Experts: does multiboot really work with 1.081?

[BlackCannon]

Here's my experience:


1) installed original 1.081 image by DMM in flash + dreamflash 1.5

2) installed in multiboot on my usb stick, the same image 1.081 by DMM

3) rebooted, selected the stick image, initialized as ever, then I gave from Telnet:

~ > mount
/dev/root on / type squashfs (ro)
none on /dev type devfs (rw)
/proc on /proc type proc (rw,nodiratime)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw)
/dev/mtdblock/1 on /var type jffs2 (rw,noatime)
none on /tmp type ramfs (rw)
/dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/disc on /var/mnt/usb type ext3 (rw)
/dev on /dev type devfs (rw)
/proc on /proc type proc (rw,nodiratime)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw)
none on /tmp type ramfs (rw)
/dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part1 on /hdd type ext3 (rw)
~ >

The bold line should never exist on multiboot images!

/var folder must not to be mounted on /dev/mtdblock/1 !!!!!!

I checked rcS script, and the mount is removed (as ever) by dreamflash.... so, who mounted it?

That way multiboot will never work... I experienced many troubles with 1.081 + dreamflash 1.5 ... images must be reinitialized at every restart... emu installed and disappeared after reboot...

Anybody has ideas?

CU
BC

[lolo19641995]

you are right It doesn't work for me too

[bbouchaib2002]

An other thing strange with the 108.1 image !!

with the mount command we have /dev/mtdblock/1 mounted in /var but it is not true !!

You can verify that by : umount /dev/mtdblock/1 or umount /var

/var is realy in usb not in flash.

My dreamflash 1.5 work very well !

but I install images manually, never with dreamFlash : I install dreamflash first in USB and I install images manually (using undreamboxfs and some changes in rcS) after what I use only "Information" in dreamFlash plugin.

[ivancar]

What then have bug image 1.8.1 or dreamflash1.5 or both or no one?

[BlackCannon]

Thanks, even more strangest...

I used DreamFlash 1.5 and FlashWizard 3.1, both do the same as you know:

the line(s)
mount -t jffs2 /dev/mtdblock/1 /var
are removed from rcS script, avoiding to mount /var on jffs2 partition when you start from multiboot...

So the question is the same as above: who mounts it??
Why /var is reported mounted to /dev/mtdblock/1 (jffs2)?

The base image mounts it (on his own rcS script, BEFORE it calls dreamflash's "menu" script... but after the chroot to the multiboot image, it should be umounted...)

[bbouchaib2002]

Yes, /dev/mtdblock/1 is mounted by the rcS of the flash image.

Do not forget how dreamFlash work :

it do a simple chroot to change the root of the file system.

the root of the file system is now "/mnt/usb/image/0/" (for example) and we continue calling it simply "/"

The comand mount show that /dev/mtdblock/1 is mounted in /var (the first one, before the chroot) and not the actual /var (after chroot) that is in reality : /mnt/usb/image/0/var

[BlackCannon]

Yes, bbouchaib2002, I know... but never happened with previous versions, this is the strange fact.

Another never seen and funny thing:

When you are on a multiboot image, go to telnet and give "df" command.
Look:

~ > df
Filesystem 1k-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/root 247919 17737 217382 8% /
/dev/mtdblock/1 247919 17737 217382 8% /var
/dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/disc 247919 17737 217382 8% /var/mnt/usb
/dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part1 80035616 68102276 7931180 90% /hdd
~ >

[dre]

i do not have any problems with original 1.08-1 in flash and dbc on the stick using dreamflash 1.5!

[redneck eyeball]

Originally Posted by BlackCannon

I used DreamFlash 1.5 and FlashWizard 3.1, both do the same as you know:

FlashWizard 3.1 ?????
When was that released ? I just chequed the official website and it isn't there...

Musibob stated that DreamFlash 1.5 will not work correctly with FW30

I'm using the original DMM 1801 if flash and DF 1.5 with installed images manually ... works fine over here.

CU
Red

[Moonsurfer]

Originally Posted by redneck eyeball

FlashWizard 3.1 ?????
When was that released ? I just chequed the official website and it isn't there...

Musibob stated that DreamFlash 1.5 will not work correctly with FW30

I'm using the original DMM 1801 if flash and DF 1.5 with installed images manually ... works fine over here.

CU
Red

I read this at Flashwizard-Forum today:

FW 3.1 it is ready, will be out today or tomorrow

FlashWizard - Making Dreambox Easy ! MusicBob - FlashWizard developer

Also waiting for new FlashWizard3.1,

Moonsurfer