Unable to mount cifs shares - NanoPi M3

[Sciamano]

Ok, I've managed to make it work although not exactly as it should.

I've followed the instructions here: http://wiki.friendlyarm.com/wiki/index. ... n_OS_Image

Specifically the sections:
[*]Install Cross Compiler
[*]Prepare mkimage

I've installed the u-boot-tools via

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sudo apt-get install u-boot-tools

but follow the instructions on the aforementioned page if your distro does not provide this package.

Now execute the following commands:

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git clone https://github.com/friendlyarm/linux-3.4.y.git
cd linux-3.4.y
git checkout nanopi2-lollipop-mr1

Then:

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touch .scmversion
make nanopi3_linux_defconfig
make menuconfig

IMPORTANT: Go to File Systems -> Network Filesystems and enable CIFS

then

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make uImage

After a looooong time you'll find the compiled uImage file in the arch/arm/boot/ subdirectory

I've copied this file in the boot partition of the SD card, but after booting up the M3 I've noticed no changes in behavior... CIFS shares still wouldn't mount.

Then I've tried renaming the newly compiled uImage to uImage.hdmi and when I rebooted, CIFS magically worked.

Since I'm using the M3 as a headless machine, this is not relevant to me.
I'm not sure why DietPi is booting with the uImage.hdmi file by default, but I guess that those who need the LCD/HDMI support should fiddle with this section during the menuconfig phase.

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Device Drivers -->
    Graphics support -->
      Nexell Graphics -->
        [ ] LCD
        [ ] HDMI

Maybe Fourdee would be able to explain this better. I'm sorry but I have not enough knowledge nor I'm skilled enough to go beyond this point

Anyway... CIFS is now enabled. Yippee!

If you run a headless machine too and you don't want to compile the kernel yourself, you can also take the shortcut and download the kernel compiled by me here: http://www.mediafire.com/?romf7vmc7ta14
But remember to rename it uImage.hdmi before copying it onto the SD card or you won't notice any changes.

[Sciamano]

Well, obviously something new happened immediately after... I tried dietpi-software and this is the output:

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│    [ ]      �<94><80>�<94><80>�<94><80>�<94><80>Desktops�<94><80>�<94><80>�<94><80>�<94><80>�<94><80>�<94><80>�<94><
│    [ ] 23   LXDE: ultra lightweight desktop                                │
│    [ ] 24   MATE: desktop enviroment                                   ▒   │
│    [ ] 25   XFCE: lightweight desktop environment                      ▒   │
│    [ ] 26   GNUStep: lightweight based on OpenStep                     ▒   │
│    [ ] 113  Chromium: (Optional) web browser                           ▒   │
│    [ ]      �<94><80>�<94><80>�<94><80>�<94><80>Remote Desktop Access�<94><80>�<94><80>�<94><80>�<94><80>�<94><80>�<
│    [ ] 27   TightVNC Server: desktop for remote connection             ▒   │
│    [ ] 28   VNC4 Server: desktop for remote connection                 ▒   │
│    [ ] 29   XRDP: remote desktop protocol (rdp) server     

:shock:

[Fourdee]

Well, obviously something new happened immediately after... I tried dietpi-software and this is the output:

Thats a new one on me lol. Looks as if fbdev + fonts are completely broken.

Might be worth checking locale is in order:

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locale

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root@DietPi:~# locale
LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
LANGUAGE=
LC_CTYPE="en_GB.UTF-8"
LC_NUMERIC="en_GB.UTF-8"
LC_TIME="en_GB.UTF-8"
LC_COLLATE="en_GB.UTF-8"
LC_MONETARY="en_GB.UTF-8"
LC_MESSAGES="en_GB.UTF-8"
LC_PAPER="en_GB.UTF-8"
LC_NAME="en_GB.UTF-8"
LC_ADDRESS="en_GB.UTF-8"
LC_TELEPHONE="en_GB.UTF-8"
LC_MEASUREMENT="en_GB.UTF-8"
LC_IDENTIFICATION="en_GB.UTF-8"
LC_ALL=

[Sciamano]

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root@NanoPi:~# locale
LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
LANGUAGE=
LC_CTYPE="en_GB.UTF-8"
LC_NUMERIC="en_GB.UTF-8"
LC_TIME="en_GB.UTF-8"
LC_COLLATE="en_GB.UTF-8"
LC_MONETARY="en_GB.UTF-8"
LC_MESSAGES="en_GB.UTF-8"
LC_PAPER="en_GB.UTF-8"
LC_NAME="en_GB.UTF-8"
LC_ADDRESS="en_GB.UTF-8"
LC_TELEPHONE="en_GB.UTF-8"
LC_MEASUREMENT="en_GB.UTF-8"
LC_IDENTIFICATION="en_GB.UTF-8"
LC_ALL=
root@NanoPi:~# 

But also...

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[ ]      ────Desktops────────────────────────────────────────────── ↑   |
|    [ ] 23   LXDE: ultra lightweight desktop                            ▮   |
|    [ ] 24   MATE: desktop enviroment                                   ▒   |
|    [ ] 25   XFCE: lightweight desktop environment                      ▒   |
|    [ ] 26   GNUStep: lightweight based on OpenStep                     ▒   |
|    [ ] 113  Chromium: (Optional) web browser                           ▒   |
|    [ ]      ────Remote Desktop Access───────────────────────────────── ▒   |
|    [ ] 27   TightVNC Server: desktop for remote connection             ▒   |
|    [ ] 28   VNC4 Server: desktop for remote connection                 ▒   |
|    [ ] 29   XRDP: remote desktop protocol (rdp) server                 ▒   |
|    [ ] 30   NoMachine: multi-platform server and client access         ▒   |
|    [ ]      ────Media Systems───────────────────────────────────────── ▒   |
|    [ ] 32   HiFi: web interface music & radio player                   ▒   |
|    [ ] 33   SubSonic 5: web interface media streaming server    

The SBC fairy strikes again!

[pitekkkk]

Hello, I am not so good to compile kernel and unfortunately I don't have time to learn this.
After last update 148->149 on RPi 3 I have the same problem. How to solve this? without network drive my RPi is not so useful.
Thanks in advance for your help.

[Sciamano]

What problem are you experiencing, exactly?
Please post error messages.

[pitekkkk]

root@RPi:~# modprobe cifs
modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'cifs': Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)

it is not working by dietpi-config too

[Sciamano]

It doesn't look like the same problem.
You do have the package cifs-utils (or -util, I don't remember exactly the name) installed, don't you?

[pitekkkk]

I have - in newest version cifs-utils, there is no cifs-util package to install.
In my opinion there is problem with CIFS.
I don't want to reinstall everything. What should I do now to fix this quite easy?

[Sciamano]

It's not easy to debug without more information.

Please post your fstab:

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cat /etc/fstab

(copy and paste here)

and the result of:

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mount -a

BTW: DietPi recommends (and offers) to make a backup before upgrading for a reason. This is very easy to do (just use the command 'dietpi-backup' and follow instructions) and it saves from reinstalling everything in a case like yours.