I can see that angstrom has really got to you :) , but it gave me support with qt when i needed it , and deb (i dont know bout now) was not having support (like a few months back).
So its like a old friend with a lot of problems (audio - but i figured it out)... I am almost done with the project and only a few hiccups remain, hence trying to get this to work within angstrom On Mon, Dec 15, 2014 at 1:01 PM, William Hermans <[email protected]> wrote: > > I just looked it up on the web and what I found seemed to indicate that > the modules file is the same as debian in: > > /etc/modules > > If it is not loaded from in there then i could not say. Could be a service > file run at boot time, or . ..yeah see I would not even know where to look > on Angstrom . . . > > On Mon, Dec 15, 2014 at 12:28 AM, Anubhav Goel <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> :D .. I will take this advice , and soon move over to deb. >> >> On Mon, Dec 15, 2014 at 12:56 PM, William Hermans <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> No idea, I got rid of Angstrom the first week after receiving my >>> Beaglebone blacks. Angstrom was too much of a pain in my backside to even >>> want to bother with it. >>> >>> On Mon, Dec 15, 2014 at 12:23 AM, Anubhav Goel < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> that sounds good!.. i shall try it and report back. >>>> One point , how do I disable the default mechanism of loading the >>>> thumbdrive ? i.e. , there must be some place/sh where these commands are >>>> getting executed ? can you point me to them ? >>>> >>>> On Mon, Dec 15, 2014 at 12:49 PM, William Hermans <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Ok, so I do not know where the module "g_multi" is loaded from on >>>>> angstrom, but g_multi is a USB to Serial, ethernet, and mass storage >>>>> device. You should search the web on g_mass_storage to understand how the >>>>> parameters work with g_multi . . >>>>> >>>>> So anyway, g_multi is caled similar to this: >>>>> >>>>> modprobe g_multi file=/dev/mmsclk01p1 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> This is how the device is shared out over USB. So, you *may* be able >>>>> point the file location to /dev/null ( never tried it ), or create an >>>>> empty >>>>> directory *somewhere*. And point it to that. If Neithe fo those work for >>>>> you, then get rid of g_multi, and use g_ether instead ( assuming you do >>>>> not >>>>> need Serial too ). >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Dec 15, 2014 at 12:03 AM, Anubhav Goel < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> 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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