[ARMedslack] Problems with making use of existing Slackware on ARM for Raspberry PI images

[stanley garvey]

On Jan 7, 2013 21:09 "stanley garvey" <stanley at stanleygarvey.com> wrote:

> On Jan 7, 2013 20:37 "Gregg Levine" <gregg.drwho8 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 3:31 PM, stanley garvey
> > <stanley at stanleygarvey.com> wrote:
> > > On Jan 7, 2013 20:15 "Gregg Levine" <gregg.drwho8 at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > 
> > > On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 2:29 PM, stanley garvey
> > > <stanley at stanleygarvey.com> wrote:
> > > 
> > > On Jan 7, 2013 15:58 "Gregg Levine" <gregg.drwho8 at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > 
> > > On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 10:55 AM, stanley garvey
> > > <stanley at stanleygarvey.com> wrote:
> > > 
> > > On Jan 7, 2013 15:03 "Gregg Levine" <gregg.drwho8 at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > 
> > > On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 3:54 AM, <stanley at stanleygarvey.com> wrote:
> > > <Snip>
> > > 
> > > Hello!
> > > I think from Rsync function. I'll retrieve it again and from your
> > > website. I'll know more later.
> > > 
> > > Hi, just checked all files are identical:
> > > bash-4.1# md5sum SlackwareArm-14.0-8GB-20121201.zip
> > > 1dd852334977d734e5ff833ecacface9
> > > SlackwareArm-14.0-8GB-20121201.zip (local
> > > copy)
> > > 
> > > bash-4.1# md5sum SlackwareArm-14.0-8GB-20121201.zip
> > > 1dd852334977d734e5ff833ecacface9
> > > SlackwareArm-14.0-8GB-20121201.zip (Danish
> > > server powered by windmills)
> > > 
> > > Suggest you re-download the zip file and do:
> > > md5sum SlackwareArm-14.0-8GB-20121201.zip
> > > to check integrity.
> > > regards
> > > Stanley.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Hello!
> > > Now it is getting baroque, I just ran the command against both a
> > > new
> > > file (downloaded today) and one that did cause the problems. The
> > > command returns the same hash codes.
> > > 
> > > I'll try again momentarily.
> > > -----
> > > Gregg C Levine <gregg.drwho8 at gmail.com>
> > > "This signature fought the Time Wars, time and again."
> > > 
> > > Blimey, I like baroque, somethings obviously baroque, but I cant
> > > think what
> > > it can be, if you live in Warwickshire I would cycle around and
> > > fix it for
> > > you! I Guess you don't? are you confusing a kernel panic will the
> > > annoying
> > > message from Pat regarding the file system being read/write? try
> > > pressing
> > > enter.
> > > With kind regards,
> > > Stanley.
> > 
> > Hello!
> > I see your point. I really do. This is indeed a kernel panic as the
> > system starts to panic when it can't find and mount the root file
> > system. Not the classic one regarding the file system being
> > read/write.
> > 
> > But I'll try again and see what happens next.
> > 
> > Let me Know, as I have spent the last day testing the Image on 4
> > Raspberry PI boards 2x revision 1 256 mb and 2 x revision 2 512mb
> > boards all 2x2 from RS 2x2 From farnell and I can still not
> > replicate the error. Normally a kernel panic of the type you desribe
> > is caused by the kernel modules for the ext4 fs not being loaded.
> > The kernel provided requires no modules to boot, all FS modules
> > being built in, you can even use the image as an installer, just
> > uncomment the lines in config.txt relating to the initrd.
> > I am starting to think that your sd card is clobbered, why not try
> > to retrive the image with dd and then compare it with the file you
> > wrote to the card?
> > As for the difference with sdtv and hdtv all can be set in the
> > config.txt I have tested the image on old tellys, monitors (using a
> > hdmi to vga adaptor) both wide and 4:3 and HDTVs and all works as
> > expected HDTV is better SDTV is a little crampt.
> > once again good luck.
> > Regards
> > Stanley
> > 
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