# General Discussions **URL:** https://hub.mender.io/c/general-discussions/12.md?page=59 [Latest](https://hub.mender.io/latest.md) · [Categories](https://hub.mender.io/categories.md) · [Tags](https://hub.mender.io/tags.md) **Page:** 60 --- ## [Rootfs update module - keep existing file from active partition in new partition](https://hub.mender.io/t/rootfs-update-module-keep-existing-file-from-active-partition-in-new-partition/2465)
**Author:** [@PFGO](https://hub.mender.io/u/PFGO)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2020, 3:33pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/rootfs-update-module-keep-existing-file-from-active-partition-in-new-partition/2465 "2020-09-30T15:33:54Z")
Hello community, what’s the best way to keep a persistent file, which is stored in the home path, after a rootfs update? I want to keep an existing configuration file from an active partition and move it to the new act… --- ## [Deltas for application updates](https://hub.mender.io/t/deltas-for-application-updates/2555)
**Author:** [@SamanRatna](https://hub.mender.io/u/SamanRatna)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2020, 7:37am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/deltas-for-application-updates/2555 "2020-09-30T07:37:01Z")
Hi, Can delta update be done for application updates only as well or only for full system update ? Is yes, can you provide some reference to apply it ? Saman --- ## [Sdimg creation error - Yocto Zeus i.MX 8M mini EVK](https://hub.mender.io/t/sdimg-creation-error-yocto-zeus-i-mx-8m-mini-evk/2412)
**Author:** [@danie](https://hub.mender.io/u/danie)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2020, 1:05pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/sdimg-creation-error-yocto-zeus-i-mx-8m-mini-evk/2412 "2020-09-29T13:05:02Z")
I got this error: ERROR: Actual rootfs size (29280 kB) is larger than allowed size 16384 kB while building mender image. The contents of wks file is given below. I’ve tried changing MENDER\_STORAGE\_TOTAL\_SIZE\_MB to vario… --- ## [Adding custom mender-device-identity with mender-convert 2.0.0](https://hub.mender.io/t/adding-custom-mender-device-identity-with-mender-convert-2-0-0/1677)
**Author:** [@spratesi](https://hub.mender.io/u/spratesi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2020, 1:46pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/adding-custom-mender-device-identity-with-mender-convert-2-0-0/1677 "2020-04-09T13:46:47Z")
Needing to implement a custom mender-device-identity file, I would like to know if I can add it in the overlays folder (as passed with --overlay) for mender-convert. Generalizing the question, I would like to know if: … --- ## [Download\_Enter script not working](https://hub.mender.io/t/download-enter-script-not-working/2495)
**Author:** [@SamanRatna](https://hub.mender.io/u/SamanRatna)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 6:57pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/download-enter-script-not-working/2495 "2020-09-28T18:57:08Z")
For some reason, my Download\_Enter\_01\_User\_confirmation.py wouldnt execute. I made sure that the script resided in etc/mender/scripts directory. When I check in Mender server after deployment, it just waits for device sh… --- ## [Retry after cancellation](https://hub.mender.io/t/retry-after-cancellation/2505)
**Author:** [@SamanRatna](https://hub.mender.io/u/SamanRatna)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 5:18pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/retry-after-cancellation/2505 "2020-09-28T17:18:50Z")
Hi, in this tutorial, the exit status was either 0 to proceed or 21 for retry later. How can the user himself perform a retry at any time he prefers? Here, we could specify exact time after retry. But I want to be mor… --- ## [Issues with rootfs update](https://hub.mender.io/t/issues-with-rootfs-update/2499)
**Author:** [@thesillywhat](https://hub.mender.io/u/thesillywhat)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 3:55pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/issues-with-rootfs-update/2499 "2020-09-28T15:55:31Z")
Hello, So I was just re-testing this particular feature. Where I would remove an package from my yocto image recipe. Generate a .mender file and perform a rootfs update to check if the package was removed or not. Then… --- ## [Issue with Robust Delta Update](https://hub.mender.io/t/issue-with-robust-delta-update/2501)
**Author:** [@oren](https://hub.mender.io/u/oren)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 3:53pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/issue-with-robust-delta-update/2501 "2020-09-28T15:53:20Z")
When I deploy a delta update, it fails with the following error: 2020-09-26 00:55:12 +0000 UTC info: Running Mender client version: 2.3.0 2020-09-26 00:55:12 +0000 UTC info: State transition: update-fetch \[Download\_Ente… --- ## [Problem while running Download\_Leave script](https://hub.mender.io/t/problem-while-running-download-leave-script/2493)
**Author:** [@SamanRatna](https://hub.mender.io/u/SamanRatna)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 3:43pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/problem-while-running-download-leave-script/2493 "2020-09-28T15:43:42Z")
Here is the error log I get while executing Download\_Leave\_01\_User.py script. I am using Mender Client 2.3 for raspberry pi. {“level”:“error”,“message”:“transient error: error executing leave script for update-after-st… --- ## [No public key was provided for authenticating the artifact](https://hub.mender.io/t/no-public-key-was-provided-for-authenticating-the-artifact/2491)
**Author:** [@SamanRatna](https://hub.mender.io/u/SamanRatna)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 3:43pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/no-public-key-was-provided-for-authenticating-the-artifact/2491 "2020-09-28T15:43:03Z")
This is the error log I got for when deploying my update. I believe that the error is somewhere related to the Download\_Leave script. What might have been the issue? Also, do I need to make any configuration to use… --- ## [Rootfs\_image\_checksum should be set in the initial uefiimg image](https://hub.mender.io/t/rootfs-image-checksum-should-be-set-in-the-initial-uefiimg-image/2502)
**Author:** [@oren](https://hub.mender.io/u/oren)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 9:35am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/rootfs-image-checksum-should-be-set-in-the-initial-uefiimg-image/2502 "2020-09-28T09:35:00Z")
I have a yocto build with delta updates enabled (and read-only rootfs). After I provision a device using the uefiimg image file, I can’t update it using delta updates right away because the “device” (qemu emulator) lack… --- ## [Mender reinstall](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-reinstall/2494)
**Author:** [@SamanRatna](https://hub.mender.io/u/SamanRatna)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2020, 3:23pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-reinstall/2494 "2020-09-25T15:23:55Z")
How do I completely remove Mender client and start fresh again ? I want to remove all config settings and other tmp files from mender. --- ## [How to perform "safe" stop of mender-client](https://hub.mender.io/t/how-to-perform-safe-stop-of-mender-client/2487)
**Author:** [@joeli](https://hub.mender.io/u/joeli)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2020, 12:36pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/how-to-perform-safe-stop-of-mender-client/2487 "2020-09-25T12:36:27Z")
Hi, I am trying to stop the mender-client after a software update. At first I was doing this with a state-script ArtifactCommit\_Leave\_…, but doing so made the status of the mender-server stuck at “rebooting”. My second… --- ## [Mender\_boot\_part and upgrade\_available disappear from u-boot environment after artifact update](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-boot-part-and-upgrade-available-disappear-from-u-boot-environment-after-artifact-update/2452)
**Author:** [@mnorian](https://hub.mender.io/u/mnorian)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2020, 7:03am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-boot-part-and-upgrade-available-disappear-from-u-boot-environment-after-artifact-update/2452 "2020-09-25T07:03:48Z")
I have been struggling with this issue for a while, I would really appreciate the guidance. I am trying to integrate mender 2.3 with the board ts-4900, it has an older u-boot version 2014.10, after I deploy a new artifa… --- ## [Update Installation after Cancellation](https://hub.mender.io/t/update-installation-after-cancellation/2485)
**Author:** [@SamanRatna](https://hub.mender.io/u/SamanRatna)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2020, 5:37pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/update-installation-after-cancellation/2485 "2020-09-24T17:37:03Z")
If the mender client happens to cancel an update and choose to install it whenever he would want, how can we make that happen? (On a side note, time gap between cancellation and then installation could be too long and i… --- ## [Bad status 500 server error after failed update](https://hub.mender.io/t/bad-status-500-server-error-after-failed-update/2479)
**Author:** [@dwalkes](https://hub.mender.io/u/dwalkes)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2020, 2:44pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/bad-status-500-server-error-after-failed-update/2479 "2020-09-24T14:44:23Z")
Hi, I somehow got myself into a state where I’m seeing message from mender client after a failed update attempt: reporting status failed, bad status 500 server error message: internal error Running mender version 2.1… --- ## [Application update in i.MX8M Mini](https://hub.mender.io/t/application-update-in-i-mx8m-mini/2457)
**Author:** [@Kunal](https://hub.mender.io/u/Kunal)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2020, 9:59am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/application-update-in-i-mx8m-mini/2457 "2020-09-24T09:59:02Z")
Hi Mender Team, I was validating and going through the mender update module in i.MX8M Mini EVK. I am following https://docs.mender.io/artifact-creation/create-a-custom-update-module for an application update. I have upl… --- ## [Migration to Hosted Mender from self-hosted one](https://hub.mender.io/t/migration-to-hosted-mender-from-self-hosted-one/1076)
**Author:** [@ster](https://hub.mender.io/u/ster)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2020, 6:21am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/migration-to-hosted-mender-from-self-hosted-one/1076 "2020-09-23T06:21:35Z")
A general question which many will probably ask: what would be options if one day we want to migrate to Hosted Mender while having a number of devices deployed and connected to self-hosted instance? There’s basically 2 … --- ## [Automated/scripted reboot in standalone mode](https://hub.mender.io/t/automated-scripted-reboot-in-standalone-mode/2389)
**Author:** [@hacpa](https://hub.mender.io/u/hacpa)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2020, 1:44pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/automated-scripted-reboot-in-standalone-mode/2389 "2020-09-22T13:44:53Z")
I want to run a script that installs a Mender Artifact automatically with “mender -install” and reboots the host if required. With this script, I will install a mix of rootfs updates and update modules (which do not requ… --- ## [Looking for a reasonably powerful device with battery but no screen](https://hub.mender.io/t/looking-for-a-reasonably-powerful-device-with-battery-but-no-screen/2478)
**Author:** [@craigcomstock](https://hub.mender.io/u/craigcomstock)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2020, 1:43pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/looking-for-a-reasonably-powerful-device-with-battery-but-no-screen/2478 "2020-09-22T13:43:24Z")
Hi there mender community, I figure with the knowledge of different boards present here you might be able to help me out. I want to find a reasonably powerful CPU (prefer ARM) that also has a battery but no screen. A go… --- ## [Can't create release from a fresh installation on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS on AWS](https://hub.mender.io/t/cant-create-release-from-a-fresh-installation-on-ubuntu-18-04-lts-on-aws/2416)
**Author:** [@jesse](https://hub.mender.io/u/jesse)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2020, 11:48pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/cant-create-release-from-a-fresh-installation-on-ubuntu-18-04-lts-on-aws/2416 "2020-09-20T23:48:53Z")
Hello everyone, I’m having some issues running the mender-server 2.4.1 integration repository, and hope to get some direction here. I followed the mender documentation at version 2.4 and setup a server on a Ubuntu 18.04… --- ## [Transfer files and or create a directory as a part of application update](https://hub.mender.io/t/transfer-files-and-or-create-a-directory-as-a-part-of-application-update/2461)
**Author:** [@thesillywhat](https://hub.mender.io/u/thesillywhat)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2020, 4:08pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/transfer-files-and-or-create-a-directory-as-a-part-of-application-update/2461 "2020-09-18T16:08:36Z")
Hello , I trying to check my understanding here. I wanted transfer some files or links and if possible create a directory structure on my persistent data. I thought the best way to go about it would be doing a applicat… --- ## [Connect ultrasonic sensor to Jetson Xavier NX](https://hub.mender.io/t/connect-ultrasonic-sensor-to-jetson-xavier-nx/2454)
**Author:** [@udaysaikrishna](https://hub.mender.io/u/udaysaikrishna)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2020, 9:28am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/connect-ultrasonic-sensor-to-jetson-xavier-nx/2454 "2020-09-16T09:28:12Z")
I have a Jetson Xavier NX Board. In my current project, I need to connect the ultrasonic sensors (JSN-SR04T) to my Jetson Board. I tried with a single sensor and used Jetson.GPIO lib to communicate through GPIO but I’m … --- ## [Setting artifact description within Yocto](https://hub.mender.io/t/setting-artifact-description-within-yocto/2450)
**Author:** [@miklosj](https://hub.mender.io/u/miklosj)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2020, 8:00am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/setting-artifact-description-within-yocto/2450 "2020-09-18T08:00:50Z")
Hello! My team has been using Mender for quite some time. As a result, we have several artifacts uploaded to our Mender backend, that we would like to keep easy to identify. Setting the artifact name in Yocto is straig… --- ## [Meta-mender dunfell -\> libubootenv issue](https://hub.mender.io/t/meta-mender-dunfell-libubootenv-issue/2426)
**Author:** [@MarekBelisko](https://hub.mender.io/u/MarekBelisko)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2020, 7:06am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/meta-mender-dunfell-libubootenv-issue/2426 "2020-09-18T07:06:01Z")
I’m using latest dunfell poky and I’m hitting following issue: ERROR: No recipes available for: /home/user/project/meta-mender/meta-mender-core/recipes-bsp/u-boot/libubootenv\_0.2.bbappend Seems that libubootenv was b… --- ## [Unsupported script state](https://hub.mender.io/t/unsupported-script-state/2458)
**Author:** [@SamanRatna](https://hub.mender.io/u/SamanRatna)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2020, 2:16pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/unsupported-script-state/2458 "2020-09-17T14:16:42Z")
I have an error showing unsupported script state while generating mender artifact using single-artifact-gen. I used scripts for Download\_Enter and Sync\_Leave states. Both showed same issues. What am I missing ? I am usi… --- ## [Create a service that I can enable and disable on a read only rootFs](https://hub.mender.io/t/create-a-service-that-i-can-enable-and-disable-on-a-read-only-rootfs/2444)
**Author:** [@thesillywhat](https://hub.mender.io/u/thesillywhat)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2020, 4:55pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/create-a-service-that-i-can-enable-and-disable-on-a-read-only-rootfs/2444 "2020-09-16T16:55:46Z")
Hello, I have created a service that autostarts my application on a read only rootFS. I was wondering if there was a to create a service file that I can enable and disable. On the other hand, Is there a way to not star… --- ## [Yocto:Dunfell:SAMA5D3: Mender artifact download fails](https://hub.mender.io/t/yoctosama5d3-mender-artifact-download-fails/2425)
**Author:** [@ravipathak1](https://hub.mender.io/u/ravipathak1)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2020, 3:46pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/yoctosama5d3-mender-artifact-download-fails/2425 "2020-09-16T15:46:01Z")
Hi, I have integrated mender into the Yocto project for the SAMA5D3. The project is based on dunfell. I am using u-boot from mender. Yocto project is creating ubimg with the following volumes: \[rootfsA\] mode=ubi image=… --- ## [Raspberrypi cm3 zeus-test issues](https://hub.mender.io/t/raspberrypi-cm3-zeus-test-issues/1881)
**Author:** [@MarekBelisko](https://hub.mender.io/u/MarekBelisko)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2020, 8:27am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/raspberrypi-cm3-zeus-test-issues/1881 "2020-09-16T08:27:34Z")
Hi, I’m trying to test update of raspberrypi cm3 module to zeus branch. I’m hitting following issues: u-boot -\> do\_configure task is in loop: make -f /home/jenkins/mender/mender-raspberrypi/build/tmp/work/raspberrypi… --- ## [Different commit behavior of rootfs-image-v2 VS rootfs-image](https://hub.mender.io/t/different-commit-behavior-of-rootfs-image-v2-vs-rootfs-image/2446)
**Author:** [@hacpa](https://hub.mender.io/u/hacpa)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2020, 5:01pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/different-commit-behavior-of-rootfs-image-v2-vs-rootfs-image/2446 "2020-09-15T17:01:16Z")
I noticed a difference in the behavior of “rootfs-image-v2” https://github.com/mendersoftware/mender/blob/master/tests/rootfs-image-v2 when trying to commit after an upgrade fails, but only in standalone mode. Consider t… [Previous page](https://hub.mender.io/c/general-discussions/12.md?page=58) [Next page](https://hub.mender.io/c/general-discussions/12.md?page=60)