Re: [leaf-user] 7.5.0 on Alix

[Otto H. - T. <ott...@te...>]

Hi, see below...

Dne 01.05.2025 v 15:58 Erich Titl napsal(a):
> Hi
>
> Am 01.05.2025 um 15:15 schrieb KP.Kirchdoerfer:
>> Am Montag, 28. April 2025, 11:46:48 CEST schrieb Otto Halák - TeleLarm:
>>> Dear list users,
>>> Probably no one has tested versions 7.5.0 on Alix boards, because there
>>> are several problems with it.
>>>
>>> I used packages from this archive:
>>> Bering-uClibc_7.5.0_geode_syslinux_serial115200
>>>
>>> On boot I saw the following warnings:
>>> [ 36.334528] leds-gpio leds-gpio: error -ENOENT: Failed to get GPIO
>>> 'geode-leds/alix:0'
>>> [ 36.342591] leds-gpio leds-gpio: probe with driver leds-gpio failed
>>> with error -2
>
> Is this the output of modprobe?
No, this is part of boot messages showed on serial console after I 
switched the power to Alix on.
>
>>>
>>> After boot I get "firewall login:" on the serial console, but I can't
>>> log in. I can't type any letter because the console on serial port 
>>> ttyS0
>>> is dead, so I can't even create a root password.
>
> If you get the "firewall login:" prompt on the serial console then the 
> serial driver works at least partially.
When I turned on the Alix, I can see the whole boot proces on the serial 
console up to "firewall login:". Then I am unable to type any letter, 
let alone a word.
>
>>>
>>> So I replaced configdb.lrp with one created on another machine.
>>> Now I am able to log in via dropbear.
>
> Which uses the ethernet connection
Yes
>
>>>
>>> But I am not able to use the menu system lrcfg because the e3 editor is
>>> not working. Even from the command line "e3 /etc/modules" does not open
>>> the file. For all files that need to be edited, you have to use the vim
>>> editor.
>
> Obviously the e3 editor will not load. AFAIK the 3e gets loaded with 
> initrd.
>
>>
>> I confirm this  doesn't work for i486/geode/i686 and will look into it.
>>
>>>
>>> I did not test geoip on Alix, but the rest of functions and programs
>>> seems to be working fine.
>>>
>>> I'm curious if anyone can fix any of this.
>>
>> Other issues hopefully as well, but after the one above....
>
> Feels a bit like an initrd problem
>
> cheers
>
> ET
>
Cheers, Otto