**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Mon Dec 20 02:59:58 2010 Dec 20 20:06:25 well i've only been in here to complain so far, so, to fix that: I successfully got a new u-boot and custom kernel to run on my guruplug! woo-hoo! Dec 20 20:07:26 woot Dec 20 20:08:54 and it was 2.6.36.2 as well... turns out that the patches at http://sheeva.with-linux.com/sheeva/2.6.36.2/source will take a vanilla kernel and make it "sane" for plug builds Dec 20 20:10:10 my personal hackit goals with the guruplug are to A) get my displaylink card to give me an FB console and/or X, and to get my TI_3410 adapter to talk to it. so far I've actually gotten a green-screen with my displaylink so i'm 80% there now. Dec 20 20:10:24 (hmm. should had a 'B' in there, nm :) Dec 20 20:12:02 i thought displaylink was usb Dec 20 20:12:10 couldn't you compile a module Dec 20 20:23:05 well i needed a working baseline kernel to compile the module against, and the stock kernel was unavailable as source anywhere I looked. Dec 20 20:23:40 so the simple hurdle of "my own custom kernel" moved me into "can load any standard module" territory Dec 20 20:24:13 so for that topic, i'm waaaay past the "hard part" Dec 20 20:24:24 i just need to teach myself about FB's & FB consoles. Dec 20 20:24:59 (and you're right DL is USB, I meant "adapter" and shorthand came out "card" :) Dec 20 20:25:06 i wouldn't use it as the framebuffer, i'd just run X Dec 20 20:25:14 i'd still stick to the serial console Dec 20 20:25:17 which is guaranteed to work Dec 20 20:28:12 well since I have the jtag board now, I can fix it if I break it, and I don't have to FLASH those changes until it's perfect. not being used to non-PC machines, i still have things to learn, like: can I run both serial and FB console? Dec 20 20:28:22 in fact this is the first fully 'serial console' device i've used Dec 20 20:29:25 now on the immediate list of what to figure out next are how to boot to an NFS root, and how (or if) i can use openocd to issue a reset command to the plug so I can reboot it w/o having to unplug it, if it crashes Dec 20 21:00:56 any tips on where to find docs that can let me say, for example: openocd -f guruplug.cfg -c reset_unit (or equiv) -c exit Dec 20 21:00:57 ? Dec 20 21:07:31 i've finally found a buyer of my guruplug! Dec 20 21:07:35 so long, #openplug Dec 20 21:07:38 buyer? Dec 20 21:07:40 hahaha Dec 20 21:08:45 of course, i'm open for negatiations if someone is willing to outbid him Dec 20 21:08:59 what's the offer? Dec 20 21:09:10 (and why are you selling?) Dec 20 21:37:51 his offer is Dec 20 21:38:02 105 USD Dec 20 21:38:15 and i'm selling it because i didn't need it Dec 20 21:40:29 LordVorp: it resets the board when openocd finishes with it; just give "exit" as your command it it should reset Dec 20 21:40:52 nfs root is easy, just pass a few options to the kernel through uboot Dec 20 21:41:31 LordVorp: http://www.faqs.org/docs/Linux-mini/NFS-Root.html#ss4.4 Dec 21 00:28:27 (much later) Toottoot22: thanks! Dec 21 00:32:45 lol Dec 21 00:32:48 you're welcome Dec 21 00:33:07 so, LordVorp, you can still make it, you can still outbid him Dec 21 00:33:22 Ryvius: is it guruplug plus or standard? Dec 21 00:33:31 standard Dec 21 00:34:09 the standard has 1 (vs 2) eth, no microSD and no esata port Dec 21 00:34:26 and it wont melt, unlike the plus Dec 21 00:34:31 heh Dec 21 00:38:51 Ryvius: are you selling the jtag board with it? Dec 21 00:40:40 coudn't hey make the jtag cables more flexible? I Dec 21 00:40:54 I cant wait till they snap :) Dec 21 00:59:07 Tootoot222: no Dec 21 00:59:29 Ryvius: why would he pay more than he can buy it from globalscale then? Dec 21 00:59:40 how should i know Dec 21 00:59:46 i mean, who? Dec 21 00:59:50 is the warentee still valid? Dec 21 00:59:53 anybody Dec 21 01:00:13 i guess, and because then he doesn't have to pay for shipping and taxes Dec 21 01:02:34 how long is the waranty? Dec 21 01:03:24 30 days in the us, 60 in the eu iirc Dec 21 01:03:45 is it the us, uk, or eu plug? Dec 21 01:03:50 eu Dec 21 01:09:49 if you need the warranty, you'll have to send it back to china, no? Dec 21 01:21:30 Tootoot222: hmm well giving -c exit on the openocd commandline does nothing "visible" on the plug, and doesn't reset it back to u-boot Dec 21 01:23:35 its possible to access the firmware once you go to the serial console? Dec 21 01:24:13 LordVorp: try execute sheevaplug_init and then exit Dec 21 01:24:51 kevix: there really is no "firmware"; the firmware is just u-boot and whatever eles you stored on the nand Dec 21 01:25:00 ah. same as before: invalid name halt_0. this corresponds to 'halt 0' in the guruplug.cfg file. Dec 21 01:25:15 inside the function guruplug_init Dec 21 01:25:52 and using the openocd that comes with ubuntu sez: unknown command: halt 0 Dec 21 01:25:55 grrr Dec 21 02:34:21 Tootoot222: well, there's something or other built into the hardware that understands kwb headers and loads u-boot from flash - you'd probably call that firmware, but it's invisible on the guruplug **** ENDING LOGGING AT Tue Dec 21 02:59:58 2010