Re: qnap TS 212p

[Martin Michlmayr]

* Vincent Legoll  [2016-02-12 16:09]:
> I also see that :
> 
> [9.584629] rtc-mv rtc-mv: internal RTC not ticking
> 
> dunno if it's important though.

This is harmless.  You should see rtc-s35390a a few lines below with
the correct time.

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Re: Qnap / mv643xx_eth link dropping

[Martin Michlmayr]

* JM  [2016-01-21 15:01]:
> > Still it might be worth to try disabling TCP offloading in
> > /etc/network/interfaces:
> >
> > auto eth0
> > iface eth0 inet dhcp
> >offload-rx off   # disables TCP RX offloading
> >offload-tx off   # disables TCP TX offloading
> >
> This seems to have fixed it! Thanks a lot.
> 
> Although I wonder if a bug should be filed, or if it's just a wart we
> need to remember about.

Do you still see networking issues with 4.6 in backports/unstable?

I think there were a number of different networking issues and I'm not
sure all of them have been addressed in the meantime.

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Re: Ethernet down on DreamPlug installer

[Martin Michlmayr]

* Philippe Clérié  [2016-06-15 18:40]:
> I have been unable to bring up Debian on my DreamPlug with recent Jessie and
> Stretch installers. That DreamPlug has been in use for several years now
> with no problems.

Does this problem still exist?

(IIRC, there was a problem with DreaPlug some time ago but I think it
got fixed before you reported this issue.)

> Anyway, here is the sequence of events, as it were:
> 
> - eth0 is plugged into a switch
> - Plug in to power
> - uboot starts but eth0 remains down
> - Linux loads and the interface is brought up (lights on)
> - Installer starts with language choice. Select English
> - Installer then starts detecting hardware: eth0 goes down
> - Installer attempts to get DHCP address: eth0 stays down
> 
> And it stays down no matter how often I try or whether I ignore it or
> whether I configure manually.
> 
> I've confirmed that u-boot env does contain mac addresses for both
> interfaces.
> 
> u-boot version:
> 
> U-Boot 2013.01.01 (May 10 2013 - 06:32:54)
> Marvell-DreamPlug
> gcc (Debian 4.6.3-12) 4.6.3
> GNU ld (GNU Binutils for Debian) 2.22
> 
> I tried this with current installers (downloaded today) on ftp.us.debian.org
> for Jessie and Stretch.
> 
> Thanks for any clues.
> 
> 
> -- 
> Philippe
> 
> --
> The trouble with common sense it that it is so uncommon.
> 

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Re: Debian Jessie on QNAP TS-112P - Reboot instead of shutdown

[Martin Michlmayr]

I don't think it has been mentioned here, but Uwe Kleine-König has
found and fixed this bug!

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=794266#95

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