TonidoPlug2

[devr]

Duh....

I don't think the kernel in "http://archlinuxarm.org/os/ArchLinuxARM-armv5te-latest.tar.gz" has drivers to boot from SATA....

I can boot just fine from a USB drive.... possible to get a kernel with SATA ? Happy to help in whatever way I can...

[WarheadsSE]

Thats odd, my GoFlex Net boots from SATA...

[devr]

hmmm... the plot thickens then. Maybe something to do with the Marvell SATA controller. I can get details about the controller from the Tonido kernel, if that is helpful.

Strange when I do boot off the USB drive, and 'hotplug' the SATA disk, the OS does not see the drive. If I do the same thing running under the Tonido kernel, the insertion is seen and partitions mounted.

At work at the moment, will try to get more info later.

[WarheadsSE]

If that is the case with hotplug, I would say that there is something configured differently in udev, etc.

[devr]

Quick question.. do the uBoot parameters for sata boot look generally correct ?
$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', '
bootargs_sata=root=/dev/sda1 rw rootdelay=10
bootcmd_sata=setenv bootargs $(bootargs_console) $(mtdpartitions) $(bootargs_sata); ide reset; ext2load ide 0:1 0x800000 /boot/uImage; bootm 0x800000
')

[WarheadsSE]

Generally, yes. What the error at the end of the kernel log load where it takes the crap?

[devr]

I was probably too verbose last night.. sorry about that. It was posted previously, but it probably got lost in the deluge

$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', '
## Booting image at 00800000 ...
Image Name: Linux-3.0-ARCH
Created: 2011-10-18 23:57:01 UTC
Image Type: ARM Linux Kernel Image (uncompressed)
Data Size: 2675372 Bytes = 2.6 MB
Load Address: 00008000
Entry Point: 00008000
Verifying Checksum ... OK
OK

Starting kernel ...

Uncompressing Linux... done, booting the kernel.
[ 23.497421] Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0)
[ 23.505759] [<c00370d0>] (unwind_backtrace+0x0/0xe0) from [<c03c55a8>] (panic+0x58/0x184)
[ 23.514024] [<c03c55a8>] (panic+0x58/0x184) from [<c0008d88>] (mount_block_root+0x234/0x284)
[ 23.522544] [<c0008d88>] (mount_block_root+0x234/0x284) from [<c0009094>] (prepare_namespace+0x160/0x1b4)
[ 23.532189] [<c0009094>] (prepare_namespace+0x160/0x1b4) from [<c0008a24>] (kernel_init+0xe4/0x110)
[ 23.541309] [<c0008a24>] (kernel_init+0xe4/0x110) from [<c0033234>] (kernel_thread_exit+0x0/0x8)')

[WarheadsSE]

Hmm. Possibly a driver issue, but I can't say for sure.

Is there really nothing between "booting the kernel" and the barf?

[pepedog]

What about a rootwait instead of rootdelay=10
And a couple of ide reset;
?
My trimslice won't boot to an (usb bottom) goflex drive, have to reboot to it

[devr]

@WarheadsSE: Nope that is all that is shown on the serial console screen.

@pepedog: after some further testing tonight, will try those options out, thanks.