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Re: Booting from USB device
Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2016 12:04 pm
by Spectre660
Hey thanks for that.
Using my Sam460ex I downloaded the 2GB image, decompressed with 7za and wrote with rawdisk then booted linux in text mode from the USB thumb drive with no problems .
Seem to have to use MediaToolbox to Install the USB thumbdrive before the rawdisk copy .
rawdisk from Data:Downloads/Amigaone_Ubuntu_16.04-Base-1.img to usb0:
Re: Booting from USB device
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2016 12:15 am
by Spectre660
I have encountered problems booting both AmigaOS4.1 and Linux with an EXT4 partition on my hard drive so have removed ub2lb as the bootloader and gone back to slb_v2.
ub2lb gets stuck and won't load the boot menu due to the EXT4 partition.
I now boot the kernel from USB thumb drive .
The new Uboot variables set from AmigaOS 4.1 are ( the example is with a root partition as the 8th partion on the hard drive so /dev/sdb8)
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nvsetvar bootargs="console ttys0,115200 console=tty1 root=/dev/sda8"
nvsetvar lb1="ext2load usb 0:3 1000000 uImage-460;ext2load usb 0:3 2000000 sam460.dtb;bootm 1000000 - 2000000"
nvsetvar bootargs_usb="setenv bootargs 'console ttys0,115200 console=tty1 root=/dev/sdb2 rootdelay=10' "
nvsetvar lb2="run bootargs_usb;run lb1"
To get to uboot command prompt quickly at boot hold down the escape key
From the uboot command prompt
To use the hard drive partition /dev/sdb8 as root
To use the usb drive partition /dev/sdb2 as root
The kernel is stored on the /dev/sdb3 partition of the usb thumb drive with the name uImage-460.
The partition type is EXT2 and you have to be root to copy on to this partition from Linux .
Re: Booting from USB device or tftp server
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2016 10:59 am
by Spectre660
Sam460 Kernel booting options evolving.
from USB or tftp server (by far the fastest method)
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; This file can be executed from AmigaOS 4.x to get the Uboot variables correct using the excute command.
; If the onboard SATA is active then the hard drive attached is /dev/sda and first hard drive attached to a sii pci SATA card is /dev/sdb with the first USB device being /dev/sdc.
; if the onboard SATA is deactivated or not present as in the case of the Sam460cr, the the first hard drive attached to the sii pci SATA card is /dev/sda with the first USB device being /dev/sdb.
; change devices for the SATA drive and the USB thumb drive to match your configuration in the nvgetvar lines below then execute this script.
;The examples below uses /dev/sda6 which is the 6th partition on the first hard drive drive connected.
;The USB thumb drive partion is normally going to be the second partition of the first attached usb storage device. in this case /dev/sdb2 .
; To boot Linux from a Linux partition on a USB thumb drive from the U-Boot shell use
;run lb2
;To boot Linux from a hard drive partition from the U-boot shell use
;run lb1
;To boot from tftp server (Fastest boot option)
; run lb3
; the following ip addresses need to be set for tftp with the correct addresses for your server and you Sam460
;nvsetvar serverip=192.168.1.14
;nvsetvar ipaddr=192.168.1.13
nvsetvar bootargs="root=/dev/sda6 console=ttyS0,115200 console=tty0"
nvsetvar ub="setenv bootargs 'root=/dev/sdb2 rootdelay=10 console=ttyS0,115200 console=tty0' "
nvsetvar lb1="ext2load usb 0:3 1000000 uImage-460;ext2load usb 0:3 2000000 sam460.dtb;bootm 1000000 - 2000000"
nvsetvar lb2="run ub ;run lb1"
nvsetvar lb3="tftp 1000000 uImage-460;tftp 2000000 sam460.dtb;bootm 1000000 - 2000000"
Re: Booting from USB device or tftp server
Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2016 1:25 pm
by Spectre660
Updated Sam460ex info .
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; This file can be executed from AmigaOS 4.x to get the Uboot variables correct using the excute command.
; If the onboard SATA is active then the hard drive attached is /dev/sda and first hard drive attached to a sii pci SATA card is /dev/sdb with the first USB device being /dev/sdc.
; if the onboard SATA is deactivated or not present as in the case of the Sam460cr, the the first hard drive attached to the sii pci SATA card is /dev/sda with the first USB device being /dev/sdb.
; change devices for the SATA drive and the USB thumb drive to match your configuration in the nvgetvar lines below then execute this script.
;The examples below uses /dev/sda6 which is the 6th partition on the first hard drive drive connected.
;The USB thumb drive partion is normally going to be the second partition of the first attached usb storage device. in this case /dev/sdb2 .
; To boot Linux from a Linux partition on a USB thumb drive from the U-Boot shell use
;run lb2
;To boot Linux from a hard drive partition from the U-boot shell use
;run lb1
;To boot from tftp server (Fastest boot option)
; run lb3
; the following ip addresses need to be set for tftp with the correct addresses for your server and your Sam460
;nvsetvar serverip=192.168.1.14
;nvsetvar ipaddr=192.168.1.13
nvsetvar uimage="uImage-460"
nvsetvar dtb="sam460.dtb"
nvsetvar bootargs="root=/dev/sdb6 console=ttyS0,115200 console=tty0"
nvsetvar ub="setenv bootargs 'root=/dev/sdc2 rootdelay=10 console=ttyS0,115200 console=tty0' "
nvsetvar lb1="ext2load usb 0:3 1000000 ${uimage};ext2load usb 0:3 2000000 ${dtb};bootm 1000000 - 2000000"
;nvsetvar lb2="run ub ;run lb1"
nvsetvar lb2="run ub ;run lb3"
nvsetvar lb3="tftp 1000000 ${uimage};tftp 2000000 ${dtb};bootm 1000000 - 2000000"
Re: Booting from USB device or tftp server
Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2016 1:26 pm
by Spectre660
Sam44oep info .
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; This file can be executed from AmigaOS 4.x to get the Uboot variables correct using the excute command.
;The the first hard drive attached to the onboard sii SATA is /dev/sda with the first USB device being /dev/sdb.
; change devices for the SATA drive and the USB thumb drive to match your configuration in the nvgetvar lines below then execute this script.
;The examples below uses /dev/sda6 which is the 6th partition on the first hard drive drive connected.
;The USB thumb drive partion is normally going to be the second partition of the first attached usb storage device. in this case /dev/sdb2 .
; To boot Linux from a Linux partition on a USB thumb drive from the U-Boot shell use
;run lb2
;To boot Linux from a hard drive partition from the U-boot shell use
;run lb1
;To boot from tftp server (Fastest boot option)
; run lb3
; the following ip addresses need to be set for tftp with the correct addresses for your server and your Sam440ep
;nvsetvar serverip=192.168.1.14
;nvsetvar ipaddr=192.168.1.13
nvsetvar uimage="cuImage-440"
nvsetvar bootargs="root=/dev/sda6 console=ttyS0,115200 console=tty0"
nvsetvar ub="setenv bootargs 'root=/dev/sdb2 rootdelay=10 console=ttyS0,115200 console=tty0' "
nvsetvar lb1="ext2load usb 0:3 500000 ${uimage};bootm 500000"
nvsetvar lb2="run ub ;run lb1"
nvsetvar lb3="tftp 500000 ${uimage};bootm 500000"
Re: Booting from USB device or tftp server
Posted: Fri May 13, 2016 1:26 pm
by Spectre660
Short video showing the speed of booting a linux kernel via tftp on Sam460ex
.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ngiwdaq24i9ox ... t.avi?dl=0
Re: Booting from USB device or tftp server
Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2016 10:53 pm
by javierdlr
Spectre660 wrote:Updated Sam460ex info .
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; the following ip addresses need to be set for tftp with the correct addresses for your server and your Sam460
;nvsetvar serverip=192.168.1.200
;nvsetvar ipaddr=192.168.1.201
nvsetvar uimage="uImage-460-4.6.2"
nvsetvar dtb="sam460.dtb"
nvsetvar bootargs="root=/dev/sdb12 console=ttyS0,115200 console=tty0"
...
nvsetvar lb3="tftp 1000000 ${uimage};tftp 2000000 ${dtb};bootm 1000000 - 2000000"
Used TFTPD (using vmware and a very plain/simple linux distro with tftpd-hpa) to load kernel 4.6.2 and worked fine and faaaaaast. Now I just have to remember what usr/psw do I have on my Ubuntu installation ¿:-/
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Got it!!! (my usr/psw) GREAT
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...:~$ uname -a
Linux Sam460ex 4.6.2-sam460ex-jm #1 PREEMPT Wed Jun 8 08:11:57 AST 2016 ppc ppc ppc GNU/Linux
Re: Booting from USB device or tftp server
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 12:42 pm
by Spectre660
Updated AmigaOS Boot Script for normal booting .
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;Sam460ex Uboot settings for Linux booting via uboot shell
;Script by Julian Margetson (Spectre660)
; This file can be executed from AmigaOS 4.x to get the Uboot variables correct using the excute command.
; If the onboard SATA is active then the hard drive attached is /dev/sda and first hard drive attached to a sii pci SATA card is /dev/sdb with the first USB device being /dev/sdc.
; if the onboard SATA is deactivated or not present as in the case of the Sam460cr, the the first hard drive attached to the sii pci SATA card is /dev/sda with the first USB device being /dev/sdb.
; change devices for the SATA drive and the USB thumb drive to match your configuration in the nvgetvar lines below then execute this script.
;The examples below uses /dev/sda6 which is the 6th partition on the first hard drive drive connected.
;The USB thumb drive partion is normally going to be the second partition of the first attached usb storage device. in this case /dev/sdb2 .
; To boot the Linux kernel and dtb from a USB drive and boot a Linux partition on a USB thumb drive from the U-Boot shell use
;run usb1
; To boot the Linux kernel and dtb from a tftp server and boot a Linux partition on a USB thumb drive from the U-Boot shell use
;run usb2
;To boot the Linux kernel and dtb from a USB Drive and boot a Linux partition on a hard drive partition from the U-boot shell use
;run usb
;To boot the Linux kernel and dtb from a tftp server and boot a Linux on a hard drive partition (Fastest boot option) use
; run lan
; removes the variables used for installing Linux as there is a limit to the number of variables that
;can be defined at a given time
nvsetvar ub1=""
nvsetvar ub2=""
nvsetvar ur=""
nvsetvar rl=""
; the following ip addresses need to be set for tftp with the correct addresses for your server and your Sam460
;TFTP Server ip address
nvsetvar serverip=192.168.1.14
;nvsetvar serverip=192.168.1.10
;Sam460 ip address
nvsetvar ipaddr=192.168.1.15
;uImage name
nvsetvar ui="uImage-460"
;dtb name
nvsetvar dt="sam460.dtb"
;kernel load address
nvsetvar kl="1000000"
;dtb load address
nvsetvar dl="2000000"
nvsetvar bootargs="root=/dev/sda6 console=ttyS0,115200 console=tty0 splash"
nvsetvar ub="setenv bootargs 'root=/dev/sdb2 rootdelay=10 console=ttyS0,115200 console=tty0 splash' "
nvsetvar usb="ext2load usb 0:3 ${kl} ${ui};ext2load usb 0:3 ${dl} ${dt};bootm ${kl} - ${dl}"
nvsetvar usb1="run ub ;run usb"
nvsetvar usb2="run ub ;run lan"
nvsetvar lan="tftp ${kl} ${ui};tftp ${dl} ${dt};bootm ${kl} - ${dl}"
Re: Booting from USB device or tftp server
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 12:44 pm
by Spectre660
AmigaOS Bootscript for booting live DVD .
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;Sam460ex Uboot settings for Linux booting via uboot shell
;Script by Julian Margetson (Spectre660)
; This file can be executed from AmigaOS 4.x to get the Uboot variables correct using the excute command.
; To boot the Linux Kernel and Ramdisk Installer from a Linux partition on a USB thumb drive from the U-Boot shell use
;run usb
;the example below assumes booting from the second partition of the USB thumbdrive
;To boot the Linux Kernel and Ramdisk installer from tftp server (Fastest boot option)
; run Lan
; removes the variables used for regular Linux booting as there is a limit to the number of variables that can be defined at a given time
nvsetvar usb1=""
nvsetvar usb2=""
nvsetvar ub=""
; the following ip addresses need to be set for tftp with the correct addresses for your server and your Sam460
;TFTP Server ip address
nvsetvar serverip=192.168.1.14
;Sam460 ip address
nvsetvar ipaddr=192.168.1.15
;uImage name
nvsetvar ui="uImage-460"
;dtb name
nvsetvar dt="sam460.dtb"
;ramdisk name
nvsetvar ur="uRamdisk"
;kernel load address
nvsetvar kl="1000000"
;dtb load address
nvsetvar dl="2000000"
;ramdisk load address
nvsetvar rl="3000000"
;Boot DVD
nvsetvar bootargs="root=/dev/ramdisk file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu-mate.seed boot=casper quiet ro splash"
;Boot USB
;nvsetvar bootargs="root=/dev/ramdisk file=/dev/sdc/preseed/ubuntu-mate.seed boot=casper quiet ro splash --rootdelay=10 fb=false"
;Linux kernel and Uramdisk located on the 3rd partition of the USB thumbdrive
; partition must be in ext2 format
nvsetvar ub1="ext2load usb 0:3 ${kl} ${ui};ext2load usb 0:3 ${dl} ${dt}"
nvsetvar ub2="ext2load usb 0:3 ${rl} ${ur};bootm ${kl} ${rl} ${dl}"
nvsetvar usb="run ub1;run ub2"
nvsetvar lan="tftp ${kl} ${ui};tftp ${dl} ${dt};tftp ${rl} uRamdisk;bootm ${kl} ${rl} ${dl}"
Re: Booting from USB device or tftp server
Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2016 4:05 pm
by Spectre660
Updated Scripts.
For Regular Booting
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;Sam460ex Uboot settings for Linux booting via uboot shell
;Script by Julian Margetson (Spectre660)
; This file can be executed from AmigaOS 4.x to get the Uboot variables correct using the excute command.
;To enter the U-Boot shell press the Escape key while the Sam460ex boots
; If the onboard SATA is active then the hard drive attached is /dev/sda and first hard drive attached to a
sii pci SATA card is /dev/sdb with the first USB device being /dev/sdc.
; if the onboard SATA is deactivated or not present as in the case of the Sam460cr, the the first hard drive
attached to the sii pci SATA card is /dev/sda with the first USB device being /dev/sdb.
; change devices for the SATA drive and the USB thumb drive to match your configuration in the nvgetvar
lines below then execute this script.
;The examples below uses /dev/sda6 which is the 6th partition on the first hard drive drive connected.
;The USB thumb drive partion is normally going to be the second partition of the first attached usb storage
device. in this case /dev/sdb2 .
;To boot the Linux kernel and dtb from a USB Drive and boot a Linux partition on a hard drive partition from
the U-boot shell use
;run usb
;To boot the Linux kernel and dtb from a tftp server and boot a Linux on a hard drive partition (Fastest
boot option) use
; run lan
; removes the variables used for installing Linux as there is a limit to the number of variables that
;can be defined at a given time
nvsetvar ub1=""
nvsetvar ub2=""
nvsetvar live=""
;set the variables needed
; the following ip addresses need to be set for tftp with the correct addresses for your server and your
Sam460
;TFTP Server ip address
nvsetvar serverip=192.168.1.14
;Sam460 ip address
nvsetvar ipaddr=192.168.1.15
;kernel name
nvsetvar ui="uImage-460"
;dtb file name
nvsetvar dt="sam460.dtb"
;ramdisk name
nvsetvar ur="uRamdisk"
;kernel load address
nvsetvar kl="1000000"
;dtb load address
nvsetvar dl="2000000"
;ramdisk load address
nvsetvar rl="3000000"
;USB partition with kernel,dtb and ramdisk . in this case the third partition of the first USB drive.
Partition must be in ext2 format
nvsetvar pt="usb 0:3"
;Boot args
nvsetvar bootargs="root=/dev/sda6 console=ttyS0,115200 console=tty0 splash --"
;Variable to load kernel and dtb file from USB drive
nvsetvar usb="ext2load ${pt} ${kl} ${ui};ext2load ${pt} ${dl} ${dt};bootm ${kl} - ${dl}"
;Variable to load kernel and dtb file from TFTP server
nvsetvar lan="tftp ${kl} ${ui};tftp ${dl} ${dt};bootm ${kl} - ${dl}"
For Live DVD or Live USB booting
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;Sam460ex Uboot settings for Linux booting via uboot shell
;Script by Julian Margetson (Spectre660)
; This file can be executed from AmigaOS 4.x to get the Uboot variables correct using the excute command.
;To enter the U-Boot shell press the Escape key while the Sam460ex boots
; To boot the Linux Kernel and Ramdisk Installer and ubuntu Live image from a Linux partition on a USB thumb
drive from the U-Boot shell use
;run live
; remove the variables used for regular Linux booting as there is a limit to the number of variables that
can be defined at a given time
nvsetvar usb=""
nvsetvar lan=""
;set the variables needed
;kernel name
nvsetvar ui="uImage-460"
;dtb file name
nvsetvar dt="sam460.dtb"
;ramdisk name
nvsetvar ur="uRamdisk"
;kernel load address
nvsetvar kl="1000000"
;dtb load address
nvsetvar dl="2000000"
;ramdisk load address
nvsetvar rl="3000000"
;USB partition with kernel,dtb and ramdisk . in this case the third partition of the first USB drive.
Partition must be in ext2 format
nvsetvar pt="usb 0:3"
;Boot args option for Live DVD
;nvsetvar bootargs="root=/dev/ramdisk file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu-mate.seed boot=casper quiet ro splash --"
;Boot args option for Live USB
nvsetvar bootargs="root=/dev/ramdisk file=/dev/sdc/preseed/ubuntu-mate.seed boot=casper quiet ro splash --
rootdelay=10"
;Variable to load kernel and dtb file
nvsetvar ub1="ext2load ${pt} ${kl} ${ui};ext2load ${pt} ${dl} ${dt}"
;Variable to load URamdisk and boot every thing
nvsetvar ub2="ext2load ${pt} ${rl} ${ur};bootm ${kl} ${rl} ${dl}"
;execute the two previous lines
nvsetvar live="run ub1;run ub2"