I haven't yet gotten around to getting a net6501, currently in the middle of 400 other projects, perhaps in a month or so :)
Anyhow, the basic symptoms you are describing lead me to think your linux distribution is not using serial console correctly (either, wrong default port, speed, or even stop bits or parity or flow control, or something strange like that). If you are using a grub you can "break" into, I'd recommend editing the "append" line for your default kernel, and setting something like:- console=tty0 console=ttyS0,19200n8 Depending on the kernel variety and compile options you might need to adjust those a tad. And that's based off the default com port speed I've seen on the 4801's and 5501's I have cluttering up the place here, so YMMV. The other quick-test option is once that's switched over, if the distro is supposed to be serial-ready, try setting your terminal software to 9600n8 (the semi-default for the linux kernel on a serial port). The first board might have incorrect (for you) boot sequence settings, the Soekris wiki does list a few options to resolve that IIRC (which I probably don't *grin* I just know the boot options settings I want off by heart, and if I don't do them frequently, just looking at the boot settings and I got "oh right, it's 80 81 FE FF" or whatever I want :) In terms of the "Ready" light never going ON, this is fairly normal at first I've found for most Soekrii (it just feels better to use that term than Soekrises *grin*), after a few linux kernel updates it often starts working. If this truly bothers you, once you have a system you can connect into (ssh/proper serial terminal/etc), go check to see if they've included the controls for the GPIO in to the kernel, most of the extra Soekris platform stuff works via GPIO, and last I checked the normal desktop hardware does not include a "READY" light :) -- Cass Eric F wrote: > Hello, > > It's been two weeks since I've received my net6501-30 board, and since I > haven't managed to install smoothroadster-2.0.2, a firewall that is > ready for COM port communication. > After installation, it says "installation finished, reboot" > When I reboots, I have the message "GRUB Loading stage2..." then nothing > else. Just like if GRUB was not installed well. > > I've thought my net6501-30 board was damaged, so I've ordered another one. > Now it automatically boots on me USB key (the first board didn't) after > searching the PXE boot (the first one didn't too) > So I think that my first board is damaged. > > I'm still stuck at "GRUB Loading stage2...", it's getting on my nerves. > My 2.5" HDD is Port-00: Hard Disk, FUJITSU MHZ2250BH G2. > May it not be compatible with net6501-30 ? > > Please help me, I do not know what to do :/ > > A last question : On the 2 boards I have, the "Ready" LED never goes on, > is it normal ? > > I thank you very much for your help ! > > Eric > > > _______________________________________________ > Soekris-tech mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech _______________________________________________ Soekris-tech mailing list [email protected] http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
