Darrick Hartman (lists) wrote: > Philip Prindeville wrote: > >> Darrick Hartman (lists) wrote: >> >>> serial 0 19200 and console 1 are commented out in my syslinux.cfg file. >>> >>> The hang might be because the version of runnix you're using is >>> directing output to the console that doesn't exist instead of to the >>> serial port. If that's the case, eventually (within a few minutes) you >>> should see your astlinux image loading, if there aren't any errors. >>> >>> There should be two versions of runnix. One for serial output, one for >>> VGA/console output. >>> >>> Darrick >>> >>> >> Ok... should the target/device/net5501/... directory contain stuff to >> make sure that the right version gets used? >> > > Philip, > > I don't think you completely understand runnix (which is OK...it's > somewhat confusing at first). > > The biggest benefit is you setup your compact flash card to accept > runnix images ONE TIME. The syslinux.cfg file doesn't need to be in the > astlinux repository. Once the compact flash (or other device) is > configured for runnix, that base doesn't have to ever change (unless > runnix itself is updated). All you need to do is drop in new images > into the 'os' directory. > > syslinux.cfg is part of runnix which is a separate project. I believe > the download from the runnix project website uses the console output > rather than serial (Kris, correct me if I'm wrong). In any case, there > really should be two downloads. runnix-console and runnix-serial to > accommodate the two different situations. > > Does that make sense? > > Darrick >
Yeah, I think so. I didn't see the output beyond the "boot:" prompt, and even after 3 minutes, it seemed to have been hung. So having a runnix-serial build to install for the net5501 or net4801 would be a good thing... I've mixed feelings about runnix. I understand why it's good to have it in terms of facilitating new image installs, etc. but at the same time, the added start-up time is not insignificant, and -- as the issue with the vga vs. serial showed -- there are more things to go wrong. Well, nothing comes for free, I suppose. -Philip ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Astlinux-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
