# General Discussions

**URL:** https://hub.mender.io/c/general-discussions/12.md?page=72

[Latest](https://hub.mender.io/latest.md) · [Categories](https://hub.mender.io/categories.md) · [Tags](https://hub.mender.io/tags.md)

**Page:** 73

---

## [How can I get a list of all preauthorized devices (with mac addresses) using mender APIs?](https://hub.mender.io/t/how-can-i-get-a-list-of-all-preauthorized-devices-with-mac-addresses-using-mender-apis/1415)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Ks89](https://hub.mender.io/u/Ks89)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2020, 3:57pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/how-can-i-get-a-list-of-all-preauthorized-devices-with-mac-addresses-using-mender-apis/1415 "2020-01-09T15:57:33Z")

</div>

Hi! Which is the best way to list all preauthorized devices on mender server using management apis? I only need an array of mac addresses. Thank you.

---

## [Mender-artifact - Error in the package installation task while building the OS in yocto](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-artifact-error-in-the-package-installation-task-while-building-the-os-in-yocto/1399)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@bndrz](https://hub.mender.io/u/bndrz)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2020, 8:43am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-artifact-error-in-the-package-installation-task-while-building-the-os-in-yocto/1399 "2020-01-07T08:43:13Z")

</div>

Hello, I encoutered following problem: install: cannot stat '.../build/tmp/raspberrypi/raspberrypi3-glibc/work/cortexa7t2hf-neon-vfpv4-oe-linux-gnueabi/mender-artifact/3.0.0-r0/build/bin/mender-artifact': No such file …

---

## [Update from Pyro to Warrior](https://hub.mender.io/t/update-from-pyro-to-warrior/1407)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Pehoh](https://hub.mender.io/u/Pehoh)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2020, 8:41am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/update-from-pyro-to-warrior/1407 "2020-01-07T08:41:39Z")

</div>

Hello, We are using Mender on an iMX6 on Pyro branch of Yocto. Everything works fine. We use it in standalone mode. We decided to move to Warrior branch recently. I have ported everything and it also works fine. I rec…

---

## [Roll x64 Images - Archlinux](https://hub.mender.io/t/roll-x64-images-archlinux/1402)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@neoweb](https://hub.mender.io/u/neoweb)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2020, 6:43pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/roll-x64-images-archlinux/1402 "2020-01-03T18:43:59Z")

</div>

I do not know if mender is the right solution, but I want to roll Archlinux solutions across a set of x64 devices. I need a way to update images of computers remotly ota. So clonezilla and drbl is out. So far I have o…

---

## [Wrong status showing in pending status](https://hub.mender.io/t/wrong-status-showing-in-pending-status/1400)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Shrulabh](https://hub.mender.io/u/Shrulabh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2020, 1:03pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/wrong-status-showing-in-pending-status/1400 "2020-01-03T13:03:16Z")

</div>

The Demo Server is showing up 3 devices in Pending but shows no device when go to Pending devices tab

---

## [Getting error during artefacts creation from Ubuntu 18.04 x64 image using mender-convert-next](https://hub.mender.io/t/getting-error-during-artefacts-creation-from-ubuntu-18-04-x64-image-using-mender-convert-next/1305)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Rohita83](https://hub.mender.io/u/Rohita83)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [December 26, 2019, 2:36pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/getting-error-during-artefacts-creation-from-ubuntu-18-04-x64-image-using-mender-convert-next/1305 "2019-12-26T14:36:49Z")

</div>

Hello, With ubuntu test image. i have “.sdimg” and “.mender” files But I am getting error below with Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS (Bionic beaver) Desktop image after execute mender-convert using mender-convert-next repo. I have …

---

## [I configured mender client in my debian image ,when am using that image in multiple devices, in mender dashboard showing only one device](https://hub.mender.io/t/i-configured-mender-client-in-my-debian-image-when-am-using-that-image-in-multiple-devices-in-mender-dashboard-showing-only-one-device/1368)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@gpram](https://hub.mender.io/u/gpram)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 24, 2019, 2:05pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/i-configured-mender-client-in-my-debian-image-when-am-using-that-image-in-multiple-devices-in-mender-dashboard-showing-only-one-device/1368 "2019-12-24T14:05:33Z")

</div>

i configured mender client in my Debian image that image placed in my device , that image am using 3 devices … mac id changed all devices when am using that image parallel in my devices mac id showing only one device…

---

## [Mender artifact signing](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-artifact-signing/1324)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@itzSatz](https://hub.mender.io/u/itzSatz)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2019, 4:54am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-artifact-signing/1324 "2019-12-18T04:54:47Z")

</div>

If the mender artifact was signed with the wrong key, the mender application executing the states (fetch - install - verification failed - install Retry states) ten times. Is it any configuration to avoid this execution…

---

## [Delta update rootfs error](https://hub.mender.io/t/delta-update-rootfs-error/1346)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@mEK](https://hub.mender.io/u/mEK)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2019, 7:36am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/delta-update-rootfs-error/1346 "2019-12-13T07:36:50Z")

</div>

Hi community: I have a problem with delta update. I followed the Robust delta update rootfs : Robust delta update rootfs . And first I deployed full image update that added mender-binary-delta tool. It didn’t occur any…

---

## [New iteration of the mender-convert tool](https://hub.mender.io/t/new-iteration-of-the-mender-convert-tool/824)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@mirzak](https://hub.mender.io/u/mirzak)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2019, 1:30pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/new-iteration-of-the-mender-convert-tool/824 "2019-12-12T13:30:40Z")

</div>

Hi, As you might be aware of we have a tool we call mender-convert to enable support for Mender on binary distributions. We are happy that this has worked out, enabling people to securely update their devices on non-…

---

## [Vanilla qemuarm full multi partition emulation?](https://hub.mender.io/t/vanilla-qemuarm-full-multi-partition-emulation/1339)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@emilm](https://hub.mender.io/u/emilm)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2019, 8:56am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/vanilla-qemuarm-full-multi-partition-emulation/1339 "2019-12-11T08:56:38Z")

</div>

Basically I want to emulate a typical setup with boot + 2x rootfs + data on qemuarm, so I can properly test that my configs etc are populated correctly on /data running on standard runqemu script from yocto. I followed h…

---

## [Mender-artifact hangs](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-artifact-hangs/752)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@ster](https://hub.mender.io/u/ster)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2019, 9:39am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-artifact-hangs/752 "2019-12-10T09:39:47Z")

</div>

I’m trying to use mender-artifact to modify files inside a mender artifact built with mender-convert without success (see update below). I downloaded precompiled binary and placed it inside mender-convert/output/ Check…

---

## [QA issue - ELF binary has relocations in .text](https://hub.mender.io/t/qa-issue-elf-binary-has-relocations-in-text/1331)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@ajithpv](https://hub.mender.io/u/ajithpv)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2019, 4:57am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/qa-issue-elf-binary-has-relocations-in-text/1331 "2019-12-09T04:57:56Z")

</div>

Hi, When I’m doing the fresh Yocto build, I’m getting the below warning: WARNING: mender-2.0.0-r0 do\_package\_qa: QA Issue: ELF binary ‘\<build\_dir\>/tmp/work/aarch64-poky-linux/mender/2.0.0-r0/packages-split/mender/usr/…

---

## [Mender-artifact missing global options support in mender-artifactimg.bbclass](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-artifact-missing-global-options-support-in-mender-artifactimg-bbclass/1333)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@dellgreen](https://hub.mender.io/u/dellgreen)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2019, 2:03am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-artifact-missing-global-options-support-in-mender-artifactimg-bbclass/1333 "2019-12-09T02:03:25Z")

</div>

In https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mendersoftware/meta-mender/master/meta-mender-core/classes/mender-artifactimg.bbclass There doesn’t seem to be any provision to set mender-artifact global options like compression. M…

---

## [RPi Compute Module 3+ with Mender-Convert?](https://hub.mender.io/t/rpi-compute-module-3-with-mender-convert/1325)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@sddw](https://hub.mender.io/u/sddw)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 6, 2019, 12:37pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/rpi-compute-module-3-with-mender-convert/1325 "2019-12-06T12:37:51Z")

</div>

Hello, I have followed the board integration instructions for RPi 3 found here, except that I am using a Compute Module 3+. I was able to convert the stock Raspbian Stretch Lite 2019-04-08 image to support Mender, using…

---

## [Authorization request error: x509 because it doesn't contain any IP SANs](https://hub.mender.io/t/authorization-request-error-x509-because-it-doesnt-contain-any-ip-sans/1316)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@shah.sheraz3](https://hub.mender.io/u/shah.sheraz3)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 5, 2019, 8:18am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/authorization-request-error-x509-because-it-doesnt-contain-any-ip-sans/1316 "2019-12-05T08:18:39Z")

</div>

when i see the log for mender client using the below command it shows authorization request error: x509 journalctl -u mender Dec 04 10:20:56 iWave-G27M mender\[3961\]: time=“2019-12-04T10:20:56Z” level=info msg=“Issuer: …

---

## [Access Deployment Id from script](https://hub.mender.io/t/access-deployment-id-from-script/1319)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@alberto-brigandi](https://hub.mender.io/u/alberto-brigandi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 4, 2019, 6:13pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/access-deployment-id-from-script/1319 "2019-12-04T18:13:02Z")

</div>

Hi, Is there any way to obtain the current deployment id value from statescript and/or custom update module? Thanks, Alberto

---

## [X86 device](https://hub.mender.io/t/x86-device/1308)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@dtulyakov](https://hub.mender.io/u/dtulyakov)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [December 4, 2019, 12:13pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/x86-device/1308 "2019-12-04T12:13:52Z")

</div>

How can I add a x86 device to mender?

---

## [Issue with x509 certificate on Ubuntu](https://hub.mender.io/t/issue-with-x509-certificate-on-ubuntu/1311)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@leonsgithub](https://hub.mender.io/u/leonsgithub)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 3, 2019, 2:57pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/issue-with-x509-certificate-on-ubuntu/1311 "2019-12-03T14:57:33Z")

</div>

Hi, I got the following error after a OS production installation with this command CERT\_API\_CN=$API\_GATEWAY\_DOMAIN\_NAME CERT\_STORAGE\_CN=$STORAGE\_PROXY\_DOMAIN\_NAME …/keygen Full procedure listed here: https://docs.men…

---

## [Post-update reboot](https://hub.mender.io/t/post-update-reboot/1304)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@stroate](https://hub.mender.io/u/stroate)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 2, 2019, 7:11am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/post-update-reboot/1304 "2019-12-02T07:11:35Z")

</div>

I’m messing around with Mender for my thesis and so far, I successfully authorized and updated my device in a demo environment, using a directory Update Module. Next is to reboot the device after the update has completed…

---

## [Unable to create artefacts from Ubuntu 18.04 x64 image using mender-convert-next](https://hub.mender.io/t/unable-to-create-artefacts-from-ubuntu-18-04-x64-image-using-mender-convert-next/1220)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@TLS](https://hub.mender.io/u/TLS)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [December 2, 2019, 5:35am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/unable-to-create-artefacts-from-ubuntu-18-04-x64-image-using-mender-convert-next/1220 "2019-12-02T05:35:08Z")

</div>

Hello! For the past few days i’ve been trying to use mender-convert-next on a Ubuntu 18.04 image. Initially I made contact with mender at contact@mender.io where i got the following instructions: Install: https://git…

---

## [Update retry policy](https://hub.mender.io/t/update-retry-policy/1299)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@dreamtripper](https://hub.mender.io/u/dreamtripper)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 29, 2019, 5:10pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/update-retry-policy/1299 "2019-11-29T17:10:20Z")

</div>

When an update is interrupted by a power outage, it is our observation that the deployment is marked as failed on the server side and the client does not reattempt to install it. This was also observed when the interrupt…

---

## [Issue with cross server API access](https://hub.mender.io/t/issue-with-cross-server-api-access/1300)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@user24](https://hub.mender.io/u/user24)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 29, 2019, 1:47pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/issue-with-cross-server-api-access/1300 "2019-11-29T13:47:20Z")

</div>

Hello, I am running mender 2.1 on a local Ubuntu 18 machine. I am able to login using the mender gui, web based user interface. And also able to call the APIs using curl command line utility, as described in the document…

---

## [Unable to boot in i.MX8 Quad Max Dev.Kit](https://hub.mender.io/t/unable-to-boot-in-i-mx8-quad-max-dev-kit/1295)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@shah.sheraz3](https://hub.mender.io/u/shah.sheraz3)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 28, 2019, 5:30pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/unable-to-boot-in-i-mx8-quad-max-dev-kit/1295 "2019-11-28T17:30:55Z")

</div>

Yocto Build Info Build Configuration: BB\_VERSION = “1.38.0” BUILD\_SYS = “x86\_64-linux” NATIVELSBSTRING = “ubuntu-16.04” TARGET\_SYS = “aarch64-poky-linux” MACHINE = “…

---

## [Mender on Suse IoT device with embedded storage](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-on-suse-iot-device-with-embedded-storage/1296)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@anton](https://hub.mender.io/u/anton)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 28, 2019, 5:29pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-on-suse-iot-device-with-embedded-storage/1296 "2019-11-28T17:29:58Z")

</div>

Hi, Is it also possible to only use embedded storage and skip the sd card creating the 4 partitions on the embedded storage? We have mypi boards with rpi 3 and Suse supported OS. If we want to use mender as a local ins…

---

## [Feedback requested: making Debian system update generation easier](https://hub.mender.io/t/feedback-requested-making-debian-system-update-generation-easier/1273)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@eystein](https://hub.mender.io/u/eystein)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 28, 2019, 11:49am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/feedback-requested-making-debian-system-update-generation-easier/1273 "2019-11-28T11:49:31Z")

</div>

Hi everyone, We’re looking at some ideas for making system update (i.e. rootfs) generation easier for Debian family distributions (where Mender uses mender-convert). Right now the golden image workflow is being used, h…

---

## [Self hosted Mender - error during device decommission](https://hub.mender.io/t/self-hosted-mender-error-during-device-decommission/460)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@zumiani](https://hub.mender.io/u/zumiani)\
**Replies:** 29\
**Last updated:** [November 27, 2019, 5:22pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/self-hosted-mender-error-during-device-decommission/460 "2019-11-27T17:22:16Z")

</div>

Hello everyone, I have installed Mender on my own server, I create an image from a raspbian one and manage to accept device on server. However if I try to Decommission device it returns me following error There was a …

---

## [Set static IP in running config](https://hub.mender.io/t/set-static-ip-in-running-config/1282)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Alex](https://hub.mender.io/u/Alex)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2019, 2:55pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/set-static-ip-in-running-config/1282 "2019-11-26T14:55:42Z")

</div>

Hi Guys! I am trying to set a static IPv4 address in a running mender-yocto. To set it up isn’t the problem but how can I make it persitent so it is used by the second rootfs after a mender update? The problem is that i…

---

## [Rpi3: cannot switch boot partition based on the mender\_\* u-boot variables](https://hub.mender.io/t/rpi3-cannot-switch-boot-partition-based-on-the-mender-u-boot-variables/1281)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@dreamtripper](https://hub.mender.io/u/dreamtripper)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2019, 6:53pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/rpi3-cannot-switch-boot-partition-based-on-the-mender-u-boot-variables/1281 "2019-11-25T18:53:51Z")

</div>

I am unable to switch the boot partition using the parameters that are described in the Integration Checklist. When I set: mender\_boot\_part=3 mender\_boot\_part\_hex=3 I still get booted into partition 2. Given the sam…

---

## [Mender-partuuid and mender-data-growfs incompatible](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-partuuid-and-mender-data-growfs-incompatible/1274)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@mdavis777](https://hub.mender.io/u/mdavis777)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2019, 1:50pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-partuuid-and-mender-data-growfs-incompatible/1274 "2019-11-24T13:50:48Z")

</div>

Mender-partuuid throws a warning if MENDER\_STORAGE\_DEVICE is defined however mender-data-growfs requires it to be there to work. Should there be a warning if both are enabled or automatically disable growfs if partuuid …

[Previous page](https://hub.mender.io/c/general-discussions/12.md?page=71)

[Next page](https://hub.mender.io/c/general-discussions/12.md?page=73)
