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--- doc:appunti:hardware:lacie_d2_network_2 [2010/12/15 16:32] – [Making a new kernel] niccolo
+++ doc:appunti:hardware:lacie_d2_network_2 [2014/01/28 10:22] (current) – [Hacking the LaCie d2 Network 2] niccolo
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 ====== Hacking the LaCie d2 Network 2 ======
-The **LaCie d2 Network 2** is very similar to the **[[lacie_d2_network|LaCie d2 Network]]**, luckily enough the hardware is better and gives better performances. Just one thing is worst than before: the Wake-On-LAN is not longer handled by the U-Boot code, it is handled by the init scripts. This means that if you install a plain GNU/Linux system, you must install special software to get the Wake-On-LAN function (if it is possible at all).
+{{.:lacie:lacie_d2_network.jpg?160  |LaCie d2 Network}}
+The **LaCie d2 Network 2** is very similar to the **[[lacie_d2_network|LaCie d2 Network]]**, luckily enough the hardware is better and gives better performances. Just one thing is worst than before: the Wake-On-LAN is not longer handled by the U-Boot code, it is handled by the init scripts. This means that if you install a plain GNU/Linux system, you must install special software to get the Wake-On-LAN function.
 The LaCie software is changed a lot. May be it is possible get root access without disassembling it, have a look at the [[#the_auto-update_function|Auto-Update function]].
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 The Wake-On-LAN is **not handled by the U-Boot code** (like in the LaCie d2 Network). When the power switch is onto the ON position, the U-Boot always begins the boot process spinning-on the disk, during the boot process a script checks if the Deep Sleep Mode is active, in that case it halts the disk and wait for the Magic Packet.
+If you install a plain Debian operating system, you can use the **[[#fake_wake-on-lan|Fake Wake-On-LAN]]** software to simulate a Wake-On-LAN.
 ===== Installing Debian =====
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 </code>
-FIXME How to extract the initramfs from the vmlinux image? The recipe below (//Dismantling the Kernel//) does not apply, because the bzip2 signature **''BZh''** does not exists.
+**How to extract the initramfs from the vmlinux image.**
+First of all search for a gzip signature (**''1F 8B 08''**) into the vmlinux file:
+<code>
+</code>
+Say the gzip signature offset is 12504, extract the gzip data and expand it:
+<code>
+dd if=vmlinux of=vmlinux_data1.gz bs=1 skip=12504
+gunzip vmlinux_data1.gz
+</code>
+Search again for a gzip signature, extract the gzip data and expand it. The resulting file is the **{{.:lacie:d2net2_initramfs.cpio.gz|initramfs cpio}}** archive:
+<code>
+dd if=vmlinux_data1 of=vmlinux_data2.gz bs=1 skip=88928
+gunzip vmlinux_data2.gz
+mv vmlinux_data2 initramfs.cpio
+mkdir initramfs
+cd initramfs
+cat ../initramfs.cpio | cpio --extract --make-directories  --no-absolute-filenames
+</code>
 === Useful links ===
   * [[http://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/filesystems/ramfs-rootfs-initramfs.txt|ramfs, rootfs and initramfs]]
+  * [[http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/linux/kernel/1015140|Initramfs from existing vmlinuz]]
   * [[http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/Initramfs|Dismantling the Kernel]]
   * [[http://blog.harrylau.com/2009/08/generate-uboot-uimage.html|Generate uboot image]]
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 With the old LaCie model it was possible to change the machine ID passed to the kernel using the **''setenv arcNumber''** command at the boot prompt. This seems no longer possible with the new model.
-=== Cross compile ===
+==== Cross compile a Debian kernel ====
-We choose to cross-compile a kernel on a Debian i386 Squeeze box. The procedure is very similar to the [[lacie_d2_network#cross_compile|cross-compile for the old LaCie d2 Network]].
+We choose to **cross-compile** a kernel on a **Debian i386 Squeeze** box. The procedure is very similar to the [[lacie_d2_network#cross_compile|cross-compile for the old LaCie d2 Network]].
 On the Squeeze box install the following packages:
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 Install the **[[http://packages.debian.org/experimental/linux-source-2.6.37|linux-source-2.6.37]]** package from Debian experimental. We need 2.6.37 because previous versions does not have support for LaCie d2 Network 2 hardware.
-We started with the kernel config file provied by the Debian linux-image for the kirkwood architecture, we made some changes to add support for our LaCie machine (**''MACH_D2NET_V2''**), the RTC clock (**''RTC_DRV_MV''**), etc. This is the final {{config}} file.
+Using the kernel config file provied by Debian for the kirkwood architecture as a starting point, we made some changes to add support for our LaCie machine (**''MACH_D2NET_V2''**), the RTC clock (**''RTC_DRV_MV''**), etc. This is the final **{{.:lacie:config-2.6.37-rc5_lacie2dn2.0.15.txt|config}}** file and **[[http://www.rigacci.org/pub/Linux/kernel-lacie/linux-image-2.6.37-rc5_lacie2dn2.0.15_armel.deb|linux-image]]** package.
 Prepare the source tree:
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 </code>
-These are the commands create the .deb package and the uImage:
+These are the commands create the linux-image .deb package and the uImage:
 <code>
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 The U-Boot image is saved in **''arch/arm/boot/uImage''**.
-Copy both the .deb and the uImage into the LaCie and execute:
+Copy both the **linux-image** .deb and the **uImage** into the LaCie and execute:
 <code>
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 dd if=uImage of=/dev/sda6
 </code>
+===== Fake Wake-on-LAN =====
+The Ethernet chip does not have WoL capabilities (whereas the old d2 Network does), so we can only simulate it. This is my first attempt to make a software Wake-on-LAN.
+At an early stage of the boot process the **''fake-on-lan''** program suspends the USB power, turn off the blue LED and suspend the disk. Then the program waits for a Wake-on-LAN Magic Packet or for a Power Button press/release before to proceed. The device is effectively powered-on and running the Linux kernel, just the USB, the LED and the disk are turned off. I'm running the program with a **Debian Squeeze** installation.
+You can download the program here: **{{.:lacie:fake-on-lan-20110324.tar.gz|fake-on-lan-20110324.tar.gz}}**.
+===== The EEPROM =====
+The content of the EEPROM is exposed for read and write via the pseudo file **''/sys/bus/i2c/devices/0-0050/eeprom''**, like with the previous d2 Network model, but the meaning is changed. This is what I know:
+^ Offset  ^ Length  ^ Content  ^
+|       0 |       2 | 0x00 0x02              |
+|       2 |       6 | Ethernet MAC address.  |