Go Flex Home Archlinux Randomly Stopped Working

[Fma965]

Basicallt it never boots past this.

U-Boot 2011.12 (Apr 18 2012 - 23:08:20)
Seagate GoFlexNet
arm-none-linux-gnueabi-gcc (Sourcery G++ Lite 2009q3-67) 4.4.1
GNU ld (Sourcery G++ Lite 2009q3-67) 2.19.51.20090709
Hit any key to stop autoboot: 2 0

Reset IDE: Bus 0: OK Bus 1: not available
Device 0: Model: WDC WD20EARX-00PASB0 Firm: 51.0AB51 Ser#: WD-WCAZAA836071
Type: Hard Disk
Supports 48-bit addressing
Capacity: 1907729.0 MB = 1863.0 GB (-387938128 x 512)
Loading file "/boot/uImage" from ide device 0:1 (hda1)
3596048 bytes read
Loading file "/boot/uInitrd" from ide device 0:1 (hda1)
** File not found /boot/uInitrd
## Booting kernel from Legacy Image at 00800000 ...
Image Name: Linux-3.10.9-1-ARCH
Image Type: ARM Linux Kernel Image (uncompressed)
Data Size: 3595984 Bytes = 3.4 MiB
Load Address: 00008000
Entry Point: 00008000
Verifying Checksum ... OK
Loading Kernel Image ... OK
OK

Starting kernel ...

if i change to the kernel netconsole nothing appears, Help please.

[moonman]

Check the rootfs for errors with e2fsck by either creating a bootable USB stick or taking the drive from the enclosure and running the fsck on your linux box.

[Fma965]

firstly if i try to quote your post or my post i get
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'T')his topic is too old to reply, so, it's locked now. Thanks.

[moonman]

If you have an old router, try this viewtopic.php?f=53&t=5977&start=30#p33984
You would need your ubuntu box to make the modifications. Don't use any other rootfs but the one for GF Home. How did you setup your U-Boot? to boot from USB or SATA first? if sata, make sure your sata drive is not in the cradle.

[Fma965]

Hi i have it set to SATA first, HDD is not plugged in, Still doesn't boot to ArchLinuxARM from usb, I Am running dd-wrt on my router.

The uboot was updated to the new version per your other post. And it seems to be stopping any recovery or rootfs from booting, It just kernel panics or doesn't mount the drive. depending on the rootfs i try to load.

[moonman]

How do you know it has q kernel panic, you didn't seem to have any luck getting kernel netconsole going. If you did, i would like to see the log to figure out why.

[Fma965]

When i booted ArchLinuxARM from usb it kernel panics i watched the Kernel netconsole.


Im unable to check currently, i will post the log when i can, Until then is there anything i can do?

[Fma965]

Ok so now i proper broke it, Almost 100% sure its only fixable with serial (which i have previous done) so i will need to get a friend to solder the cable on again to recover it, til then its dead xD

[moonman]

If you didn't mess with u-boot variables it is fine

[Fma965]

Yeah trust me its broke, without a serial connection. I have no lights, no uboot via netconsole, No nothing.