TonidoPlug 2 and linux-kirkwood?

[necopinus]

I'm sure that there's an obvious place that this question is answered, but I'm rather new to the world of Arch Linux on ARM and can't seem to find a straight answer.

I have a TonidoPlug 2 currently running the old 3.1.10 kernel. From what I gather, it looks like the proper upgrade path would be to jump to the linux-kirkwood package. Is this correct? Do I need to upgrade uBoot (as described here as well?

Thanks in advance for any answers or resources!

[WarheadsSE]

I don't believe that I had to for my USI topkick. You could check the serial boot log to see if it disables the L2 cache, at which point linux-kirkwood should work.

[devr]

forgive me if I am asking obvious or stupid questions, it has been awhile since I have visited the forums & ran a system update. So ran a full system update (pacman -Sy; pacman -Su) last week. Came across this post, and was curious if I am supposed to run a manual update on my TonidoPlug2. The big warning I see when doing so makes me a bit cautious, so figured I'd double check.
$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', '**********************************************************************
WARNING! This kernel requires a newer U-Boot than many devices such as
the Dockstar and Pogoplug v2 originally came with. If you do
not have an updated version, your system WILL NOT BOOT.
**********************************************************************
')

WarheadsSE mentioned checking the serial boot log... so I connected my serial cable and rebooted before doing the kernel update, but do not see anything about L2 cache..
$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', '[325057.765745] Restarting system.

__ __ _ _
| \/ | __ _ _ ____ _____| | |
| |\/| |/ _` | '__\ \ / / _ \ | |
| | | | (_| | | \ V / __/ | |
|_| |_|\__,_|_| \_/ \___|_|_|
_ _ ____ _
| | | | | __ ) ___ ___ | |_
| | | |___| _ \ / _ \ / _ \| __|
| |_| |___| |_) | (_) | (_) | |_
\___/ |____/ \___/ \___/ \__|
** MARVELL BOARD: DB-88F6282A-BP LE

U-Boot 1.1.4 (Sep 13 2011 - 13:25:05) Marvell version: 3.4.27
USISH-SMB Ver: topkick1281p2-001-008-20110913-codelathe

U-Boot code: 00600000 -> 0067FFF0 BSS: -> 006D0120

Soc: MV88F1155 Rev 1 (DDR2)
CPU running @ 800Mhz L2 running @ 400Mhz
SysClock = 400Mhz , TClock = 200Mhz

DRAM unknown CAL tRP = 8 tRAS = 20 tRCD=8
DRAM CS[0] base 0x00000000 size 512MB
DRAM Total size 512MB 16bit width
Addresses 8M - 0M are saved for the U-Boot usage.
Mem malloc Initialization (8M - 7M): Done
NAND:512 MB
Flash: 0 kB

CPU : Marvell Feroceon (Rev 1)

Streaming disabled
Write allocate disabled


USB 0: host mode
PEX 0: interface detected no Link.
Net: egiga0 [PRIME]
Hit any key to stop autoboot: 0
(Re)start USB...
USB: scanning bus for devices... 1 USB Device(s) found
Waiting for storage device(s) to settle before scanning...
0 Storage Device(s) found
** Bad partition 1 **
## Booting image at 00800000 ...
Bad Magic Number
Saving Environment to NAND...
Erasing Nand...Writing to Nand... done

Reset IDE:
Marvell Serial ATA Adapter
Integrated Sata device found
[0 0 0]: Enable DMA mode (6)
Device 0 @ 0 0:
Model: WDC WD5000BPKT-00PK4T0 Firm: 01.01A01 Ser#: WD-WXN1A71L8265
Type: Hard Disk
Supports 48-bit addressing
Capacity: 476940.0 MB = 465.7 GB (976773168 x 512)


2856016 bytes read
## Booting image at 00800000 ...
Image Name: Linux-3.1.10-13-ARCH
Created: 2012-08-20 15:46:58 UTC
Image Type: ARM Linux Kernel Image (uncompressed)
Data Size: 2855952 Bytes = 2.7 MB
Load Address: 00008000
Entry Point: 00008000
Verifying Checksum ... OK
OK

Starting kernel ...

Uncompressing Linux... done, booting the kernel.
INIT: version 2.88 booting
HOSTNAME= is deprecated. See rc.conf(5) and hostname(5) for details.

> Arch Linux ARM

> http://archlinuxarm.org/

------------------------------
:: Mounting root read-only [DONE]
:: Setting hostname: slim [DONE]
HARDWARECLOCK= is deprecated. See rc.conf(5) and hwclock(8) for details.
:: Adjusting system time and setting kernel time zone [BUSY] TIMEZONE= is deprecated. See rc.conf(5) for details.
[DONE]
:: Starting udev daemon [DONE]
:: Triggering udev uevents [DONE]
:: Loading user-specified modules [BUSY] MODULES= is deprecated. See rc.conf(5) and modules-load.d(5) for details.
[DONE]
:: Waiting for udev uevents to be processed [BUSY] [ 33.255673] mwifiex_sdio mmc0:0001:1: request_firmware() returned error code 0xfffffffe
[ 33.265288] mwifiex: mwifiex_add_card: firmware init failed
[ 33.272167] mwifiex_sdio: mwifiex_sdio_probe: add card failed
[DONE]
:: Configuring virtual consoles [DONE]
:: Bringing up loopback interface [DONE]
:: Checking filesystems [DONE]
:: Remounting root and API filesystems [DONE]
:: Mounting local filesystems [DONE]
:: Activating swap [DONE]
:: Configuring time zone [DONE]
:: Initializing random seed [DONE]
:: Removing leftover files [DONE]
NIT: Entering runlevel: 3 [DONE]
:: Starting Syslog-NG [BUSY] Error binding socket; addr='AF_UNIX(/run/systemd/journal/syslog)', error='No such file or directory (2)'
Error initializing source driver; source='src', id='src#0'
Error initializing message pipeline;
[FAIL]
:: Starting network [DONE]
:: Mounting network filesystems [DONE]
:: Starting crond daemon [DONE]
:: Starting OpenNTPD [DONE]
:: Starting Secure Shell Daemon [DONE]
:: Starting MySQL Server [DONE]
:: Checking configuration [DONE]
:: Starting php-fpm [DONE]
:: Checking nginx configuration [DONE]
:: Starting nginx [DONE]
:: Starting sslh daemon [BUSY] slim:https:bind: Cannot assign requested address
[FAIL]

Arch Linux 3.1.10-13-ARCH (ttyS0)
')

[WarheadsSE]

For comparison, here it to topkick uboot.
$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', '
__ __ _ _
| \/ | __ _ _ ____ _____| | |
| |\/| |/ _` | '__\ \ / / _ \ | |
| | | | (_| | | \ V / __/ | |
|_| |_|\__,_|_| \_/ \___|_|_|
_ _ ____ _
| | | | | __ ) ___ ___ | |_
| | | |___| _ \ / _ \ / _ \| __|
| |_| |___| |_) | (_) | (_) | |_
\___/ |____/ \___/ \___/ \__|
** MARVELL BOARD: DB-88F6282A-BP LE

U-Boot 1.1.4 (Dec 14 2010 - 16:00:25) Marvell version: 3.4.27
USISH-SMB Ver: topkick1281p2-001-007-20101210

U-Boot code: 00600000 -> 0067FFF0 BSS: -> 006D0120

Soc: 88F6282 Z0 (DDR2)
CPU running @ 1600Mhz L2 running @ 533Mhz
SysClock = 533Mhz , TClock = 200Mhz

DRAM unknown CAL tRP = 8 tRAS = 20 tRCD=8
DRAM CS[0] base 0x00000000 size 256MB
DRAM Total size 256MB 16bit width
Addresses 8M - 0M are saved for the U-Boot usage.
Mem malloc Initialization (8M - 7M): Done
NAND:256 MB
Switch On !

Flash: 0 kB

CPU : Marvell Feroceon (Rev 1)

Streaming disabled
Write allocate disabled


USB 0: host mode
PEX 0: interface detected no Link.
Net: egiga0 [PRIME]
Hit any key to stop autoboot: 0
')

It looks like it might work for you, I would suggest trying it with tftp first.

[necopinus]

@devr: Any luck?

@WarheadsSE & @devr: It sounds like I need to pick up a serial connector to be sure. I've seen the ones sold by Adafruit recommended in a couple of places, though apparently they need to be modified slightly in order to work with the TonidoPlug 2 (the connector for the TonidoPlug 2 is only 4 pins). Is this the best course for a relative newbie, or is there a different cable that you would recommend?

Thanks!

[WarheadsSE]

You only need 3 pins connected for these guys anyways (Gnd,Tx,Rx) Just make sure it is the right 3.3v!

[devr]

Seems like it Worked, and that was my first time ever doing a tftpboot.. yay..
$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', 'Marvell>> tftpboot 00800000 uImage-linux-kirkwood-3.6.4-1
Using egiga0 device
TFTP from server 192.168.1.4; our IP address is 192.168.1.3
Filename 'uImage-linux-kirkwood-3.6.4-1'.
Load address: 0x800000
Loading: #################################################################
#################################################################
#################################################################
#################################################################
#################################################################
#################################################################
#################################################################
#################################################################
#################################################################
################################
done
Bytes transferred = 3158896 (303370 hex)
Marvell>> bootm
## Booting image at 00800000 ...
Image Name: Linux-3.6.4-1-ARCH
Created: 2012-10-29 16:22:43 UTC
Image Type: ARM Linux Kernel Image (uncompressed)
Data Size: 3158832 Bytes = 3 MB
Load Address: 00008000
Entry Point: 00008000
Verifying Checksum ... OK
OK

Starting kernel ...

Uncompressing Linux... done, booting the kernel.
INIT: version 2.88 booting')

So I was curious what the reason that this is a manual upgrade process, are there risks with the newer kernel ? I tried looking around the site for a news posting or an announcement on the forum.. didn't see anything, but I have been away for a while... so figured Id check.

@necopinus, here is a post I did on the serial cable I use:
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2799

[kmihelich]

It's a manual process because not all U-Boots on the devices we support are compatible. Being a manual upgrade makes it a conscious decision on the part of the user to change to the different kernel, meaning that they have hopefully taken any necessary steps to ensure it will boot.

[devr]

Thanks for the reply. Took the plunge, and everything seems just fine. There is actually a pretty noticeable performance gain with the 3.6 kernel versus the 3.1. At least when it comes to ownCloud + php-fpm + nginx, I haven't tested much else. But owncloud is much, much more responsive and handling file requests quicker.

Thank you for all the hardwork you guys put into archlinuxarm.

[WarheadsSE]

Do a search about enable BFQ, you might be able to eek a bit more out of it too.