beta2

[Killerbee]

(1st Dec, 2013 09:01 PM)mk01 Wrote:  actually yes, I have one suggestion - to follow the steps I posted precisely.

what you did is not going to help help. this because
1) the file which needs to be updated is /etc/sysctl.d/xbian.conf
2) parameters from the file are put into effect very very early during boot process - if you only change file, nothing happens.
3) you updated /etc/sysctl.conf with correct values but kept /etc/sysctl.d/xbian.conf as it was before. during reboot then this happens:
- values are read/set from sysctl.conf file.
- values are then read/set (overwritted) with again old values from xbian.conf (located at /etc/sysctl.d).
- we are exactly where we were.

if you have extracted /etc/sysctl.d/xbian.conf you can just copy it over (but to correct location) and reboot.

and to see the process, you simple "top", when started press "i", then "c", "s", "1" and [enter]. but I suppose it is "mmcqd" (kernel thread writing physical data to mmc media card).

@mk01

indead it's the mmcqd kernel thread. Take's 50% of my CPU.
Unfortunately I am not able to install the xbian-update_1.0.2-11_armhf.deb package.

I have deleted both the /etc/sysctrl.d/xbian.conf and /etc/sysctrl.conf file.
Rebooted
But the installation takes forever.... mmcqd thread takes 50% of CPU.
After 8 minutes

Terminal

dpkg: error while cleaning up:
unable to remove newly-installed version of `/var/tmp/xbian_update/pchanges/sysctl.conf': Read-only file system
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
unable to securely remove '/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci': Read-only file system
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
unable to securely remove '/var/lib/dpkg/reassemble.deb': Read-only file system
Processing triggers for xbian-package-initramfs-tools ...
dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting:
unable to flush updated status of `xbian-package-initramfs-tools': Read-only file system

I have deleted both the /etc/sysctrl.d/xbian.conf and /etc/sysctrl.conf file.
copied the xbian.conf file from the package to /etc/sysctrl.d/xbian.conf and /etc/sysctrl.conf file.
Rebooted
But the installation takes forever.... mmcqd thread takes 50% of CPU.

Result is the same as above. "Read only file system"
Do you have some more suggestions or should I start from a fresh Beta2 (or other)

[edit]
I have checked my config.txt file and noticed that content was the same as cmdline.txt!!!
Who (me) or "what" did this?!? I don't know.
KB