| 01:38 | leadZERO | Greetings, I see there is a Cubox-i image for Ubuntu 12.04, but then there is a Cubox Installer option for Ubuntu 13.04. Is there a way to use the Cubox installer on a Cubox-i? |
| 01:40 | deniska | wait, where is ubuntu 12.04 image? |
| 01:40 | deniska | leadZERO: Probably if you supply cubox-i compatible kernel and bootloader |
| 01:41 | deniska | but it's be pretty much as complicated as building image yourself |
| 01:41 | leadZERO | http://cubox-i.com/linux-distros-ready-ubuntu-fedora-debian/ |
| 01:41 | leadZERO | Pretty sure that's 12.04, maybe it's just 12... (sorry forget) |
| 01:41 | deniska | It's 11.10 |
| 01:41 | leadZERO | ah sheesh, even further back. |
| 01:42 | deniska | 12.04 would be ok |
| 01:42 | deniska | I use it on my desktop |
| 01:42 | deniska | But 11.10 end of lifed |
| 01:42 | deniska | I use archlinux on my cubox-i4, weirdly it was the easiest one to install |
| 01:43 | deniska | Haven't managed yet to get hw acceleration of opengl(es) and video playback sadly |
| 01:43 | leadZERO | And I'm actually looking to use it as a headless system even... |
| 01:44 | leadZERO | but a lot of the packages I need aren't available on 11.10 apparently |
| 01:44 | leadZERO | was hoping to find an image to use as opposed to building stuff on it |
| 01:45 | deniska | Dunno if it's reasonable to suggest archlinux |
| 01:45 | leadZERO | ya looking at that possibility now |
| 01:45 | deniska | because it may suddenly break in sophisticated way during updates even on your typical x86 system |
| 01:45 | leadZERO | never used it so just went to what I was familiar with first |
| 01:46 | deniska | If you just gonna leave some network daemons on it, arch will probably be good option |
| 01:46 | deniska | (but as I mentioned, updates may break stuff) |
| 01:46 | leadZERO | Wifi work wiht it? |
| 01:47 | deniska | yes, got it working today |
| 01:47 | deniska | it misses firmware file for some reason, had just to download it from internet and put it |
| 01:47 | deniska | in /lib/firmwares |
| 01:47 | deniska | http://archlinuxarm.org/platforms/armv7/freescale/cubox-i I followed this manual |
| 02:03 | leadZERO | lol, you weren't kidding on ease of install |
| 02:07 | deniska | leadZERO: You still have to read and follow this afterwards https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beginners%27_Guide#Post-installation |
| 02:09 | deniska | also setup locale, hostname and timezone (info on this page as well) |
| 02:12 | deniska | I run 3.10.something kernel on it, it boots faster than with 3.0.something and I didn't find anything broken after updating |
| 02:12 | deniska | well, framebuffer xbmc version doesn't work with newer kernel, but I'm not interested in it |
| 03:36 | Forrest-- | hello, is it ok to ask support questions here? |
| 03:38 | cbxbiker61_ | you can ask...but there's not always someone listening to answer all questions |
| 03:40 | Forrest-- | i just got my i4-pro, i can't seem to get any of the latest XMBC distros to boot. I got the android 4.3 image to boot but I can't turn on wifi for some reason |
| 03:41 | cbxbiker61_ | with geexbox, you have to manually configure /etc/network , there are instructions for that on the geexbox site |
| 03:41 | cbxbiker61_ | i've configured the wifi to work with geexbox without problem |
| 03:42 | Forrest-- | is this something i have to do before I put the flashcard into the cubox? |
| 03:42 | Forrest-- | because it can't seem to boot off of the last two geexbox images |
| 03:42 | Forrest-- | I tried april 10 and april 7 |
| 03:43 | cbxbiker61_ | it should "boot" even if wifi isn't working |
| 03:43 | Forrest-- | that's what I assumed |
| 03:43 | Forrest-- | maybe my unit is defective |
| 03:43 | cbxbiker61_ | so if it won't boot, i'd wonder whether your card works well with cubox-i |
| 03:44 | Forrest-- | it seems to work with android loaded |
| 03:44 | Forrest-- | although it won't access the network |
| 03:44 | cbxbiker61_ | these devices have a tendency to be picky about the sd cards |
| 03:45 | cbxbiker61_ | do you see the Solid-Run initially at load |
| 03:45 | Forrest-- | yes |
| 03:45 | cbxbiker61_ | but xbmc doesn't load? |
| 03:45 | Forrest-- | no, hold on one second, i took a video |
| 03:45 | Forrest-- | because the screen kept going blank |
| 03:46 | cbxbiker61_ | it'd be best if you could go hard-wire ethernet initially, then you'll be able to ssh into the box |
| 03:47 | Forrest-- | I have it plugged in, but it doesn't seem to be working |
| 03:47 | Forrest-- | the android image has an ethernet folder |
| 03:48 | Forrest-- | when I use configure and check ethernet, it just remains blank |
| 03:48 | cbxbiker61_ | so you're talking android? |
| 03:48 | cbxbiker61_ | i haven't touched android on the cubox-i, so i can't be much help there |
| 03:48 | Forrest-- | well, tha'ts all I could get to load, my goal was to have one of the linux distributions running so i could use it as a media center |
| 03:49 | Forrest-- | I just figured I could rule out the SD card as being the problem since it loads the android OS off the card |
| 03:49 | cbxbiker61_ | well the latest geexbox seems to be pretty good, i did it just a couple of days ago |
| 03:50 | cbxbiker61_ | it's rough around the edges with respect to configuration though |
| 03:50 | cbxbiker61_ | like the network, easiest if you mount the card on a regular box and manually edit /etc/network |
| 03:52 | cbxbiker61_ | i'm kinda in the middle of converting it to my own distro, i prefer a full system install over the busybox style install |
| 03:52 | Forrest-- | when i try to load the geekbox image it says "unable to read /boot.scr" but goes on to say "booting from mmc" and "booting image" |
| 03:53 | cbxbiker61_ | yeah, i'm sure it's just trying multiple ways to boot, that's typical for the solid-run u-boot config |
| 03:54 | Forrest-- | well, it says "using device tree in place at 1000000" and then the screen goes blank and the device goes off |
| 03:54 | cbxbiker61_ | goes off...means what? no led? |
| 03:55 | Forrest-- | well, sometimes it goes back and boots again |
| 03:55 | Forrest-- | sometimes the led blinks 7 times and then goes off |
| 03:55 | cbxbiker61_ | did you use the install script in the latest geexbox tree? |
| 03:56 | Forrest-- | i used win32loader and flashed the image |
| 03:56 | Forrest-- | do I also need to run the script? |
| 03:57 | cbxbiker61_ | i don't know what win32loader is, i just ran the install script on a linux box |
| 03:57 | cbxbiker61_ | i'm guessing the root filesystem is crap |
| 03:58 | Forrest-- | does your device get warm to the touch while it's on/ |
| 03:58 | cbxbiker61_ | yeah, i don't know about installing geexbox from windows |
| 03:58 | cbxbiker61_ | sure it get's warm, but it doesn't get hot |
| 03:59 | cbxbiker61_ | maybe i'll get around to writing a flexible installer, we really need something like that |
| 03:59 | Forrest-- | well, thanks for the advice...I'm doing exactly what it says on the webpage, but it doesn't seem to be working. I tried 4 different SDcards |
| 04:03 | Forrest-- | are there any of the faster sdcards that are a safe bet? |
| 04:04 | cbxbiker61_ | sandisk is the safe bet |
| 04:04 | cbxbiker61_ | i've tried all of their latest-fastest cards and they all seem to work find |
| 04:04 | cbxbiker61_ | fine |
| 05:04 | nikitis | Anyone on? |
| 05:07 | nikitis | Forrest--: try to power the cubox, then unplug and replug it back in quickly and see if it boots. My i4Pro is that way. |
| 05:24 | Forrest-- | thank you, i will give it a shot |
| 05:24 | Forrest-- | is anyone using Gskill 16G class10 sc cards? |
| 05:24 | Forrest-- | sd rather |
| 05:27 | Forrest-- | nikitis: do you let it get to the boot screen before unplugging it? |
| 05:29 | Forrest-- | hey, something's different |
| 05:30 | Forrest-- | the screen still isn't working but it's on the network now |
| 05:30 | Forrest-- | i can ssh in...that's bizarre |
| 05:31 | nikitis | from power pull? |
| 05:31 | nikitis | on android wireless doesn't work for me either |
| 05:32 | Forrest-- | what distro did you end up using? |
| 05:32 | nikitis | mine wont' even boot unless I do that power pull trick |
| 05:32 | Forrest-- | actually, maybe it was doing this before - but this is the weird thing |
| 05:32 | nikitis | i've only tried android so far |
| 05:32 | Forrest-- | it shows the boot screen on my monitor, but after it actually boots the screen goes blank |
| 05:32 | Forrest-- | i can ssh in though |
| 05:32 | Forrest-- | i have xbian loaded |
| 05:32 | nikitis | probably display resolution not set properly to display? |
| 05:33 | nikitis | there's a file on the root to change it |
| 05:34 | Forrest-- | thanks for the help...so what are you doing with yours? |
| 05:34 | nikitis | not sure yet. I run IRC Client on my Raspberry Pi, I'll probably try XBMC next |
| 05:34 | nikitis | i want to stream 1080p video |
| 05:35 | nikitis | 1080p on android sort of works but skips a few frames |
| 05:35 | nikitis | But that was playing off of a class 10 sd card |
| 05:35 | Forrest-- | yeah, I was hoping to use this to play video on the tv |
| 05:35 | nikitis | i haven't tried wired ethernet stream yet |
| 11:53 | WizZerD | Hi people .. I just received my order of 2 cubox-i's and need a little help |
| 11:53 | WizZerD | anyone awake ? |
| 11:54 | WizZerD | seems like both boxes are bricked |
| 11:55 | WizZerD | trying to telnet into a box to update the u-boot |
| 11:56 | WizZerD | but cant find the reset button |
| 12:06 | davorin | ehm..there is no uboot inside (o; |
| 12:06 | davorin | you always need a microsd card |
| 12:07 | davorin | http://imx.solid-run.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page |
| 12:09 | WizZerD | I have a micro sd |
| 12:09 | WizZerD | and have tried the images provided on the cubox wiki |
| 12:09 | WizZerD | still not getting the flashing led |
| 12:10 | WizZerD | on either of the cuboxes |
| 12:10 | davorin | then it'0s not formatted correctly most probably... |
| 12:10 | davorin | under what os you are doing this? |
| 12:10 | WizZerD | thanks for the reply btw |
| 12:10 | WizZerD | windows |
| 12:10 | WizZerD | fat32 |
| 12:10 | davorin | hmm... |
| 12:10 | davorin | after installing onto microsd... |
| 12:10 | davorin | when you mount the card on your pc... |
| 12:10 | davorin | you see the boot partition? |
| 12:11 | WizZerD | not after my last attempt |
| 12:12 | davorin | also removing/reinsterting the card helps many times... |
| 12:12 | davorin | if you don't see the boot partition on your pc then it is wrongly formatted |
| 12:14 | WizZerD | re-inserting while the devide is powered up ? |
| 12:14 | davorin | no |
| 12:15 | WizZerD | ok.. I'll start from scratch .. I was trying to flash the image with lili last time .. and there are not files on the ssd |
| 12:15 | WizZerD | i mean flash card |
| 12:16 | davorin | http://cubox-i.com/install-os-on-micro-sd-flash-card/ |
| 12:17 | WizZerD | yes.. have been following those instructions all the time |
| 12:17 | WizZerD | thanks |
| 12:18 | WizZerD | I actually want to use the GeexBox XBMC, but the link is dead |
| 12:19 | davorin | http://download.geexbox.org/snapshots/geexbox-xbmc-imx6-cuboxi/latest/binaries.cuboxi/ |
| 12:20 | WizZerD | ahh .. cool .. thanks |
| 12:21 | davorin | you need a special program to uncompress it... |
| 12:21 | WizZerD | winrar ? |
| 12:21 | davorin | dunno if that works |
| 12:21 | WizZerD | I'll try |
| 12:22 | WizZerD | yup .. it worked |
| 12:22 | WizZerD | writing image now |
| 12:23 | davorin | good luck (o; |
| 12:23 | WizZerD | :) |
| 12:23 | WizZerD | so .. what files should I see when its done ? |
| 12:24 | WizZerD | ok.. there are a bunch of files |
| 12:24 | davorin | rwxrwxrwx 1 klingler staff 31744 10 Apr 06:05 SPL |
| 12:24 | davorin | -rwxrwxrwx 1 klingler staff 43332 10 Apr 06:04 imx6dl-cubox-i.dtb |
| 12:24 | davorin | -rwxrwxrwx 1 klingler staff 42379 10 Apr 06:04 imx6dl-hummingboard.dtb |
| 12:24 | davorin | -rwxrwxrwx 1 klingler staff 43789 10 Apr 06:04 imx6q-cubox-i.dtb |
| 12:24 | davorin | -rwxrwxrwx 1 klingler staff 227612 10 Apr 06:05 u-boot.img |
| 12:24 | davorin | -rwxrwxrwx 1 klingler staff 171 10 Apr 06:05 uEnv.txt |
| 12:24 | davorin | -rwxrwxrwx 1 klingler staff 4743512 10 Apr 06:04 zImage |
| 12:25 | WizZerD | ok.. have those & a SPL & uEnv.txt |
| 12:25 | WizZerD | i'll try a boot |
| 12:26 | WizZerD | Yayyy ++++ :) :) :) |
| 12:26 | WizZerD | TY sooo much |
| 12:27 | davorin | you're welcome (o; |
| 12:27 | davorin | enjoy |
| 12:27 | WizZerD | The weekend is saved :) |
| 12:30 | deniska | SPL and u-boot.img are to be written onto flash card directly, not onto filesystem |
| 12:31 | WizZerD | Ahh.. ok .. I saw someting in the wiki under troubleshooting that if the led wasnt flashing, then the u-boot needed re-flashing |
| 12:31 | WizZerD | following that link, there was a section about flashing via telnet |
| 12:31 | WizZerD | I guess that was for the old cubox |
| 12:32 | davorin | yes... |
| 12:32 | davorin | cbi has nothing stored inside...only tries microsd first... |
| 12:32 | davorin | and if nothing is loadble it put upper usb port into serial mode... |
| 12:33 | WizZerD | ohhh.. this is much faster than my old appletv |
| 12:34 | davorin | currently fastest xbmc platform in that formfactor |
| 12:34 | davorin | radxa rock is much slower...or better put, their xbmc sucks... |
| 12:35 | WizZerD | will it handle 1080p 3D ? |
| 12:35 | davorin | think it does from the specs... |
| 12:35 | WizZerD | gonna giv it a try now |
| 12:35 | davorin | saidly not 4k (o; |
| 12:36 | davorin | that's why i wait for my jetson tk1 boards (o; |
| 12:36 | WizZerD | hehe .. give it a couple of years |
| 12:37 | davorin | apprently current intel nuc can do 4k and output it as well |
| 12:37 | WizZerD | just need some content |
| 12:38 | davorin | looks pr0n industry is the first one to do 4k (o; |
| 12:38 | davorin | and think ther are already some 4k dvb-s test channels |
| 12:38 | WizZerD | was the same with DVD & Blu-ray |
| 12:38 | WizZerD | not sure if I want so much detail though |
| 12:39 | davorin | naaa *g |
| 12:39 | WizZerD | 3D looking good |
| 12:42 | WizZerD | 5 mins into 3D film & box is not even warm |
| 13:06 | deniska | because 3d film has no difference from normal for output device |
| 13:06 | deniska | except for probably double the resolution, but it's not always the case |
| 13:06 | WizZerD | Do you know if its possible to get the cubox to respond to an appletv remote ? |
| 13:11 | deniska | theoretically |
| 13:12 | WizZerD | found a forum thread :) |
| 13:14 | WizZerD | ok.. gotta run to the shops to buy a 2nd microSD card.. thanks again for your help |
| 20:11 | jenkins101 | hi! |
| 20:11 | jenkins101 | i am trying to boot a kernel but get wrong image format for bootm |
| 20:11 | jenkins101 | any sugestions? |
| 20:12 | jenkins101 | using latest u.boot |
| 20:12 | unsolo | did you build an u-image ? |
| 20:12 | unsolo | are you using dtb ? |
| 20:16 | jenkins101 | no |
| 20:16 | jenkins101 | and no... |
| 20:16 | jenkins101 | actully I am trying to build OpenELEC with kernel 3.10.30 |
| 20:16 | jenkins101 | and boot that but I cant seem to get it runnign |
| 20:17 | jenkins101 | i am building zImage |
| 20:17 | jenkins101 | and dtbs |
| 20:17 | jenkins101 | and running u-boot mkimage |
| 20:20 | unsolo | so you are making a zimage in an uimage.. |
| 20:24 | jenkins101 | yes |
| 20:24 | jenkins101 | i think so... :-) |
| 20:25 | jenkins101 | I am tring to learn |
| 20:25 | unsolo | and the kernel is buildt without DTB/DTS ? |
| 20:25 | jenkins101 | no it is built with |
| 20:25 | jenkins101 | or the files are built |
| 20:27 | jenkins101 | i might need a newer u-boot |
| 20:27 | jenkins101 | two |
| 20:28 | jenkins101 | the one in OE is kinda old |
| 20:29 | unsolo | i see |
| 20:30 | jenkins101 | dtb files are copyd to u-boot |
| 20:30 | jenkins101 | and then mkimage is run |
| 20:30 | unsolo | and you run the bootm command ? |
| 20:44 | jenkins101 | dont know |
| 20:47 | unsolo | 20:11 < jenkins101> i am trying to boot a kernel but get wrong image format for bootm |
| 20:47 | jenkins101 | yes... |
| 20:47 | jenkins101 | but in the fail I only have bootfile and mmcargs |
| 20:47 | unsolo | so what exactly are you doing |
| 20:48 | jenkins101 | in the boot.scr |
| 20:48 | unsolo | then perhaps the actual kernel isnt even loaded into memory |
| 20:48 | unsolo | do it manually is what i would suggest |
| 20:52 | jenkins101 | but it is in a image |
| 20:53 | unsolo | something is wrong somewhere.. |
| 20:53 | unsolo | best way to find out what is to do a step by step |
| 20:53 | jenkins101 | should the dtb files be on the sd card |
| 20:53 | unsolo | jenkins101: maybe |
| 20:53 | unsolo | i dont know the OE configuration for your target by hand |
| 23:45 | jenkins101 | it is booting now |
| 23:46 | jenkins101 | it was a zImage |
| 23:46 | jenkins101 | and it needs to be called zImage for autodetect to work |
| 23:46 | jenkins101 | or you need to use bootz instead of bootm |
| 23:47 | jenkins101 | thanks anyway unsolo |