[Voyage-linux] Newbie Question on hda / Soekris & boot priority

[Kim-man "Punky" TSE]

Hi Michael,

1) Unfortunately, there is no way to set the target root device in the 
voyage.update.  You will need to fix it manually

## Put your CF back to knoppix
mount /dev/<CF device on knoppix> /mnt/cf
vi /mnt/cf/etc/lilo.conf   # and change root=  line from hda to hdb
chroot /mnt/cf  lilo -C /etc/lilo.conf
umount /mnt/cf

2) Pick option 3 (4511/4521) in voyage.update to have PCMCIA support.

Michael Grollman wrote:
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> I am trying to build a voyage 0.2 boot disk for a Soekris 4801 with a 
> PCMCIA slot.  I am building this on a full x86 PC using a Knoppix 
> boot.  I have a CF card drive in the full PC set to /dev/hda.  Two 
> issues: 
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> ISSUE 1:  It no boot.  When I make the disk and then move it to the 
> Soekris 4801 to boot it, I get the following:
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> ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14
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> hdb: max request size: 128KiB
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> hdb: 1001952 sectors (512 MB) w/1KiB Cache, CHS=994/16/63
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> hdb: cache flushes not supported
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>  hdb: hdb1 hdb2 hdb3
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> mice: PS/2 mouse device common for all mice
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> padlock: VIA PadLock not detected.
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> NET: Registered protocol family 2
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> IP route cache hash table entries: 2048 (order: 1, 8192 bytes)
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> TCP established hash table entries: 8192 (order: 3, 32768 bytes)
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> TCP bind hash table entries: 8192 (order: 3, 32768 bytes)
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> TCP: Hash tables configured (established 8192 bind 8192)
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> TCP reno registered
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> TCP bic registered
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> NET: Registered protocol family 1
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> NET: Registered protocol family 10
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> lo: Disabled Privacy Extensions
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> IPv6 over IPv4 tunneling driver
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> NET: Registered protocol family 17
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> NET: Registered protocol family 15
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> Using IPI Shortcut mode
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> VFS: Cannot open root device "301" or unknown-block(3,1)
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> Please append a correct "root=" boot option
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> Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 
> unknown-block(3,1)
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> The Soekris seems to be seeing this as /dev/hdb, even though in the 
> Soekris Bios is it set as FLASH=Primary.  Is this an issue with how I 
> am building the voyage disk, or how I am setting up the Soekris Bios?  
> Soekris BIOS is set as follows (1.28):
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> comBIOS Monitor.   Press ? for help.
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> > show
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> ConSpeed = 9600
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> ConLock = Disabled
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> ConMute = Disabled
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> BIOSentry = Enabled
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> PCIROMS = Enabled
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> PXEBoot = Enabled
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> FLASH = Primary
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> BootDelay = 5
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> FastBoot = Disabled
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> BootPartition = Disabled
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> BootDrive = 80 FF FF FF
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> ShowPCI = Enabled
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> Reset = Hard
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> ISSUE 2:  No config choice on voyage.update menu for a 4801 with a 
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> Any help is greatly appreciated, as this has been kicking my rear for 
> a number of days now.  I am sure there is a simple fix short of 
> re-writing all the scripts till I find the combo that works, and I am 
> just missing it.
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> Thanks,
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> - Michael
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