Automated RedPill Loader (ARPL)

[martine]

@fbelavenuto

 

What great work 👍

Thanks so much for all your hard work on "modernisation" the user friendliness of the loader.

 

i am tying it out in my Hypervisor of choice XCP-NG/xen-orchestra and i can make it boot just fine and configure the loader but it just sees no disks at all.

my Hypervisor is not very flexible about "emulating" hardware, so i don´t relay have and way to choose the "disks" other than virtual disk and Add new disk,

other operation systems see these disks just fine, both linux and windows.

i have tried DS920 and 3622+ but the loader config sees no disks in the "green" options.

hope for support the future as XCP-NG seems to grow i popularity, and it is based on the open source xen project

 

Thanks

 

[fbelavenuto]

New alpha release:

 

https://github.com/fbelavenuto/arpl/releases/tag/v0.3-alpha5

 

The big change is that the size of partitions 1 and 2 are now 50MB each, the modified files from DSM and Arpl's kernel/rd.gz are on partition 3.

I've added PATA modules for anyone who needs to use a DoM in an IDE interface. I didn't test much because I didn't have enough hardware but what I could test worked.

 

[orlovnv]

is it possible for dva1622 create dsm 42661 update 2. it need for transcoding ?

[fbelavenuto]

Just now, orlovnv said:

is it possible for dva1622 create dsm 42661 update 2. it need for transcoding ?

Yep, just choose DVA1622 and 42661, DSM will download and update to small update 2.

 

[orlovnv]

14 минуты назад, fbelavenuto сказал:

Yep, just choose DVA1622 and 42661, DSM will download and update to small update 2.

 

Hmmm, it installs update 3, can you say step by step what to do?

 

[fbelavenuto]

1 minute ago, orlovnv said:

Hmmm, it installs update 3, can you say step by step what to do?

 

Hum, ok, then shutdown internet before install .pat

 

[orlovnv]

1 минуту назад, fbelavenuto сказал:

Hum, ok, then shutdown internet before install .pat

 

I will try, thanks for advice 

[orlovnv]

2 минуты назад, orlovnv сказал:

I will try, thanks for advice 

but how to do that, I'm in Proxmox 

[fbelavenuto]

1 minute ago, orlovnv said:

but how to do that, I'm in Proxmox 

If you're at home, turn off your ISP's router. If you are in a company, check if the internet access is via NAT and temporarily turn it off or unplug the optical fiber if necessary!

[orlovnv]

6 минут назад, fbelavenuto сказал:

If you're at home, turn off your ISP's router. If you are in a company, check if the internet access is via NAT and temporarily turn it off or unplug the optical fiber if necessary!

ok

[orlovnv]

download this dsm  7.1-42661 (with Update 1) drop inet, but installed update 3 wtf?

[fbelavenuto]

11 minutes ago, orlovnv said:

download this dsm  7.1-42661 (with Update 1) drop inet, but installed update 3 wtf?

Format the HD(s) and start from begin

[orlovnv]

Только что, fbelavenuto сказал:

Format the HD(s) and start from begin

I did it every time, delete hdd, add new and install (((

[orlovnv]

I did it, thank you very much, not all inet was block

[neonflx]

Need some help, trying to get this to work with a Supermicro X10SDV-6C+-TLN4F and using a LSI 9211-8 HBA mode, I'm currently running 3622xs 42218 built a few months ago using rploader, would like to update to 7.1 using arpl I can build the loader and find the box but can't find any disks

I've tried adding DiskIdxMap and SataPortMap to the commandline but still can't find the disks

 

any suggestions, btw using onboard controller I can find the disks ok but my onboard controller i believe is failing as i encountered several disk crashes while using it, none when using the HBA card

TIA

[fbelavenuto]

On 7/21/2022 at 7:01 PM, mrmvd said:

Just find this topic and test under VMWare ESXi 6.7U3.
VMXNet3 driver did't work, E1000e boots fine.
Thank you!

 

I tested the latest version (0.3a5) on an ESXi 6.7.0, vmxnet3 and vm_pvscsi working. I had to create the SCSI disks as "thick provision eager zeroed" to avoid formatting errors. The tested models were the non-DT ones, since the DT models are only compatible with SATA.

[phone guy]

1 hour ago, neonflx said:

Need some help, trying to get this to work with a Supermicro X10SDV-6C+-TLN4F and using a LSI 9211-8 HBA mode, I'm currently running 3622xs 42218 built a few months ago using rploader, would like to update to 7.1 using arpl I can build the loader and find the box but can't find any disks

I've tried adding DiskIdxMap and SataPortMap to the commandline but still can't find the disks

 

any suggestions, btw using onboard controller I can find the disks ok but my onboard controller i believe is failing as i encountered several disk crashes while using it, none when using the HBA card

TIA

Make sure you add mpt3sas driver for the HBA card. and of course LSI card has to be in IT mode.  Once you have card in HBA (IT) mode, and drivers (mpt3sas) installed, drives connected will appear. satamap and diskidxmap have no effect on HBA, so the drives on the HBA will just appear after whatever you have on built in AHCI (sata) ports. The satamap diskidxmap does effect (only effects) AHCI sata ports, not HBA.

[RacerX]

Another Small Test

https://github.com/fbelavenuto/arpl/releases/tag/v0.3-alpha5

 

I tried Mellanox cx353a 10gb

 

There a constant issue with it turns after the kernel loads. 

Next, I'm also having a issue with ssh I can't get it working Putty with Windows 10 or Ubuntu

I have a great dislike for the credentials, they suck....

 

So now I have tested three revisions and they all fail because the of the Mellanox cx353a 10gb issue

 

I changed the test because it's frustrating to hit wall over and over with testing.

 

So  new test Supermicro 10gb single port SPF

Go thru the install and it works like butter  DSM_DS3617xs_42661

It finds the 10gb nic and my LSi  9207 automatically

I can see all the drives, It was the easiest install I have ever done

Great job fbelavenuto, I appreciate you efforts...it a good idea.......

 

[pocopico]

@fbelavenuto I've noticed this issue which i was not aware of ,

 

If there is inconsistencies on the number of netif_num and macX redpill will panic. 

 

e.g  only mac1 was set and netif_num2:

[    1.860905] <redpill/runtime_config.c:94> Configured boot device type to fake-SATA DOM
[    1.861892] <redpill/runtime_config.c:137> No MAC addressed are specified - use "macs=" or "mac1="..."mac4=" to set them
[    1.863933] <redpill/runtime_config.c:142> Number of defined interfaces ("netif_num=2") is not equal to the number of MAC addresses found (0)
[    1.866893] <redpill/runtime_config.c:206> Config validation resulted in ERR
[    1.867921] <redpill/runtime_config.c:210> Config validation FAILED

 
e.g  mac1 and mac2 was set and netif_num1:

  
  1.727955] <redpill/runtime_config.c:94> Configured boot device type to fake-SATA DOM
[    1.729000] <redpill/runtime_config.c:142> Number of defined interfaces ("netif_num=1") is not equal to the number of MAC addresses found (2)
[    1.730956] <redpill/runtime_config.c:206> Config validation resulted in ERR
[    1.731986] <redpill/runtime_config.c:210> Config validation FAILED
[    1.732966] <redpill/runtime_config.c:220> Failed to populate runtime config!

 

Should there be a validation of this cmdline inconsistencies to avoid headless users failing to install ?

Edited July 27, 2022 by pocopico

[Orphée]

@fbelavenuto I've noticed this issue which i was not aware of ,
 
If there is inconsistency on the number of netif_num and macX redpill will panic. 
 
e.g  only mac1 was set and netif_num2:

[    1.860905] Configured boot device type to fake-SATA DOM
[    1.861892] No MAC addressed are specified - use "macs=" or "mac1="..."mac4=" to set them
[    1.863933] Number of defined interfaces ("netif_num=2") is not equal to the number of MAC addresses found (0)
[    1.866893] Config validation resulted in ERR
[    1.867921] Config validation FAILED
 
e.g  mac1 and mac2 was set and netif_num1:
  
  1.727955] Configured boot device type to fake-SATA DOM
[    1.729000] Number of defined interfaces ("netif_num=1") is not equal to the number of MAC addresses found (2)
[    1.730956] Config validation resulted in ERR
[    1.731986] Config validation FAILED
[    1.732966] Failed to populate runtime config!
 
Should there be a validation of this cmdline inconsistences to avoid headless users failing to install ?

I saw this error in my logs too, but with TCRP... I can check it again

Edit : actually it seems old logs, probably a misconfiguration on my side. so disregard, sorry.

[pocopico]

1 minute ago, Orphée said:

12 minutes ago, pocopico said:

@fbelavenuto I've noticed this issue which i was not aware of ,
 
If there is inconsistency on the number of netif_num and macX redpill will panic. 
 
e.g  only mac1 was set and netif_num2:

[    1.860905] Configured boot device type to fake-SATA DOM
[    1.861892] No MAC addressed are specified - use "macs=" or "mac1="..."mac4=" to set them
[    1.863933] Number of defined interfaces ("netif_num=2") is not equal to the number of MAC addresses found (0)
[    1.866893] Config validation resulted in ERR
[    1.867921] Config validation FAILED
 
e.g  mac1 and mac2 was set and netif_num1:
  
  1.727955] Configured boot device type to fake-SATA DOM
[    1.729000] Number of defined interfaces ("netif_num=1") is not equal to the number of MAC addresses found (2)
[    1.730956] Config validation resulted in ERR
[    1.731986] Config validation FAILED
[    1.732966] Failed to populate runtime config!
 
Should there be a validation of this cmdline inconsistences to avoid headless users failing to install ?

I saw this error in my logs too, but with TCRP... I can check it again

 

Thanks @Orphée , but i think this was checked on TCRP either

[Orphée]

 
Thanks @Orphée , but i think this was checked on TCRP either [emoji4]

I edited my post in the meantime. It probably was a missconfiguration on my side with DS3622xs loader.

[pocopico]

@fbelavenuto also all PATA modules in Geminilake are unloadable due to missing symbols although libata is included in the kernel :

 

insmod: can't insert './pata_sl82c105.ko': unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter
[  208.538905] pata_triflex: Unknown symbol syno_libata_support_pwr_ctl (err 0)
[  208.541080] pata_triflex: Unknown symbol syno_libata_port_power_ctl (err 0)
[  208.543226] pata_triflex: Unknown symbol syno_libata_set_deep_sleep (err 0)
[  208.545057] pata_triflex: Unknown symbol syno_libata_poweroff_task (err 0)
[  208.551156] pata_triflex: Unknown symbol syno_libata_support_pwr_ctl (err 0)
[  208.553036] pata_triflex: Unknown symbol syno_libata_port_power_ctl (err 0)
[  208.554844] pata_triflex: Unknown symbol syno_libata_set_deep_sleep (err 0)
[  208.556859] pata_triflex: Unknown symbol syno_libata_poweroff_task (err 0)
 

SynologyNVR> ls -la /sys/module/libata/
drwxr-xr-x    3 root     root             0 Jul 27 08:03 .
drwxr-xr-x  110 root     root             0 Jul 27 08:02 ..
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root             0 Jul 27 08:03 parameters
--w-------    1 root     root          4096 Jul 27 08:03 uevent
-r--r--r--    1 root     root          4096 Jul 27 08:03 version
 

 

[fbelavenuto]

3 hours ago, pocopico said:

@fbelavenuto I've noticed this issue which i was not aware of ,

 

If there is inconsistencies on the number of netif_num and macX redpill will panic. 

 

e.g  only mac1 was set and netif_num2:

[    1.860905] <redpill/runtime_config.c:94> Configured boot device type to fake-SATA DOM
[    1.861892] <redpill/runtime_config.c:137> No MAC addressed are specified - use "macs=" or "mac1="..."mac4=" to set them
[    1.863933] <redpill/runtime_config.c:142> Number of defined interfaces ("netif_num=2") is not equal to the number of MAC addresses found (0)
[    1.866893] <redpill/runtime_config.c:206> Config validation resulted in ERR
[    1.867921] <redpill/runtime_config.c:210> Config validation FAILED

 
e.g  mac1 and mac2 was set and netif_num1:

  
  1.727955] <redpill/runtime_config.c:94> Configured boot device type to fake-SATA DOM
[    1.729000] <redpill/runtime_config.c:142> Number of defined interfaces ("netif_num=1") is not equal to the number of MAC addresses found (2)
[    1.730956] <redpill/runtime_config.c:206> Config validation resulted in ERR
[    1.731986] <redpill/runtime_config.c:210> Config validation FAILED
[    1.732966] <redpill/runtime_config.c:220> Failed to populate runtime config!

 

Should there be a validation of this cmdline inconsistencies to avoid headless users failing to install ?

 

Thanks, I'll add this check.

[fbelavenuto]

3 hours ago, pocopico said:

@fbelavenuto also all PATA modules in Geminilake are unloadable due to missing symbols although libata is included in the kernel :

 

insmod: can't insert './pata_sl82c105.ko': unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter
[  208.538905] pata_triflex: Unknown symbol syno_libata_support_pwr_ctl (err 0)
[  208.541080] pata_triflex: Unknown symbol syno_libata_port_power_ctl (err 0)
[  208.543226] pata_triflex: Unknown symbol syno_libata_set_deep_sleep (err 0)
[  208.545057] pata_triflex: Unknown symbol syno_libata_poweroff_task (err 0)
[  208.551156] pata_triflex: Unknown symbol syno_libata_support_pwr_ctl (err 0)
[  208.553036] pata_triflex: Unknown symbol syno_libata_port_power_ctl (err 0)
[  208.554844] pata_triflex: Unknown symbol syno_libata_set_deep_sleep (err 0)
[  208.556859] pata_triflex: Unknown symbol syno_libata_poweroff_task (err 0)
 

SynologyNVR> ls -la /sys/module/libata/
drwxr-xr-x    3 root     root             0 Jul 27 08:03 .
drwxr-xr-x  110 root     root             0 Jul 27 08:02 ..
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root             0 Jul 27 08:03 parameters
--w-------    1 root     root          4096 Jul 27 08:03 uevent
-r--r--r--    1 root     root          4096 Jul 27 08:03 version
 

 

 

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