :) Jul 06 15:11:40 What did you do with the OS, Dieter? Leave it as the stock Fedora or something else? Jul 06 15:12:06 Lightbulb: No, I will build my own - very small and specific :) Jul 06 15:12:16 Nice. Jul 06 15:12:21 LFS :) Jul 06 15:20:32 Please post your progress in the forums, it would be very interesting to follow along. Jul 06 15:20:53 +1, but I think wiki would be the proper location Jul 06 15:21:17 Yes. Maybe in the forum we can ask questions like good students! Jul 06 15:52:51 Lightbulb: I received an OpenRd CLient last Thursday from GlobalScale Technologies Jul 06 15:53:11 Any news on the igepv2 board? Jul 06 15:53:17 Give them a call and see how long a wait it is if you order from them. Jul 06 15:59:48 Ah, good news tinker-f595. I ordered last week and their lead time is 4 weeks at the moment. Maybe I'll call just to say hi. Jul 06 16:00:30 Lightbulb: Did you order a sheeaplug or did you order an OpenRD? Jul 06 16:00:40 OpenRD Client Jul 06 16:00:44 With enclosure. Jul 06 16:01:07 The lead times on the website are for the SheevaPlug Jul 06 16:01:22 oho. Jul 06 16:01:33 So either I'll be pleasantly surprised or biting my nails. Jul 06 16:01:39 I'll give them a call and see what's up. Jul 06 16:01:49 they are slow :) Jul 06 16:02:00 You might want to call and ask how long a wait it is for the OpenRD Client. Jul 06 16:02:13 if you mail them, they will answer that they just sent it :) Jul 06 16:02:23 that happened to me and i read similar reports in forums Jul 06 16:02:52 just cooicidence Jul 06 16:03:02 i think so :) Jul 06 16:03:23 cause the people that mail them and here that they have to wait longer do not post Jul 06 16:03:38 snuiter: they propably always keep a stack for people who mail them... Jul 06 16:03:50 I doubt it Jul 06 16:03:51 hehe Jul 06 16:03:59 i waited more than 2 months Jul 06 16:04:21 buy finally I got it + a letter from fed ex :( Jul 06 16:04:28 I mailed them about my sheevaplug and still had to wait Jul 06 16:04:57 anyway...it's currently downloading some stuff from usenet Jul 06 16:05:29 I think I waited 5 weeks for the sheevaplug Jul 06 16:05:48 k Jul 06 16:05:48 snuiter: any good usenet client you can suggest? Jul 06 16:05:52 tinker-f595: me too Jul 06 16:06:16 Need to tinker with the sheevaplug and get it booting from USB Jul 06 21:47:18 Hi to all ... ;) Jul 06 21:47:51 I have a strange problem with sheevaplug + debian + external harddisk usb Jul 06 21:48:46 I have installed debian on it , and all is ok , but normally in 2-5 days i loose my access to the plug Jul 06 21:49:48 I have tried to power the external 2.5 hdd with it's power supply with the same result , openplug stop working , i have to leave current and restarting it with a lot of errors in the hard disk .. any clues ? Jul 06 21:50:43 Is it possible to use openplug + usb 2,5 enclosure withouth power it with extarnal supply ? Jul 06 21:58:56 should be Jul 06 22:00:06 may be is a kernel error ? Jul 06 22:02:49 maybe. do you have another computer permanently running on the same network? Jul 06 22:04:09 No , i used to connect to the serial usb interface via serial port Jul 06 22:04:59 What is the latest good kernel for sheevaplug? Jul 06 22:05:58 the latest in debian unstable, I suppose **** ENDING LOGGING AT Tue Jul 07 03:00:06 2009