Am 02.08.2016 um 19:44 schrieb Lonnie Abelbeck <li...@lonnie.abelbeck.com>:
> On Aug 2, 2016, at 9:18 AM, David Kerr <da...@kerr.net> wrote: > >> Lonnie. It could be the terminal emulator. I have the same problem using >> "screen" on Apple Mac. But if I run screen from Ubuntu Linux it works fine. > > Agree, there is something really messed-up with OS-X's "screen" command. I > just wasted a couple hours playing with it, for me OS-X's screen was sending > extraneous <RETURN>'s. > > Additionally AstLinux works fine :-) using screen on AstLinux with a > supported USB to serial dongle "screen /dev/ttyUSB0 19200" from a terminal > session worked, kind of crazy but good to know. > > I also tried minicom (v2.7) on my Chromebook (in developer mode) "minicom -D > /dev/ttyUSB0 -v 19200" worked fine. > > Lonnie BTW: The screen version from MacPorts is v.4.3.1 and seems to work fine. The screen version on my Mac with 10.9.5 is 4.0.3. > > > On Aug 2, 2016, at 9:58 AM, Lonnie Abelbeck <li...@lonnie.abelbeck.com> wrote: > >> Hi David, >> >> Good info, I use "minicom 2.2" (free) on my OS X 10.6.8 Macbook for many >> years and it has always worked. >> >> The old minicom URL is not reachable, but the wayback machine finds it, For >> the trusting, scroll to the bottom of: >> https://web.archive.org/web/20150405144440/http://turin.nss.udel.edu/programming/ >> >> I'm sure there are better ways of getting minicom for OS X today. >> >> Regardless, you *should* be able to navigate the AstLinux ISO Installer >> without using arrow keys. >> >> For all you VT100 aficionados out there, the VT100 keypad has two modes >> "Standard" and "Applications". For example, Arrow UP in standard mode is >> "ESC [ A", applications mode is "ESC O A" . I'm sure standard-mode is what >> dialog/ncurses is expecting. >> >> Lonnie >> >> >> On Aug 2, 2016, at 9:18 AM, David Kerr <da...@kerr.net> wrote: >> >>> Lonnie. It could be the terminal emulator. I have the same problem using >>> "screen" on Apple Mac. But if I run screen from Ubuntu Linux it works >>> fine. I have not found a free terminal emulator for Mac that I can use >>> Astlinux boot console with. >>> >>> David. >>> >>> On Tuesday, August 2, 2016, Lonnie Abelbeck <li...@lonnie.abelbeck.com> >>> wrote: >>> Hi Michael, >>> >>> First, I tried the "astlinux-1.2.7-genx86_64-serial.iso" dd'ed to USB >>> drive, booted on an APU2 with attached serial terminal (minicom) at 19200 >>> baud. Worked perfectly, arrow keys navigated the menus, installed, removed >>> USB drive and it booted as expected. Possibly your terminal program was >>> not sending the arrow keys properly ? Each menu item also has a single key >>> associated with it, the install image selection has '1', '2', or '3' . >>> >>> I also tried the official production astlinux-1.2.7 upgrade for >>> genx86_64-serial (APU2) and it worked as expected. >>> >>>> From your log info below, this seems like you typed "ssh" at the RUNNIX >>>> boot prompt ... >>> >>> The "error: unable to read superblock" and "failed to setup loop device"" >>> does look bad, could well be a failing (failed) SSD. >>> >>> Lonnie >>> >>> >>> >>> On Aug 2, 2016, at 7:41 AM, Michael Knill >>> <michael.kn...@ipcsolutions.com.au> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi guys >>>> >>>> Well tonight has not been a good night. I upgraded my system to 1.2.7 >>>> which seemed to go ok but when I noticed a routing problem, I reverted to >>>> see if it was a release issue. >>>> Well that was the end of that with the following on the console: >>>> >>>> ---- >>>> Runnix version 'runnix-0.4-7583' starting... >>>> Skip Verifying abio too big device loop0 (2 > 0) >>>> stlinux-1.2.6.1.EXT2-fs (loop0): error: unable to read superblock >>>> run >>>> losetup: /mnt/base/os/astlinux-1.2.6.1.run: failed to setup loop device: >>>> No such file or directory >>>> mount: mounting /dev/loop0 on /mnt/root failed: Invalid argument >>>> Error8021q: adding VLAN 0 to HW filter on device eth0 >>>> mounting astlinux-1.2.6.1.run root fs >>>> Configuring eth0 with DHCP... >>>> udhcpc (v1.19.4) started >>>> Sending discover... >>>> e1000e: eth0 NIC Link is Up 100 Mbps Full Duplex, Flow Control: Rx/Tx >>>> e1000e 0000:02:00.0: eth0: 10/100 speed: disabling TSO >>>> Sending discover... >>>> Sending discover... >>>> No lease, failing >>>> Dropping to shell, type 'exit' to reboot >>>> /bin/sh: can't access tty; job control turned off >>>> runnix# >>>> --- >>>> >>>> Is this a corrupt Flash Drive? I assumed so and I began a rebuild. After >>>> my serial to USB adaptor crashed my Mac a couple of times and I finally >>>> pulled the server out of the rack to set the boot order, I am booting a >>>> USB with astlinux-1.2.7-genx86_64-serial.iso and set my serial port to >>>> 19200. However I see everything but I cant seem to move the cursor in the >>>> menu when it comes up. >>>> Any ideas? >>>> >>>> I am going to bed in disgust ☹ >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> Michael Knill >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Astlinux-users mailing list >>> Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users >>> >>> Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to >>> pay...@krisk.org. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> David Kerr >>> Sent from Gmail Mobile >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Astlinux-users mailing list >>> Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users >>> >>> Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to >>> pay...@krisk.org. >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> _______________________________________________ >> Astlinux-users mailing list >> Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users >> >> Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to >> pay...@krisk.org. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > Astlinux-users mailing list > Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users > > Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to > pay...@krisk.org. 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