Debian / Dual boot on Sam 440EP

@M3X

Ok, I have reinstalled Debian and now wih the slb installed by Debian, I can boot linux from HDD.

But, I have 2 other pb :
- X server doens't start, so I have no graphical interface,
- I have only one entry at the menu list.

For the menu list, I have noticed that it calls the file menu.lst in partition /boot

I can add an entry without problems but I don't know what to add in order to boot Amiga OS 4 from here !

An idea for the X server and the menu entry ?

Thanks, Laurent aka Faranheit

@Faranheit

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Then read again my post

@m3x


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M3x, do you have some news about the new Uboot and the improvments with the new Uboot ???

Please and for all, make precise answers because there are lots of new SAM users that don't follow well SLB, UBSLb, EXT2-3,... because most of them change classic amiga to SAM direclty or came from PC world. thanks for that

OF course, understand that some new users would like now or in the futur install easily other OSES for differents reasons (real need, curiosity,....).

@M3X:

Ok, so, for the X server, in fact, it doesn't start when the Sam is connected in DVI directly, but it starts when it's connected to the VGA with the VGA / DVI adapter !

After testing many things with Elwood, we haven't found how it's possible to make the dual boot with the slb fron AOS4 or with the one from Debian ;(

If you have a suggestion, it would be very appreciated ;)

Many Thanks to Elwood too ;)

Laurent aka Faranheit

@Faranheit

Thread moved to more appropriate forum.

@All
Hello
My problem is:
Kernel boot crashing
Under my a1boot.conf:
DEBIAN /boot/uImage root=/dev/sdb2 Ok!!
The boot kernel starting ok
And the error kernel is:
uncompressing kernel image...
Error inflate() returned-3
GUNZIP ERROR - must reset
board to recover ;o(
My first partition is ext2 100 mo for the slb bootloader (under my first SATA) ok
My swap (under my 2nd SATA) 1600 mo
My root partition (under my 2nd SATA) 20000 mo ext3
My home partition (under my 2nd SATA) 15000 mo ext3
Please Help me :o)
HunoPPC

@HunoPPC

hum, apparently nobody arrive to use aos4.1 AND another OS on SAM, as joerg has explained partially, previously on this thread.

Please Acube/M3X, make a statement about the futur possible use of multi-OS on SAM

I found that the Linux partition must be formated in Ext2 in order for SLB to find the a1boot.conf (so SLB does not support Ext3).

Thanks Huno for this line
DEBIAN /boot/uImage root=/dev/sdb2

Now I'm at the same level as you. The kernel is loaded but it fails during the decompressing.


@Mrodfr

Did you install Debian? and are you at the same level of us i.e. Debian is installed but you can't boot it

@Elwood

Quote:Then it's a bug in the SAM440 U-Boot, the Linux booting code incl. the ext2fs/ext3fs parts isn't in the SLB but in U-Boot, the SLB just calls the U-Boot functions for Linux booting.

@joerg

Are you sure?
Uboot has ext2 commands but no ext3 commands:
ext2load- load binary file from a Ext2 filesystem
ext2ls - list files in a directory (default /)

@Elwood

Quote:Yes, I did build the SAM440 version of the SLB (the one with SFS/2 support added). Nothing has changed since Linux booting support was added and it's still working without any problems on my A1, if it doesn't work on the SAM there is a bug in the SAM version of U-Boot.

Quote:For reading there is no difference anyway, ext3fs is nothing but ext2fs with added journalling, but they probably don't have anything in common with the Linux booting parts of the SLB, which had to be put inside of U-Boot because they use GPL code.

@Elwood

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No, I have zero level

Have baught a SAM+case, actually at IMM-Informatique, because I want to have a linux AND AOS4 installed on the same HD before shipping to me because I have zero level about linux and want to use/discover linux also.

In first, all was just thinked that just missing some informations to install BOTH on the same SAM HD but now with the help of all on this thread (thanks to all), we know that the UBOOT for SAM allow to boot with just ONE OS and no more possible to install LInux disto at the same time.

The SAM users interest is also to install other OS on their SAM with AOS4.X and even more than 2 because AROS will be maybe available to install on a SAM HD and maybe other OSES in the futur....


Have seen hunoPPC ask after help isn't a good sign (he know better on linux).

As all now are in a stop state, Its why I ask IMPATIENTLY about statement from M3X/Acube about new Uboot for SAM.


TOO BAD that AOS4.x betatesters and Acube not tried to install another OS than aos4.x on SAM and check if all work well before AOS4.X for SAM release (there are a need for this feature for some users also IMHO).


Again thanks to ll involved on this thread to have tried to install LInux with AOS4.X on the same HD for SAM

double post click, sorry

@Elwood and joerg
I have tested with a old kernel for AONE (just test for uncompressing) test is ok, the kernel uncompressing correctly and stop loading (normal ;o) no AONE)
The bootloader of SAM is suspected and not a Uboot (i think)
Bye
hunoPPC

@Mrodfr

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not yet!!! I hope that it will be possible soon.

@HunoPPC

Could you try with the Parthenope which is in this CD?

@Elwood

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Yes, I'm scothed with the post #12 from M3X.

....wait a few days..... uboot release...

@Elwood

Quote:What for? He wants to use AmigaOS 4.1 and Linux, not AROS and Linux.

Until the SLB parts in the SAM440 U-Boot are fixed the only way to install Linux and AmigaOS 4.1 is using the old kernel partition boot method for Linux (dd the kernel to an unused partition and use diskboot for loading it).

@joerg

Just because the Parthenope on this CD is the most recent one. i.e. more recent than the one on the Debian CD.

@HunoPPC

One member of ACube did it using Parthenope from the update CD, an OS4 partition in SFS0 (with a 1024 blocksize) and he can boot both systems.
I did it but could not make it. If you have more time than me, you may try that.

Any news on this ?
Is it possible to select Harddrive in UBoot or wherever, so that I can install Debian on another Harddrive than OS4.1 ???

regards

gerograph