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[Gc-linux-devel] Ubuntu: Wii Remix?

[James L. <cop...@gm...>]

'Lo list:

Though I've never tried to hack together a modified operating system,
I wanted to know if something is feasible related to Ubuntu Linux.

For starters, I am well aware of the memory restrictions on the Wii.
We can skip that part when it comes to me not thinking.

However, there are many different builds of Ubuntu, and I was
wondering if a modified Xubuntu running minimum with a lighter window
manager, such as Blackbox or even the basic X11 we all love, would be
reasonable? From the Ubuntu docs, it seems that Xubuntu itself used to
run (terribly) on only 64mb RAM, albeit with terrible response. My
idea would either invovlve creating a new windowing system for Ubuntu
on the 10-foot paradigm or using something similar to one of the
previously mentioned builds.

Is this feasible? If so, what parts of the base Linux Kernal, exactly,
have you guys ported to the Wii and what parts of a distribution
source do I need to change to use/include them?

Thanks for your help,

~ J. Lake

Re: [Gc-linux-devel] Kernel hangs while initialising usb devices

[Albert H. <alb...@ya...>]

> Hi,
>

Hi,
  
> thank you for the answer.
> 
> I'm booting over HBC. How can I change the command line root= option? I
> just klick on the kernel (boot.elf) and haven't changed the XML file...
> 
> Is it in the xml file, or does it happen while the kernel is compiled? 
> 

The command line is embedded in the kernel ELF.

> Any Idea how to fix it? Would be realy great. Btw. compiling on the Wii
> works realy great even with just 16 MB Ram free^^.


The command line is currently specified in the device tree source file.
To change it, edit the arch/powerpc/boot/dts/wii.dts file and look for the 'bootargs' property within the 'chosen' node.

Cheers,
Albert

PS: Note that if you boot the kernel from HBC as a normal application (not via the Load BootMii button in the home menu) you will be running the kernel under Nintendo IOS, which has some limitations. For example, in that environment the WiFi hardware cannot be accessed and thus doesn't work.
See "Extra features of MIKE p5 when running under mini (vs IOS)" in the article http://www.gc-linux.org/wiki/MINI:KernelPreviewFive for the options that are _not_ available when running the kernel under Nintendo IOS.



      

Re: [Gc-linux-devel] Kernel hangs while initialising usb devices

[Albert H. <alb...@ya...>]

> Hi guys,
> 

Hi

> a friend of mine, who is quite familiar to gentoo has buildet a new
> kernel for the device mapper for me in Whiite. 
[...]
> Both kernel work until the find an usb device (external lan or internal
> wlan chip). The they write initialise it. And will wait forever. If you
> press reset you got a message (with a different time stamp so the wii is
> still working).

From what you describe, it looks like you are using the wrong root= option in the kernel command line for your boot environment.

Please, see http://www.gc-linux.org/wiki/MINI:KernelPreviewFive#Root_device_name_changes

When booting via BootMii, the root option must be 'root=/dev/mmcblk0p2' to mount the root filesystem from the 2nd partition of your SD card.
When booting via HBC, the root option must be 'root=/dev/rvlsda2' to mount the root filesystem from the 2nd partition of your SD card.

Note that the kernel waits _forever_ until the device containing the root filesystem shows up when you specify the 'rootwait' command line option.

Cheers,
Albert


      

[Gc-linux-devel] Kernel hangs while initialising usb devices

[Rashid <r.k...@tu...>]

Hi guys,

a friend of mine, who is quite familiar to gentoo has buildet a new
kernel for the device mapper for me in Whiite. 

It was compiled on the wii with around 16 MB ram left at max (was going
strongly up and down). 

He used the the 2.6.32.9 after it failed the 2.6.32 kernel.

Both kernel work until the find an usb device (external lan or internal
wlan chip). The they write initialise it. And will wait forever. If you
press reset you got a message (with a different time stamp so the wii is
still working).

We used the howto from gc-linux.com (just compiled it on the wii etc).

Downloaded the kernel source, downloaded the patch, using the patch (i
think he did it) and compile it with make. Then make module_install and
copied the kernel in the SD card (boot.elf). Then we run it. Didn't
work. The "old" kernel worked properly.

We don't know what is gone wrong. Maybe you can help us. Thank you :)

Greetz
Rashid

Re: [Gc-linux-devel] /dev/mapper and Mapper Kernel Driver is Missing in Whiite Mike 5 bootmii

[Albert H. <alb...@ya...>]

Rashid Kratou <r.kratou <at> tu-bs.de> writes:
> 
> Hi guys,
> 

Hi,

> Its looking quite good with the Wii Linux Crypto Filesverver with  
> Whiite Mike 5 Bootmii (on a patched boot2 3.4E Wii). Just the crypto  
> (luks) is causing trouble. I can't crypt with luksformat -t ext  
> /dev/sda1 because he told me that the kernel won't support  
> aes-cbc-essiv:sha256 . Error: Failed to setup dm-crypt mapping.
[...]
> Looks like that Whiite hasn't the dev mapper and /dev/mapper/controll  
> in. Is there a whiite version or a possibilty (maybe with modprobe) to  
> get it in there? Or must I switch to something other like gentoo?
> 

The mike* kernel builds do not include device-mapper / crypto support compiled-
in, as that's not a feature commonly demanded.
But you can easily build your own kernel binary with support for those features, 
or whatever you need.

Please, have a look at the http://www.gc-
linux.org/wiki/Building_a_GameCube_Linux_Kernel wiki article.

If you have problems with that guide please come to #gc-linux @ OFTC.

> Btw. free -- says there 64 MB Ram and a Buffer of 64 MB (and no swap  
> space). Does the buffer realy exist or is it just an additional  
> Information that there are 64 MB ram?
> 

The buffers/cache shows the amount of memory used for caching disk blocks.
The total amount of ram reflects the available memory for the system (which is a 
bit less than the theoretical total because the framebuffer and other i/o buffer 
areas are already excluded).

> The data access via ssh works quite good btw. Thank you for your hard  
> work creating gc linux and for the hard work to hack the wii (TP  
> Exploit 4tw ;)).
> 

Thanks,
Albert

[Gc-linux-devel] /dev/mapper and Mapper Kernel Driver is Missing in Whiite Mike 5 bootmii

[Rashid K. <r.k...@tu...>]

Hi guys,

Its looking quite good with the Wii Linux Crypto Filesverver with  
Whiite Mike 5 Bootmii (on a patched boot2 3.4E Wii). Just the crypto  
(luks) is causing trouble. I can't crypt with luksformat -t ext  
/dev/sda1 because he told me that the kernel won't support  
aes-cbc-essiv:sha256 . Error: Failed to setup dm-crypt mapping.

More errors from dmsetup targets:

Command failed: No key available with this passphrase.
dmcrypt targets says:
No device mapper found.
Is device mapper driver missing from kernel?
Failure to communicate with kernel-device mapper driver.
/proc/misc: Not entry for device-mapper driver found.
Incompatible libdevmapper 1.02.27(compat) and kernel driver.

After some google this came out:

http://www.saout.de/tikiwiki/tiki-index.php?page=LUKSFaq

"
You are seeing
Failed to setup dm-crypt mapping.
Failed to read from key storage
dm-crypt does not work properly.
1. Check if you have a /dev/ tree, including /dev/mapper/control.
ghanima:~$ ls -l /dev/mapper/control
crw-r----- 1 root root 10, 63 Jan 1 1970 /dev/mapper/control
(char device, major 10, minor 63)^
If it's missing, you probably lack a complete /dev tree, so copy it  
somewhere or use devfs.
2. Check if you have device mapper and dm-crypt included in the kernel. Run
dmsetup targets
If don't, see a line like "crypt v1.1.0" or the command fails, compile  
device mapper and the crypt target into your kernel.
3. Check if you have the cipher you want to use included in the kernel. Run
cat /proc/crypto
4. If you are using <2.6.10, supply -c "aes-plain" on partition creation.
"

Looks like that Whiite hasn't the dev mapper and /dev/mapper/controll  
in. Is there a whiite version or a possibilty (maybe with modprobe) to  
get it in there? Or must I switch to something other like gentoo?

Its a complicated question for a guy with little low level experience  
like me. I would be realy happy if you would answer the question^^.

Btw. free -- says there 64 MB Ram and a Buffer of 64 MB (and no swap  
space). Does the buffer realy exist or is it just an additional  
Information that there are 64 MB ram?

The data access via ssh works quite good btw. Thank you for your hard  
work creating gc linux and for the hard work to hack the wii (TP  
Exploit 4tw ;)).

Re: [Gc-linux-devel] Wii Linux ppp kernel support?

[Albert H. <alb...@ya...>]

 <james-h <at> o2.co.uk> writes:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I was just wondering whether there were any plans to add kernel 
> support for using ppp tunnels in wii linux.
> 
>[...]
> 
> After a fair bit of digging around, I have come to the conclusion that 
> the current Mike P5 kernel lacks PPP support.

Yes, the mike* kernel builds do not include ppp support compiled-in, as that's not a feature commonly demanded.
But you can easily build your own kernel binary with ppp support, or whatever you need, included.

Please, have a look at the http://www.gc-linux.org/wiki/Building_a_GameCube_Linux_Kernel wiki article.

> 
> Other than that I absolutely love wii linux.
> 

Thanks.

> Thanks in advance,
> James.

Cheers,
Albert



      

[Gc-linux-devel] Wii Linux ppp kernel support?

[<ja...@o2...>]

Hi,

I was just wondering whether there were any plans to add kernel 
support for using ppp tunnels in wii linux.

I tried setting this up but encountered the following errors:

/usr/sbin/pppd: This system lacks kernel support for PPP.  This could 
be because
the PPP kernel module could not be loaded, or because PPP was not
included in the kernel configuration.  If PPP was included as a
module, try `/sbin/modprobe -v ppp'.  If that fails, check that
ppp.o exists in /lib/modules/`uname -r`/net.
See README.linux file in the ppp distribution for more details.

After a fair bit of digging around, I have come to the conclusion that 
the current Mike P5 kernel lacks PPP support.

Other than that I absolutely love wii linux.

Thanks in advance,
James.

[Gc-linux-devel] GameCube Linux hardware, adapters and software (for sale)

[Shaun J. <sja...@gm...>]

I used to run Linux on my GameCube, mostly for a NES emulator (funny
that) and have a bunch of related hardware for sale. If you're
interested in buying any of the above, please reply to me privately.
I'd prefer to sell the whole lot in one package deal to make the
shipping worthwhile. I live in Vancouver, Canada.

Cheers,
Shaun

Nintendo GameCube Broadband Adapter (BBA) DOL-015
connect your GameCube to a Ethernet network

PS/2 keyboard adapter
connect a computer PS/2 keyboard to your GameCube

Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II
used to boot Linux off the network

Action Replay disc and memory card
used for the GameCube SD card bootloader

SD card adapter
Home-made SD card adapter used to boot Linux from an SD card. I also
have the schematics, if you'd like to make your own.

Re: [Gc-linux-devel] Usb key change from sda1 to sdb1 after a while of downloading

[蔡雷 <cai...@gm...>]

Problem solved:
After I searched for several days, I found that it is an common problem on
Ubuntu, the solution is as follow:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=492033&page=3

However, if your USB key doesn't support spin down (advanced power
management), you could use the following script:

#!/bin/bash
while [ true ]
do
touch /media/YOUR_HD_NAME/.keephdactive
sleep 4m
done

from http://www.debianhelp.org/node/11551


Enjoy ~~~


2009/12/7 蔡雷 <cai...@gm...>

> Ok, this auto mount problem is solved after reading document about fstab
> I now use "UUID=6368746f-2074-616b-6f65-207575696400 /mnt/btdown ext3
> auto,rw 0 0"
>
> But why sda1 sdb1 ex-change ~?
>
>
>
>
> 2009/12/7 蔡雷 <cai...@gm...>
>
>> And also when I want to use fstab to auto mount the USB key: (adding
>> "UUID=6368746f-2074-616b-6f65-207575696400 /mnt/btdown/ ext3
>> defaults,errors=remount-rw 0 1" into fstab)
>>
>> I get (... ... non-contiguous ... ...) when I reboot whiite, and couldn't
>> get into the system anymore.
>>
>> Please help ~~~ ~~~
>>
>>
>> 2009/12/7 蔡雷 <cai...@gm...>
>>
>> Hi, All
>>>
>>> Have anyone met the same problem?
>>>
>>> I am using MLDonkey to download files, and set the shared_directory &
>>> temp_directory to /mnt/usbkey/incoming & /mnt/usbkey/temp
>>> Following is what I did:
>>> 1. insert a USB key with ext3 into my wii
>>> 2. start up whiite
>>> 3. using "mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/usbkey"
>>> 4. start "mlnet &" to download bt
>>> However, after some while (less than 1 hour), the speed comes to 0
>>> byte/s, and then I find no /dev/sda1 any more. Instead, there is a new
>>> /dev/sdb1, when I mount the /dev/sdb1, I find the content are exactly the
>>> same on my USB key, which mean now the USB key comes to /dev/sdb1 ~~~ When I
>>> reboot wii, it comes back to /dev/sda1
>>>
>>> That prevents me from continous downloading files ~ anyone any idea?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>

Re: [Gc-linux-devel] Usb key change from sda1 to sdb1 after a while of downloading

[蔡雷 <cai...@gm...>]

Ok, this auto mount problem is solved after reading document about fstab
I now use "UUID=6368746f-2074-616b-6f65-207575696400 /mnt/btdown ext3
auto,rw 0 0"

But why sda1 sdb1 ex-change ~?



2009/12/7 蔡雷 <cai...@gm...>

> And also when I want to use fstab to auto mount the USB key: (adding
> "UUID=6368746f-2074-616b-6f65-207575696400 /mnt/btdown/ ext3
> defaults,errors=remount-rw 0 1" into fstab)
>
> I get (... ... non-contiguous ... ...) when I reboot whiite, and couldn't
> get into the system anymore.
>
> Please help ~~~ ~~~
>
>
> 2009/12/7 蔡雷 <cai...@gm...>
>
> Hi, All
>>
>> Have anyone met the same problem?
>>
>> I am using MLDonkey to download files, and set the shared_directory &
>> temp_directory to /mnt/usbkey/incoming & /mnt/usbkey/temp
>> Following is what I did:
>> 1. insert a USB key with ext3 into my wii
>> 2. start up whiite
>> 3. using "mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/usbkey"
>> 4. start "mlnet &" to download bt
>> However, after some while (less than 1 hour), the speed comes to 0 byte/s,
>> and then I find no /dev/sda1 any more. Instead, there is a new /dev/sdb1,
>> when I mount the /dev/sdb1, I find the content are exactly the same on my
>> USB key, which mean now the USB key comes to /dev/sdb1 ~~~ When I reboot
>> wii, it comes back to /dev/sda1
>>
>> That prevents me from continous downloading files ~ anyone any idea?
>>
>>
>>
>

Re: [Gc-linux-devel] Usb key change from sda1 to sdb1 after a while of downloading

[蔡雷 <cai...@gm...>]

And also when I want to use fstab to auto mount the USB key: (adding
"UUID=6368746f-2074-616b-6f65-207575696400 /mnt/btdown/ ext3
defaults,errors=remount-rw 0 1" into fstab)

I get (... ... non-contiguous ... ...) when I reboot whiite, and couldn't
get into the system anymore.

Please help ~~~ ~~~


2009/12/7 蔡雷 <cai...@gm...>

> Hi, All
>
> Have anyone met the same problem?
>
> I am using MLDonkey to download files, and set the shared_directory &
> temp_directory to /mnt/usbkey/incoming & /mnt/usbkey/temp
> Following is what I did:
> 1. insert a USB key with ext3 into my wii
> 2. start up whiite
> 3. using "mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/usbkey"
> 4. start "mlnet &" to download bt
> However, after some while (less than 1 hour), the speed comes to 0 byte/s,
> and then I find no /dev/sda1 any more. Instead, there is a new /dev/sdb1,
> when I mount the /dev/sdb1, I find the content are exactly the same on my
> USB key, which mean now the USB key comes to /dev/sdb1 ~~~ When I reboot
> wii, it comes back to /dev/sda1
>
> That prevents me from continous downloading files ~ anyone any idea?
>
>
>

[Gc-linux-devel] Usb key change from sda1 to sdb1 after a while of downloading

[蔡雷 <cai...@gm...>]

Hi, All

Have anyone met the same problem?

I am using MLDonkey to download files, and set the shared_directory &
temp_directory to /mnt/usbkey/incoming & /mnt/usbkey/temp
Following is what I did:
1. insert a USB key with ext3 into my wii
2. start up whiite
3. using "mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/usbkey"
4. start "mlnet &" to download bt
However, after some while (less than 1 hour), the speed comes to 0 byte/s,
and then I find no /dev/sda1 any more. Instead, there is a new /dev/sdb1,
when I mount the /dev/sdb1, I find the content are exactly the same on my
USB key, which mean now the USB key comes to /dev/sdb1 ~~~ When I reboot
wii, it comes back to /dev/sda1

That prevents me from continous downloading files ~ anyone any idea?

Re: [Gc-linux-devel] b43-phy0 error : PHY transmission error

[蔡雷 <cai...@gm...>]

Thanks for your patient explainations. I am now begin my linux on a
virtualbox to study it :)

2009/12/6 Albert Herranz <alb...@ya...>

> <cailei1983 <at> gmail.com> writes:
>
> >
> > Hi
> > After I configure my wifi with /root/whiite-ez-wifi-config, I am now able
> > to use wifi on my wii. However, there is a problem when I am trying to
> use
> > MLDonkey to download through ED2K or BT. There have been successful
> downloads
> > which are smaller than 200MB, but that is only for my testing purpose.
> Then
> > with the larger files, I got lots of following error:b43-phy0 ERROR : PHY
> > transmission errorI have google the problem, it seems that this error is
> caused
> > by some kernel wireless card problem. I wonder if that could be fix on
> the
> > whiite (sorry, I am such a newbie to linux just start to learn it because
> of
> > my wii and the wonderful whiite ~). If the answer is yes, then is there
> any
> > documents or hints on how to do it?Many Thanks ~~~
> >
>
> Hi,
>
> The error message you are seeing is caused by how the b43 does VCO
> calibration
> every 60 seconds.
> At that time, the driver switches from your current channel to channel 1 or
> 13
> (depending on your current channel). If a transmission takes place during
> that
> time frame, the data frame is dropped and the "PHY transmission error" is
> generated
> because the current channel and the channel for which the frame is targeted
> do
> not match.
>
> Note that the message is harmless and causes no problem except a drop of a
> transmission frame, which the higher level protocols can recover from.
> The message does actually only show up when the driver is compiled with
> DEBUG
> on.
>
> So, this is an "error" of b43 (it shouldn't try transmitting while the
> channel
> switch happens), but shouldn't be an actual problem. Just annoying dmesg
> spam.
>
> Cheers,
> Albert
>
>
>

Re: [Gc-linux-devel] b43-phy0 error : PHY transmission error

[Albert H. <alb...@ya...>]

<cailei1983 <at> gmail.com> writes:

> 
> Hi
> After I configure my wifi with /root/whiite-ez-wifi-config, I am now able 
> to use wifi on my wii. However, there is a problem when I am trying to use 
> MLDonkey to download through ED2K or BT. There have been successful downloads 
> which are smaller than 200MB, but that is only for my testing purpose. Then 
> with the larger files, I got lots of following error:b43-phy0 ERROR : PHY 
> transmission errorI have google the problem, it seems that this error is caused 
> by some kernel wireless card problem. I wonder if that could be fix on the 
> whiite (sorry, I am such a newbie to linux just start to learn it because of 
> my wii and the wonderful whiite ~). If the answer is yes, then is there any 
> documents or hints on how to do it?Many Thanks ~~~
> 

Hi,

The error message you are seeing is caused by how the b43 does VCO calibration 
every 60 seconds.
At that time, the driver switches from your current channel to channel 1 or 13 
(depending on your current channel). If a transmission takes place during that 
time frame, the data frame is dropped and the "PHY transmission error" is generated 
because the current channel and the channel for which the frame is targeted do 
not match.

Note that the message is harmless and causes no problem except a drop of a 
transmission frame, which the higher level protocols can recover from.
The message does actually only show up when the driver is compiled with DEBUG 
on.

So, this is an "error" of b43 (it shouldn't try transmitting while the channel 
switch happens), but shouldn't be an actual problem. Just annoying dmesg spam.

Cheers,
Albert

[Gc-linux-devel] b43-phy0 error : PHY transmission error

[蔡雷 <cai...@gm...>]

Hi

After I configure my wifi with /root/whiite-ez-wifi-config, I am now able to
use wifi on my wii. However, there is a problem when I am trying to use
MLDonkey to download through ED2K or BT. There have been successful
downloads which are smaller than 200MB, but that is only for my testing
purpose. Then with the larger files, I got lots of following error:

b43-phy0 ERROR : PHY transmission error

I have google the problem, it seems that this error is caused by some kernel
wireless card problem. I wonder if that could be fix on the whiite (sorry, I
am such a newbie to linux just start to learn it because of my wii and the
wonderful whiite ~). If the answer is yes, then is there any documents or
hints on how to do it?

Many Thanks ~~~

Re: [Gc-linux-devel] Anyone help on "kernel panic - not syncing : No init found. Try passing init = option to kernel"

[Albert H. <alb...@ya...>]

>Thanks so much, you are correct. 
>As I am not willing to install a whole linux on my pc (maybe in the near future). I used the installer method, with rename the kernal
> and filesystem name to lenny. Now, able to boot whiite on my Wii  :)
>
>However, just wonder if this lenny debian already enable the wifi?

Yes.
The debian-lenny-5.0+whiite-1.10.txt file that you can find in the same directory where you can download debian-lenny-5.0+whiite-1.10.tar.bz2 hints you at what to do in "7.2 Secure Shell (ssh)". The same information can be found in http://www.gc-linux.org/wiki/WL:whiite-linux .

There's a "hidden" tool /root/whiite-ez-wifi-config that you can use to easily setup your wifi connection using a text-based dialog.
Your WLAN must support either WEP or WPA/WPA2. Open wireless are not supported by that tool :)

You can start the tool by running as root (without the hash sign):

# /root/whiite-ez-wifi-config

>In "Configuring a wireless network connection", it writes:
>
>
>You need the following userland packages in Debian to configure and operate the Nintendo Wii WLAN card: 
>    * wireless-tools 
>    * wpasupplicant (if you use WPA/WPA2 security) 
>    * udev (needed to service firmware image requests from the driver) 
>You can issue the following commands as root from your Nintendo Wii to install those packages: 
>whiite:~# apt-get update
>whiite:~# apt-get install udev wireless-tools wpasupplicant


Those packages come already installed in whiite-1.10.

>But as I didn't get wifi work, how could I use "apt-get update".
>I know there should be a way to download on PC and copy on to Wii, then enable my wifi. It seems that I need to gain some Debian knowledge first.

Cheers,
Albert



      

Re: [Gc-linux-devel] Anyone help on "kernel panic - not syncing : No init found. Try passing init = option to kernel"

[蔡雷 <cai...@gm...>]

Thanks so much, you are correct.
As I am not willing to install a whole linux on my pc (maybe in the near
future). I used the installer method, with rename the kernal and filesystem
name to lenny. Now, able to boot whiite on my Wii  :)

However, just wonder if this lenny debian already enable the wifi?
In "Configuring a wireless network
connection<http://www.gc-linux.org/wiki/WL:Wifi_Configuration>",
it writes:


*You need the following userland packages in Debian to configure and operate
the Nintendo Wii WLAN card: *

   - * wireless-tools *
   - * wpasupplicant (if you use WPA/WPA2 security) *
   - * udev (needed to service firmware image requests from the driver) *

*You can issue the following commands as root from your Nintendo Wii to
install those packages: *

*whiite:~# apt-get update
whiite:~# apt-get install udev wireless-tools wpasupplicant*



But as I didn't get wifi work, how could I use "apt-get update".
I know there should be a way to download on PC and copy on to Wii,
then enable my wifi. It seems that I need to gain some Debian
knowledge first.


2009/12/3 Albert Herranz <alb...@ya...>

> >Hi
> >
>
> Hi
>
> >This is the first time I use linux. I followed the steps in "Getting
> Started with Linux on the Nintendo Wii: The whiite-linux system".
> >Then I met the following errors when I use HBC trying to boot linux:
>
> Well, you didn't actually follow it :)
>
> >...
> >... (It seems that the ext3 partition is mounted successfully through the
> logs)
> >...
> >Warning : unable to open an initial console
> >Kernel panic - not syncing : No init found. Try passing init = option to
> kernel
> >...
> >...(after some trace dump, it says it will reboot in 180 sec)
> >...
> >
> >One more thing, I use winrar to extract file system "from
> debian-lenny-5.0+whiite-1.10.tar.bz2", it complains that some file already
> exists,
> >and I choose "Yes" to overwrite the existing files. I listed those files
> as below:
> >
> >.\lib\libxt_MARK.so
> >.\lib\xtables\libipt_set.so
> >.\lib\xtables\libip6t_hl.so
> >.\lib\xtables\libxt_TCPMSS.so
> >.\lib\xtables\libxt_dscp.so
> >.\lib\xtables\libxt_TOS.so
> >.\lib\xtables\libxt_RATEEST.so
> >.\lib\xtables\libxt_CONNMARK.so
> >.\lib\xtables\libipt_ECN.so
> >.\lib\xtables\libipt_TTL.so
> >
>
> You need to use a proper tool to decompress the files. Winrar isn't. Use
> tar as the wiki document explains.
>
> The "unable to open initial console" is caused by the failure of your
> decompression tool to properly create device nodes. The other error maybe
> caused by the failure of your tool to deal with links.
>
> >I wonder if that caused the problem ~> Anybody could give me some hint?
> Many thanks.
> >
>
> Just follow the wiki document.
>
> Cheers,
> Albert
>
>
>
>
>

Re: [Gc-linux-devel] Anyone help on "kernel panic - not syncing : No init found. Try passing init = option to kernel"

[Albert H. <alb...@ya...>]

>Hi
>

Hi

>This is the first time I use linux. I followed the steps in "Getting Started with Linux on the Nintendo Wii: The whiite-linux system".
>Then I met the following errors when I use HBC trying to boot linux:

Well, you didn't actually follow it :)

>...
>... (It seems that the ext3 partition is mounted successfully through the logs)
>...
>Warning : unable to open an initial console
>Kernel panic - not syncing : No init found. Try passing init = option to kernel
>...
>...(after some trace dump, it says it will reboot in 180 sec)
>...
>
>One more thing, I use winrar to extract file system "from debian-lenny-5.0+whiite-1.10.tar.bz2", it complains that some file already exists,
>and I choose "Yes" to overwrite the existing files. I listed those files as below:
>
>.\lib\libxt_MARK.so
>.\lib\xtables\libipt_set.so
>.\lib\xtables\libip6t_hl.so
>.\lib\xtables\libxt_TCPMSS.so
>.\lib\xtables\libxt_dscp.so
>.\lib\xtables\libxt_TOS.so
>.\lib\xtables\libxt_RATEEST.so
>.\lib\xtables\libxt_CONNMARK.so
>.\lib\xtables\libipt_ECN.so
>.\lib\xtables\libipt_TTL.so
>

You need to use a proper tool to decompress the files. Winrar isn't. Use tar as the wiki document explains.

The "unable to open initial console" is caused by the failure of your decompression tool to properly create device nodes. The other error maybe caused by the failure of your tool to deal with links.

>I wonder if that caused the problem ~> Anybody could give me some hint? Many thanks.
>

Just follow the wiki document.

Cheers,
Albert



      

Re: [Gc-linux-devel] Anyone help on "kernel panic - not syncing : No init found. Try passing init = option to kernel"

[nightsuns <nig...@gm...>]

去年就成功跑起过的飘过,你这个应该不是文件不存在的问题,看起来象是你分区出的问题.

On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 12:08 PM, 蔡雷 <cai...@gm...> wrote:

> Hi
>
> This is the first time I use linux. I followed the steps in "Getting
> Started with Linux on the Nintendo Wii: The whiite-linux system<http://www.gc-linux.org/wiki/WL:whiite-linux>".
> Then I met the following errors when I use HBC trying to boot linux:
>
> ...
> ... (It seems that the ext3 partition is mounted successfully through the
> logs)
> ...
> Warning : unable to open an initial console
> Kernel panic - not syncing : No init found. Try passing init = option to
> kernel
> ...
> ...(after some trace dump, it says it will reboot in 180 sec)
> ...
>
> One more thing, I use winrar to extract file system "from
> debian-lenny-5.0+whiite-1.10.tar.bz2", it complains that some file already
> exists, and I choose "Yes" to overwrite the existing files. I listed those
> files as below:
>
> .\lib\libxt_MARK.so
> .\lib\xtables\libipt_set.so
> .\lib\xtables\libip6t_hl.so
> .\lib\xtables\libxt_TCPMSS.so
> .\lib\xtables\libxt_dscp.so
> .\lib\xtables\libxt_TOS.so
> .\lib\xtables\libxt_RATEEST.so
> .\lib\xtables\libxt_CONNMARK.so
> .\lib\xtables\libipt_ECN.so
> .\lib\xtables\libipt_TTL.so
>
> I wonder if that caused the problem ~> Anybody could give me some hint?
> Many thanks.
>
>
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[Gc-linux-devel] Anyone help on "kernel panic - not syncing : No init found. Try passing init = option to kernel"

[蔡雷 <cai...@gm...>]

Hi

This is the first time I use linux. I followed the steps in "Getting Started
with Linux on the Nintendo Wii: The whiite-linux
system<http://www.gc-linux.org/wiki/WL:whiite-linux>".
Then I met the following errors when I use HBC trying to boot linux:

...
... (It seems that the ext3 partition is mounted successfully through the
logs)
...
Warning : unable to open an initial console
Kernel panic - not syncing : No init found. Try passing init = option to
kernel
...
...(after some trace dump, it says it will reboot in 180 sec)
...

One more thing, I use winrar to extract file system "from
debian-lenny-5.0+whiite-1.10.tar.bz2", it complains that some file already
exists, and I choose "Yes" to overwrite the existing files. I listed those
files as below:

.\lib\libxt_MARK.so
.\lib\xtables\libipt_set.so
.\lib\xtables\libip6t_hl.so
.\lib\xtables\libxt_TCPMSS.so
.\lib\xtables\libxt_dscp.so
.\lib\xtables\libxt_TOS.so
.\lib\xtables\libxt_RATEEST.so
.\lib\xtables\libxt_CONNMARK.so
.\lib\xtables\libipt_ECN.so
.\lib\xtables\libipt_TTL.so

I wonder if that caused the problem ~> Anybody could give me some hint? Many
thanks.

Re: [Gc-linux-devel] FB driver in Kernel 2.6.29

[Albert H. <alb...@ya...>]

Carsten Schreiter <kuma476 <at> gmx.de> writes:

> 
> Hi,
> 
> I tried out gc-linux with the new kernel (2.6.29) on my wii because I was keen
on the new video driver. It seems
> to work fine, the video mode is detected well (NTSC 480p, no cut off edges or
similar).
> The only problem I have is than under X (using fluxbox) the colors are wrong.
The desktop looks quite ok but it
> is green and some protions like the task bar have pink in it.
> The colors were fine with xWhiite and the old cube FB driver but here the top
and bottom edges were cut on my
> japanese Sony flat panel tv (NTSC).
> Does anybody has a hint how to resolve this issue?
> 
> C

The GameCube and Wii have a non-RGB framebuffer so you cannot use a normal
framebuffer-based X server.
That's why a special X server that translates RGB to YUY2 on the fly was
developed by nuvalo. That X server, though, is unaware of the new video driver
possibilities and still hardcodes support for a single video mode.

In summary:
- you cannot use a normal X server or you get wrong colors
- the existing X driver needs to be fixed to properly support more videomodes

Cheers,
Albert

Re: [Gc-linux-devel] i can help

[Albert H. <alb...@ya...>]

warren cyrus <wcyrus689 <at> gmail.com> writes:

> 
> lol im at school right now and i just wanted to let you know i have the
official GameCube sdk and the official Wii sdk. just send me a email back if you
need some help. BTW: i dont know how to use it so it would be awsome for you to
tech me it. :) or i could just send it to you if you needed it. THe file size is
around 230 MB. 
> I would like to contribute. 

See the project FAQ at http://www.gc-linux.org/wiki/FAQ.
Pay special attention to the answer to the third question under the Help section.

Cheers,
Albert

[Gc-linux-devel] FB driver in Kernel 2.6.29

[Carsten S. <ku...@gm...>]

Hi,

I tried out gc-linux with the new kernel (2.6.29) on my wii because I was keen on the new video driver. It seems to work fine, the video mode is detected well (NTSC 480p, no cut off edges or similar).
The only problem I have is than under X (using fluxbox) the colors are wrong. The desktop looks quite ok but it is green and some protions like the task bar have pink in it.
The colors were fine with xWhiite and the old cube FB driver but here the top and bottom edges were cut on my japanese Sony flat panel tv (NTSC).
Does anybody has a hint how to resolve this issue?

C
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[Gc-linux-devel] i can help

[warren c. <wcy...@gm...>]

lol im at school right now and i just wanted to let you know i have the
official GameCube sdk and the official Wii sdk. just send me a email back if
you need some help.

BTW: i dont know how to use it so it would be awsome for you to tech me it.
:) or i could just send it to you if you needed it. THe file size is around
230 MB.
I would like to contribute.