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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