Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2010 08:15:09 -0200 From: Luiz Otavio O Souza <lists.br@gmail.com> To: Milan Obuch <freebsd-mips@dino.sk> Cc: freebsd-mips@freebsd.org Subject: Re: First RSPRO deployed ! Message-ID: <4A60132B-C3DE-4FB6-A5EF-7E0A814DEDA8@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <201011170024.24641.freebsd-mips@dino.sk> References: <D74327E9-0A8A-4B46-B4DD-16D0FAF8E3BB@gmail.com> <201011101616.59156.freebsd-mips@dino.sk> <2ECB603F-5E21-424E-8EF7-5F7189887AEC@gmail.com> <201011170024.24641.freebsd-mips@dino.sk>
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On Nov 16, 2010, at 9:24 PM, Milan Obuch wrote: [snip] >=20 >>>> Here is the dmesg: http://pastebin.com/BGsAun6b >>>>=20 >>>> The ifconfig: http://pastebin.com/Vf5pqaQs >>>>=20 >>>> Disks and slices: http://pastebin.com/2jc0fJPh >>>>=20 >>>> GPIO devices: http://pastebin.com/FvhQW5iL >>>>=20 >=20 > Here is output os rspro-ps program... What's that? Where does it get = the data=20 > read from? Is there something on board itself connected to i2c bus or = is it=20 > something externally connected? >=20 It's my rspro power supply... I've nothing better to do at that time.. = ;) At that time i've no 48v PS and at same time i was looking for something = to replace my server/router (which was suffering a lot with the very = frequent power outages). So i've designed a power supply that work directly from 12v batteries = and gives me some information about its state thru i2c. http://loos.no-ip.org:280/routerstation/images/13.html (basically - a = little bit old, already added a charger for battery). http://loos.no-ip.org:280/routerstation/images/12.html (here the output = is connected to my rspro and the i2c is connected on my routerstation - = development time). >>>> All installed ports: http://pastebin.com/yHcszFpR >>>>=20 >>>> It's running fully static, booting a gziped kernel from onboard = flash >>>> and with a full system on a 8GB SD card (i've another two 4GB >>>> memsticks, one is used for ports and the other for sources and = obj). >>>=20 >>> Again, it would be great if you could share your experience - I = would >>> like to run from flash too, but did not came there yet, I am still = only >>> at netboot stage with USB flasdisk based file system. >>>=20 >>> Regards, >>> Milan >>=20 >> adrian@ keeps a wiki page with some information about this: >> http://wiki.freebsd.org/AdrianChadd/UbiquityRouterstationPro >>=20 >> I'll poke him about a port for this flash tool, it's very simple to = use. >>=20 >=20 > Is it possible to read/write flash from FreeBSD itself? When I add=20 > geom_redboot into kernel, I see /dev/redboot directory with flash = parts, but I=20 > have no idea how to read them - dd if=3D/dev/redboot/<something> gives = just an=20 > error and no data are read... Is some special tool necessary for that? = I would=20 > like to make a backup copy of flash, just in case... >=20 Yes, it is possible to directly access the flash using 64k blocks reads = and writes. Be aware that currently we've a bug with geom_readboot and geom_label, = they won't work together (it was given to me a patch that should fix = this, but i did not managed to test it yet). Try it with bs=3D64k and it should work (as Monthadar said, adrian@ have = some patches floating around that reduce the block size to 4k iirc). I'll try to post my script and Makefile for the mkfwimage.c (here is a = sample with the ouput of routerstation for the flashing procedure: = http://loos.no-ip.org:280/routerstation/) > Also, there is a pin header marked UART, just opposite to RS232 = connector. I=20 > would expect it to be a second serial interface, maybe, but I found no = mention=20 > about it yet... Has anybody an answer? It is not a second UART, it is the same uart ! (unfortunately) It's better look at some usb->uart cable (like ftdi, prolific, etc.) or = some other gpio solution. Regards, Luiz=
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