--- In "j.chitte" <> wrote:
>
> --- In "j.chitte" <j.chitte@> wrote:
> >
> > --- In "j.chitte" <j.chitte@> wrote:
> > >
> > > --- In Jim Jackson <jj@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Bit of a side issue, do you know a way to get the .config
for
> > > > > busybox? The TS distributed one is pretty old and buggy
and
> a
> > > quick
> > > > > look at the changelog makes me quite keen to update it.
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm just cautious about borking the whole system if I dont
> get
> > it
> > > > > close to the TS config.
> > > >
> > > > I just downloaded the source, configured it using the
busybox
> > > configure
> > > > stuff and rebuilt. You can find out which utilities are
built
> > into
> > > the
> > > > existing BB, just by executing busybox with no parameters. I
> add
> > > extra
> > > > stuff. The process is outlined on my ts7200 page
> > > >
> > > > cheers
> > > > Jim
> > > >
> > > > -------------------------------------------------------------
--
> ---
> > -
> > > ---------
> > > > HomePage: http://www.comp.leeds.ac.uk/jj
> > > > TS7200 Page: http://www.comp.leeds.ac.uk/jj/linux/arm-
sbc.html
> > > >
> > >
> > > Thanks for the config file. In fact it was not that much use
for
> > > recent release since there are many new options and old ones
> have
> > > disappeared or been renamed (*BILTIN*) but it serves as a
guide.
> > >
> > > However I'm now hitting a major problem. I am trying to build
it
> > > native on the debian image distributed by TS, booted over nfs.
> > >
> > > It really gets nowhere because each modules fails to build
with
> the
> > > same error. Value too large for defined data type.
> > >
> > > I'm booting the ts11 kernel noted below from flash then
running
> > > debian root fs over nfs .
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ### 50 x Value too large errors , then fails.
> > >
> > > find: use: Value too large for defined data type
> > > find: verbose: Value too large for defined data type
> > > find: with: Value too large for defined data type
> > > scripts/basic/split-include: find: No such file or directory
> > > make: *** [include/config/MARKER] Error 1
> > >
> > > #onboard kernel
> > > Linux arm 2.4.26-ts11 #3 Tue Jun 6 14:13:14 MST 2006 armv4l
> unknown
> > >
> > >
> > > TSlinux image boots fine over nfs so is this a problem with
the
> > > debian image ?
> > >
> > > TIA.
> > >
> >
> > This is getting very messy. Since 'find' is one of the tools
> provided
> > by busybox it appears that this is another significant breakage
in
> > what TS are still providing as supplied software.
> >
> > Worse , if anyone is daft enough to buy the "development kit"
they
> > actually pay money for this broken unmaintained release.
> >
> > I really should not need to set up a complete cross-compiler
> > development system to replace what should be provided in a
working
> > state.
> >
> > One of the main reasons I chose a TS product was it was claimed
to
> > have a working mini linux out of the box and a full debian image
> > suitable for installing on a USB device.
> >
> > Since the supplied busybox is too broken to even rebuild it's
own
> > update I'll now have to find an arm binary to get out of this
> chicken
> > and egg situation.
> >
> > "Fully embrasing linux" seems to mean letting this list do most
of
> > the product support for them.
> >
> > Anyone thinking of buying a TS product should realise they are
> going
> > to have to get head long into embedded system development. They
do
> > not work out of the box as advertised.
> >
> >
> > If anyone has built a more recent busybox with working find and
> awk ,
> > would they like to post it to files section?
> >
> > TIA.
> >
>
> Ha! I've just noticed this on the boot console too:
>
> Enabling packet forwarding...done.
> Configuring network interfaces...run-parts: failed to open
directory /
> etc/network/if-pre-up.d: Value too l
> run-parts: failed to open directory /etc/network/if-up.d: Value
too
> large for defined data type
> run-parts: failed to open directory /etc/network/if-pre-up.d:
Value
> too large for defined data type
> run-parts: failed to open directory /etc/network/if-up.d: Value
too
> large for defined data type
>
>
> Does this show up booting from image on USB or just over nfs?
Anyone?
>
> Googling this error generally seems to relate 2GB/4GB limits.
>
> :?
>
OK found a way around the broken find. installed busybox-cvs (which
for this rather cronky old debs means 1.0.0-pre10 from 20040623)
moved broken find out of the way and symlinked bb to /usr/bin/find
Now at last I can get back to trying to build a working incarnation
of busybox for the TSlinux.
"seek and thou shalt find"....
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