I installed ALARM according to http://archlinuxarm.org/platforms/armv5/pogoplug-series-4 on 300GB and 500GB drives using a 8 GB partition for the OS and other partitions for data. They work fine without a problem.
I have a 8 GB partition on a WD 2TB drive with ALARM installed via a desktop linux machine. My Pogoplug V2 E02 boots the 2TB drive fine but the Pogoplug Mobile just flashing green.
Do I need to use a different uboot than the one in the instructions? I see there is a SD boot option but I do not need that.
Thanks for any pointers!
[Pogoplug v4-a1-01] will not boot 2TB drive
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[Pogoplug v4-a1-01] will not boot 2TB drive
by rickgtx » Thu Jul 17, 2014 5:38 pm
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Re: [Pogoplug v4-a1-01] will not boot 2TB drive
by WarheadsSE » Thu Jul 17, 2014 6:45 pm
What type of partition table does this 2TB drive have?
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Re: [Pogoplug v4-a1-01] will not boot 2TB drive
by rickgtx » Thu Jul 17, 2014 8:55 pm
I'm not sure if this answers your question. I remember seeing a MSDOS partition table being created.
From the Pogo Mobile OS fdisk:
$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', '
/tmp # mount /dev/sda1 alarm
/tmp # /sbin/fdisk -l /dev/sda
Disk /dev/sda: 2000.3 GB, 2000396746752 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 243201 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 1 997 8008371 83 Linux
')
From my desktop linux fdisk:
$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', '
~$ sudo fdisk -l /dev/sdf
Disk /dev/sdf: 2000.4 GB, 2000396746752 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 243201 cylinders, total 3907024896 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00072a70
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdf1 63 16016804 8008371 83 Linux
')
From the Pogo Mobile OS fdisk:
$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', '
/tmp # mount /dev/sda1 alarm
/tmp # /sbin/fdisk -l /dev/sda
Disk /dev/sda: 2000.3 GB, 2000396746752 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 243201 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 1 997 8008371 83 Linux
')
From my desktop linux fdisk:
$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', '
~$ sudo fdisk -l /dev/sdf
Disk /dev/sdf: 2000.4 GB, 2000396746752 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 243201 cylinders, total 3907024896 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00072a70
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdf1 63 16016804 8008371 83 Linux
')
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Re: [Pogoplug v4-a1-01] will not boot 2TB drive
by rickgtx » Thu Jul 24, 2014 6:50 pm
Update:
Seems to be a timing issue. I can get the WD 2TB drive to boot by plugging the USB connector into another computer then into the Pogoplug Mobile while the drive is still flashing. Then I power on the Pogoplug Mobile. A reboot from the Pogoplug Mobile still does not boot the drive.
Any hints on how to give the drive a "kick" during boot up.
I expect my TTL-USB cable to arrive in a week or so and then I'll provide more details.
Thanks
Seems to be a timing issue. I can get the WD 2TB drive to boot by plugging the USB connector into another computer then into the Pogoplug Mobile while the drive is still flashing. Then I power on the Pogoplug Mobile. A reboot from the Pogoplug Mobile still does not boot the drive.
Any hints on how to give the drive a "kick" during boot up.
I expect my TTL-USB cable to arrive in a week or so and then I'll provide more details.
Thanks
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Re: [Pogoplug v4-a1-01] will not boot 2TB drive
by grayman4hire » Thu Jul 24, 2014 10:39 pm
Try a "usb start; usb stop; usb start" like the below.
$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', '
fw_setenv bootcmd "usb start; usb stop; usb start; run force_rescue_bootcmd; run ubifs_bootcmd; run usb_bootcmd; usb stop; run rescue_bootcmd; run pogo_bootcmd; reset"
')
I'm a little confused by this statement "From the Pogo Mobile OS fdisk:". How are you booting into the Pogo Mobile OS since if you followed the instructions for flashing the PogoPlug Series 4/Mobile, you lose the ability to boot into the PogoPlug OS?
$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', '
fw_setenv bootcmd "usb start; usb stop; usb start; run force_rescue_bootcmd; run ubifs_bootcmd; run usb_bootcmd; usb stop; run rescue_bootcmd; run pogo_bootcmd; reset"
')
I'm a little confused by this statement "From the Pogo Mobile OS fdisk:". How are you booting into the Pogo Mobile OS since if you followed the instructions for flashing the PogoPlug Series 4/Mobile, you lose the ability to boot into the PogoPlug OS?
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Re: [Pogoplug v4-a1-01] will not boot 2TB drive
by rickgtx » Fri Jul 25, 2014 12:18 am
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'I')'m a little confused by this statement "From the Pogo Mobile OS fdisk:"
I used the revert folder to go back to the original OS. I cleared and recreated the partitions the installed arch linux to see if that was the problem.
Thanks that looks like something I like to try, but those uboot commands do not seem to work:
$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', '[root@pogoplugx ~]# fw_printenv
Cannot parse config file: Invalid argument
')
This is what I got from blparam:
(I got blparam from installing pogoplug service http://archlinuxarm.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=3343)
$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', '[root@pogoplugx ~]# /usr/local/cloudengines/bin/blparam
. . .
mainlineLinux=yes
bootcmd=if usb start; then run alarm_boot; else nand read 0x800000 0x100000 0x73d0c; go 0x800000; fi
alarm_boot=ide reset; run alarm_revert; if ide part 0; then run alarm_ide; else setenv isDisk no; fi; run alarm_usb
alarm_revert=if fatls usb 0:1 /revert; then setenv mainlineLinux no; setenv arcNumber; setenv bootcmd run boot_nand; saveenv; reset; fi
alarm_args=setenv bootargs console=ttyS0,115200 root=$device rootwait rootfstype=ext3
alarm_which=if test $isDisk = yes; then setenv device /dev/sdb1; else setenv device /dev/sda1; fi
alarm_ide=if ext2load ide 0:1 0x800000 /boot/uImage; then setenv device /dev/sda1; run alarm_args; bootm 0x800000; else setenv isDisk yes; fi
alarm_usb=if ext2load usb 0:1 0x800000 /boot/uImage; then run alarm_which; run alarm_args; bootm 0x800000; fi
')
It not clear to me what to change.
Thanks again!
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Re: [Pogoplug v4-a1-01] will not boot 2TB drive
by grayman4hire » Fri Jul 25, 2014 5:27 am
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('rickgtx', '
')I used the revert folder to go back to the original OS. I cleared and recreated the partitions the installed arch linux to see if that was the problem.
')I used the revert folder to go back to the original OS. I cleared and recreated the partitions the installed arch linux to see if that was the problem.
Thanks for the clarification.
You can try the following. I take no responsibility if somehow your pogoplug doesn't boot anymore (recoverable via serial console)
$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', '
/usr/local/cloudengines/bin/blparam bootcmd='usb start; usb stop; if usb start; then run alarm_boot; else nand read 0x800000 0x100000 0x73d0c; go 0x800000; fi'
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