Hi ! On Mon, Dec 15, 2014 at 12:27 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Anubhav, > > do not move uEnv.txt, the U-Boot image and the kernel images > around. Due to the limited technical possibilities of the very early > boot stages, these files are exspected to be at certain physical > place on the flash memory. > > Instead edit /etc/fstab and remove the mount command of /boot. > Do a backup first. > m fstab shows: rootfs / auto defaults 1 1 proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 devpts /dev/pts devpts mode=0620,gid=5 0 0 tmpfs /tmp tmpfs defaults 0 0
It doesnt have the mount command of boot. Even if I were able to stop the boot, would that mean disabling access to the partition on windows desktop? I do require the parition to appear on desktop when connected, but I dont want the user to access these critical files. > > Best regards, > Meino > > > > Anubhav Goel <[email protected]> [14-12-15 07:52]: > > Hi William, > > > > Thanks for your quick response. > > > > I cannot really move to the debian, as it has taken me a lot of effort > :) , > > to understand my way around angstrom.. it will be very steep curve for me > > as of now. > > > > I was thinking, is there no way to create a new vfat partition on bbb, > and > > expose that on the thumbdrive, and let this default one just remain > > unmounted ? > > > > I will readup on the read-only part. > > > > Can you point me to some info on how/when does this partition get loaded > ? > > do we have some sort of hook that can be utilized ? > > > > Can I not place the mlo/ig& env files at a place where its picked by > bbb , > > but not exposed over thumbdrive ? > > > > Regards > > Anubhav > > > > On Mon, Dec 15, 2014 at 11:57 AM, William Hermans <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > *My users may accidentally delete the mlo/uboot/uenv files, if > presented > > >> over their desktop.* > > >> > > > > > > There are a few ways to deal with this*. *Just do not mount the boot > > > loader partition. Would probably be the easiest for you. If you want > to do > > > what I would consider "the right way", then put a modern Debian build > from > > > Robert on it, and that whole partition will not exist, and the > bootloader > > > files will be in a hole in the first 1M of the block device. > > > > > > Aside from that, I do not think FAT/FAT32 partitions can be used with > > > Linux permissions. However, you may be able to make the partition read > > > only. Not sure on this, but if you're teaching students about he > hardware / > > > software. This may be preferable. > > > > > > Personally, I think "hiding" the files in the first 1M of disk space is > > > the best way. Heck I've been using Linux for years, and I honestly > have no > > > idea how to reverse / mess that up. Eventually I'll have to read up on > it > > > myself, as it's pretty neat . . . > > > > > > On Sun, Dec 14, 2014 at 10:58 PM, Anubhav Goel < > [email protected]> > > > wrote: > > >> > > >> Hi Kenny, > > >> > > >> I have the same requirement, were you able to get any workaround to > this ? > > >> > > >> I looked into bbb to find any default locations , like /boot/uEnv.txt > .. > > >> but it doesnt work , if I delete the file from media , but the > > >> /boot/uenv.txt file is not picked up. > > >> I was unable to find any other place to store the mlo & img files > either. > > >> > > >> My users may accidentally delete the mlo/uboot/uenv files, if > presented > > >> over their desktop. > > >> > > >> Regards, > > >> Anubhav > > >> > > >> On Wednesday, 24 July 2013 14:23:10 UTC+5:30, [email protected] wrote: > > >>> > > >>> Hi all, > > >>> > > >>> I am building a few prototype with Beaglebone Black. I want to let > the > > >>> user to plug into the mini-USB port from a PC and copy a output file > I > > >>> stored in /media/BEAGLEBONE. However, I don't want user to see all > the > > >>> documentation and tutorial of the BBB. It seems like BBB will copy > all > > >>> these files during reboot. > > >>> > > >>> I wonder if I can configure it without copying these files during > > >>> reboot? or I can configure a different directory to show up while > user plug > > >>> in the mini-USB cable? I can control where the output file go in my > > >>> program. 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