[Voyage-linux] Duplicating CF

[Kim-man 'Punky' Tse]

Hi Robert,

What version of voyage do you use?

I remember 0.4.0 version have the problem in /etc/network/run.  see 
ChangeLog:

http://cvs.voyage.hk/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/*checkout*/voyage-custom/src/stage1/overlay_fs/CHANGELOG?rev=1.12

Regards,
Punky

Robert Rawlins wrote:
> Good morning guys,
>
> Well, as suspected I've tried duplicating the cards using DD and I'm having
> the aforementioned issues with the networking :-( I have also tried moving a
> hand built card from one board to another and get this exact same issue,
> something must be tying the configuration to the hardware?
>
> When I place the duplicated card into the new system and boot with the board
> connected to the network then everything is fine, however, if I then boot
> the system without a network connection, then I am never again able to get
> it to boot _with_ a network connection, the system will boot but will not
> lease an IP address or anything like that.
>
> When watching the boot through a serial connection is displays the following
> error when attempting to start networking:
>
> Setting up networking.../etc/rcS.d/S39ifupdown: line 85:
> /etc/network/run/ifstate: Input/output error
> * Failure initializing /etc/network/run/ifstate
>  failed!
> Configuring network interfaces...ifup: failed to open statefile
> /etc/network/run/ifstate: Input/output error
> failed.
>
> Any ideas what might be causing this? This is the same issue I've had in the
> past and I've never been able to solve it.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Robert
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Edwin Whitelaw [mailto:Edwin.Whitelaw at nrvunwired.net] 
> Sent: 27 March 2008 01:41
> To: Robert Rawlins
> Cc: voyage-linux at voyage.hk
> Subject: Re: [Voyage-linux] Duplicating CF
>
> I do use dd also but have found that doing the chroot customization of 
> the source files (the extracted directory from the tar ball) and then 
> adding/removing packages, changing config files, etc. works well because 
> the standard voyage.update script then loads all my preferences on each 
> new CF. If your CF cards are substantially different from each other 
> system by system, I'd use the dd method.
>
> Edwin
>
> Robert Rawlins wrote:
>   
>> Hello Guys,
>>
>> At the moment with all the packages I install and changes I make to 
>> the configuration of my systems the build time is quite lengthily from 
>> start to finish.
>>
>> Is there any efficient and simple way to duplicate compact flash 
>> cards? We're not talking massive numbers so I want to avoid doing it 
>> professionally, just something I can do here with my card readers 
>> would be good. I want to be able to create one finished card and then 
>> make multiple versions of the same thing.
>>
>> I have done this a long while back but found that we has problems with 
>> networking when placing cards in different boards, it seemed to get 
>> confused. I forget which method I used.
>>
>> I'm using grub boot loader if that makes any difference.
>>
>> I look forward to getting your suggestions guys,
>>
>> Robert
>>
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