beta2 ongoing development

[mk01]

(27th Aug, 2013 06:13 AM)IriDium Wrote:  E: This installation run will require temporarily removing the essential package xbian-update:armhf due to a Conflicts/Pre-Depends loop. This is often bad, but if you really want to do it, activate the APT::Force-LoopBreak option.
E: Reverse conflicts early remove for package 'isc-dhcp-common:armhf' failed

No SWAP either

try now apt-get clean/update/install --reinstall xbian-update

if the same, use "apt-get install --reinstall -o APT::Force-LoopBreak=1 xbian-update"

[IriDium]

apt-get install --reinstall -o APT::Force-LoopBreak=1 xbian-update

dpkg: warning: overriding problem because --force enabled:
This is an essential package - it should not be removed.

Causes XBMC to crash.

System back - swap on

[IriDium]

Latest upgrade. RPi fails to boot. White cursor on top left.

cmdline.txt has correct values.

[mk01]

remove "initialturbo=1" from /boot/config.txt, then when you boot, post vcgencmd version

[IriDium]

Setting "debug" shows panic at VFS Cannot open root device LABEL=xbian-root-btrfs or unknown block(0,0) error -19

Remove "initialturbo=1" didn't make any difference.

[mk01]

if you hold shift to boot into emergency console (or add "rescue") to cmdline.txt, then "blkid" on console. what you get?

[IriDium]

Doesn't get that far - have put rescue in cmdline.txt and tried holding shift - but only gets as far as VFS Cannot open root device LABEL=xbian-root-btrfs or unknown block(0,0) error -19

[mk01]

ok that means the real issue is not about finding root device. this message comes much sooner and missing root ends up in shell. not kernel panic.

I changed one more parameter per kernel, just the first one in cmdline.txt (dwc_otg.fiq_split_enable=0). put it to 1 (default) or remove. try then.

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one more idea, is your initramfs.gz loaded at all?

try root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 ... otherwise i'm out of options.

[IriDium]

Exactly the same error except cannot open root device mmcblk0p2.

I'll reformat and retry again

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New install:

#apt-get install xbian-package-initramfs-tools xbian-package-kernel xbian-package-splash xbian-package-xbmc xbian-update

Failed to fetch http://ivka57.dyndns-ip.com/pool/main/x/xbian-update/xbian-update_1.0-1.2_armhf.deb Size mismatch
E: Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with --fix-missing?

Me thinks I had this before - which would explain the earlier problem

[IriDium]

Oh dear :-)
apt-get update returns:

Terminal

W: Ignoring Provides line with DepCompareOp for package libtag1-vanilla
W: Ignoring Provides line with DepCompareOp for package libtag1-rusxmms
W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems

apt-get install -y --reinstall xbian-package-config-shell btrfs-tools

Terminal

Setting up xbian-package-config-shell (2.1.4-15) ...
mount: special device /dev/root does not exist
Error: unable to mount the filesystem
mount: special device /dev/root does not exist
Error: unable to mount the filesystem
mount: special device /dev/root does not exist
Error: unable to mount the filesystem
Setting up xbian-package-config-xbmc (1.1-2.3) ...
root@xbian:/home/xbian#

Needless to say - I didn't bother going any further.

[Smultie]

Is there an ETA for beta 2?

[IriDium]

@Smultie: Who knows. Things were going well, but alas there are a few issues that haven't been solved. The upgrade path has been halted by a few additions that need to be fixed - also the planned USB installation and backup solutions have to be tested.

However, I have been running Beta 1.2 for over two months and I can say it is fast, efficient and the "dogs chonies" :-)

I do know that the "team" is drawing back and not going to have a Beta 1 hiccup by releasing toooooo soon before testing is complete.

I hope a Beta 1.2 (unstable) version will be available soon (say 1 month) and then if all goes wells, a final release in .... well depends on the problems encountered.

The issue is! We don't have every remote, setup, configuration, keyboard, mouse - nor 3D or Wifi adapter.

All we can do is test and test with what we have and "hope" that it all works......

Watch this forum, for I'm sure an announcement will be made soon...

[mk01]

(2nd Sep, 2013 11:35 PM)IriDium Wrote:  Oh dear :-)
apt-get update returns:

Terminal

W: Ignoring Provides line with DepCompareOp for package libtag1-vanilla
W: Ignoring Provides line with DepCompareOp for package libtag1-rusxmms
W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems

apt-get install -y --reinstall xbian-package-config-shell btrfs-tools

Terminal

Setting up xbian-package-config-shell (2.1.4-15) ...
mount: special device /dev/root does not exist
Error: unable to mount the filesystem
mount: special device /dev/root does not exist
Error: unable to mount the filesystem
mount: special device /dev/root does not exist
Error: unable to mount the filesystem
Setting up xbian-package-config-xbmc (1.1-2.3) ...
root@xbian:/home/xbian#

Needless to say - I didn't bother going any further.

the warnings are not relevant, but missing "/dev/root" is odd, it would make the system boot, but not start xbmc and many services failing.

I put a test into package-config-shell to search for root device if link /dev/root is missing, but this will not solve the real problem.

link "/dev/root" is there since beta2. could it be that by accident you booted beta2 partition/subvolume with beta1X initramfs ?

…. or you was just upgrading from beta1X? then it was clearly a bug and was corrected )

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colleagues,

I would need feedback whether

1) dhcp work for IriDium
2) spaces in SSID/KEY
3) test with working WIFI stick - boot without plugged eth0 - and without unconfigured wifi - xbmc should be started and should allow wifi configuration through config-xbmc.
4) config-xbmc - update on available packages to upgrade with the "update all" (or whatever is the option called)

[IriDium]

Ok - previous problem has "Gone away"

Now system stuck at

apt-get install -y --reinstall xbian-package-config-shell btrfs-tools....

Terminal

Create subvolume '/tmp/btrfs-snap/data'
Create subvolume '/tmp/btrfs-snap/data/@'

Second attempt from fresh 1.1 install - it worked???

Only xbian-package-xbmc xbian-update kept back this time.

Success – No reported errors.

Will check.
1) DHCP ------------------ working
2) Wifi realtek 8188 chip ------------------ working
3) DBUS and USB HDD ------------------ working
4) Logitech K400 kb & M185 mouse with universal receiver.
4a) Logitech wireless 1500 kb & mouse ------------------- working
5) Xbian-config USB boot - NOT working - output ruins xbian-config screen
6) Xbian-config Backup - NOT working. Nothing happens or if it does - it needs a message.
7) Xbmc Xbian-config update packages ------------------- cannot check no updates yet!

apt-get autoremove suggests ... xbian-package-usbmount - is this correct?

Also XBMC is only 12.2 not 13.1 compiled Aug 26th

After upgrade 2G SD card at 96%

[IriDium]

Quote:I would need feedback whether

1) dhcp work for IriDium
2) spaces in SSID/KEY
3) test with working WIFI stick - boot without plugged eth0 - and without unconfigured wifi - xbmc should be started and should allow wifi configuration through config-xbmc.
4) config-xbmc - update on available packages to upgrade with the "update all" (or whatever is the option called)

1) Working
2) Working
3) Working
4) Can you put a "dummy" package as available for update - something like xbian-does-nothing package, so it can be tested.