can't boot during standard usb recovery procedure (from cd)

[ulrith]

Hi all!

I've ordered my SheevaPlug on 4th of December 2010, the model name is RD-88F6281-BPLUG-A. Now I'm trying to recover it using "SheevaPlug_USB-Recovery1.2.zip" package on the CD included.

I did everything before item 6 from the instruction "SheevaPlug Development Kit - USB Flash Recovery from U-Boot-Rev1.2.pdf". My last action was typing "rcvr" in the Uboot console.

Now plug stops during a boot on line "Uncompressing Linux.............. done, booting the kernel." I could not get a linux shell prompt still. Please advice any solution of how to go further… Thanks!

Here is booting log:

Code:

512 MB
Flash:  0 kB

CPU : Marvell Feroceon (Rev 1)

Streaming disabled
Write allocate disabled


USB 0: host mode
PEX 0: interface detected no Link.
Net:   egiga0 [PRIME], egiga1
Hit any key to stop autoboot:  0
Marvell>> rcvr
USB:   scanning bus for devices... 2 USB Device(s) found
       scanning bus for storage devices... 1 Storage Device(s) found
Trying to load image from USB flash drive using FAT FS
reading /flashware.img
...

72011776 bytes read
Update bootcmd
Erasing Nand...Writing to Nand... done

bootcmd: setenv bootargs $(console) root=/dev/ram0 rootfstype=squashfs initrd=0x2200000,0x41ad000 ramdisk_size=67252 recovery=usb serverip=0.0.0.0  ethact=$(ethact) ethaddr=F0:AD:4E:00:41:83 eth1addr=<NULL>; bootm 0x2000000;
Booting the image (@ 0x2000000)...
## Booting image at 02000000 ...
   Image Name:   Linux-2.6.22.18
   Created:      2009-03-30  15:30:26 UTC
   Image Type:   ARM Linux Kernel Image (uncompressed)
   Data Size:    2148292 Bytes =  2 MB
   Load Address: 00008000
   Entry Point:  00008000
   Verifying Checksum ... OK
OK

Starting kernel ...

Uncompressing Linux... done, booting the kernel.

[NewIT_Jason]

Have you followed the process listed here: http://plugcomputer.org/plugforum/index.php?topic=3680.0

[ulrith]

Have you followed the process listed here: http://plugcomputer.org/plugforum/index.php?topic=3680.0

I don't want to use SheevaPlug Installer, I would like to use USB recovery procedure with Ubuntu 9.05 image included in the product package.
Is it compulsory to use Installer? Is USB recovery on the disk not usable?

P.S. My SheevaPlug is not bricked, I just want to return back to initial state of the OS and upgrade the U-boot to the latest version.

P.P.S. Manual you linked to is not up to date: item one says 'In the Alpha 6 section, click on "get tarball here"' - there is no such link in the Alpha 6 section. It looks like this manual has no idea about 1.0 release of Installer. I'm very sad that support of this excellent devices is so poor…

[NewIT_James]

Hi ulrith,

Try the documentation marked "Writing Jaunty Filesystem on the Nand Flash", this describes loading the Jaunty image from an NFS drive.

http://www.plugcomputer.org/downloads/plug-basic/index.html#distributions

I will post similar instructions describing how to do this using a usb stick next week.

Apologies for the reduced forum service this week due to unforseen circumstances and myself being away on holiday.

NewITJames

[ulrith]

I will post similar instructions describing how to do this using a usb stick next week.

James, could you please show me where this instruction has been posted?

[ulrith]

Try the documentation marked "Writing Jaunty Filesystem on the Nand Flash", this describes loading the Jaunty image from an NFS drive.

No! This documentation does not describe how to load the Jaunty image from an NFS drive! There is no such information and I could not find any appropriate manuals… Documentation mentioned describes only how to write the image to the NAND flash which is clear enough.

Please, provide me manual of how to load the Jaunty image from an NFS drive. Thank you.

[NewIT_James]

Hi Ulrith,

Try these links,

http://www.newit.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,510.0.html
http://www.plugcomputer.org/plugwiki/index.php/SheevaPlug_Installer
http://www.plugcomputer.org/plugforum/index.php?topic=3680.0

NewITJames

[ulrith]

Hi Ulrith,

Try these links,

http://www.newit.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,510.0.html
http://www.plugcomputer.org/plugwiki/index.php/SheevaPlug_Installer
http://www.plugcomputer.org/plugforum/index.php?topic=3680.0

NewITJames

Already tried - they do not help! See my messages above!

[Confusticated]

Have you checked if this is an archNumber/machid issue ?

Edit: and the console needs to be set up on the kernel command line of course.

[NewIT_James]

Ulrith,

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Hi ulrith,

Try the documentation marked "Writing Jaunty Filesystem on the Nand Flash", this describes loading the Jaunty image from an NFS drive.

http://www.plugcomputer.org/downloads/plug-basic/index.html#distributions

I will post similar instructions describing how to do this using a usb stick next week.

Apologies for the reduced forum service this week due to unforseen circumstances and myself being away on holiday.

NewITJames

I am going to test this out this weekend and post my findings.

NewITJames

[NewIT_James]

Ulrith I have posted it as a fresh topic for reference, please give it a try.

http://www.newit.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,2427.msg6828.html#msg6828

NewITJames