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From: Ross Carlson <rcarlson@××××××.com>
To: gentoo-embedded@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-embedded] GNAP Media Formatting Error?
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 20:28:18
Message-Id: 200508182027.j7IKRFQB027288@robin.gentoo.org
1 When attempting to use gnap_overlay to write to disk I get the following
2 output:
3
4 # gnap_overlay -c overlays/project/etc/overlay.conf -d /dev/hdc1 -r hda1 -o
5 overlays/project/ -n -m -s 9600
6
7 GNAP overlay tool gnap_overlay 1.8
8 * Checking parameters...
9 [ ok ]
10 * Warning : you have selected disk install
11 * Make sure you are root or have full access to /dev/hdc1
12 * /dev/hdc must have an MBR installed, run:
13 * dd if=/usr/lib/gnap/mbr/mbr.bin of=/dev/hdc bs=512 count=1 if needed
14 * /dev/hdc1 must contain an active partition:
15 * use fdisk /dev/hdc if needed
16 * Current data on /dev/hdc1 will be destroyed !
17 * Are your sure you want to continue [N]: Y
18 * Expanding /usr/lib/gnap/gnap-core.tar core...
19 [ ok ]
20 * Preparing overlay...
21 [ ok ]
22 * Adding baudrate for serial console...
23 [ ok ]
24 * Adding overlays/backpacket/ (directory overlay)...
25 [ ok ]
26 * Adding overlays/backpacket/etc/overlay.conf (overlay.conf file)...
27 [ ok ]
28 * Creating overlay tarball...
29 [ ok ]
30 * Formatting /dev/hdc1...
31 [ !! ]
32 * Cleaning temporary directories...
33 [ ok ]
34 Overlay failed, try gnap_overlay -h for more help
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37 I had GNAP running on 1.7.1 (syslinux 2.13) but can't seem to get it running
38 now with 1.8. The box that I'm using to build on has been reloaded in the
39 past few days. Perhaps I am missing something in the kernel
40 (2.6.12-gentoo-r9)? The target disk (SanDisk Compact Flash 256MB) has been
41 re-partitioned with a single, bootable partition. The gnap MBR has been
42 copied using dd. And then gnap_overlay as shown above. Can't seem to
43 figure this out. Thierry? Anyone?
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46 Ross Carlson
47 Corvus Technologies
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Replies

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Re: [gentoo-embedded] GNAP Media Formatting Error? Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen <jaervosz@g.o>
Re: [gentoo-embedded] GNAP Media Formatting Error? Thierry Carrez <koon@g.o>