GoFlex Home won't boot from USB with SATA plugged in

[jcconnell]

Yes, I've tried booting with the SATA drive removed and the USB drive inserted.

Same result. No access.

Any significance to the orange light being the only one blinking on the ethernet port?

[moonman]

No that's normal. Mine only blinks orange as well. I really don't know what else you can try. You probably just need to wait for the serial.

[jcconnell]

Moonman, I've got the serial cable and and I'm able to speak to it.

Can you tell me how to fix this thing? Reading the following two links hasn't helped much.

http://forum.doozan.com/read.php?3,6965
http://forum.doozan.com/read.php?3,7852,7852

[moonman]

You should have U-Boot flashed already, so no need to reflash it. Would be nice to see your boot log to determine what's wrong.

[jcconnell]

I recorded the output from Putty for a few minutes after first connecting to the GFH. I have not been able to make any changes or upload a new UBOOT yet, though it's not for a lack of want. I just haven't figured out what I'm doing yet. First time repairing a bricked device with a serial cable.

Here is the text output
(This is with no drives connected, though the output does not change much with USB):
$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', 'U-Boot 2011.12 (Apr 18 2012 - 23:08:20)
Seagate GoFlexNet

SoC: Kirkwood 88F6281_A1
DRAM: 128 MiB
WARNING: Caches not enabled
NAND: 256 MiB
In: serial
Out: serial
Err: serial
Net: egiga0
88E1116 Initialized on egiga0
Hit any key to stop autoboot: 0
(Re)start USB...
USB: Register 10011 NbrPorts 1
USB EHCI 1.00
scanning bus for devices... 1 USB Device(s) found
scanning bus for storage devices... 0 Storage Device(s) found
** Block device usb 0 not supported

** Invalid boot device **
Creating 1 MTD partitions on "nand0":
0x000002500000-0x000010000000 : "mtd=3"
UBI: attaching mtd1 to ubi0
UBI: physical eraseblock size: 131072 bytes (128 KiB)
UBI: logical eraseblock size: 129024 bytes
UBI: smallest flash I/O unit: 2048
UBI: sub-page size: 512
UBI: VID header offset: 512 (aligned 512)
UBI: data offset: 2048
UBI error: validate_ec_hdr: bad VID header offset 2048, expected 512
UBI error: validate_ec_hdr: bad EC header
UBI error: ubi_io_read_ec_hdr: validation failed for PEB 0
UBI error: ubi_init: cannot attach mtd1
UBI error: ubi_init: UBI error: cannot initialize UBI, error -22
UBI init error 22
** Block device usb 0 not supported
** Block device usb 1 not supported
** Block device usb 2 not supported
** Block device usb 3 not supported
** Block device usb 0 not supported
** Block device usb 0 not supported
Wrong Image Format for bootm command
ERROR: can't get kernel image!
stopping USB..

Reset IDE: ide_preinit failed
** Bad partition 1 **
** Bad partition 1 **
Wrong Image Format for bootm command
ERROR: can't get kernel image!
### JFFS2 loading 'uboot-original-mtd0.kwb' to 0x800000
Scanning JFFS2 FS: done.
find_inode failed for name=uboot-original-mtd0.kwb
load: Failed to find inode
### JFFS2 LOAD ERROR<0> for uboot-original-mtd0.kwb!
### JFFS2 loading 'uboot-original-mtd0.kwb' to 0x800000
Scanning JFFS2 FS: done.
find_inode failed for name=uboot-original-mtd0.kwb
load: Failed to find inode
### JFFS2 LOAD ERROR<0> for uboot-original-mtd0.kwb!
resetting ...


U-Boot 2011.12 (Apr 18 2012 - 23:08:20)
Seagate GoFlexNet

SoC: Kirkwood 88F6281_A1
DRAM: 128 MiB
WARNING: Caches not enabled
NAND: 256 MiB
In: serial
Out: serial
Err: serial
Net: egiga0
88E1116 Initialized on egiga0
Hit any key to stop autoboot: 0
(Re)start USB...
USB: Register 10011 NbrPorts 1
USB EHCI 1.00
scanning bus for devices... 1 USB Device(s) found
scanning bus for storage devices... 0 Storage Device(s) found
** Block device usb 0 not supported

** Invalid boot device **
Creating 1 MTD partitions on "nand0":
0x000002500000-0x000010000000 : "mtd=3"
UBI: attaching mtd1 to ubi0
UBI: physical eraseblock size: 131072 bytes (128 KiB)
UBI: logical eraseblock size: 129024 bytes
UBI: smallest flash I/O unit: 2048
UBI: sub-page size: 512
UBI: VID header offset: 512 (aligned 512)
UBI: data offset: 2048
UBI error: validate_ec_hdr: bad VID header offset 2048, expected 512
UBI error: validate_ec_hdr: bad EC header
UBI error: ubi_io_read_ec_hdr: validation failed for PEB 0
UBI error: ubi_init: cannot attach mtd1
UBI error: ubi_init: UBI error: cannot initialize UBI, error -22
UBI init error 22
** Block device usb 0 not supported
** Block device usb 1 not supported
** Block device usb 2 not supported
** Block device usb 3 not supported
** Block device usb 0 not supported
** Block device usb 0 not supported
Wrong Image Format for bootm command
ERROR: can't get kernel image!
stopping USB..

Reset IDE: ide_preinit failed
** Bad partition 1 **
** Bad partition 1 **
Wrong Image Format for bootm command
ERROR: can't get kernel image!
### JFFS2 loading 'uboot-original-mtd0.kwb' to 0x800000
Scanning JFFS2 FS:
')

[moonman]

Well that was the point. You need to have Santa or USB connected, preferably once each. Do that and post the log for each (data and USB) then interrupt the boot process and at the uboot prompt issue "printenv" and post that here as well.

[jcconnell]

Thanks for the direction moonman. I was forced to cannibalize the USB drive I was using. If absolutely necessary, I can install ALARM from scratch on a new drive or use the old one again briefly. For now, here is what you asked for. SATA drive connected first.

Boot with SATA:
$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', '

U-Boot 2011.12 (Apr 18 2012 - 23:08:20)
Seagate GoFlexNet

SoC: Kirkwood 88F6281_A1
DRAM: 128 MiB
WARNING: Caches not enabled
NAND: 256 MiB
In: serial
Out: serial
Err: serial
Net: egiga0
88E1116 Initialized on egiga0
Hit any key to stop autoboot: 0
(Re)start USB...
USB: Register 10011 NbrPorts 1
USB EHCI 1.00
scanning bus for devices... 1 USB Device(s) found
scanning bus for storage devices... 0 Storage Device(s) found
** Block device usb 0 not supported

** Invalid boot device **
Creating 1 MTD partitions on "nand0":
0x000002500000-0x000010000000 : "mtd=3"
UBI: attaching mtd1 to ubi0
UBI: physical eraseblock size: 131072 bytes (128 KiB)
UBI: logical eraseblock size: 129024 bytes
UBI: smallest flash I/O unit: 2048
UBI: sub-page size: 512
UBI: VID header offset: 512 (aligned 512)
UBI: data offset: 2048
UBI error: validate_ec_hdr: bad VID header offset 2048, expected 512
UBI error: validate_ec_hdr: bad EC header
UBI error: ubi_io_read_ec_hdr: validation failed for PEB 0
UBI error: ubi_init: cannot attach mtd1
UBI error: ubi_init: UBI error: cannot initialize UBI, error -22
UBI init error 22
** Block device usb 0 not supported
** Block device usb 1 not supported
** Block device usb 2 not supported
** Block device usb 3 not supported
** Block device usb 0 not supported
** Block device usb 0 not supported
Wrong Image Format for bootm command
ERROR: can't get kernel image!
stopping USB..

Reset IDE: Bus 0: .....OK Bus 1: not available
Device 0: Model: ST2000DM001-1CH164 Firm: CC44 Ser#: W1F1MZA0
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)
Failed to mount ext2 filesystem...
** Bad ext2 partition or disk - ide 0:1 **
Loading file "/boot/uInitrd" from ide device 0:1 (hda1)
Failed to mount ext2 filesystem...
** Bad ext2 partition or disk - ide 0:1 **
Wrong Image Format for bootm command
ERROR: can't get kernel image!
### JFFS2 loading 'uboot-original-mtd0.kwb' to 0x800000
Scanning JFFS2 FS: done.
find_inode failed for name=uboot-original-mtd0.kwb
load: Failed to find inode
### JFFS2 LOAD ERROR<0> for uboot-original-mtd0.kwb!
### JFFS2 loading 'uboot-original-mtd0.kwb' to 0x800000
Scanning JFFS2 FS: done.
find_inode failed for name=uboot-original-mtd0.kwb
load: Failed to find inode
### JFFS2 LOAD ERROR<0> for uboot-original-mtd0.kwb!
resetting ...
')

printenv:
$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', '

U-Boot 2011.12 (Apr 18 2012 - 23:08:20)
Seagate GoFlexNet

SoC: Kirkwood 88F6281_A1
DRAM: 128 MiB
WARNING: Caches not enabled
NAND: 256 MiB
In: serial
Out: serial
Err: serial
Net: egiga0
88E1116 Initialized on egiga0
Hit any key to stop autoboot: 0
GoFlexNet> printenv
arcNumber=3338
baudrate=115200
bootcmd=usb start; run force_rescue_bootcmd; run ubifs_bootcmd; run usb_bootcmd; usb stop; run sata_bootcmd; run rescue_bootcmd; run pogo_bootcmd; reset
bootdelay=3
console=ttyS0,115200
ethact=egiga0
ethaddr=02:50:43:ce:36:b4
force_rescue=0
force_rescue_bootcmd=if test $force_rescue -eq 1 || ext2load usb 0:1 0x1700000 /rescueme 1 || fatload usb 0:1 0x1700000 /rescueme.txt 1; then run rescue_bootcmd; fi
led_error=orange blinking
led_exit=green off
led_init=green blinking
mainlineLinux=yes
mtdids=nand0=orion_nand
mtdparts=mtdparts=orion_nand:1M(u-boot),4M(uImage),32M(rootfs),-(data)
partition=nand0,2
pogo_bootcmd=if fsload uboot-original-mtd0.kwb; then go 0x800200; fi
rescue_bootcmd=if test $rescue_installed -eq 1; then run rescue_set_bootargs; nand read.e 0x800000 0x100000 0x400000; bootm 0x800000; else run pogo_bootcmd; fi
rescue_installed=0
rescue_set_bootargs=setenv bootargs console=$console ubi.mtd=2 root=ubi0:rootfs ro rootfstype=ubifs $mtdparts $rescue_custom_params
sata_boot=ide reset; mw 0x800000 0 1; ext2load ide $sata_device 0x800000 /boot/uImage; if ext2load ide $sata_device 0x1100000 /boot/uInitrd; then bootm 0x800000 0x1100000; else bootm 0x800000; fi
sata_bootcmd=run sata_set_bootargs; run sata_boot
sata_device=0:1
sata_root=/dev/sda1
sata_rootdelay=10
sata_rootfstype=ext3
sata_set_bootargs=setenv bootargs console=$console root=$sata_root rootdelay=$sata_rootdelay rootfstype=$sata_rootfstype $mtdparts $sata_custom_params
stderr=serial
stdin=serial
stdout=serial
ubifs_bootcmd=run ubifs_set_bootargs; if ubi part data && ubifsmount rootfs && ubifsload 0x800000 /boot/uImage && ubifsload 0x1100000 /boot/uInitrd; then bootm 0x800000 0x1100000; fi
ubifs_mtd=3
ubifs_set_bootargs=setenv bootargs console=$console ubi.mtd=$ubifs_mtd root=ubi0:rootfs rootfstype=ubifs $mtdparts $ubifs_custom_params
usb_boot=mw 0x800000 0 1; ext2load usb $usb_device 0x800000 /boot/uImage; if ext2load usb $usb_device 0x1100000 /boot/uInitrd; then bootm 0x800000 0x1100000; else bootm 0x800000; fi
usb_bootcmd=run usb_init; run usb_set_bootargs; run usb_boot
usb_device=0:1
usb_init=run usb_scan
usb_root=/dev/sda1
usb_rootdelay=10
usb_rootfstype=ext2
usb_scan=usb_scan_done=0;for scan in $usb_scan_list; do run usb_scan_$scan; if test $usb_scan_done -eq 0 && ext2load usb $usb 0x800000 /boot/uImage 1; then usb_scan_done=1; echo "Found bootable drive on usb $usb"; setenv usb_device $usb; setenv usb_root /dev/$dev; fi; done
usb_scan_1=usb=0:1 dev=sda1
usb_scan_2=usb=1:1 dev=sdb1
usb_scan_3=usb=2:1 dev=sdc1
usb_scan_4=usb=3:1 dev=sdd1
usb_scan_list=1 2 3 4
usb_set_bootargs=setenv bootargs console=$console root=$usb_root rootdelay=$usb_rootdelay rootfstype=$usb_rootfstype $mtdparts $usb_custom_params

Environment size: 2846/131068 bytes
GoFlexNet>')

[jcconnell]

And here is the output with SATA and USB connected:

$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', '
U-Boot 2011.12 (Apr 18 2012 - 23:08:20)
Seagate GoFlexNet

SoC: Kirkwood 88F6281_A1
DRAM: 128 MiB
WARNING: Caches not enabled
NAND: 256 MiB
In: serial
Out: serial
Err: serial
Net: egiga0
88E1116 Initialized on egiga0
Hit any key to stop autoboot: 0
(Re)start USB...
USB: Register 10011 NbrPorts 1
USB EHCI 1.00
scanning bus for devices... 2 USB Device(s) found
scanning bus for storage devices... 1 Storage Device(s) found
Loading file "/rescueme" from usb device 0:1 (usbda1)
** File not found /rescueme
reading /rescueme.txt

** Unable to read "/rescueme.txt" from usb 0:1 **
Creating 1 MTD partitions on "nand0":
0x000002500000-0x000010000000 : "mtd=3"
UBI: attaching mtd1 to ubi0
UBI: physical eraseblock size: 131072 bytes (128 KiB)
UBI: logical eraseblock size: 129024 bytes
UBI: smallest flash I/O unit: 2048
UBI: sub-page size: 512
UBI: VID header offset: 512 (aligned 512)
UBI: data offset: 2048
UBI error: validate_ec_hdr: bad VID header offset 2048, expected 512
UBI error: validate_ec_hdr: bad EC header
UBI error: ubi_io_read_ec_hdr: validation failed for PEB 0
UBI error: ubi_init: cannot attach mtd1
UBI error: ubi_init: UBI error: cannot initialize UBI, error -22
UBI init error 22
Loading file "/boot/uImage" from usb device 0:1 (usbda1)
1 bytes read
Found bootable drive on usb 0:1
Loading file "/boot/uImage" from usb device 0:1 (usbda1)

')

[moonman]

Everything seems right, except there's something wrong with your boot partition on the sata drive, and for usb you need to set usb_rootfstype to ext3 by entering this:

$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', 'setenv usb_rootfstype ext3
saveenv
reset')

It should boot after. Just wait for a bit and if it doesn't post your full log back here.

[jcconnell]

Made it a little further but no quite there:

$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', 'U-Boot 2011.12 (Apr 18 2012 - 23:08:20)
Seagate GoFlexNet

SoC: Kirkwood 88F6281_A1
DRAM: 128 MiB
WARNING: Caches not enabled
NAND: 256 MiB
In: serial
Out: serial
Err: serial
Net: egiga0
88E1116 Initialized on egiga0
Hit any key to stop autoboot: 0
(Re)start USB...
USB: Register 10011 NbrPorts 1
USB EHCI 1.00
scanning bus for devices... 2 USB Device(s) found
scanning bus for storage devices... 1 Storage Device(s) found
Loading file "/rescueme" from usb device 0:1 (usbda1)
** File not found /rescueme
reading /rescueme.txt

** Unable to read "/rescueme.txt" from usb 0:1 **
Creating 1 MTD partitions on "nand0":
0x000002500000-0x000010000000 : "mtd=3"
UBI: attaching mtd1 to ubi0
UBI: physical eraseblock size: 131072 bytes (128 KiB)
UBI: logical eraseblock size: 129024 bytes
UBI: smallest flash I/O unit: 2048
UBI: sub-page size: 512
UBI: VID header offset: 512 (aligned 512)
UBI: data offset: 2048
UBI error: validate_ec_hdr: bad VID header offset 2048, expected 512
UBI error: validate_ec_hdr: bad EC header
UBI error: ubi_io_read_ec_hdr: validation failed for PEB 0
UBI error: ubi_init: cannot attach mtd1
UBI error: ubi_init: UBI error: cannot initialize UBI, error -22
UBI init error 22
Loading file "/boot/uImage" from usb device 0:1 (usbda1)
1 bytes read
Found bootable drive on usb 0:1
Loading file "/boot/uImage" from usb device 0:1 (usbda1)
2869736 bytes read
Loading file "/boot/uInitrd" from usb device 0:1 (usbda1)
** File not found /boot/uInitrd
## Booting kernel from Legacy Image at 00800000 ...
Image Name: Linux-3.1.10-16-ARCH
Image Type: ARM Linux Kernel Image (uncompressed)
Data Size: 2869672 Bytes = 2.7 MiB
Load Address: 00008000
Entry Point: 00008000
Verifying Checksum ... OK
Loading Kernel Image ... OK
OK

Starting kernel ...

Uncompressing Linux... done, booting the kernel.
[ 8.707935] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] No Caching mode page present
[ 8.713622] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
[ 8.735484] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] No Caching mode page present
[ 8.740997] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
[ 8.763812] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] No Caching mode page present
[ 8.769328] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
[ 17.252133] Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 0030303 0
[ 17.259388] pgd = c0004000
[ 17.262127] [00303030] *pgd=00000000
[ 17.265731] Internal error: Oops: 5 [#1] PREEMPT
[ 17.270367] Modules linked in:
[ 17.273439] CPU: 0 Not tainted (3.1.10-16-ARCH #1)
[ 17.278606] PC is at mount_block_root+0x200/0x280
[ 17.283326] LR is at mount_block_root+0x1e0/0x280
[ 17.288054] pc : [<c052fbfc>] lr : [<c052fbdc>] psr: 40000013
[ 17.288060] sp : c7829f80 ip : 00000000 fp : 00000000
[ 17.299597] r10: c049f470 r9 : 00000000 r8 : 00008000
[ 17.304848] r7 : c07614fc r6 : c0551e7c r5 : c7812005 r4 : 00303030
[ 17.311405] r3 : c7829eb0 r2 : c7829f74 r1 : c049f448 r0 : 00000039
[ 17.317963] Flags: nZcv IRQs on FIQs on Mode SVC_32 ISA ARM Segment kern el
[ 17.325305] Control: 0005397f Table: 00004000 DAC: 00000017
[ 17.331077] Process swapper (pid: 1, stack limit = 0xc7828270)
[ 17.336937] Stack: (0xc7829f80 to 0xc782a000)
[ 17.341320] 9f80: 00000000 00000000 00006180 c74a2b00 00006000 c00d3508 c7819 0a0 c7497300
[ 17.349542] 9fa0: c049f470 00000001 c0593380 c0551e91 c000945c 00000013 00000 000 00000000
[ 17.357765] 9fc0: 00000000 c052ff3c fffffffe 00000000 00000000 c0558ee4 c0558 ee4 c052f8c8
[ 17.365988] 9fe0: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 c052f7ac c000945c 28c46 c18 da6f1b40
[ 17.374219] [<c052fbfc>] (mount_block_root+0x200/0x280) from [<c052ff3c>] (pr epare_namespace+0x160/0x1c0)
[ 17.383840] [<c052ff3c>] (prepare_namespace+0x160/0x1c0) from [<c052f8c8>] (k ernel_init+0x11c/0x14c)
[ 17.393025] [<c052f8c8>] (kernel_init+0x11c/0x14c) from [<c000945c>] (kernel_ thread_exit+0x0/0x8)
[ 17.401942] Code: e1a00004 ebf3b5e7 e2800001 e0844000 (e5d43000)
[ 17.408092] ---[ end trace b964b0f790cf2117 ]---
[ 17.412837] Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init!
[ 17.418808] [<c000d290>] (unwind_backtrace+0x0/0xe0) from [<c03cc914>] (panic +0x58/0x198)
[ 17.427062] [<c03cc914>] (panic+0x58/0x198) from [<c0021a48>] (do_exit+0x88/0 x7a0)
[ 17.434702] [<c0021a48>] (do_exit+0x88/0x7a0) from [<c000b8e0>] (die+0x1d4/0x 200)
[ 17.442250] [<c000b8e0>] (die+0x1d4/0x200) from [<c03cc7ec>] (__do_kernel_fau lt.part.2+0x54/0x74)
[ 17.451177] [<c03cc7ec>] (__do_kernel_fault.part.2+0x54/0x74) from [<c03d3f98 >] (do_page_fault.part.3+0x274/0x2b0)
[ 17.461599] [<c03d3f98>] (do_page_fault.part.3+0x274/0x2b0) from [<c03d4000>] (do_page_fault+0x2c/0x94)
[ 17.471057] [<c03d4000>] (do_page_fault+0x2c/0x94) from [<c00083cc>] (do_Data Abort+0x34/0x98)
[ 17.479645] [<c00083cc>] (do_DataAbort+0x34/0x98) from [<c03d27b8>] (__dabt_s vc+0x38/0x60)
[ 17.487964] Exception stack(0xc7829f38 to 0xc7829f80)
[ 17.493048] 9f20: 00000 039 c049f448
[ 17.501271] 9f40: c7829f74 c7829eb0 00303030 c7812005 c0551e7c c07614fc 00008 000 00000000
[ 17.509507] 9f60: c049f470 00000000 00000000 c7829f80 c052fbdc c052fbfc 40000 013 ffffffff
[ 17.517742] [<c03d27b8>] (__dabt_svc+0x38/0x60) from [<c052fbfc>] (mount_bloc k_root+0x200/0x280)
[ 17.526592] [<c052fbfc>] (mount_block_root+0x200/0x280) from [<c052ff3c>] (pr epare_namespace+0x160/0x1c0)
[ 17.536227] [<c052ff3c>] (prepare_namespace+0x160/0x1c0) from [<c052f8c8>] (k ernel_init+0x11c/0x14c)
[ 17.545428] [<c052f8c8>] (kernel_init+0x11c/0x14c) from [<c000945c>] (kernel_ thread_exit+0x0/0x8)

')