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Users / Re: beta update the MDs?

« on: August 16, 2009, 08:12:40 pm »

Zaerc, Thanks for the link saying that default root passwd is not set.  It helps to know which symptoms are anomolies.  I had to chroot and set root password and then I could proceed. 

And thanks for your solution to the dpkg-scanpackages issue.  I ran it from the core as you suggested.

huh,
I also had success with the apt-key add, and dpkg-scanpackages command is not found on the MD.
But I had a problem with /usr/pluto/deb-cache reporting as read only (though mount shows it as rw) and it's not an issue since we can run it from core.

On the MD, apt-gt update did run without error with the apt-key add and the Packages.gz created on the core

But apt-get dist-upgrade had the same error as earlier with the twofish conflict.

DETAILS
Authentication warning overridden.
Extracting templates from packages: 100%
Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 111857 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace linux-image-diskless 2.6.27-11-generic-lmce1 (using .../linux-image-diskless_2.6.27-14-generic-lmce1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement linux-image-diskless ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-diskless_2.6.27-14-generic-lmce1_i386.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite `/lib/modules/2.6.27-14-generic/kernel/arch/x86/crypto/twofish-i586.ko', which is also in package linux-image-2.6.27-14-generic
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-diskless_2.6.27-14-generic-lmce1_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
root@moon37:~#

Anyone have any thoughts as to why twofish is conflicted?
much thanks,
joseph

32

Users / Re: Data Disk lost after latest update

« on: August 16, 2009, 07:15:47 pm »

Pigdog,
Thank you.  I did at first.  I'm working in now and will try again.
joseph

33

Users / Re: beta update the MDs?

« on: August 16, 2009, 06:14:18 pm »

Zaerc,
Thank you.  I should have remembered that.  And #passwd from chroot is exactly what I did earlier.

If it's working correctly is there supposed to be a way to get root on an MD without the crude workabound.
joseph

34

Installation issues / Re: alpha 2.28 issues

« on: August 16, 2009, 04:11:06 pm »

Hello,

I also had a networking issue with Alpha2.29.  Upon reboot, it would not route through eth0.  So the internet was disconnected.

I solved by going to web admin Advanced | Network settings and hitting the update button.

I still have the missing media issues.  Does anyone have a cure other than rebuild from scratch?

thanks,
joseph

35

Installation issues / Re: LinuxMCE Admin --> Files & Media cannot access (sdb1) after reinstalling Core

« on: August 16, 2009, 03:57:46 pm »

Charles,

It sounds like the same underlying problem is in http://forum.linuxmce.org/index.php?topic=8684.0 "Data Disk lost after latest update"

Have you been able to find a cure?

thanks,
joseph

36

Users / Re: Data Disk lost after latest update

« on: August 16, 2009, 03:54:06 pm »

pigdog,

Thank you for the link to the thread from Charles / rocketlynx.  It sounds like the underlying issues may be the same.  I'm able to see all media in Admin-> Files & Media | Media Files Sync - and verified that it is there in the filesystem and shared from dcerouter on the network.  But it's not accessible on the orbiters.

Sounds like alpha2.30 will solve our issuse and set the conditions for much quicker future updates with cache on the core - and available for MDs!

I'm really hoping someone has a cure (or that A2.30 comes out very soon).

thanks again,
joseph

37

Users / Re: beta update the MDs?

« on: August 16, 2009, 03:35:22 pm »

Zaerc,
Thank you.

I thought that the suggested method to update the diskless MDs was to chroot into their respective environments on the core - i.e. /usr/pluto/diskless/##  Clearly I misunderstood.

I understand your reasoning.  Earlier I had issues with getting root on MD and had to chroot in to solve.  How is it supposed to work?

And do updates directly on the MD get synced back to /usr/pluto/diskless/##?

thanks again,
joseph

38

Users / Re: beta update the MDs?

« on: August 16, 2009, 03:30:28 am »

Hello,

We're still trying to update the MDs and appreciate advice. 

For now, we're trying to update our MDs from version alpha 2.19. Here's what we did.

radmin@dcerouter:~$ sudo su
[sudo] password for radmin:
dcerouter_112841:/home/radmin# chroot /usr/pluto/diskless/37/

root@dcerouter:/# sudo apt-get update
and then
root@dcerouter:/# sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

I also could not recall whether the MD was supposed to be on or not and so I tried it both ways.
[does it matter?] 

OUTPUT from apt-get update
....
Fetched 199B in 2s (79B/s)
W: GPG error: http://packages.medibuntu.org intrepid Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 2EBC26B60C5A2783
W: Failed to fetch file:/usr/pluto/deb-cache/./Packages.gz  File not found

I copied the /usr/pluto/deb-cache/./Packages.gz from core into the diskless and reran apt-get update I still get the public key error - is that the problem?

OUTPUT from apt-get dist-upgrade
...
57 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
15 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/94.5MB of archives.
After this operation, 1114kB of additional disk space will be used.
packages are listed and there are warnings about authentication and locale.
Then:
Preconfiguring packages ...
Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)
(Reading database ... 111857 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace linux-image-diskless 2.6.27-11-generic-lmce1 (using .../linux-image-diskless_2.6.27-14-generic-lmce1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement linux-image-diskless ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-diskless_2.6.27-14-generic-lmce1_i386.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite `/lib/modules/2.6.27-14-generic/kernel/arch/x86/crypto/twofish-i586.ko', which is also in package linux-image-2.6.27-14-generic
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-diskless_2.6.27-14-generic-lmce1_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
root@dcerouter:/#

so it errors off.
Can someone tell me where the issue is that prevents the upgrade & update from completing?

much thanks,
joseph

39

Users / Re: Data Disk lost after latest update

« on: August 16, 2009, 02:38:37 am »

Hello,

Thank you very much for the quick feedback!

Yes, all the shares are present in /mnt/device/34/public/data (and device 35 & device 36) with all media files.
So this is consistent with what I reported seeing in the web admin media files and the network share view.

Our last install from scratch was 20090511 alpha2.19 and I've been swamped and so haven't been testing much lately.  I did the update and dist-upgrade yesterday and now the media is not accessible from the orbiters  (and the MD's are still at alpha2.19).

Has anyone else upgraded to 2.29?

We are very much hoping that there is a way to heal our core since our last install from scratch took many hours due to the requirement to download the entire lmce system for the core and then for each MD.  My understanding from reviewing other threads is that a DVD and a cache facility is on the horizon, but not here yet.  Is that accurate?

Bottom line, is there a way to convice the core to make the media available again? 
And if not, is there a way to use a DVD or cache?

thanks again,
joseph

40

Users / Re: beta update the MDs?

« on: August 16, 2009, 02:02:56 am »

Hello,

I can confirm that we do not have a 02proxy file in /etc/apt/apt.conf.d on the core.
For background - we have successfully updated to our core hybrid to alpha2.29 and our last install from scratch was 20090511 alpha2.19 and we look forward to the new cache capability soon.

thanks,
joseph

41

Users / Re: Data Disk lost after latest update

« on: August 16, 2009, 01:26:56 am »

Hello,

I'm having the same issue after linuxmce update to alpha 2.29 on 20090815

No media is available from orbiter on the core hybrid or MDs, however media is actually present
and the storage devices PK_Users is "Use LMCE's directory structure" for each windows share.

I verified that the media is actually present in two ways:
First, in web admin / Files & Media | Media Files Sync
Under the home/public/data/videos it shows:

Files on disk
 Windows Share-PublicShare [36] 
 Windows Share-d2 [34] 
 Windows Share-t1 [35] 
 tv_shows_1 
 tv_shows_37 
 tv_shows_47 
 tv_shows_68 

And each of the seven directories has the icon for "Exist both on disk and in database"
And we can browse to each individual video file in the web admin.

Secondly, the files are browseable on the network at
\\DCEROUTER\public\videos
This network folder has has the same list of four tv directories and three Window Share directories.  So they are being shared by the NAS and successfully found and reshared by dcerouter.

However, none of the media is playable on the orbiters.  And they don't show up on the hybrid or MD orbiters when we change the orbiter options for video to sort 'by filename' then only the tv directories appear.

I have also verified the version is alpha2.29
on web admin login page version is 2.0.0.44.09072222170 (which is alpha2.26)
and in web admin Advanced | Software versions
pluto-orbitergen = 2.0.0.44.09081322226 (which is in alpha2.29)
[is there a better way to verify the current version]

suggestions welcome.  much thanks,
joseph
 

42

Users / Re: beta update the MDs?

« on: August 14, 2009, 06:32:01 am »

the update / dist-upgrade does NOT appear to use the cache.

Can someone suggest whether it is faster & more reliable to delete the MD device and recreate it?

thanks,
joseph

43

Users / beta update the MDs?

« on: August 13, 2009, 08:57:11 pm »

Hello,

We were very happy to see news of the monster 0810 beta update on 10 August and 12 August. 

In previous beta installs, we have reinstalled from scratch and this time we'd like to try the update procedure at http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/LinuxMCE-0810_alpha2

On dcerouter we do:

Code: [Select]

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Will this update the media directors as well or do we need to chroot into them and execute the apt-get update / upgrade for each?

much thanks,
joseph

44

Users / Re: Ideal Kitchen MD: Shuttle: X 5000TA

« on: May 13, 2009, 02:01:01 pm »

it does look good

US versoiin is the X50
http://www.slashgear.com/shuttle-x50-touchscreen-atom-330-nettop-gets-official-1838076/

It's shuttle's 1.4" thick atom-based rival to the ASUS Eee Top and MSI Wind Neton.  The Shuttle X50 has a 15.6-inch 1366 x 768 16:9 resistive touchscreen, Intel’s Atom 330 dual-core processor,1GB of memory, 945GC mainboard, and GMA 950 graphics for about $500 with Win XP.

Have you found one without HD & OS for less?

joseph

45

Users / Re: Looks very promising

« on: May 06, 2009, 07:41:03 pm »

The 4.3 inch version is the SmartQ 5, the newer 7" version is the SmartQ 7.
http://www.slashgear.com/smartq-7-mid-wifi-7-inch-touchscreen-but-can-cpu-deliver-0642895/
joseph