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Dreambox dm900/dm920 multiboot facility

2stein said:
yes, but shouldnt slot1 be displayed in my case as well?
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So the code tries mounting the slot (X) root (linuxrootfsX) and then checks for the enigma2 binary.
It obviously doesn,t find either that path /mmcblk0p2/linuxrootfs1 or no enigma2 binary
If you go to imagemanager and then start to flash an image it will list the slots and occupancy (then back out of the flash) - see what it says.
 
image manager slot selection only shows slot2 as well, although i had an image flashed in slot1 before i flashed one in slot2. strange...
 
2stein said:
image manager slot selection only shows slot2 as well, although i had an image flashed in slot1 before i flashed one in slot2. strange...
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Mount the partition and check whats there - if you have linuxrootfs1 on the volume just check that enigma2 is in /usr/bin

If there will have to look at situation with you.

Also I would flash latest image into slot 3 with ImageManager, restore settings backup on reboot and check that slots 2 & 3 are filled.
 
well, last night i managed to mess up my box again. wont boot anymore.
here's the recovery i used to get it boot again:
- use recovery loader to flash the "dreamos recovery image"
- boot dreamos and install the latest flash scripts
- delete all the /data/linuxrootfsx files
- use recovery manager to flash openvix image 6.8.003.
- box boots.

if i recall correctly, a selection enable bootmanger or so appeared in the power menu when i tried this the first time. but now only select image appears. doesnt bootmanager need to be initialized or is this done automatically under the hood? there are no linuxrootfs on / or /data.
 
i guess the reason is that the STARTUP files are already/still there:
Code: 
root@dm900:/tmp/m2# ls -la
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root           512 Jan  1  1970 .
drwxrwxrwt    3 root     root           180 Jan 23 09:34 ..
-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root            66 Jan  1  1980 STARTUP
-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root            66 Jan 22 23:20 STARTUP_1
-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root            66 Jan 22 23:20 STARTUP_2
-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root            66 Jan 22 23:20 STARTUP_3
-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root            66 Jan 22 23:20 STARTUP_4
-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root            66 Jan 22 23:20 STARTUP_5
-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root            66 Jan 22 23:20 STARTUP_6
root@dm900:/tmp/m2# cat START*
kernel=/dev/mmcblk0p1 root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 rootsubdir=linuxrootfs1
kernel=/dev/mmcblk0p1 root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 rootsubdir=linuxrootfs1
kernel=/dev/mmcblk0p1 root=/dev/mmcblk0p3 rootsubdir=linuxrootfs2
kernel=/dev/mmcblk0p1 root=/dev/mmcblk0p3 rootsubdir=linuxrootfs3
kernel=/dev/mmcblk0p1 root=/dev/mmcblk0p3 rootsubdir=linuxrootfs4
kernel=/dev/mmcblk0p1 root=/dev/mmcblk0p3 rootsubdir=linuxrootfs5
kernel=/dev/mmcblk0p1 root=/dev/mmcblk0p3 rootsubdir=linuxrootfs6
root@dm900:/tmp/m2#
and the kernel looks correct as well.
but no linuxrootfses are there.
 
2stein said:
i guess the reason is that the STARTUP files are already/still there:
Code: 
root@dm900:/tmp/m2# ls -la
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root           512 Jan  1  1970 .
drwxrwxrwt    3 root     root           180 Jan 23 09:34 ..
-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root            66 Jan  1  1980 STARTUP
-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root            66 Jan 22 23:20 STARTUP_1
-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root            66 Jan 22 23:20 STARTUP_2
-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root            66 Jan 22 23:20 STARTUP_3
-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root            66 Jan 22 23:20 STARTUP_4
-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root            66 Jan 22 23:20 STARTUP_5
-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root            66 Jan 22 23:20 STARTUP_6
root@dm900:/tmp/m2# cat START*
kernel=/dev/mmcblk0p1 root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 rootsubdir=linuxrootfs1
kernel=/dev/mmcblk0p1 root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 rootsubdir=linuxrootfs1
kernel=/dev/mmcblk0p1 root=/dev/mmcblk0p3 rootsubdir=linuxrootfs2
kernel=/dev/mmcblk0p1 root=/dev/mmcblk0p3 rootsubdir=linuxrootfs3
kernel=/dev/mmcblk0p1 root=/dev/mmcblk0p3 rootsubdir=linuxrootfs4
kernel=/dev/mmcblk0p1 root=/dev/mmcblk0p3 rootsubdir=linuxrootfs5
kernel=/dev/mmcblk0p1 root=/dev/mmcblk0p3 rootsubdir=linuxrootfs6
root@dm900:/tmp/m2#
and the kernel looks correct as well.
but no linuxrootfses are there.
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Yes - looks correct ref STARTUP,s .
Try flashing via imagemangrr into a slot but make sure you have debug log, so if issues would like to see it
 
twol said:
Yes - looks correct ref STARTUP,s .
Try flashing via imagemangrr into a slot but make sure you have debug log, so if issues would like to see it
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before i continue... currently i only have a flashimage... no linuxrootfs1. will multiboot be able to handle that? or do i need to flash the same image into slot1 with image manager to make multiboot happy?
 
2stein said:
before i continue... currently i only have a flashimage... no linuxrootfs1. will multiboot be able to handle that? or do i need to flash the same image into slot1 with image manager to make multiboot happy?
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Imagemanger will tell ofgwrite to flash a specific slot with the root - on the dm9x0 it doesn,t (uniquely) flash the kernel.
On return from ofgwrite, it will check the return code which hopefully will be 0 and ask you if you want to reboot.
Whether the slot is occupied or not, is not considered (users choice)
 
yes, but last time i had a flashimage installed with rescue loader and flashed an image with image manager into slot 2. it asked me to reboot and then hung.
i then had to reflash with rescue loader.
if i recall correctly the sequence when i tried it the first time was:
i flashed 001 with rescue loader
then i flashed 002 with the image manager into slot1. and it didnt hang.
afterwards i flashed oatv into slot2 and it didnt hang either... it hung later (i guess) when i wanted to return to openvix (but that was the frame buffer story, it think).
so, i suspect that the image manager needs a defined start state... that probably is not there after you have just flashed an image with rescue loader.
 
So do as before and flash slot 1 ..and lets see what happens.
 
i think i'm going to pause multiboot debug for a while. new setup of the box is no fun, and i had to do it a few times already. when 004 comes out i will flash it into slot1.
 
2stein said:
i think i'm going to pause multiboot debug for a while. new setup of the box is no fun, and i had to do it a few times already. when 004 comes out i will flash it into slot1.
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When its no fun, then you are taking correct decision to take a break
 
sounds like oatv 7.6 users have the same problems i experienced as well:
- after flashing doesnt boot
- boots, but restarts continuously
there must be a big conceptual bug somewhere.
again: i'm not an expert but people like gutemine claim that open uses outdated flash scripts on dm9xx which might prevent the box from booting. in my experiments this seems reasonable because i had to load dreamos and update the flash scripts before i could boot open image again.

this one is on dm900:
www.opena.tv

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this one is on vu (has nothing to do with dream flash scripts):
www.opena.tv

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2stein said:
sounds like oatv 7.6 users have the same problems i experienced as well:
- after flashing doesnt boot
- boots, but restarts continuously
there must be a big conceptual bug somewhere.
again: i'm not an expert but people like gutemine claim that open uses outdated flash scripts on dm9xx which might prevent the box from booting. in my experiments this seems reasonable because i had to load dreamos and update the flash scripts before i could boot open image again.

this one is on dm900:
www.opena.tv

Foren-Übersicht

openATV Forum: Austausch über DVB, OpenATV-Images, Receiver-Konfigurationen, TV-Optimierung und Support. Treten Sie der Community bei!
www.opena.tv www.opena.tv
this one is on vu (has nothing to do with dream flash scripts):
www.opena.tv

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openATV Forum: Austausch über DVB, OpenATV-Images, Receiver-Konfigurationen, TV-Optimierung und Support. Treten Sie der Community bei!
www.opena.tv www.opena.tv
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Well the Vu+ could be anything, but more likely an openatv change. Vu multiboot has been rock solid since it was created by openbh/ openvix developers……. and is a different implementation frim the dm9x0 multiboot.
Openatv, produce overnight images with latest changes , openvix has 1st developer images tested by a group and then release images to try and prevent code issues.
dm9x0 on my box was absolutely trying to setup from scratch with the framebuffer change installed. I had to first flash with older version. Since then it has been absolutely solid .
I haven,t looked at the scripts - can you give me a link ?
 
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twol said:
Well the Vu+ could be anything, but more likely an openatv change. Vu multiboot has been rock solid since it was created by openbh/ openvix developers……. and is a different implementation frim the dm9x0 multiboot.
Openatv, produce overnight images with latest changes , openvix has 1st developer images tested by a group and then release images to try and prevent code issues.
dm9x0 on my box was absolutely trying to setup from scratch with the framebuffer change installed. I had to first flash with older version. Since then it has been absolutely solid .
I haven,t looked at the scripts - can you give me a link ?
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i like openvix because of the pretesting approach...
here's a link for the dm900 flash scripts i use: https://feed.newnigma2.to/daily/oe2.5/deb/dm900/flash-scripts_1.1+git2+236c3921a1-r0.0_armhf.deb
there are other sources but they are all the same.
 
because i accidentially deleted some system files i decided to flash a backup image into slot 1 using image-manager. worked fine, box boots.
 
2stein said:
because i accidentially deleted some system files i decided to flash a backup image into slot 1 using image-manager. worked fine, box boots.
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Great hope it continues OK

scripts - can you give me a link ?
 
btw the about screen still doesnt show a boot device.
the startup files look good:
Code: 
root@dm900:/tmp/m2# cat START*
kernel=/dev/mmcblk0p1 root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 rootsubdir=linuxrootfs1
kernel=/dev/mmcblk0p1 root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 rootsubdir=linuxrootfs1
kernel=/dev/mmcblk0p1 root=/dev/mmcblk0p3 rootsubdir=linuxrootfs2
kernel=/dev/mmcblk0p1 root=/dev/mmcblk0p3 rootsubdir=linuxrootfs3
kernel=/dev/mmcblk0p1 root=/dev/mmcblk0p3 rootsubdir=linuxrootfs4
kernel=/dev/mmcblk0p1 root=/dev/mmcblk0p3 rootsubdir=linuxrootfs5
kernel=/dev/mmcblk0p1 root=/dev/mmcblk0p3 rootsubdir=linuxrootfs6

Code: 
root@dm900:/# df
Filesystem           1K-blocks      Used Available Use% Mounted on
none                    502652        80    502572   0% /dev
/dev/mmcblk0p2          983448    415484    500792  45% /
tmpfs                       64         0        64   0% /media
tmpfs                   510844       176    510668   0% /var/volatile
/dev/mmcblk0p3         6351776     94764   5911312   2% /data
/dev/sda1            975409576 118057200 857335992  12% /media/hdd
/dev/sdb1            229648680   1091948 228540348   0% /media/usb
none                    510844         0    510844   0% /dev/shm
none                    502652        80    502572   0% /media/usb/ubuntu/dev
/dev/mmcblk0p2          983448    415484    500792  45% /media/usb/ubuntu/run
/dev/sdb1            229648680   1091948 228540348   0% /media/usb/ubuntu/root/git
/dev/mmcblk0boot1         4017         4      4013   0% /var/volatile/tmp/m2
 

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