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[Persian Prince]

drivers : http://git.opendream...5b391bd35b14681

 

kernel changes : http://git.opendream...f2a82d5e127bf2a

 

dm8000 wifi : http://git.opendream...74d1b7a4b1775d6

[Erik Slagter]

Today I had a report of a user who tried them (dm8000) that it didn't boot properly, so I am a bit hesitant.

[Lost in Space]

When the user ist only installing the new drivers WITHOUT the new kernel and mixing them with old ones from PLi feed - he is simply NOT understanding what he does wrong and there is no need to hesitate.

 

IF you know what you are doing, and replace kernel AND entire lib/modules with the new ones from an original OE 2.0 image it boots nicely and you can even backup a PLi image with ubifs and realize how fast it would be if you would let it be :-)

Edited by gutemine, 29 March 2013 - 22:17.

[Erik Slagter]

Okay clear, it's not only a driver change like I thought. That means a bit more work here.

[Lost in Space]

Maybe, but for trying out it takes me less then 5 min to download an original OE 2.0 image from today, extract the /lib/modules and /boot and copy into your image to see that it boots nicely.

 

And it then takes me only another 10min to backup it with ubifs and flash it :-)

Edited by gutemine, 29 March 2013 - 22:30.

[Erik Slagter]

But then again you're not OpenPLi

[Lost in Space]

This is then your problem, not mine ... if the people start knocking on your door :-)

 

PS: On the 7020hd don't forget to flash also Loader 87 nfi

Edited by gutemine, 29 March 2013 - 22:36.

[Erik Slagter]

Don't get me wrong, the new drivers will end up in OpenPLi, I'm just saying it's a bit more work because we build our own kernel, so it may take a few days...

[Lost in Space]

Yes I know, and take yout time. but then apply allso all the bugfixes in the block2mtd drivers that DMM put into OE, they are worth it, even when you keep these drivers out of the kernel.

Edited by gutemine, 29 March 2013 - 22:45.

[Persian Prince]

and as you're not using github i can't help you

 

with github i could do all changes for you and send a pull request "just like that"

Edited by Persian Prince, 30 March 2013 - 10:43.

[Lost in Space]

But then again you're not OpenPLi

[offnow]

http://www.dream-mul...&threadID=17827

 

maybe not all ideas of gutemine are good for the box - maybe all other things are responsible - can not estimate this...

 

maybe it is better to wait a while...

[Lost in Space]

Maybe you are not ware that all other boxes are using ubifs, so there is nothing 'bad' about it. Maybe you are not knowing that jffs2 development is dead and thousands of different devices (inlcuding lots of Smartphones where people are taking out batteries on a regular basis) are using ubifs now, which is continuously developed.

[Erik Slagter]

Yes no need to convince OpenPLi of the value of ubifs

[Lost in Space]

I don't have to convince you of anything.

 

Let's do it the other way - I open Pandoras box - and you close it.

[offnow]

I only posted what I have seen - no real assessment of my side - all people can do what they want and discuss things as much as they want - maybe they can discuss hardware-issues away...

[malakudi]

Some issues with ubifs existed also in Xtrend boxes. I've experienced corruption to root filesystem in some boxes after power off from the switch or power outage. But this was back when the first versions of ubifs images were used, haven't seen these problems for many months now. Maybe DMM needs some finetuning as well.

[Lost in Space]

Maybe there will be no finetuning without people using it and giving inputs ?

[malakudi]

Of course, you can't make an omelette without breaking some eggs. ubifs is the way to go.

Edited by malakudi, 31 March 2013 - 21:19.

[offnow]

gutemine thinks a simple "y" in kernelconfig is enough in pli (???)

 

maybe someone could inform him that it is not enough and this would take some time to do the other changes (he could ask some imagemaker who is fighting two days now with compiling a working pli-image with ubifs)