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[DJWeed]

Hi,

I read on Neutrino forum about it is possible to format flash memory to use the multiboot in flash memory at VU+ 4K boxes.

How can we use multiboot in flash with ? Attached is plugin found on Neutrino forum.

May we expect to get support for multiboot in flash in Pli images supporting VU+ 4K boxes?

Regards,
DJWeed

 

 

[littlesat]

As far I know vu boxes do not support real multiboot...

[DJWeed]

As far I know know situation is changing

 

Regards,

DJWeed

[littlesat]

Then I hope they go for a standard... so existing code Will work.

[Trial]

Hi,

I did not read anything about it. There was no sign in the vuplus git.

 

I have my doubts.

 

Ralf

[darog69]

Here is proof that it is

 

[littlesat]

What does it proof?

[darog69]

You can see how it has flash partitions

 

3817472 mmcblk0 (Gesamt)

1024 mmcblk0p1 (Startup)

12288 mmcblk0p2 (initrd)

2048 mmcblk0p3 (Splash)

6144 mmcblk0p4 (Kernel_1)

943104 mmcblk0p5 (Root_1)

6144 mmcblk0p6 (Kernel_2)

943104 mmcblk0p7 (Root_2)

6144 mmcblk0p8 (Kernel_3)

943104 mmcblk0p9 (Root_3)

6144 mmcblk0p10 (Kernel_4)

943104 mmcblk0p11 (Root_4)

[mrvica]

this would give a better list

cat /proc/mtd

[darog69]

[darog69]

vusolo4k:~# cat /proc/mtd                 

dev:    size   erasesize  name            

mtd0: 00200000 00001000 "flash0.bolt"     

mtd1: 00010000 00001000 "flash0.macadr"   

mtd2: 00010000 00001000 "flash0.nvram"    

mtd3: 00010000 00001000 "flash0.devtree"  

mtd4: 00400000 00001000 "flash0"          

vusolo4k:~#                               

 

[littlesat]

As far I can see no signs of multiboot...

And when there is a sign I hope they'll come with something that is already available.... (h7/h9/hd51/hd60... compatible)

Edited by littlesat, 26 August 2019 - 12:55.

[darog69]

It's not enough?

 

[littlesat]

Not enough.... Just an screenshot from ATV... nothing to see about multiboot...

We at least did not receive news from VU that they do support real multiboot... 

Edited by littlesat, 26 August 2019 - 14:15.

[mrvica]

BPanther
https://forum.mbreme...hp?f=123&t=2867
"dank redblue-pkt" sounds like PKT (Polish Koding Team)

[littlesat]

I have to login there... but as far I could read it, it sounds like kind of homebrew multiboot...

When it is compatible with the real multiboot we already have for other boxes it should be a piece of a cake... Then we 'just' need to enable the feature in SystemInfo.py somehow as soon the flash in such VU is divided... 

 

SystemInfo["HasRootSubdir"] = fileHas("/proc/cmdline", "rootsubdir=")

 

SystemInfo["canMultiBoot"] = SystemInfo["HasRootSubdir"] and (1, 4, "mmcblk0", False) or

fileHas("/proc/cmdline", "_4.boxmode=") and (1, 4, "mmcblk0", False) or

HardwareInfo().get_device_model() in ('gbue4k', 'gbquad4k') and (3, 3, "mmcblk0", True) or

HardwareInfo().get_device_model() in ('e4hd') and (1, 4, "mmcblk0", False) or

HardwareInfo().get_device_model() in ('osmio4k') and (1, 4, "mmcblk1", True)

Edited by littlesat, 26 August 2019 - 14:37.

[twol]

It's not enough?
 

.... and where does that say multiboot ...... there are no code changes on ATV (6.3 or Dev) for multiboot Vu+ that I have seen...

[darog69]

And it is divided into 4 partitions for independent images 

 

 

 

[littlesat]

What and how does it devide... a plugin? Multiboot is usually integreted in e2 (I and know as I made that code, which is also for a big part used now by openatv)

Edited by littlesat, 26 August 2019 - 17:24.

[darog69]

You have the above link to the forum where everything is described