Setting fw_env when hard drive won't boot?

[UncleRoger]

I've got a Pogoplug Mobile and a 500gb USB3 hard drive (they were on sale cheap at Target!). I've installed ArchLinux on the hard drive and a flash drive. The flash drive boots fine, but the hard drive just keeps blinking. So I want to set up NetConsole (as directed here and here) but I'm confused.

If I can't boot off the hard drive, how do I use fw_setenv to get netconsole going on the Pogoplug?

I apologize for the questions; I'm not used to digging this deep into OS stuff on Linux. And if y'all have any thoughts on why it boots fine from the thumb drive and not from the hard drive when they have the exact same OS on them, I'd love to hear it. (Both are ext3, partitioned and formatted under Ubuntu, with the same ArchLinux stuff. The hard drive has one 8GB partition with the label ROOTFS and it's flagged as bootable.)

So anyway, thanks in advance!

[moonman]

If I remember correctly Mobile does not have U-Boot netconsole. If I am right then your only option is serial.

[UncleRoger]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'I')f I remember correctly Mobile does not have U-Boot netconsole. If I am right then your only option is serial.

[grayman4hire]

You might want to try the solution mentioned in this thread - viewtopic.php?f=18&t=1717&p=9527#p9527

I'm had HD boot up issues and editing the bootcmd to start, stop and then start the usb again resolved the issue - "usb start; usb stop; usb start"

$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', '
fw_printenv bootcmd
#fw_setenv bootcmd 'usb start; usb stop; usb start; xxxxxxx'')

Give that a try and report back. Thanks

[UncleRoger]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'Y')ou might want to try the solution mentioned in this thread...

[moonman]

fw_* commands deal with U-Boot that is on the internal flash on your device. Also I believe The mobile needs to use blparm, not fw_* stuff.

[UncleRoger]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'f')w_* commands deal with U-Boot that is on the internal flash on your device. Also I believe The mobile needs to use blparm, not fw_* stuff.