# General Discussions **URL:** https://hub.mender.io/c/general-discussions/12.md?page=18 [Latest](https://hub.mender.io/latest.md) · [Categories](https://hub.mender.io/categories.md) · [Tags](https://hub.mender.io/tags.md) **Page:** 19 --- ## [Building mender client on master branch fails due to usrmerge](https://hub.mender.io/t/building-mender-client-on-master-branch-fails-due-to-usrmerge/6544)
**Author:** [@zach-welch-aquabyte](https://hub.mender.io/u/zach-welch-aquabyte)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2024, 7:00am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/building-mender-client-on-master-branch-fails-due-to-usrmerge/6544 "2024-02-14T07:00:03Z")
I am working to bring up Mender on our board with the master branch, and I am seeing the mender\_4.0.0.bb recipe fail with the following error: sed: can't read .../build/tmp/work/armv8a\_tegra-oe4t-linux/mender/4.0.0/imag… --- ## [Adding device tree overlay fail with libfdt fdt\_check\_header(): FDT\_ERR\_BADMAGIC error](https://hub.mender.io/t/adding-device-tree-overlay-fail-with-libfdt-fdt-check-header-fdt-err-badmagic-error/6550)
**Author:** [@Amin](https://hub.mender.io/u/Amin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2024, 6:41pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/adding-device-tree-overlay-fail-with-libfdt-fdt-check-header-fdt-err-badmagic-error/6550 "2024-02-13T18:41:57Z")
Hello, I am trying to apply manually a device tree overlay (dtoverlay=vc4-kms-v3d.dtbo) in u-boot for my rpi4-b but i have this error: libfdt fdt\_check\_header(): FDT\_ERR\_BADMAGIC . Usually i would use dtoverlay=dtover… --- ## [Device Inventory API: Search by tags](https://hub.mender.io/t/device-inventory-api-search-by-tags/6539)
**Author:** [@pyxlwuff](https://hub.mender.io/u/pyxlwuff)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2024, 11:00pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/device-inventory-api-search-by-tags/6539 "2024-02-12T23:00:05Z")
Hi there, I’m trying to use the device inventory API on our self-hosted open source instance (https://example-instance/api/management/v1/inventory/devices?Tag=00999) to look for a device with a specific tag value, howev… --- ## [Deployments stopped working - error about not able to retieve info due to plan](https://hub.mender.io/t/deployments-stopped-working-error-about-not-able-to-retieve-info-due-to-plan/6540)
**Author:** [@m10](https://hub.mender.io/u/m10)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2024, 2:43pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/deployments-stopped-working-error-about-not-able-to-retieve-info-due-to-plan/6540 "2024-02-09T14:43:26Z")
I am getting the device config retieval errors on my dashboard when selecting devices. I also notice that recent artifakts don’t get deployed, but mender says they are deployed successdfully therefore I don’t have logs t… --- ## [Patch fuzz in kirkstone](https://hub.mender.io/t/patch-fuzz-in-kirkstone/6537)
**Author:** [@emilm](https://hub.mender.io/u/emilm)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2024, 8:20am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/patch-fuzz-in-kirkstone/6537 "2024-02-09T08:20:53Z")
WARNING: u-boot-1\_2022.01-r0 do\_patch: Fuzz detected: Applying patch 0001-configs-rpi-enable-mender-requirements.patch patching file configs/rpi\_0\_w\_defconfig Hunk #1 succeeded at 19 with fuzz 1 (offset 1 line). Hunk #2… --- ## [Artifact dependency not satisfied does run Download\_Error state scripts](https://hub.mender.io/t/artifact-dependency-not-satisfied-does-run-download-error-state-scripts/6304)
**Author:** [@pseyfert](https://hub.mender.io/u/pseyfert)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 12:26pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/artifact-dependency-not-satisfied-does-run-download-error-state-scripts/6304 "2024-02-07T12:26:35Z")
Hi I’m working with three state scripts. Download\_Enter\_…, Download\_Error\_… and Download\_Leave… to ensure that upgrade processes and software running on the device don’t interfere with each other. (e.g. download enter:… --- ## [Proxy to S3 results in signature issues](https://hub.mender.io/t/proxy-to-s3-results-in-signature-issues/6534)
**Author:** [@Dominik-Hstein](https://hub.mender.io/u/Dominik-Hstein)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2024, 10:29am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/proxy-to-s3-results-in-signature-issues/6534 "2024-02-06T10:29:43Z")
Hi there, In a setup where aws S3 cannot be reached, an nginx forward proxy is provided that will enable AWS download even when AWS is blocked. Let’s say the nginx server is reachable via https://s3.nginx.com and we ha… --- ## [Cannot add device after decommissioning a device on hosted mender](https://hub.mender.io/t/cannot-add-device-after-decommissioning-a-device-on-hosted-mender/6328)
**Author:** [@Shaked](https://hub.mender.io/u/Shaked)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2024, 9:32am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/cannot-add-device-after-decommissioning-a-device-on-hosted-mender/6328 "2024-02-02T09:32:43Z")
Hi, I have been experiencing a new error in the last few weeks which I haven’t seen before. Some information about my setup I have around 120 IoT devices connected to https://hosted.mender.io/ I have an automated proc… --- ## [Mender client compilation error](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-client-compilation-error/6528)
**Author:** [@I\_Iob](https://hub.mender.io/u/I_Iob)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2024, 8:46am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-client-compilation-error/6528 "2024-02-02T08:46:06Z")
Hi I’ve just cloned the git repository (GitHub - mendersoftware/mender: Mender over-the-air software updater client.) on my Linux Mint virtual machine and I’m trying to compile the client following the instructions in “… --- ## [/usr/bin/mender missing](https://hub.mender.io/t/usr-bin-mender-missing/6523)
**Author:** [@user706](https://hub.mender.io/u/user706)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2024, 1:28pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/usr-bin-mender-missing/6523 "2024-02-01T13:28:11Z")
Hi, I’m building a mender image for raspberry pi, and now all of a sudden it looks like /usr/bin/mender is no longer in the partitions. Why?? It worked a while back. I’m using MENDER\_CONVERT tag 4.0.1 but in my ver… --- ## [Cannot connect to mender-server from mender-client](https://hub.mender.io/t/cannot-connect-to-mender-server-from-mender-client/6522)
**Author:** [@jjsteele](https://hub.mender.io/u/jjsteele)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2024, 9:54am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/cannot-connect-to-mender-server-from-mender-client/6522 "2024-02-01T09:54:30Z")
I have managed to get as far as trying to connect to the server, but it seems not to be able to find the URL, but I might be mistaken. Here are the logs. Jan 30 15:29:50 xxxxxxxxxxx systemd\[1\]: Started Mender OTA update… --- ## [Mender on pi4 with raspbian last version freeze on GPU boot sequence](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-on-pi4-with-raspbian-last-version-freeze-on-gpu-boot-sequence/6504)
**Author:** [@Jerry](https://hub.mender.io/u/Jerry)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2024, 7:19am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-on-pi4-with-raspbian-last-version-freeze-on-gpu-boot-sequence/6504 "2024-02-01T07:19:30Z")
We created a custom raspbian image last days using the last raspbian apt package (apt upgrade OK). When we build the mender image from it, we face a boot problem on raspberry pi 4 (that did not occur with raspberry pi 3… --- ## [Request: Resolve 401 Error in mender-monitor download](https://hub.mender.io/t/request-resolve-401-error-in-mender-monitor-download/6525)
**Author:** [@nomtor0204](https://hub.mender.io/u/nomtor0204)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 7:58am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/request-resolve-401-error-in-mender-monitor-download/6525 "2024-01-31T07:58:54Z")
Hello, It seems that a 401 error is occurring today when trying to download mender-monitor. I was able to download it until yesterday. Please could you check this issue? Here’s the log: $ curl --fail -u $MENDER\_EMAIL… --- ## [Mender-client startup error loading configuration file](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-client-startup-error-loading-configuration-file/6520)
**Author:** [@jjsteele](https://hub.mender.io/u/jjsteele)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2024, 2:02pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-client-startup-error-loading-configuration-file/6520 "2024-01-30T14:02:09Z")
I have switched from demo to production using mender-convert but I’m getting an error on startup of the OTA update service. I have no idea where to look for this, below is the error log. -- Logs begin at Tue 2024-01-30 … --- ## [Mongo DB location](https://hub.mender.io/t/mongo-db-location/6518)
**Author:** [@jjsteele](https://hub.mender.io/u/jjsteele)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2024, 2:50pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mongo-db-location/6518 "2024-01-29T14:50:41Z")
I an installing mender-server on EC2 and I want all the data to be on a seperate drive from the boot drive. Is there a way to do this during setup? I’m using docker-compose not Kubernetes. Thanks, John --- ## [Does meta-mender have a problem with devtool modify?](https://hub.mender.io/t/does-meta-mender-have-a-problem-with-devtool-modify/568)
**Author:** [@amh](https://hub.mender.io/u/amh)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2019, 10:39am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/does-meta-mender-have-a-problem-with-devtool-modify/568 "2019-06-07T10:39:27Z")
I’m trying to modify the u-boot-mdm recipe using devtool modify u-boot-edm. It doesn’t appear to matter where I put the unpacked files (my own directory or one in the ‘workspace’ layer), there are immediate problems: I e… --- ## [Mender show-artifact shows "unknown" after flashing Yocto sdimg into RPI](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-show-artifact-shows-unknown-after-flashing-yocto-sdimg-into-rpi/6514)
**Author:** [@Tamis](https://hub.mender.io/u/Tamis)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2024, 7:18pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-show-artifact-shows-unknown-after-flashing-yocto-sdimg-into-rpi/6514 "2024-01-28T19:18:41Z")
After flashing the Yocto produced image sdimg via dd or bmaptool into RPI3 then in mender server I see: artifact\_name unknown But then if I update my image to next release all are fine and the artifact\_name is fixed. P… --- ## [Getting random timeout issues while accessing hosted mender apis](https://hub.mender.io/t/getting-random-timeout-issues-while-accessing-hosted-mender-apis/6511)
**Author:** [@nareshtech20](https://hub.mender.io/u/nareshtech20)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2024, 8:05am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/getting-random-timeout-issues-while-accessing-hosted-mender-apis/6511 "2024-01-28T08:05:53Z")
Getting random timeout issues while accessing hosted mender apis, around 1 in 5 API requests are failing. ---------------------Error logs below ----------------- D1iS\_uwsn28wH1PD6tzO\_7UumzPgI1YZCBXl3oCfd3UjbcSLyh-TV4 … --- ## [Mender-connect unable to connect to server](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-connect-unable-to-connect-to-server/6517)
**Author:** [@LalunePierr0t](https://hub.mender.io/u/LalunePierr0t)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2024, 9:31am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-connect-unable-to-connect-to-server/6517 "2024-01-26T09:31:32Z")
Hi all, I have successfully added mender-client to my custom board based on Raspberry CM4 using Yocto. Here is my mender version : meta-mender$ git log -1 commit 81cf8b81b0505dcb98872c21a8fce330a8ba28b6 (HEAD, tag: ki… --- ## [Single mender artifact with multiple update components](https://hub.mender.io/t/single-mender-artifact-with-multiple-update-components/6507)
**Author:** [@asconcepcion](https://hub.mender.io/u/asconcepcion)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2024, 10:30am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/single-mender-artifact-with-multiple-update-components/6507 "2024-01-25T10:30:42Z")
Hi, We’re developing an embedded system that has a Linux device + other MCUs. When doing an update, it could happen that only the Linux device has to be updated (i.e. rootfs, Linux kernel, bootloader…), only the MCUs’ f… --- ## [Modifying u-boot env variables in mender-convert](https://hub.mender.io/t/modifying-u-boot-env-variables-in-mender-convert/6470)
**Author:** [@jjsteele](https://hub.mender.io/u/jjsteele)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2024, 5:59pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/modifying-u-boot-env-variables-in-mender-convert/6470 "2024-01-24T17:59:17Z")
Is there a way to modify env variables? I need to change bootdelay to -2 but can’t find a way. John --- ## [Meta-mender kirkstone: issue with mender-grow-data.service](https://hub.mender.io/t/meta-mender-kirkstone-issue-with-mender-grow-data-service/6458)
**Author:** [@Mowlwurf](https://hub.mender.io/u/Mowlwurf)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2024, 4:29pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/meta-mender-kirkstone-issue-with-mender-grow-data-service/6458 "2024-01-23T16:29:02Z")
Hello, yesterday I made an Yocto-image with the recent meta-mender layer and got the error during first boot that mender-grow-data.service fails because /usr/bin/mender-client-resize-data-part cannot be found. As result… --- ## [Mender-client.service missing after mender-convert](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-client-service-missing-after-mender-convert/6498)
**Author:** [@jjsteele](https://hub.mender.io/u/jjsteele)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2024, 11:20am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-client-service-missing-after-mender-convert/6498 "2024-01-22T11:20:34Z")
I have been using mender-convert to create my image and up until the latest iteration all was fine, but with the latest img that was created, there is no mender-client.service in /lib/systemd/system. There is a mender-cl… --- ## [Mender-client not connecting after reboot](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-client-not-connecting-after-reboot/6496)
**Author:** [@jjsteele](https://hub.mender.io/u/jjsteele)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2024, 12:25pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-client-not-connecting-after-reboot/6496 "2024-01-19T12:25:06Z")
I have a system that starts up on CM4 in host mode. At this stage mender OTA connects to the server and is accepted. The spp on the iPhone then connects to the CM4 and passes the local ip and password in, I’m running the… --- ## [Artifact verification is ignored if there are no keys](https://hub.mender.io/t/artifact-verification-is-ignored-if-there-are-no-keys/6495)
**Author:** [@pulkomandy](https://hub.mender.io/u/pulkomandy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2024, 8:56am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/artifact-verification-is-ignored-if-there-are-no-keys/6495 "2024-01-19T08:56:20Z")
We have enabled artifact validation with keys in our Mender configuration: "ArtifactVerifyKeys": \[ "/data/certstore/artifact-verify-key.pem", "/data/certstore/artifact-verify-key2.pem" \], The k… --- ## [Creating flashable mender images for desktop with Yocto](https://hub.mender.io/t/creating-flashable-mender-images-for-desktop-with-yocto/6488)
**Author:** [@hellozee](https://hub.mender.io/u/hellozee)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2024, 8:28pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/creating-flashable-mender-images-for-desktop-with-yocto/6488 "2024-01-18T20:28:53Z")
Hey, I was able to create a bootable mender image following this tutorial. But imaging a system like that doesn’t give enough confidence in the long term since, it is hard to reproduce. So I was trying my hands on using… --- ## [Mender-client 4.0.0-1+debian+bullseye](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-client-4-0-0-1-debian-bullseye/6485)
**Author:** [@bssi](https://hub.mender.io/u/bssi)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2024, 8:15pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-client-4-0-0-1-debian-bullseye/6485 "2024-01-18T20:15:51Z")
Hello, I noticed that the version of mender-client in your Debian bullseye repo has changed from 3.5.2-1+debian+bullseye to 4.0.0-1+debian+bullseye, but I don’t see any reference to 4.0.0 in your release notes or genera… --- ## [Getting mender-client 3.5.2 instead of the newly stable 4.0.0 until breaking rename changes are handled](https://hub.mender.io/t/getting-mender-client-3-5-2-instead-of-the-newly-stable-4-0-0-until-breaking-rename-changes-are-handled/6493)
**Author:** [@pseyfert](https://hub.mender.io/u/pseyfert)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2024, 8:15pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/getting-mender-client-3-5-2-instead-of-the-newly-stable-4-0-0-until-breaking-rename-changes-are-handled/6493 "2024-01-18T20:15:12Z")
Hi, looking at my logs it seems like apt install mender-client from the stable ubuntu repo deb \[arch=arm64, signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/downloads-mender-io.gpg\] https://downloads.mender.io/repos/debian ubuntu/focal/s… --- ## [Downloads.mender.io access denied error](https://hub.mender.io/t/downloads-mender-io-access-denied-error/5398)
**Author:** [@danielbisar](https://hub.mender.io/u/danielbisar)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2024, 1:40pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/downloads-mender-io-access-denied-error/5398 "2024-01-18T13:40:26Z")
It is kind of critical and I am not sure if this is the right place to ask. Accessing https://downloads.mender.io/repos/debian/ is currently not possible (access denied error) and when trying to access the repo with the … --- ## [Root filesystem update - keep data from old partition](https://hub.mender.io/t/root-filesystem-update-keep-data-from-old-partition/6473)
**Author:** [@sd-ricardo](https://hub.mender.io/u/sd-ricardo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2024, 4:07pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/root-filesystem-update-keep-data-from-old-partition/6473 "2024-01-15T16:07:35Z")
Hi!! Does enaybody know if there is any way to backup a file from the old rootfs when preforming a system update? Let’s say I want to keep a log file and keep appending data to it once the update is completed and the sy… [Previous page](https://hub.mender.io/c/general-discussions/12.md?page=17) [Next page](https://hub.mender.io/c/general-discussions/12.md?page=19)