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Re: U-Boot for Nokia RX-51 with BootMenu (updated version 2012.10-rc3-1)

Quote:

Originally Posted by explit (Post 1338887)

/dev/mmcblk1p1 /media/mmc1 (FAT32)
/dev/mmcblk1p3 /media/mmc1p3 (EXT3), NitDroid
/dev/mmcblk1p2 /media/mmc1p2 (EXT4), Nemo

If nit is on p2 and nemo on p3, then please correct above! ;)

Quote:

Originally Posted by explit (Post 1338887)

ITEM_CMDLINE=root=/dev/mmcblk0p3, I think in nemo the external sd card is /dev/mmcblk0 and not mmcblk1 like in Maemo.

set
ITEM_CMDLINE=root=/dev/mmcblk1p3
and try again

Re: U-Boot for Nokia RX-51 with BootMenu (updated version 2012.10-rc3-1)

[QUOTE=peterleinchen;1338935]If nit is on p2 and nemo on p3, then please correct above! ;)

Sorry my error. So it correct.

/dev/mmcblk1p1 /media/mmc1 (FAT32)
/dev/mmcblk1p2 /media/mmc1p2 (EXT3), NitDroid
/dev/mmcblk1p3 /media/mmc1p3 (EXT4), Nemo

In Maemo my Nemo rootfs partition is /dev/mmcblk1p3.

In Nemo this partition is /dev/mmcblk0p3, because /dev/mmcblk1p3 is the third partition on the Internal EMMC.

Nemo booting correct, it loads more then only kernel ( i see the nemo background).

But then i got a loop. Freezing on background, trying to remount, freezing on background...

I tried to change to
ITEM_CMDLINE=root=/dev/mmcblk1p3
like you wrote it, I get no filesystem found on /dev/mmcblk1p3

I checked the ext4 Nemo partition for errors and found a lot of !
fsck.ext4 quit after a while with Segmentation fault.

I created an new ext4 fs on /dev/mmcbl1p3, wrote an Nemo raw image on another card and than tar the ext4 partition with Nemo Rootfs to file and than i have untar this file on my mmcblk1p3.
Then I copied the uImage and 3 other files from Nemo FAT16 Partition also to my mmcblk1p3 and tryed to boot afterwards...
I got the same problem...

If i try to boot Nemo from the other card, i have created, it boots fine.
Can I read out the Nemo logs or dmesg from the Maemo ?

Or maybe, someone, who has Nemo and Nitdroid on the same Card, can post his configuration?

Here are my Nemo.item configiguration:

ITEM_NAME="NEMO 2.6.37"
ITEM_KERNEL="uImage"
ITEM_DEVICE="${EXT_CARD}p3"
ITEM_FSTYPE="ext4"
ITEM_CMDLINE="root=/dev/mmcblk0p3 rootwait rw console=tty02,115200n8 console=tty0 omapfb.vram=0:2M,1:2M,2:2M mtdoops.mtddev=2"
ITEM_OMAPATAG="1"

Thanks

Re: U-Boot for Nokia RX-51 with BootMenu (updated version 2012.10-rc3-1)

Quote:

Originally Posted by ArchiMark (Post 1337789)

Trying to install latest version from Extras-Devel via HAM....

However, when I try to install it, I get error message:

If I click on the 'Details' button, it says under the Problems tab:

What can I do to install U-Boot?

FWIW, I recently reflashed my n900, so, all fresh....

Wow! It has been several days since I posted about install problem and requesting some help....but no input...is it because there is no solution or my problem is so elementary that I should have figured it out myself or ??? :rolleyes:

Seriously, would greatly appreciate some guidance as to how to get U-Boot installed...

Thanks!

It's been 6 days since my post above and no input.....

Can some kind soul please give me some guidance as to what to do to get U-Boot to install ?

I really need to get it installed....

Thank you!

Re: U-Boot for Nokia RX-51 with BootMenu (updated version 2012.10-rc3-1)

Try installing via apt-get.

Re: U-Boot for Nokia RX-51 with BootMenu (updated version 2012.10-rc3-1)

Quote:

Originally Posted by pali (Post 1339458)

Try installing via apt-get.

Thanks....

So, installed u-boot-flasher via apt-get....

I created a new u-boot menu entry as follows:

Code:

ITEM_NAME="Arch Linux ARM (eMMC)"

ITEM_KERNEL="/boot/uImage"

ITEM_DEVICE="${INT_CARD}p5"

ITEM_FSTYPE="ext3"

ITEM_OMAPATAG="1"

ITEM_CMDLINE="root=/dev/mmcblk0p5 rootwait init=/bin/systemd omapfb.vram=0:3M,1:3M,2:3M quiet"

Then I did

Code:

# u-boot-update-bootmenu 



Adding entry for: 'Maemo 5 with attached kernel 2.6.28-omap1 (internal Nand)'



Configuration file: /etc/bootmenu/d/20-archlinux.item



Warning: Invalid file - missing kernel or script file - skipping...



Generating u-boot bootmenu script....

FYI, I am trying to get Arch Linux up and running....per these instructions on this blog page:

http://blog.jakgibb.com/2013/03/28/a...stall-on-n900/

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

Re: U-Boot for Nokia RX-51 with BootMenu (updated version 2012.10-rc3-1)

I haven't tried this as I am not planning to get arch linux installed, but might try later.
Did you extract Arch Linux rootfs to partition mentioned in the ".item" file ?
u-boot-update-bootmenu needs to be run after that.
From the error message it seems it can't find the kernel image which should be in that partition.

Re: U-Boot for Nokia RX-51 with BootMenu (updated version 2012.10-rc3-1)

Quote:

Originally Posted by starkwiz (Post 1339617)

Yes, I did extract the rootfs to the partition mentioned....

The only thing I can think of now is that particular partition that I created is not getting mounted automatically when I boot to maemo. So, maybe same thing happening when I boot up using u-boot, ie, if not mounted, then can't find kernel....

Re: U-Boot for Nokia RX-51 with BootMenu (updated version 2012.10-rc3-1)

hmm...
Can you make sure your u-boot tools are also updated ?
By running the command below.
apt-get install u-boot-tools
Then run u-boot-update-bootmenu

I had a problem in which u-boot-tools weren't updated automatically after installing u-boot from HAM/FAM.

Edit: I didn't notice the new version.
Check if your u-boot is updated as well:
Update: 20.04.2013 10:00 UTC: Version 2013.04-1 is in Extras-Devel, support for bootmenu ext2/3/4 partition

Re: U-Boot for Nokia RX-51 with BootMenu (updated version 2012.10-rc3-1)

Quote:

Originally Posted by starkwiz (Post 1339688)

Thanks for your help....

I just did as you instructed...says I already have the latest version....

Re: U-Boot for Nokia RX-51 with BootMenu (updated version 2012.10-rc3-1)

You're welcome.
Now, I can think of few things as below:
1. Check if the partition created is ext3,p5 and on your internal sd.
2. Check if you are still able to correctly mount in /mnt, also go through the data once mounted.
3. If the above 2 things look fine, try extracting again.

Hope you know the commands to check those things.

I might give a try sometime this week.
Will let you know if it works for me.