[Buildroot] Issue using an external toolchain

[Buildroot] Issue using an external toolchain

[gilles TALIS]

Hi,

I saw that this topic has been raised many times in the buildroot
discussions but I could not find an answer to my problem.
I tired using CodeSourcery ARM 2008q3 toolchain (built with glibc) with
buildroot and could finally build the software I needed.

Unfortunately, I am facing a strange problem I don't know about to go passed
it.
When I get to the "Welcome to Buildroot" prompt, the login process asks for
a password. When I use a toolchain I have built myself using
uClibc/crosstool-ng, I am never requested to provide a password.

I tried "root", "admin" whatever as password but it does not work.
Can someone help me and also explain to me why I get requested the password
now?

thanks
Gilles.
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[Buildroot] Issue using an external toolchain

[Peter Korsgaard]

>>>>> "gilles" == gilles TALIS <gilles.talis@gmail.com> writes:

Hi,

 gilles> When I get to the "Welcome to Buildroot" prompt, the login
 gilles> process asks for a password. When I use a toolchain I have
 gilles> built myself using uClibc/crosstool-ng, I am never requested
 gilles> to provide a password.

 gilles> I tried "root", "admin" whatever as password but it does not
 gilles> work.  Can someone help me and also explain to me why I get
 gilles> requested the password now?

Does it really ask for a password or do you just get the login prompt
again? If so, is the external toolchain configured for hard- or
softfloat?

-- 
Bye, Peter Korsgaard

[Buildroot] Issue using an external toolchain

[Peter Korsgaard]

>>>>> "Gilles" == Gilles Talis <gilles.talis@gmail.com> writes:

 Gilles> Hi Peter,
 Gilles> Thanks for your help.

You're welcome. Please keep the buildroot list in the to: so other
people can also help/learn.

 Gilles> FYI, it really asks for a password as shown below (output of my console):

 Gilles> Welcome to Buildroot
 Gilles> (none) login: root
 Gilles> Password:
 Gilles> Login incorrect

Is this booting from flash or NFS? Have you verified the permissions
of /etc/passwd / /etc/shadow and the /dev device nodes?

 Gilles> It takes a few seconds before coming back to me saying "login
 Gilles> incorrect"

 Gilles> I do not know if the toolchain is configured for hard or
 Gilles> softfloat. Is this important?

Yes it is.

-- 
Bye, Peter Korsgaard

[Buildroot] Issue using an external toolchain

[Gilles Talis]

Sorry. I did not realize I had not copied the buildroot list.

To answer your questions, I am booting from flash. I have not verified the
permissions, may be I should do that.
I'll check that and come back to you.

I'll also play around with the hard and soft float option in buildroot to
see if it makes a difference.

FYI, I am using buildroot.2009-02.

Gilles

2009/8/5 Peter Korsgaard <jacmet@uclibc.org>

> >>>>> "Gilles" == Gilles Talis <gilles.talis@gmail.com> writes:
>
>  Gilles> Hi Peter,
>  Gilles> Thanks for your help.
>
> You're welcome. Please keep the buildroot list in the to: so other
> people can also help/learn.
>
>  Gilles> FYI, it really asks for a password as shown below (output of my
> console):
>
>  Gilles> Welcome to Buildroot
>  Gilles> (none) login: root
>  Gilles> Password:
>  Gilles> Login incorrect
>
> Is this booting from flash or NFS? Have you verified the permissions
> of /etc/passwd / /etc/shadow and the /dev device nodes?
>
>  Gilles> It takes a few seconds before coming back to me saying "login
>  Gilles> incorrect"
>
>  Gilles> I do not know if the toolchain is configured for hard or
>  Gilles> softfloat. Is this important?
>
> Yes it is.
>
> --
> Bye, Peter Korsgaard
>
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[Buildroot] Issue using an external toolchain

[Peter Korsgaard]

>>>>> "Gilles" == Gilles Talis <gilles.talis@gmail.com> writes:

 Gilles> Sorry. I did not realize I had not copied the buildroot list.
 Gilles> To answer your questions, I am booting from flash. I have not verified the
 Gilles> permissions, may be I should do that.
 Gilles> I'll check that and come back to you.

 Gilles> I'll also play around with the hard and soft float option in buildroot to see
 Gilles> if it makes a difference.

 Gilles> FYI, I am using buildroot.2009-02.

Please give 2009.08-rc1 or git a try, there has been a lot of bug
fixes since 2009.02.

-- 
Bye, Peter Korsgaard