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[Dimitrij]

Test ...Two images

Merlin3 = the box freezes on boot logo (dhcp...x-3.2dm800se.gz)

OpenATV = the box doesn't complete booting

Perhaps the reason is boot kernel doesn't work correctly ...

 

If I select and choose flash image box run just fine ... 

 

I will test also Openpli4 ...

So, dreambox not support.

[Lost in Space]

Perhaps you should NOT use nfidump binaries from the stoneage and especially NOT distribute it or use in your plugin without permission of the author - which you will not get.

 

There is a fully working and Open Source nfiextract.py alternative available under GPL - with which you can do whatever you want.

 

#
# nfi Extrac by gutemine is licensed under GPL Version 3
#

 

Edited by gutemine, 17 October 2016 - 18:26.

[Dimitrij]

root@et8500:~# nfidump

>>>>>> nfidump 0.4.2 by gutemine <<<<<<

based on code from tmbinc, noggie and others

usage: nfidump [--options] <nfi imagefile> <output directory>

possible options:       --devtab --pass --squashfskeep --overwrite
                        --temp --jffs2 --loaderextract --reboot

this version 2011

 

https://github.com/D...d748755951bad73

Edited by Dimitrij, 17 October 2016 - 21:04.

[Lost in Space]

And because it is old you are allowed to check it in without permission of the author? Where is the license that allowed you to do so ?

[Dimitrij]

And because it is old you are allowed to check it in without permission of the author? Where is the license that allowed you to do so ?

Sorry, I did not think it would cause such problems .

[Lost in Space]

The binary is old has no lzo compression or ubifs support and is only popular because it runs on clone hardware too. So it is not me who causes here a problem. BTW there is a fully working version 1.0 from this year available so why use a 5 year old binary ? And no you will not get Permission to use it in OpenMultiboot, you either use the GPL version or nothing at all.

[mrvica]

I am happy to have cloud-ibox3=miracle box mini to be able to boot image from USB stick, no fiddling around with flash, takes about few minutes for booting, with USB hard disk a bit faster, it is a pitty they closed the cloud ibox3 board so I can´t give you any link and the author named Jacek (sounds polish) could not be reached at all, I think live image is a better idea then multiboot, just copy .img onto usb stick or hard drive using Win32DiskImager or with Linux dd command, you are done, I have here OpeanATV 4.2 Image (~50MB), would prefer OpenPLi, I don´t know how to do it, it is not easy because Jacek didn´t reveal all details

[mrvica]

I´ve found the thread, I saved it but only 1 page, blame it on me, they announced closing the board before, if you have any idea how he did it, just tell me (us), just click on .htm file

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[Lost in Space]

ask Dumbo    he knows since years how to do this on a dreambox.

 

Rambo and Flodder know alternative solutions but they are still chroot booting of alternative roots after flash kernel boot like most Multiboot Tools do it.

 

When the bios is enabled to look for a config (bat) file on a FAT USB partition to get kernel boot parameters you can boot kernel from there and with the right root= the kernel can boot rootfs from USB too.

 

But as I said --- Dumbo Plugin knowns how to fly this way this since years. And old Multboot Plugin could to this 15 years ago - so you are really looking for something revolutionary here ....

Edited by gutemine, 18 October 2016 - 22:13.

[mrvica]

a little help, Start.bat looks like this

#loop printenv -forever
boot -elf usbdisk0:/mini/kernel.bin 'root=/dev/sda2 rootfstype=ext4 rw bmem=256M@512M bmem=16M'

the right values you can get with
cat /proc/cmdline
or
dmesg | grep "Kernel command line"

on my box I get

root@mbmini:~# cat /proc/cmdline
root=/dev/sda2 rootfstype=ext4 rw bmem=256M@512M bmem=16M console=ttyS0,115200n8
root@mbmini:~#

as you see looks pretty much the same as Start.bat

[Dimitrij]

BTW there is a fully working version 1.0

That is, you do not give permission for its use for OpenMultiboot?

[Lost in Space]

Read my reply. You can use the GPL licensed nfiextract.py without further permission. I know the origin of this Open Multiboot hence the answer for nfidump is no.

Edited by gutemine, 19 October 2016 - 13:38.

[Dimitrij]

OpenMultiboot is open source project LICENSE  "GPLv2"

[Lost in Space]

Yes I know, but I remember also where the sources came from and I will not support this approach.

[asdas11]

dFlash ist DISABLED in BA

I am not BA, not see on DCC, but dflash can't  function?

[Lost in Space]

How often do I need to reply that dFlash is ONLY for backup of Flash image because it doesn't handle Multiboot specific things? If your great Booting tool doesn't offer a working embedded backup like BA does this is not my problem.

[asdas11]

cosa finita?

[Lost in Space]

si

[frh1219]

hi 

 

i have vu duo  

image : open pli4  

 

when i used openmultiboo to install image on my HDD 

 

give me this massage ( cannot create virtual MTD device ).

 

 

 

 

 

any solution for this problem ?

[Dimitrij]

Other images unpacked?

Error only BH?