X-Original-To: alpine-devel@lists.alpinelinux.org Delivered-To: alpine-devel@mail.alpinelinux.org Received: from jeremythomerson.com (mail.jeremythomerson.com [74.117.189.150]) by mail.alpinelinux.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 72BE5DC036C for ; Tue, 13 Nov 2012 14:28:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-wi0-f178.google.com (mail-wi0-f178.google.com [209.85.212.178]) by jeremythomerson.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 990EA1CB09 for ; Tue, 13 Nov 2012 08:26:25 -0600 (CST) Received: by mail-wi0-f178.google.com with SMTP id hm14so263644wib.7 for ; Tue, 13 Nov 2012 06:28:02 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.216.211.27 with SMTP id v27mr313616weo.178.1352816881917; Tue, 13 Nov 2012 06:28:01 -0800 (PST) X-Mailinglist: alpine-devel Precedence: list List-Id: Alpine Development List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Reply-To: jeremy@thomersonfamily.com Received: by 10.194.88.163 with HTTP; Tue, 13 Nov 2012 06:27:41 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20121109233014.598152ee@vostro> References: <20121109092802.GA2347@vaio.jimpryor.net> <509D6CC9.3000704@arcor.de> <20121109233014.598152ee@vostro> From: Jeremy Thomerson Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 08:27:41 -0600 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [alpine-devel] Alpine on Alix (was: Minimal ram requirements?) To: Timo Teras Cc: Der Tiger , Alpine-devel Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0016e6d9768eb15f2e04ce61395d --0016e6d9768eb15f2e04ce61395d Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Der, I had to have help getting my Alix going, too. nangel gave me a syslinux.cfg file that made mine work. After making my bootable CF card, I edited the file and then installed the CF card in the Alix and it worked. Here's the file: rt01 [/media/sda1]# cat syslinux.cfg serial 0 38400 timeout 20 prompt 1 default grsec label grsec kernel /boot/grsec append initrd=/boot/grsec.gz alpine_dev=sda1:vfat modules=loop,squashfs,cramfs,sd-mod,usb-storage console=ttyS0,38400 On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 3:30 PM, Timo Teras wrote: > On Fri, 09 Nov 2012 21:51:21 +0100 Der Tiger > wrote: > > > Some time ago, I tried to get Alpine running on an Alix 2C3 system, > > which is nearly identical to the 2D3, but the kernel (I suppose 2.6) > > was crashing constantly. Most crashes occurred when I started larger > > applications like Asterisk. BIOS version was 0.99h, the latest version > > available, and I tested with MFGPT workaround enabled and disabled. > > I have multiple ALIX 2d3 boxes here, and most of them run Alpine 2.4.x > and Asterisk 10. No problems. > > > May I ask which kernel you are using? Does Alpine require certain > > kernel configuration parameters to run stable on Alix boards? > > I'm on kernel 3.3.x. and 3.4.x mostly. > > No special configuration needed. Except for the one box where I use the > speaker output as GPIO. But even on that box it's done with sysfs > calls instead of boot params. > > > I am quite sure my Alix board is _not_ defective, because there have > > bin no issues running Voyage Linux and fli4l. Due to the problems > > mentioned, the Alix was replaced by a considerably more powerful > > Intel DN2800MT, but I would like to reactivate the Alix board for > > supplementary purposes. > > - Timo > --0016e6d9768eb15f2e04ce61395d Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Der,

=A0 I had to have help getting my Alix going, too.=A0 nangel ga= ve me a syslinux.cfg file that made mine work.=A0 After making my bootable = CF card, I edited the file and then installed the CF card in the Alix and i= t worked.=A0 Here's the file:

rt01 [/media/sda1]# c= at syslinux.cfg
serial 0 38400
timeout 20
prompt 1
default grs= ec
label grsec
=A0=A0 kernel /boot/grsec
=A0=A0 append initrd=3D/b= oot/grsec.gz alpine_dev=3Dsda1:vfat modules=3Dloop,squashfs,cramfs,sd-mod,u= sb-storage console=3DttyS0,38400



On= Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 3:30 PM, Timo Teras <timo.teras@iki.fi>= wrote:
On Fri, 09 Nov 2012 21:51:= 21 +0100 Der Tiger
<der.tiger.alpine@arcor.de<= /a>> wrote:

> Some time ago, I tried to get Alpine running on an Alix 2C3 system, > which is nearly identical to the 2D3, but the kernel (I suppose 2.6) > was crashing constantly. Most crashes occurred when I started larger > applications like Asterisk. BIOS version was 0.99h, the latest version=
> available, and I tested with MFGPT workaround enabled and disabled.
I have multiple ALIX 2d3 boxes here, and most of them run Alpine 2.4.= x
and Asterisk 10. No problems.

> May I ask which kernel you are using? Does Alpine require certain
> kernel configuration parameters to run stable on Alix boards?

I'm on kernel 3.3.x. and 3.4.x mostly.

No special configuration needed. Except for the one box where I use the
speaker output as GPIO. But even on that box it's done with sysfs
calls instead of boot params.

> I am quite sure my Alix board is _not_ defective, because there have > bin no issues running Voyage Linux and fli4l. Due to the problems
> mentioned, the Alix was replaced by a considerably more powerful
> Intel DN2800MT, but I would like to reactivate the Alix board for
> supplementary purposes.

- Timo

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