Bug#783323: Broken configuration for OpenBlocks AX3-4
On Sun, 2015-05-03 at 13:10 +0100, Ben Hutchings wrote:
> On Sun, 2015-05-03 at 08:35 +0100, Ian Campbell wrote:
> > On Sun, 2015-05-03 at 00:40 +0100, Ben Hutchings wrote:
> > > On Sat, 2015-05-02 at 20:09 +0100, Ben Hutchings wrote:
> > > > On Sat, 2015-05-02 at 16:35 +0100, Ian Campbell wrote:
> > > [...]
> > > > > Essentially if Boot-Device is set then Boot-*-Path should be relative to
> > > > > that device, if Boot-Device is not set then Boot-*-Path are relative
> > > > > to /.
> > > > >
> > > > > I think /dev/sda1 is your actual /boot and using Boot-Device in that
> > > > > case is wrong. If you remove it do things improve?
> > > >
> > > > Yes, this database entry works for me:
> > > >
> > > > Machine: Plat'Home OpenBlocks AX3-4
> > > [...]
> > >
> > > Just kidding, you probably shouldn't change the Machine line.
> >
> > Right.
> >
> > Does your use of the other name suggest there is a second variant which
> > should have an entry though? (multiple Machine fields per entry are
> > valid too FWIW)
>
> No. I meant to 'correct' the name, but if I understand correctly this
> needs to match the name in the DTB and isn't used for anything else.
Machine is essentially the "key" field which is used for db lookup, it
is matched against either the model field from the DTB or
the /proc/cpuinfo:hardware field for non-DTB platforms.
Ian.
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