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DIY Omega2 Pro - Try it before buy

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    My favorite thing about the pro is that it's a 2+ with a power dock so it's slimmer but just a little longer. My second favorite thing is the big juice tri-colour LED.

    My least favorite thing is that I only have one and the others i ordered are nowhere in sight and noone replies to my enquires for the status of my orders that were to ship on 31st March.

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    @crispyoz
    At least you got one. My five refused to be tamed and seem to have escaped into the wild. 😞 But I'm ever hopeful they'll find their way home one day and hopefully soon. 🙂

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    @crispyoz A simple fdisk -l command should display all partitions (and exit).
    For example this is its output on my Omega2 "Pro" simple 😉

    # Omega2+  FW omega2pro-v0.3.2 b218 with an 8GB microSD card and a 1GB USB pendrive


root@Omega-99A5:/# cat /proc/partitions
major minor  #blocks  name

  31        0        192 mtdblock0
  31        1         64 mtdblock1
  31        2         64 mtdblock2
  31        3      16064 mtdblock3
  31        4       1535 mtdblock4
  31        5      14528 mtdblock5
  31        6       6720 mtdblock6
 179        0    7676928 mmcblk0
 179        1    7672832 mmcblk0p1
   8        0     997376 sda
   8        1     997344 sda1


root@Omega-99A5:~# fdisk -l
Disk /dev/mtdblock0: 192 KiB, 196608 bytes, 384 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/mtdblock1: 64 KiB, 65536 bytes, 128 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/mtdblock2: 64 KiB, 65536 bytes, 128 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/mtdblock3: 15.7 MiB, 16449536 bytes, 32128 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/mtdblock4: 1.5 MiB, 1572352 bytes, 3071 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/mtdblock5: 14.2 MiB, 14876672 bytes, 29056 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/mtdblock6: 6.6 MiB, 6881280 bytes, 13440 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/mmcblk0: 7.3 GiB, 7861174272 bytes, 15353856 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: dos
Disk identifier: 0x15d70756

Device         Boot Start      End  Sectors  Size Id Type
/dev/mmcblk0p1       8192 15353855 15345664  7.3G  b W95 FAT32


Disk /dev/sda: 974 MiB, 1021313024 bytes, 1994752 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: dos
Disk identifier: 0x0073cd33

Device     Boot Start     End Sectors  Size Id Type
/dev/sda1          63 1994751 1994689  974M  e W95 FAT16 (LBA)

    Thank you for all your work on this project. 🙂

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    @cas I got in early but I should have ordered more, I only have one 😞 . It's seriously holding up my project so I like György Farkas idea.

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    @György-Farkas Here is cat /proc/partitions and below fdisk -l

    cat /proc/partitions
    major minor #blocks name

    31 0 192 mtdblock0
    31 1 64 mtdblock1
    31 2 64 mtdblock2
    31 3 16064 mtdblock3
    31 4 1535 mtdblock4
    31 5 14528 mtdblock5
    31 6 6720 mtdblock6
    179 0 7634944 mmcblk0
    179 1 7633920 mmcblk0p1
    179 16 4096 mmcblk0boot1
    179 8 4096 mmcblk0boot0

    Disk /dev/mtdblock0: 192 KiB, 196608 bytes, 384 sectors
    Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
    Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
    I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

    Disk /dev/mtdblock1: 64 KiB, 65536 bytes, 128 sectors
    Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
    Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
    I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

    Disk /dev/mtdblock2: 64 KiB, 65536 bytes, 128 sectors
    Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
    Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
    I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

    Disk /dev/mtdblock3: 15.7 MiB, 16449536 bytes, 32128 sectors
    Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
    Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
    I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

    Disk /dev/mtdblock4: 1.5 MiB, 1572352 bytes, 3071 sectors
    Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
    Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
    I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

    Disk /dev/mtdblock5: 14.2 MiB, 14876672 bytes, 29056 sectors
    Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
    Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
    I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

    Disk /dev/mtdblock6: 6.6 MiB, 6881280 bytes, 13440 sectors
    Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
    Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
    I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

    Disk /dev/mmcblk0: 7.3 GiB, 7818182656 bytes, 15269888 sectors
    Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
    Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
    I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
    Disklabel type: dos
    Disk identifier: 0xbee0b8a0

    Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
    /dev/mmcblk0p1 2048 15269887 15267840 7.3G 83 Linux

    Disk /dev/mmcblk0boot1: 4 MiB, 4194304 bytes, 8192 sectors
    Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
    Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
    I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

    Disk /dev/mmcblk0boot0: 4 MiB, 4194304 bytes, 8192 sectors
    Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
    Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
    I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

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    @crispyoz Thank you. These are the partitions of my Omega2 "Pro" 's 16GB eMMC card with microSD adapter.
    I didn't know that those two boot partitions are correct or some error.

    Disk /dev/mmcblk0: 14.6 GiB, 15634268160 bytes, 30535680 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: dos
Disk identifier: 0x00000000

Device         Boot Start      End  Sectors  Size Id Type
/dev/mmcblk0p1       8192 30535679 30527488 14.6G  c W95 FAT32 (LBA)


Disk /dev/mmcblk0boot1: 4 MiB, 4194304 bytes, 8192 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/mmcblk0boot0: 4 MiB, 4194304 bytes, 8192 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
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    @György-Farkas said in DIY Omega2 Pro - Try it before buy:

    didn't know that those two boot partitions are correct or some error.

    Sorry @György-Farkas were you asking a quesiton?

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    @crispyoz You have already answered almost all my questions/requests. Thank you again for your support. 🙂
    I wrote in this post on 25th Feb:

    If you already have an Omega2 Pro please let us know:

    • Q: What is the FirmWare and the UBoot version of your Omega2 Pro?
      A: you wrote on 18th Apr
      Omega firmware: v0.3.2 b218

    What is the output of the following commands?

    • Q: cat /proc/mtd
      A: you wrote on 17th Apr

    dev: size erasesize name
    mtd0: 00030000 00010000 "u-boot"
    mtd1: 00010000 00010000 "u-boot-env"
    mtd2: 00010000 00010000 "factory"
    mtd3: 00fb0000 00010000 "firmware"
    mtd4: 0017fe58 00010000 "kernel"
    mtd5: 00e301a8 00010000 "rootfs"
    mtd6: 00690000 00010000 "rootfs_data"

    • Q: dd if=/dev/mtd0 of=/tmp/u-boot.bin
      A: you uploaded it to dropbox on 18th Apr

    • Q: md5sum /tmp/u-boot.bin
      A: you wrote on 17th Apr

    8439b13b8f6206c9a4e798fd0191880d /tmp/u-boot.bin

    • Q: dd if=/dev/mtd1 of=/tmp/u-boot-env.bin
      A: you uploaded it to dropbox on 18th Apr

    • Q: md5sum /tmp/u-boot-env.bin
      A: you wrote on 17th Apr

    a93d8be9946384b5948de085f0ce3af1 /tmp/u-boot-env.bin

    • Q: fdisk -l
      A: you wrote on 19th Apr

    Disk /dev/mtdblock0: 192 KiB, 196608 bytes, 384 sectors
    Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
    Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
    I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

    Disk /dev/mtdblock1: 64 KiB, 65536 bytes, 128 sectors
    Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
    Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
    I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

    Disk /dev/mtdblock2: 64 KiB, 65536 bytes, 128 sectors
    Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
    Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
    I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

    Disk /dev/mtdblock3: 15.7 MiB, 16449536 bytes, 32128 sectors
    Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
    Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
    I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

    Disk /dev/mtdblock4: 1.5 MiB, 1572352 bytes, 3071 sectors
    Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
    Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
    I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

    Disk /dev/mtdblock5: 14.2 MiB, 14876672 bytes, 29056 sectors
    Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
    Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
    I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

    Disk /dev/mtdblock6: 6.6 MiB, 6881280 bytes, 13440 sectors
    Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
    Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
    I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

    Disk /dev/mmcblk0: 7.3 GiB, 7818182656 bytes, 15269888 sectors
    Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
    Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
    I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
    Disklabel type: dos
    Disk identifier: 0xbee0b8a0

    Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
    /dev/mmcblk0p1 2048 15269887 15267840 7.3G 83 Linux

    Disk /dev/mmcblk0boot1: 4 MiB, 4194304 bytes, 8192 sectors
    Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
    Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
    I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

    Disk /dev/mmcblk0boot0: 4 MiB, 4194304 bytes, 8192 sectors
    Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
    Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
    I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

    • Q: dd if=/dev/mmcblk0boot0 of=/tmp/mmc_boot0.bin
      A: it's an "empty" file (filled with 0x00)

    • Q: md5sum /tmp/mmc_boot0.bin
      A: you wrote on 1st May

    b5cfa9d6c8febd618f91ac2843d50a1c /tmp/mmc_boot0.bin

    • Q: dd if=/dev/mmcblk0boot1 of=/tmp/mmc_boot1.bin
      A: it's an "empty" file (filled with 0x00)

    • Q: md5sum /tmp/mmc_boot1.bin
      A: you wrote on 1st May

    b5cfa9d6c8febd618f91ac2843d50a1c /tmp/mmc_boot1.bin

    About the last two questions: I didn't know that the second boot partition (/dev/mmcblk0boot1) is correct or some error on my Omega2 "Pro" (Omega2+ and a 16 GB eMCC board with microSD adapter).

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    Hi @György-Farkas

    Below are the results you requested.

    dd if=/dev/mmcblk0boot0 of=/tmp/mmc_boot0.bin
    8192+0 records in
    8192+0 records out

    md5sum /tmp/mmc_boot0.bin
    b5cfa9d6c8febd618f91ac2843d50a1c /tmp/mmc_boot0.bin

    dd if=/dev/mmcblk0boot1 of=/tmp/mmc_boot1.bin
    8192+0 records in
    8192+0 records out

    md5sum /tmp/mmc_boot1.bin
    b5cfa9d6c8febd618f91ac2843d50a1c /tmp/mmc_boot1.bin

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    Hi @crispyoz
    OK, both mmc_boot partitions are totally empty (filled with 0x00).
    So Booting from External Storage is a white lie on Omega2 Pro too.
    Thank you.

    # Omega2 "Pro" (Omega2+ FW omega2pro-v0.3.2 b218 and a 16 GB eMMC board with a microSD card adapter)

root@Omega-99A5:/# dd if=/dev/mmcblk0boot0 of=/tmp/mmc_boot0.bin
8192+0 records in
8192+0 records out
root@Omega-99A5:/# md5sum /tmp/mmc_boot0.bin
b5cfa9d6c8febd618f91ac2843d50a1c  /tmp/mmc_boot0.bin
root@Omega-99A5:/# hexdump -C /tmp/mmc_boot0.bin
00000000  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  |................|
*
00400000

root@Omega-99A5:/# dd if=/dev/mmcblk0boot1 of=/tmp/mmc_boot1.bin
8192+0 records in
8192+0 records out
root@Omega-99A5:/# md5sum /tmp/mmc_boot1.bin
b5cfa9d6c8febd618f91ac2843d50a1c  /tmp/mmc_boot1.bin
root@Omega-99A5:/# hexdump -C /tmp/mmc_boot0.bin
00000000  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  |................|
*
00400000
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    @György-Farkas I never saw where it said it boots from external storage, I just see the pro as combo of Omega2+, PowerDock, memory expansion and a much better LED. It's also slimmer because you don't have to plug in the Omega since it's soldered in. I just wish they're get rid of the USB-A plug.

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    @crispyoz Please take a look at the official Onion Omega2 Documentation. The Onion guys advertise the pivot-overlay as Booting from External Storage.

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    @György-Farkas I misunderstood what you were saying. I thought you were saying the Pro boots from external storage.I am aware Omega 2 CAN boot from external storage.

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