Re: problem on usb boot from mini itx

On Tue, March 3, 2009 17:03, Nenhum_de_Nos wrote:
>
> On Tue, March 3, 2009 14:37, Hans Petter Selasky wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> On Tuesday 03 March 2009, Nenhum_de_Nos wrote:
>>> On Tue, March 3, 2009 04:54, Hans Petter Selasky wrote:
>>> > On Monday 02 March 2009, Nenhum_de_Nos wrote:
>>> >> I got one, not a bit of change :(
>>> >
>>> > Is the USB HUB detected?
>>>
>>> as far as I can tell, not at all. It complaints about not finding the
>>> kernel.
>>
>>
>>> my hopes of this working are based int the fact that I can do this on
>>> OpenBSD. So I think is doable (ok, I'm no specialist in this, you are.
>>> If
>>> you say can't, I will believe).
>>>
>>> and more info, if I use the 44 pin ide interface to boot, when fbsd is
>>> on
>>> I can use the usb ports ok. hope this info helps.
>>
>> There is something called USB BIOS legacy support, which is running
>> until
>> we
>> switch some bits on the USB hardware. If I were to guess I think that is
>> where the problem might be according to what you are writing.
>
> I must have it on or off ?
>
> As it is an hp thin client, I don't know if it has such an option. It has
> a small flash disk (16MB or 32MB), so you think I can use these things
> together to bypass this problem ?
>
> if anyone has an a idea :)
>
> thanks HPS
>
> matheus

I'm using the flash disk and I got to boot. I copied kernel/kernel, and
all files from /boot, and defaults/loader.conf. I get to the point where
it fails to mount /, and just finds /dev/ad0 stuff (the flash disk). I did
change loader.conf to say rootdev=disk1s1a (which I believe to be the usb
disk). was this suppose to work ?
I'll now copy the usb and umass modules to the flash disk (hope it will
fit) and put on loader to load them as soon.

if anyone has any hints, please :)

thanks,

matheus


>>> > have
>>> > known problems with the USB hardware, but I cannot tell if your model
>>> is
>>> > affected. You could try editing the code /sys/dev/usb/usb_device.c
>>> and
>>> > change
>>> > it so that it will try the set_address command two times before
>>> giving
>>> > up.
>>>
>>> when the loader in fbsd is called, it will run this code ?
>>
>> No, when the kernel is loaded. The loader is using the BIOS USB driver.
>>
>>> I will test this when I get home at night. thanks. If you have more
>>> ideas,
>>> please broadcast :)
>>>
>>> just as more info, I tried first to use pfSense from usb stick and
>>> never
>>> it worked :( It nevet got to boot.
>>>
>>
>> Ok.
>>
>> --HPS
>>
>
>
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