[atv-bootloader] Simple boot menu

2009-01-15 Thread dkeefe
I've been experimenting with different boot menu (for example kexec- loader) but couldn't get them working. Finally I realized that the boot_linux.sh script is just a bash script and I could make a menu using bash commands. So here you go. It is pretty self explanatory. There is a optional

[atv-bootloader] Re: latest version of bootloader?

2009-01-19 Thread dkeefe
For those that are curious, I extracted mach_kernel from the latest version of the usb creator, and the md5sum matched the one in this link: http://atv-bootloader.googlecode.com/files/recovery-0.6.tar.gz I have been using this version now for a few days and have not had any issues. Thanks! On

[atv-bootloader] Re: latest version of bootloader?

2009-01-19 Thread dkeefe
I made a mistake. The correct link for the latest recovery image is here: http://atvusb-creator.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/atvusb-creator/payloads/atv_recv.7z Thanks for the catch, Scott. Sorry! On Jan 19, 11:34 am, Scott D. Davilla davi...@4pi.com wrote: For those that are curious, I

[atv-bootloader] Simple boot menu version 0.2

2009-01-20 Thread dkeefe
Hello, I have made a couple of improvements to my simple boot menu. Now if you choose exit, it will start the telnet daemon and you can just press enter to load the default choice. Enjoy! #!/bin/bash # # AppleTV Simple Boot Menu # Version 0.2 # selection timeout in seconds. set to 0 to wait

[atv-bootloader] ext4 support?

2009-03-30 Thread dkeefe
Hi Scott, Any plans to add ext4 support to the bootloader? A kernel update with support for audio and ir would be cool, too! Thanks! --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ To post to this group, send email to atv-bootloader@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at

[atv-bootloader] Re: ext4 support?

2009-03-30 Thread dkeefe
I loaded 9.04 netbook remix this weekend. The first time I thought cool! I'll try ext4. I forget the bootloader didn't support it. oh well. :) On Mar 30, 10:42 am, Scott D. Davilla davi...@4pi.com wrote: Any plans to add ext4 support to the bootloader?  A kernel update with support for

[atv-bootloader] Re: ext4 support?

2009-03-30 Thread dkeefe
did you ever add the option to get rid of the 10 sec usb settling time? that is a killer. On Mar 30, 11:18 am, Scott D. Davilla davi...@4pi.com wrote: I loaded 9.04 netbook remix this weekend.  The first time I thought cool!  I'll try ext4. I forget the bootloader didn't support it.  oh

[atv-bootloader] Re: Problems with ethernet - inbound broken, outbound fine

2009-05-04 Thread dkeefe
The problem is with the atv's interrupt handling, not your switch or the cable. It has been fixed, as I haven't seen this in a while. Try mythbuntu 9.04. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ To post to this group, send email to atv-bootloader@googlegroups.com For more

[atv-bootloader] Re: screen issues

2009-05-14 Thread dkeefe
ok. weird. do you know if you are in fact using the restricted drivers? did you try 9.04? what does your xorg.conf look like? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ To post to this group, send email to atv-bootloader@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at

[atv-bootloader] Re: screen issues

2009-05-14 Thread dkeefe
post your xorg log, too. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ To post to this group, send email to atv-bootloader@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/atv-bootloader?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---

[atv-bootloader] Re: screen issues

2009-05-14 Thread dkeefe
but could not get it to boot at all...i will try stock 9.04 and report the results...and possibly post xorg.conf i am not positive that ubuntu is trying to use restricted drivers here.  i will check once i have tried 904 thanks again for the help On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 10:25 AM, dkeefe dke

[atv-bootloader] Re: screen issues

2009-05-14 Thread dkeefe
(II) LoadModule: nv (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//nv_drv.so (II) Module nv: vendor=X.Org Foundation     compiled for 1.6.0, module version = 2.1.12     Module class: X.Org Video Driver     ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 5.0 I don't think you are using the restricted

[atv-bootloader] Re: Suggestions for recovery-0.7

2011-06-20 Thread dkeefe
My suggestion would be to call it something other than 0.7. There is an unofficial 0.7 already which could lead to confusion. What the heck, call it 1.0. I used it recently and it seems to work pretty well. Thanks for your work! On May 15, 8:03 pm, Travis Hansen travisghan...@gmail.com wrote:

[atv-bootloader] Re: recovery-1.0 release

2011-06-24 Thread dkeefe
Yeah! I'll give it a shot this weekend. what is gdisk and why would we need it? Thanks again for your work! On Jun 23, 11:52 pm, Travis Hansen travisghan...@gmail.com wrote: All You'll be happy to know we've released a new recovery image.

[atv-bootloader] Re: recovery-1.0 release

2011-06-24 Thread dkeefe
: I'm guessing that's because you 'installed' a pre-created .img file to your harddisk.  I believe simply running parted /dev/sdX will detect and clean that up for you...not sure though. On Jun 24, 10:35 am, dkeefe dke...@eoimaging.com wrote: got it. does it create a proper partition

[atv-bootloader] Re: Wireless N - AES - Can it work?

2011-06-29 Thread dkeefe
I can get it to connect with wifi, but how do you check the rate? I used the broadcom sta driver, not ndiswrapper. On Jun 14, 9:40 am, DFishburn dfishburn.myt...@gmail.com wrote: Anyone have any experiences around this? Does anyone have wireless N working with the ATV at all at speeds 54

[atv-bootloader] Re: Wireless N - AES - Can it work?

2011-06-30 Thread dkeefe
I did some more experimenting with this last night. It seems the atv is only connecting on the 2.4 ghz band. :( Throughput on the 2.4 ghz band was pretty good though. about what I get with my laptop with a n card which is better than my laptops with g cards. the other issue I'm having now is the

[atv-bootloader] Re: Wireless N - AES - Can it work?

2011-07-11 Thread dkeefe
I have a rev 1 card. I just installed the sta driver: sudo apt-get install bcmwl-kernel-source I got this from here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/bcm43xx my wpa_supplicant.conf looks like this: network={ ssid=ssid proto=WPA2 key_mgmt=WPA-PSK

[atv-bootloader] two strange issues

2011-07-12 Thread dkeefe
I have two weird issues with my 11.04 ubuntu server install that I can't figure out. The first makes debugging the second very difficult. The first issue is video stops working once kexec boots ubuntu. New text stops appearing on the screen. all you see are the boot messages up to the point were

[atv-bootloader] Re: Wireless N - AES - Can it work?

2011-07-12 Thread dkeefe
for the most part the wireless is working ok, but I was getting frequent disconnects. this command seems to fix this: iwconfig eth1 power off this disables power management on the wifi card. I put the command in /etc/rc.local and it fixes it on reboots. -- To post to this group, send email to

[atv-bootloader] Re: recovery-1.0 release

2011-07-22 Thread dkeefe
See my answers below. Thanks again for your help. 2. nano doesn't work if you telnet into the atv bootloader. I get For some reason, ubuntu (or the install I was using) doesn't have a / usr/share/terminfo/l/linux file. export TERM=xterm-basic seems to fix it for example, or symlinking

[atv-bootloader] Re: recovery-1.0 release

2011-07-22 Thread dkeefe
? On Jul 22, 12:45 pm, dkeefe dke...@eoimaging.com wrote: See my answers below. Thanks again for your help. 2. nano doesn't work if you telnet into the atv bootloader. I get For some reason, ubuntu (or the install I was using) doesn't have a / usr/share/terminfo/l/linux file

[atv-bootloader] Re: recovery-1.0 release

2011-07-22 Thread dkeefe
bootloader dmesg: Linux version 2.6.39 (root@thansen-MP061) (gcc version 4.5.2 (Ubuntu/ Linaro 4.5.2-8ubuntu4) ) #2 Sun Jun 5 22:45:22 MDT 2011 BIOS-provided physical RAM map: BIOS-e820: - 0008f000 (usable) BIOS-e820: 0008f000 - 0009 (ACPI NVS)

[atv-bootloader] Re: recovery-1.0 release

2011-07-22 Thread dkeefe
ubuntu dmesg: [0.00] Initializing cgroup subsys cpuset [0.00] Initializing cgroup subsys cpu [0.00] Linux version 2.6.38-8-generic (buildd@vernadsky) (gcc version 4.5.2 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.5.2-8ubuntu3) ) #42-Ubuntu SMP Mon Apr 11 03:31:50 UTC 2011 (Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic