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'''Note: Most of this information is duplicated elsewhere.  It needs to be verified and removed as necessary.'''
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See [[Amahi_Plug_Edition | Amahi_Plug_Edition]] for installation and supported devices.
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= Misc Notes =
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* restarting rpm db in chrooted environment:
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{{Code|rm /var/lib/rpm/__db*
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rpm --rebuilddb -vv}}
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<!--* May need to add the following line to /etc/resolv.conf if you have DNS issues:
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nameserver 8.8.8.8-->
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* 2 stop bits to get the bootloader to recognize keyboard and stop autobooting
 
* 2 stop bits to get the bootloader to recognize keyboard and stop autobooting
 
* speed: 115200 /dev/ttyUSB1
 
* speed: 115200 /dev/ttyUSB1
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* ruby-RMagick
 
* ruby-RMagick
  
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Other:
 
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* VPN does not work (had to turn it off in servers). This could be due to the kernel not having all that it needs for TUN/TAP?:
 
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      Cannot allocate TUN/TAP dev dynamically
 
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* Greyhole not working - hda-greyhole needed
 
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* crontab does not appear to be working
 
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* had to add with noatime in / to prevent flash burnout
 
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* should control monit - it keeps on pounding the flash with messages in /var/log/monit
 
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* would like to add swap to flash based drives
 
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* mt-daapd and amahi-transmission are dying
 
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= Getting the plug booting Fedora 12 =
 
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Here are the steps to make the plug boot from USB
 
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* General [http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Architectures/ARM/SheevaplugUSB directions]
 
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* get the rootfs-f12.tar.bz2 from
 
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    http://ftp.linux.org.uk/pub/linux/arm/fedora/rootfs/
 
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* Connect the JTAG module and connect the USB side to a terminal emulator
 
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* Putty for windows (Serial)
 
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* gtkterm for linux (use 2 stop bits!)
 
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* Reset the device from the JTAG module
 
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* At the terminal, press enter a couple of seconds after boot to prevent it booting to the flash
 
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* There are some commands to make it permanently boot off USB:
 
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          setenv mainlineLinux yes
 
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          setenv arcNumber 2097
 
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          setenv bootargs_root 'root=/dev/sda1 rootdelay=15'
 
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          setenv bootcmd_usb 'usb start; ext2load usb 0:1  0x6400000 /boot/uImage-2.6.30-sheevaplug'
 
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          setenv bootcmd 'setenv bootargs $(console) $(bootargs_root); run bootcmd_usb; bootm 0x6400000'
 
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          saveenv
 
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          reset
 
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= Amahi Install =
 
  
 
* ssh into the plug
 
* ssh into the plug
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* And last but not least, get the installer going by accessing it with a browser:
 
* And last but not least, get the installer going by accessing it with a browser:
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       <code><nowiki>http://plug:2000</nowiki></code>
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       <code><nowiki>http://your_ip_address:2000</nowiki></code>
  
 
* input the install code and install!
 
* input the install code and install!
 
* NOTE: it may be better to  
 
* NOTE: it may be better to  
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* report bugs!
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* report bugs!-->
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= Reporting issues =
 
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These are mostly what matter for debugging:
 
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* <code><small>/root/hda-install.log</small></code>
 
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* <code><small>egrep -v 'POST|GET|progress' /tmp/amahi-ruby-install.log</small></code>
 
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= Misc Notes =
 
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* restarting rpm db in chrooted environment:
 
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Latest revision as of 11:27, 15 July 2011

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Note: Most of this information is duplicated elsewhere. It needs to be verified and removed as necessary.

See Amahi_Plug_Edition for installation and supported devices.


Misc Notes

  • restarting rpm db in chrooted environment:
bash code
​rm /var/lib/rpm/__db* rpm --rebuilddb -vv​



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