James, thanks for your input.
I can confirm that this works. To clarify the instruction: Make backup
of /lib/modules, upgrade, before reboot copy backup of /lib/modules to
original location, reboot, dance the happy dance.
James A. Langbridge wrote:
Hi,
It is a problem with the kernel and the modules. The problem is that the
kernel isn't on the file system, it is in the NAND flash. Updating the
entire system will put a new kernel on the file system, but on reboot, the
kernel in flash is read, and not the kernel on the file system. Since the
update procedure thinks that it has correctly updated the system, it will
then happily wipe and overwrite /lib/modules, which is the source of the
problem; the kernel can no longer find the required modules. The
"workaround" is to make a copy of /lib/modules before updating. After the
update, restore the contents of the folder, overwriting everything that the
update wrote. It isn't elegant, but it does get the job done.
James A. Langbridge
Packetfury.net
-- The urgent is done, the impossible ongoing. For miracles, expect a small
delay.
2009/11/25 Charles McEvoy <[email protected]>
On Tuesday 24 Nov 2009 20:56:23 Chad W. Didier wrote:
<snip>
attempted to ipkg update which was successful then followed by ipkg
upgrade which was not successful.
<snip>
I started over with a fresh image of the image noted in the original
post. I setup usb networking. I was able to completely update. However,
now that the update is completed when resetting the device it freezes at
the angstrom progress screen. Nice.
This also happens with the hx4700 - I believe that there is a discrepancy
between the kernel modules and the kernel version in the update repository.
It
has been discussed here before, but not in a way that allowed me to solve
the
problem for myself and I haven't time to learn about cross-compiling to get
the thing up and running again.
Simply not upgrading seems to be the answer, albeit unsatisfactory.
Charles.
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