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Subject: [ts-7000] Re: Debian Lenny for TS-7800
From: "foobarbecue" <>
Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:51:43 -0000
Er, isn't the root password blank by default? Just press enter when you get the 
password prompt.

Aaron

--- In  Frank <> wrote:
>
> Hi Mike,
> 
> I was wondering if you could point out a few specifics for me with 
> regards to Lenny on the 7800.  I've got the bulk of the install in 
> place, and was able to create a new user on the Lenny distribution while 
> still in busybox.  However, I can't do anything as root.  There's no 
> sudo in the distribution and I can't do a console login either.  How did 
> you figure out what the default root password was?
> 
> Thanks a bunch!
> 
> -Frank
> Holland, PA
> 
> 
> mikeciaraldi wrote:
> >
> >
> > Now that some of the problems I had (detailed in my other thread) have 
> > been resolved, I am looking for help on my main issue: Getting Debian 
> > Lenny to run on my TS-7800.
> >
> > Hardware: TS-7800, TS-ADC16, TS7KV video card, with USB keyboard and 
> > mouse. It boots up and runs OK, including a console on the video 
> > display, using the "Sarge" version of Debian that comes with the 
> > development kit.
> >
> > What I want to do is bring up the latest "Lenny" version of Debian, 
> > and run X Windows on the video console. Here is how I made my bootable 
> > SD card:
> >
> > 1) I made a copy of the 2GB SD card that came with the development 
> > kit. Remember, this has Sarge on partition 4. I copied this onto an 
> > 8GB SD card.
> >
> > 2) I removed partition 4, then created a new partition that filled the 
> > rest of the card (about 7 GB).
> >
> > 3) I downloaded the file 
> > debian-lenny-eabi-armel-512MB-mar032009.tar.gz and un-gzipped it. Then 
> > I un-tarred the file and put all the resulting directories onto 
> > partition 4 of the SD card.
> >
> > 4) Then I put the card into the TS7800 and it booted fine. I was able 
> > to log into the serial console.
> >
> > Question 1: Does all this sound correct? Or should I have also done 
> > something with either the kernel image or the initial ramdisk in the 
> > other partitions?
> > --------------------------------
> > At this point, the TS7KV was not doing anything. So...
> >
> > 1) I downloaded the load_ts7kv program and the ts7kv.bit bit stream. I 
> > had to use the source version of load_ts7kv, but that compiled and ran 
> > without error. Running it causes the green LED to come on, on the 
> > video board. So I know the FPGA on the video board is properly 
> > initialized.
> >
> > 2) I then tried loading the modules which the video card needs, using 
> > modprobe. I am able to load these modules: fb, cfbcopyarea, 
> > cfbfillrect, cfbimgblit, ts7kvfb, font, softcursor, and bitblit. But 
> > if I then try to load fbcon, which is the last module needed, that 
> > does not work. Instead, the system seems to crash. The modprobe 
> > program does not return, and I cannot interrupt it with ctrl-C or 
> > ctrl-Z. Also, if I am logged into the board with ssh, that session 
> > locks up too.
> >
> > Grant Peacock from TS suggested I remove the TS-ADC16, but that did 
> > not help.
> >
> > So...
> >
> > Question #2: How can I find out what is going wrong with fbcon.ko, and 
> > how do I fix it?
> >
> > Question #3: Has anyone else successfully run Lenny on a TS-7800 with 
> > a TS7KV? How did you do it? And can I have a copy of your image?
> >
> > Note: Back in February, "Alberto" posted a Lenny image. I downloaded 
> > that and try it, but (#1) it seems to not be for the TS-7800 and (#2) 
> > it does not have the video drivers.
> >
> > Any help would be appreciated.
> >
> >
>




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