Re: rc1 observations

"Justin Patrin" <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.handhelds.openzaurus.devel
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 8/16/06, Wendell Turner <[email protected]> wrote:
> I installed 3.5.4.2-rc1 on a tosa, and have these observations:
>
> - altboot asks for a password, but seems not to use it

Sure it does, if you use any of the options which need it, such as Advanced/sh.

>
> - altboot complains about kernel mis-match, waits one minute, then continues
> You are running   ' 2.6.17-3.5.4.2-rc1 '
> I expected kernel ' 2.6.17-3.5.4.2-rc0 '

That's not altboot, that's checkversion.

>
> - wireless seems inoperative.  There is line in the release notes about
> "wifi config need removal of usbctl", but I'm not sure what that means.
> There is a /sbin/usbctl file, but if it is removed,  'ifup wlan0' from
> the command line complains about the missing /sbin/usbct.  The wlan0 in
> the Network page just says 'interface failed', or something like that.
>

Perhaps "rmmod usbctl"? Or "ipkg remove usbctl"? (these are guesses)

> - usb networking seems inoperative.  Using the Network page in the
> Settings tab shows usb0 and usbd0, but neither are able to start (with
> tosa in cradle and usb connected to host.  This config worked in
> previous versions (I think it worked in 3.5.4.1)
>

What kind of computer are you connecting to?

-- 
Justin Patrin

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