[gNewSense-users] Re: i'll unsubscribe - but here is something for you, and thanks for your comments

[samy boutayeb]

Hi Matti,

Le vendredi 28 janvier 2011 à 10:51 +0200, matti christensen a écrit :
> it just so happens that this list is for no use to me = no reasonable  
> comments except yours - and as there is some who are good enough to  
> advice me of what to write on the list, i'll unsubscribe
> 

Please don't ;-)
There are still issues that neet to be resolved on the Fuloong Mini! 

BTW, thanks to your files, which I copied to a USB stick.

I tried to follow the installation procedure, as detailed on the
http://wiki.gnewsense.org/Projects/GNewSenseToMIPS page.

I managed to boot the box, using the following commands after the PMON
prompt:

load (usb0,0)/vmlinux-2.6.37-libre-lemote
initrd (usb0,0)/newinitrd.gz
g console=tty no_auto_cmd

The installer starts as espected.
However, I am stuck actually with the selection of the mirror used for
the installation.

Which mirrod did you specified?

Kind regards,

Samy




> i solved the problem of not been able to boot fuloong by adding usb  
> and usbhid modules on the initrd image - i just thought you might want  
> to use them, and that is why i upload them to a web server for you;
> 
> with following two files one is able to start gNewSense installation  
> on fuloong;
> 
> http://www.otavalaiset.net/stuff/newinitrd.gz
> http://www.otavalaiset.net/stuff/vmlinux-2.6.37-libre-lemote
> 
> following just as they may be needed;
> 
> http://www.otavalaiset.net/stuff/System.map-2.6.37-libre-lemote
> http://www.otavalaiset.net/stuff/config-2.6.37-libre-lemote
> 
> many thanks of your comments !
> 
> /mc
> 
> 
> Quoting samy boutayeb <address@hidden>:
> 
> > Hello Matti,
> >
> > Le jeudi 20 janvier 2011 à 22:21 +0200, matti christensen a écrit :
> >> Hello
> >>
> >> Hope you don't mind me posting following directly to you - i cc the list 
> >> ...
> >>
> > No, it's fine ;-)
> >
> >> - ok - your boot.cfg tells me that somewhere is a vmlinux that Fuloong
> >> 2F is able to boot ( believe me i've been looking...)
> >>
> >> - of course i understand that Debian must work as Lemote delivers the
> >> box with it, but it just so happens that i'm really aschetic = from my
> >> point of view Debian is bloatware... anyway it seems that i have to
> >> follow ideas of following url on gNewSense web page;
> >>
> >> http://www.beijinglug.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=169&Itemid=12
> >>
> >> - if only someone woud be nice enough to cook up a distribution with
> >> only the bare minimum ( just enough to be able to compile c and c++
> >> and download by ftp ) and let every geek to do the rest as she/he sees
> >> best = i used to use Core-Linux ( 2.4 ) and now Crux but even them
> >> have some parts that i need to remove and compile my own stuff ( i
> >> know there is LFS but at least in this case it makes the job a bit too
> >> time consuming as one had to do cross compiling besides of everything
> >> else - i don't have that much time as i also like my family...) ( i've
> >> been doing my boxes like this from early days of Linux - kernel 1.2.13
> >> - so there is no way i'd store something i won't use on my drive )
> >>
> >
> >
> > Of course, gns is cool, but did you consider Gentoo?
> >
> > http://dev.gentoo.org/~redhatter/mips/loongson/
> > http://r0bertz.blogspot.com/
> > http://mirrors.xmu.edu.cn/gentoo/experimental/mips/stages/loongson/
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > SDamy
> >
> >
> >> Hope you don't take me wrong = i'm really interested in gNewSense (
> >> and Lemote machines ) because the sense of freedom !
> >>
> >
> >> /mc
> >>
> >> ( see attached 'postcard' from Finland as my best wishes )
> >>
> >>
> >
> > Nice country!
> >
> >> Quoting samy boutayeb <address@hidden>:
> >>
> >> > Hi Matti,
> >> >
> >> > Le jeudi 20 janvier 2011 à 16:18 +0200, matti christensen a écrit :
> >> >> Hello
> >> >>
> >> >> i have posted following to gNewSense-users mailing list and to Lemote
> >> >> few times - but got no comments so far.
> >> >>
> >> >> i have tried to boot various kernels, which i have downloaded from
> >> >> Lemote and other sites, with PMON2000 - but the system only dumps some
> >> >> registers and freezes... i am able to boot rescue-fl filesystem image
> >> >> found from Lemote - and also able to install and run OpenBSD 4.8 and
> >> >> further.
> >> >>
> >> >> PMON2000 version was 1.30 when i got the Fuloong - now i have updated
> >> >> it to 1.3.6a ( also found on Lemote web site ) but the problem keeps
> >> >> unchanged.
> >> >>
> >> > Not sure if I can be of immediate help. As a matter of fact, the
> >> > gnewsense team focussed on the Yeeloong laptop. However, le Fuloong Mini
> >> > is a valid platform as well and there is no reason to disregard it.
> >> > Let's try to push this project forward.
> >> >
> >> > Please feel free to share your intents to install/run gns on the Fuloong
> >> > mini. I assume, some of the infos in
> >> > http://www.gnewsense.org/Projects/Lemote
> >> > may be outdated or inaccurate.
> >> >
> >> > As for my Fuloong host, it runs Debian at the moment.
> >> > The boot.cfg file has following entry:
> >> >
> >> > title debian
> >> > kernel (wd0,0)/boot/vmlinux
> >> > args root=/dev/hda1 console=tty ide0=ata66 uca=0x50000000, 0x2000000
> >> >
> >> > Feel free to share your issues/questions on list...
> >> > Regards
> >> >
> >> > Samy
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> i really would like to get this solved - keep waiting for your lines...
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> matti christensen  address@hidden
> >> >>
> >> >> keep-IT-simple
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> keep-IT-simple
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 
> 
> 
> keep-IT-simple
>