Blackrhino USB install with Kernelloader

[peter bostwick]

hi yall,

Made the vga adapter from this link ordered parts from digikey.

http://skygate.bravehost.com/PS2_VGA_cable.html

Not sure what to make of results they are really green and of course ps2 browser default rgb setting does not work. Tried the gsm.elf ass well as linux. Do not know what next step should be? try a bunch of different screen settings could not get linux x to pop up. Any suggestions? May be you could look at screens and give me some help. thanks. here is the shots.

http://s600.photobucket.com/albums/t...apter%20photo/

May be this adapter http://www.psx-scene.com/forums/show...56&postcount=3 is not so green. Does any one know why mine is green?(is it hardware or software) I also tried the adapter on computer moniter. worked but only in selective ps2 output settings.


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@deba5er

in a quest to stop boot up hanging. I tried messing with ntpdate in start up. Can you get hwclock to sync with date? I could not get hwclock to respond. then afterbooting and i cant remember exactly what i did but i think i enabled hwclock.sh in /etc/init.d If i am correct ntpdate tries to go to server and update date and time. Also tried to have e2fsck check file system on boot instead of fsck. Which the fsck was made in 2002. could not get start up scricpts to use e2fsck instead of outdated fsck. all that poweroff and shutdown do is link to halt. Not a problem per see but may be my boot up hanging is a result of a antiquated shutdown routine.. and by the way in booting your intrid.gz file system into ram to fix stuff. I never had a boot hang on me. Can you look at checkfs.sh and tell me where and what to change to use e2fsck instead of fsck. thanks

[deba5er]

@wisi

On the youtube error you noted earlier, you will need to download the latest version of youtube-dl.py from my 4shared - http://www.4shared.com/dir/8728191/2...b/sharing.html or from the authors' site - http://bitbucket.org/rg3/youtube-dl/wiki/Home

I just got the samba version working without the hangup and while I was testing I loaded SDL, xclip, MPlayer, and the youtube scripts and found the problem you reported. It works now.

I recommend that everyone using the youtube script re-download and install the latest youtube-dl.py to /usr/local/bin.

[deba5er]

@peter bostwick
Does your monitor support sync-on-green? Most don't. You need extra circuitry to make your cable work on a regular PC monitor.

It looks like (other than a 1.5 character cut-off on the left which might be fixed with monitor adjustment) the real problem is starting X-Windows. You might try the original Xgsx - /usr/X11R6/bin/Xgsx.orig (rename swap with the existing Xgsx) to see if this fixes starting X-Windows. However, the original version does not have the ability to adjust margins (something you might not need for PC Monitor).

[deba5er]

@wisi

Will checking of a NFS -shared mount point of a loop image of an ext3 file system actually repair something on the ext3 file system(if a repair is needed) ?

My samba-shared loop image of ext3 file system does repair as needed. Especially on the test network I'm on this weekend (at my girlfriend's house). After the repair it comes up and works fine.

@all
I've uploaded the new linux_loop.7z and initrd.usb2.smb.gz to ps2.nuclearfall.com. This version has fixed the hanging-on-write problems and has the Mplayer/youtube scripts included (it still has the old version of dillo though). Still beta, but test if you have the time.

[deba5er]

@peter bostwick

in a quest to stop boot up hanging. I tried messing with ntpdate in start up. Can you get hwclock to sync with date? I could not get hwclock to respond. then afterbooting and i cant remember exactly what i did but i think i enabled hwclock.sh in /etc/init.d If i am correct ntpdate tries to go to server and update date and time.

Both ntpdate and hwclock work for me on my FAT PS2 HDD version (similar to what you have, and just tested ok now). However, I have found that kernelloader module settings have a major impact on the Real Time Clock access, including hanging. It would be useful to have you Restore Defaults under the file menu of kernelloader and try again. I have moved /etc/init.d/hwclock* to hwclock*.moved so that it only runs ntpdate as a preference to keep accurate time on startup, but you should be able to change this to remove /etc/init.d/ntpdate and use hwclock* by renaming back to original (without .moved).

all that poweroff and shutdown do is link to halt.

I had to change the shutdown since my 2008 distro (is fixed in 2009 distro - 2009_base_and_usrlocal_package directory in http://www.4shared.com/dir/10437217/...ux_Distro.html). Instead of downloading the whole distro again, you might want to set the /etc/init.d/rc6.d and rc0.d "S" links to look like: S10portmap, S20sendsigs, S30urandom, S31umountnfs.sh, S35networking, S40umountfs, S90reboot. This re-ordering might make it shut down cleaner. I remember having significant problems getting shutdown to work properly and completely. Also, once again it is CRUCIAL to have the proper kernelloader module settings to allow this to work. That means you should Restore Defaults, re-enter your kernel, kernel parameters, etc. but don't mess with the modules section. As for the fsck, I do have the newer version but haven't invested the time in updating scripts to use it as I've encountered no problems to date with the original fsck function.

[deba5er]

@all with v14+ Slim PSTwo

http://www.4shared.com/dir/22308340/70c627d9/test.html
has two test initrds which would be used in place of the ones in ps2linux_v0.7.zip usbinstaller - http://www.4shared.com/dir/10437217/...ux_Distro.html

I set the mounts to use noatime,nodiratime,sync options and am interested to see if the sync option fixes the usb ps2-linux installation/operation from hanging up. Anyone out there who has a v14+ PSTwo and is willing to test using these two initrds instead of the standard initrd.usb2.install.gz and initrd.usb.gz?

[dlanor]

@all with v14+ Slim PSTwo

http://www.4shared.com/dir/22308340/70c627d9/test.html
has two test initrds which would be used in place of the ones in ps2linux_v0.7.zip usbinstaller - http://www.4shared.com/dir/10437217/...ux_Distro.html

I have downloaded the two new initrd*sync* packages and I assume (from the 28Aug date) that the main v0.7 package remains the same as I used in our previous tests.

I also assume that the intended method of replacement is that each of those new gz files be renamed to remove the "sync" and "sync." parts (respectively), and copied into the usb drive after unpacking the main package there, so that the new gz files directly replace the two old initrd.usb2* files. This should allow the installation to work without any further changes.

Right?

I set the mounts to use noatime,nodiratime,sync options and am interested to see if the sync option fixes the usb ps2-linux installation/operation from hanging up. Anyone out there who has a v14+ PSTwo and is willing to test using these two initrds instead of the standard initrd.usb2.install.gz and initrd.usb.gz?

I'll try to squeeze in some time for testing this on my v15 PSTwo, but I can't promise exactly when I'll do it...

Best regards: dlanor

[deba5er]

@dlanor

I have downloaded the two new initrd*sync* packages and I assume (from the 28Aug date) that the main v0.7 package remains the same as I used in our previous tests.

I also assume that the intended method of replacement is that each of those new gz files be renamed to remove the "sync" and "sync." parts (respectively), and copied into the usb drive after unpacking the main package there, so that the new gz files directly replace the two old initrd.usb2* files. This should allow the installation to work without any further changes.

Right?

All are correct assumptions. No need to change the existing ps2linux_v0.7 package, although I recommend using the 2009 distro files instead of the original ones - 2009_base_and_usrlocal_package directory in http://www.4shared.com/dir/10437217/...ux_Distro.html

I know how busy you are so if and when you get to it...

[dlanor]

All are correct assumptions. No need to change the existing ps2linux_v0.7 package, although I recommend using the 2009 distro files instead of the original ones - 2009_base_and_usrlocal_package directory in http://www.4shared.com/dir/10437217/...ux_Distro.html

I've downloaded both those new distro files, and will use them for my coming tests.

I know how busy you are so if and when you get to it...

I'll try to do it shortly, so if not tomorrow, then at least within a few days.

Best regards: dlanor

[peter bostwick]

No my moniter and tv do not support sync on green that is why. I ordered the LM1881M and followed the circuit Those picture results are from the the sync seperator. the circuit is inside that black box. I am a little fustrated because dlanor ripped me a new one. because of my rats nest he called it. I know how simple it is to solder a connector for a sog green moniter. it works with my projector. that is why I am confused why it is so green . the green is what is looks like with the LM1881M Ic. I am just going to take it apart and try again. either way I am little fustrated. I have to take break for a while.