I installed that new u-boot and now I get ext2load. This is so strange that
Globalscale felt it necessary/wise to leave this out.
Converting the SD card /dev/sdc1 from FAT back to ext2 on my linux desktop.
Symlinks intact.. PLugged back into the plug. and....
Booting....
Sweeeeeet!
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Hit any key to stop autoboot: 0
GuruPlug>> setenv bootargs_console console=ttyS0,115200
GuruPlug>> setenv bootargs_root 'root=/dev/sdc3 waitforroot=10 rootfs=ext3'
GuruPlug>> setenv bootcmd 'setenv bootargs $(bootargs_console) $(bootargs_root);
run bootcmd_slk ; reset'
GuruPlug>> setenv bootcmd_slk 'usb start;ext2load usb 1:1 0x01100000
uinitrd-kirkwood;ext2load usb 1:1 0x0080
0000 /uImage-kirkwood;bootm 0x00800000 0x01100000'
GuruPlug>> boot
(Re)start USB...
USB: Register 10011 NbrPorts 1
USB EHCI 1.00
scanning bus for devices... 4 USB Device(s) found
scanning bus for storage devices... Device NOT ready
Request Sense returned 02 3A 00
2 Storage Device(s) found
Loading file "uinitrd-kirkwood" from usb device 1:1 (usbdb1)
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(.... this is taking a while....
minutes later and USB stick still blinking...
It didnt take this long to "fatload"....
DONE finally! - fatload was pretty instantaneous)
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7700860 bytes read
Loading file "/uImage-kirkwood" from usb device 1:1 (usbdb1)
2056040 bytes read
## Booting kernel from Legacy Image at 00800000 ...
Image Name: Linux-2.6.33.4-kirkwood
Image Type: ARM Linux Kernel Image (uncompressed)
Data Size: 2055976 Bytes = 2 MB
Load Address: 00008000
Entry Point: 00008000
Verifying Checksum ... OK
## Loading init Ramdisk from Legacy Image at 01100000 ...
Image Name: Slackware ARM Initial RAM disk f
Image Type: ARM Linux RAMDisk Image (gzip compressed)
Data Size: 7700796 Bytes = 7.3 MB
Load Address: 00000000
Entry Point: 00000000
Verifying Checksum ... OK
Loading Kernel Image ... OK
OK
Starting kernel ...
Uncompressing Linux... done, booting the kernel.
[ 0.000000] Linux version 2.6.33.4-kirkwood (r...@wizbit) (gcc version 4.4.4
(GCC) ) #2 PREEMPT Wed May 19
11:14:40 BST 2010
[ 0.000000] CPU: Feroceon 88FR131 [56251311] revision 1 (ARMv5TE),
cr=00053977
[ 0.000000] CPU: VIVT data cache, VIVT instruction cache
[ 0.000000] Machine: Marvell GuruPlug Reference Board
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fatload takes seconds compared to ext2load.
I timed a reboot
r...@mary:~# date # ext2load start
Mon May 24 00:51:29 EDT 2010
r...@mary:~# date # ext2load finish
Mon May 24 00:54:07 EDT 2010
r...@mary:~#
This makes for a long boot time.
Why am I getting these UDEV errors during the init?
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Going multiuser...
Updating shared library links: /sbin/ldconfig &
cannot (un)set powersave mode
udevd[976]: bind failed: Address already in use
udevd[976]: error binding control socket, seems udevd is already running
Triggering udev events: /sbin/udevadm trigger --type=failed
/etc/rc.d/rc.inet1: /sbin/ifconfig lo 127.0.0.1
/etc/rc.d/rc.inet1: /sbin/route add -net 127.0.0.0 netmask 255.0.0.0 lo
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Is this because udev is already started in the initrd? (I am only guessing)
SWEET! I can use Slackware now!
Thanks Stuart!!!!
John
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