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diff --git a/electronics/soekris.page b/electronics/soekris.page new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7ef4ff1 --- /dev/null +++ b/electronics/soekris.page @@ -0,0 +1,385 @@ + +# Soekris net6051 Notes + +http://soekris.com/products/net6501.html + +Intel 82574L gigabit ethernet controller + +Firmware updates: http://soekris.com/downloads.html + +Boot drives: + +0x80 = primary drive +0x81 = secondary drive +0x82 = tertiary drive +0x83 = quaternary drive +0x84 = quinary drive (etc.) +0xF0 = PXE boot (netboot) +0xFF = stop and go to comBIOS prompt + +1. SATA Port 0 (J1) +2. SATA Port 1 (J2) +3. PCI Express connector (J3) +4. PCI Express riser (J4) +5. mSATA 0 socket (J5) +6. mSATA 1 socket (J6) +7. external USB connector (JP3) +8. internal USB connector (JP5) + + +Ethernet chipset is Intel 82574L, using e1000e driver on linux (not e1000). + +miniPCIe WiFi card I have is the Intel 4965AGN. + +Kernel needs ext2 and SATA ACPHI (?) support at boot time to load root +filesystem. + +### OpenWRT installation + +http://wiki.openwrt.org/doku.php?id=oldwiki:soekrisport is out of date. Use +http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/pcengines/alix + +Eg, + + dd if=openwrt-x86-generic-combined-ext2.img of=/dev/sdc + +Then, use gparted to create another ext2 partition using unused space, and copy +over openwrt and pfSense images there. + +Change /boot/menu.lst to include: + + title OpenWrt - Stick + root (hd1,0) + kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/sdb2 rootfstype=ext2 rootwait console=tty0 console=ttyS0,38400n8 noinitrd reboot=bios + boot + +[doesn't actually work...] + +scx200: NatSemi SCx200 Driver +microcode: CPU0 sig=0x20661, pf=0x2, revision=0x104 +Microcode Update Driver: v2.00 <tigran@aivazian.fsnet.co.uk>, Peter Oruba +------------[ cut here ]------------ +WARNING: at arch/x86/mm/ioremap.c:148 0xc10199d8() +Modules linked in: +Pid: 1, comm: swapper Not tainted 2.6.32.27 #1 +Call Trace: + [<c10199d8>] ? 0xc10199d8 + [<c102271f>] ? 0xc102271f + [<c10199d8>] ? 0xc10199d8 + [<c1022763>] ? 0xc1022763 + + +Need to recompile a full image custom image a la: +http://superuser.com/questions/357401/how-to-install-openwrt-on-an-x86-computer-with-sata-hard-drive + +http://www.syslinux.org/wiki/index.php/SYSLINUX#SERIAL_port_.5B.5Bbaudrate.5D_flowcontrol.5D + +##### Recompiling openwrt kernel for LXC support + +To enable gcc et al in OpenWRT backfire: + http://www.pacificsimplicity.ca/comment/24#comment-24 + +Kernel flags (also network setup): + http://lxc.teegra.net/#_configuration_options + http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/LXC#Kernel_with_the_appropriate_LXC_options_enabled + +LXC userspace tools: + http://lxc.sourceforge.net/download/lxc/ + +So... + +in menuconfig, disable binary stripping (under global build settings). + +save and do: + $ ./scripts/feeds install -d m build-essential + +back in menuconfig, select devel/build-essentials as built-in (so don't need to +do package install). + + +### Debian + +http://wiki.soekris.info/Installing_Debian_Linux_5.0 + +on syslinux device, edit txt.cfg: + + default install + label install + menu label ^Install + menu default + kernel linux + append vga=normal initrd=initrd.gz -- quiet console=ttyS0,38400 earlyprint=serial,ttyS0,38400 + +to enable pfsense as a boot option: + + menuentry 'pfsense' { + set root='(hd0,0)' + chainloader +1 + } + + menuentry 'openwrt' { + set root='(hd0,3)' + kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/sda4 rootfstype=ext2 init=/etc/preinit rootwait console=tty0 console=ttyS0,38400n8 noinitrd reboot=bios + } + + +### pfSense [DID NOT WORK] + +Install to flash stick with: + + dd if=pfSense-memstick-2.0.1-RELEASE-i386.img of=/dev/sdc + +Plug in stick, boot up through comBIOS, then change console to 9600 8N1. Try to +boot from default. You should get through most of the kernel load, then get to +a mount error and console. DON'T press return or it will try to configure; +enter "?" then return to list devices. I saw only one device (ad4?) and +mounted that with ufs, then had a second mount error come up and did +ufs:ufs/pfsense0 (or was it pfsense1?). This finally worked and I went through +some business with LAN/WAN port configuration and finally was good to go. + +When booting from disk: + + Setting up embedded specific environment... done. + ad4: TIMEOUT - READ_MUL retrying (1 retry left) LBA=788719 + ad4: TIMEOUT - READ_MUL retrying (0 retries left) LBA=788719 + ad4: FAILURE - READ_MUL timed out LBA=788719 + g_vfs_done():ufs/pfsense0[READ(offset=403783680, length=18944)]error = 5 + vnode_pager_getpages: I/O read error + /etc/rc: /usr/sbin/pwd_mkdb: Input/output error + +### pfSense + +forum thread on getting linux stuff working: http://www.digipedia.pl/usenet/thread/13078/936/ + +use random memstick-serial image found on the internet; dd it to USB stick and +boot. don't go to installer mode, continue to livecd then SSH in to get a +much better interface. + +go through the install, partition with at least one extra linux partition (to +run the VM in), use the "embeded" kernel when that option comes up. + +in base install, get packages like: + +env PACKAGESITE=ftp://ftp6.jp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-8.1-release/Latest/ pkg_add -r screen + +or, eg: + + pkg_add -r http://ftp-archive.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD-Archive/old-releases/i386/8.1-RELEASE/packages/Latest/ezjail.tbz + +but we need to use developer edition (FreeBSD 8.3 when written), so do an +upgrade through the web UI to the developer snapshot. + +install some random packages (PACKAGESITE trick no longer necessary) + + http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,25331.5/wap2.html + +[DON'T DO THIS PART] + + copy over lin*.ko from a FreeBSD .iso to /boot/kernel/ + + add to /boot/loader.conf.local: + + verbose_loading="YES" + linux_load="YES" + linprocfs_load="YES" + linux_enable="YES" +[/DON'T DO THIS PART] + +copy over all the libraries required for sysinstall from FreeBSD 8.3 .iso (try +ldd /usr/sbin/sysinstall to get a list): + + scp libdialog* libncurses* libutil* libftpio* libdevinfo* root@192.168.1.1:/usr/lib/ + scp sysinstall root@192.168.1.1:sysinstall8 + +run sysinstall. do options and set "Release Name 8.3-RELEASE" (not -p3). +install system source (/src/sys) and ports collection. + +then install base, though this could break everything (?) + +go to /usr/src/sys/modules. for each of the following, enter and make && make install: + + linux + linprocfs + fdescfs + linsysfs + tmpfs + ext2fs + +Things didn't work after a reboot. As a recovery, I grabbed the pfsense trunk +repository and copied over all the files in /etc/ and /boot/ which were +DIFFERENT between that and the FreeBSD-base install. + +Unfortunately, I seem to have acquired the READ_MUL problem again, blech. This +did get me to boot. I had to override the DNS info (add 8.8.8.8 to +/etc/resolv.conf), but was then able to invoke an auto-update through the web +interface. + +note: on this hardware, booting from soekris, takes about a minute to boot. +could shave 10-15 seconds optimizing comBIOS and selection menu, but can +freebsd boot be enhanced? + +### Debian/kFreeBSD Inside + +http://blog.vx.sk/archives/22-Tutorial-Debian-GNUkFreeBSD-in-a-FreeBSD-jail.html + +http://phaq.phunsites.net/2007/01/06/debian-gnukfreebsd-inside-native-freebsd-jail/ + + +### Install pfSense on Soekris + +Grab a "memstick-serial" image, flash it to a USB stick: + + http://snapshots.pfsense.org/FreeBSD_RELENG_8_3/i386/pfSense_HEAD/livecd_installer/?C=M;O=D + $ dd if=pfSense-memstick-serial-2.1-DEVELOPMENT-i386-20120720-0129.img of=/dev/sdb + +Boot with serial console set to 38400 baud, select USB stick device. Eg, + + > boot 81 + +Switch to 9600 baud. Terminal output will be clunky/garbled, wait for it to try +to draw, maybe press enter a couple times. When kernel actually loads output +will be clearer. + +After kernel loads, system will ask if you want to do install or boot. +Recommend that you boot, with basic configuration, then enable SSH and do +install over a network shell as ncurses will be much cleaner. + +Hopefully install is self-explanitory. I created a 4GB "low-level"/slice +partition for pfSense (which got split into a 3GB partition and a 1GB swap +partition), a 16GB Linux/ext2 kFreeBSD partition (didn't create filesystem +yet), and the rest of the space as another Linux/ext2 partition. + +I selected embedded kernel. + +### Install kFreeBSD in pfSense + +First, we'll upgrade the pfSense install to include the full FreeBSD userspace. + +Use a 2.1 development image (based on FreeBSD 8.3), but not the most recent +one. Login to the web console and enable SSH access. + +scp over sysinstall and required libraries from a FreeBSD 8.3 LiveCD. From this +point on DO NOT reboot until the end. + +Copy over all the libraries required for sysinstall from FreeBSD 8.3 .iso (try +ldd /usr/sbin/sysinstall to get a list): + + scp libdialog* libncurses* libutil* libftpio* libdevinfo* root@192.168.1.1:/usr/lib/ + scp sysinstall root@192.168.1.1:sysinstall8 + +Run sysinstall. do options and set "Release Name 8.3-RELEASE" (not -p3). +Install base, ports collection, and system kernel source (/src/sys). + +Use the pfSense webconsole to upgrade to the most recent development image. + +Now, reboot and hope everything comes back up with no disk errors. + +Go to /usr/src/sys/modules. for each of the following, enter and make && make install: + + linux + linprocfs + fdescfs + linsysfs + tmpfs + ext2fs + +Use sysintall to install the full "base" system and kernel sources. + +Compile and install necessary kernel modules. + +pkg_add -r any desired packages. Maybe also a linux_base? + + pkg_add -r linux_base-f10 + +Inspect /boot/loader.conf and make sure it's sane? + +Reboot again and hope everything comes back up with no disk errors. If it +does, ready for jail steps. + +create a linux ext2 filesystem: + + pkg_add -r e2fsprogs + mke2fs /dev/ad6s2 + mount -t ext2fs /dev/ad6s2 /jail/debian/ + +FINALLY, following directions, do: +http://blog.vx.sk/archives/22-Tutorial-Debian-GNUkFreeBSD-in-a-FreeBSD-jail.html + + mkdir -p /jail/debian + debootstrap wheezy /jail/debian http://cdn.debian.net/debian + + [2.1-BETA0][root@rooter0.rooter.is]/usr/src/sys/modules/tmpfs(42): jexec 1 /bin/bash + root@debian0:/# uname -a + GNU/kFreeBSD debian0.rooter.is 8.3-RELEASE-p3 FreeBSD 8.3-RELEASE-p3 #1: Wed Jul 18 19:29:09 EDT 2012 root@FreeBSD_8.3_pfSense_2.1.snaps.pfsense.org:/usr/obj./usr/pfSensesrc/src/sys/pfSense_wrap.8.i386 i386 i386 Genuine Intel(R) CPU @ 1.00GHz GNU/kFreeBSD + +Alright, after all that, some more config... + +Add the iperf and pfJailCtl packages. + +Add rc.conf.debian to /root/: + + jail_enable="YES" + jail_list="debian" + jail_debian_rootdir="/jail/debian" + jail_debian_hostname="guest0.rooter.is" + jail_debian_ip="127.0.0.1" + jail_debian_devfs_enable="YES" + jail_debian_exec_start="/etc/init.d/rc 3" + jail_debian_flags="-l -u root" + +Add start_debian.sh to /root/: + + #/bin/sh + kldload linux fdescfs linprocfs linsysfs tmpfs + mount -t ext2fs /dev/ad6s2 /jail/debian/ + mount -t linprocfs linprocfs /jail/debian/proc + mount -t linsysfs linsysfs /jail/debian/sys + mount -t tmpfs tmpfs /jail/debian/lib/init/rw + ifconfig em1 alias 192.168.1.201/32 + cp /root/rc.conf.debian /etc/rc.conf + /etc/rc.d/jail start debian + jls + +### More config + +To allow ping inside kFreeBSD, add "security.jail.allow_raw_sockets=1" to +/etc/sysctl.conf. + +### PROBLEMS/EXTRA? + +http://wiki.freebsd.org/Jails + +Jul 22 18:00:02 syslogd: /var/log/ppp.log: Operation not suppe + +If you want to use shared memory in Linux applications, you need to set up +a link from /dev/shm to a suitable place, e.g. by adding the following line +to /etc/devfs.conf (takes effect on each boot): + link /tmp shm + +To make use of NIS you have to adjust yp.conf and nsswitch.conf in +/compat/linux/etc/ accordingly. For example: + +Set your yp-server and yp-domainname in yp.conf: + domainname my.yp.domainname + ypserver my.yp.server + +Let your lists for hosts, passwd and group be resolved via nsswitch.conf: + passwd: files nis + shadow: files nis + group: files nis + hosts: files dns nis + +WARNING: doing work which needs to chroot into the linux base may not work. +In such cases (e.g. cross-development) you are better suited with a linux_dist +port. + +# Links + +http://www.macfreek.nl/memory/FreeBSD_9_on_Soekris_net6501 + +http://blog.vx.sk/archives/22-Tutorial-Debian-GNUkFreeBSD-in-a-FreeBSD-jail.html + +### Random links + +"m0n0deb" and how monowall got small: + http://www.docunext.com/blog/2007/07/m0n0deb.html |