# General Discussions **URL:** https://hub.mender.io/c/general-discussions/12.md?page=82 [Latest](https://hub.mender.io/latest.md) · [Categories](https://hub.mender.io/categories.md) · [Tags](https://hub.mender.io/tags.md) **Page:** 83 --- ## [Data partition extension to end of sd card](https://hub.mender.io/t/data-partition-extension-to-end-of-sd-card/379)
**Author:** [@MarekBelisko](https://hub.mender.io/u/MarekBelisko)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2019, 6:50am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/data-partition-extension-to-end-of-sd-card/379 "2019-04-08T06:50:53Z")
Hi, I would like to runtime extend data partition when board if first time booted. I have a case where SD cards have size 4 or 8GB. Mender image with app is ~2,5G and rest should be used for data. As I don’t want to ext… --- ## [Porting to new server](https://hub.mender.io/t/porting-to-new-server/450)
**Author:** [@JohnS](https://hub.mender.io/u/JohnS)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2019, 6:08pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/porting-to-new-server/450 "2019-04-04T18:08:40Z")
Hello, I am using Mender to manage 10 Raspberry Pis. I have to port the Pis to a new management server because the older server will not be available to me. I set up a new management server with new certificate keys and… --- ## [Mender Debian image on Ubuntu Server mini PC / VMware](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-debian-image-on-ubuntu-server-mini-pc-vmware/432)
**Author:** [@chessequality](https://hub.mender.io/u/chessequality)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2019, 5:37pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-debian-image-on-ubuntu-server-mini-pc-vmware/432 "2019-04-03T17:37:00Z")
Hi guys, I am new to Mender, so please bear with me :smile: We would like to use the Mender Debian image on an Ubuntu Server box / mini PC, would the procedure be the same as in the documentation? Also, we would like … --- ## [Anyone know what to do if an NPM recipe builds a binary for the wrong system?](https://hub.mender.io/t/anyone-know-what-to-do-if-an-npm-recipe-builds-a-binary-for-the-wrong-system/442)
**Author:** [@andrew\_wilcox](https://hub.mender.io/u/andrew_wilcox)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2019, 7:25pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/anyone-know-what-to-do-if-an-npm-recipe-builds-a-binary-for-the-wrong-system/442 "2019-04-02T19:25:13Z")
This isn’t directly Mender related, but it is blocking using Mender for our application so I thought I might ask if anyone had seen this before, or know where the best place would be to go for help… I’m building the ras… --- ## [Migrating a device from one Mender server to another](https://hub.mender.io/t/migrating-a-device-from-one-mender-server-to-another/438)
**Author:** [@shakeel](https://hub.mender.io/u/shakeel)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2019, 11:56am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/migrating-a-device-from-one-mender-server-to-another/438 "2019-04-02T11:56:30Z")
Hi, We were using an instance of Mender server and the devices were getting updated successfully. Now we need to use another Mender server with a different IP and certificate. We have decommissioned the devices from the… --- ## [/data/mender folder missing in standalone mode](https://hub.mender.io/t/data-mender-folder-missing-in-standalone-mode/419)
**Author:** [@ajithpv](https://hub.mender.io/u/ajithpv)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2019, 9:42am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/data-mender-folder-missing-in-standalone-mode/419 "2019-03-27T09:42:31Z")
Hi, I’m not sure whether we required /data/mender folder in standalone mode (specifically when using with a HTTPS server instead of USB location) but, this is missing when we disable the mender daemon. The folder will … --- ## [Segmentation fault while executing mender](https://hub.mender.io/t/segmentation-fault-while-executing-mender/396)
**Author:** [@shivashankar](https://hub.mender.io/u/shivashankar)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2019, 2:37am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/segmentation-fault-while-executing-mender/396 "2019-03-26T02:37:03Z")
I am trying to integrate Mender to i.MX6 Sabresd board and am able to generate mender binaries in the RootFS. I am able to boot the board but while executing the mender binary, I am getting a segmentation fault error. D… --- ## [What's the equivalent of using bitbake-layers when using repo?](https://hub.mender.io/t/whats-the-equivalent-of-using-bitbake-layers-when-using-repo/417)
**Author:** [@andrew\_wilcox](https://hub.mender.io/u/andrew_wilcox)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2019, 8:19pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/whats-the-equivalent-of-using-bitbake-layers-when-using-repo/417 "2019-03-25T20:19:50Z")
I’m trying to make the connection between repo based build instructions (e.g. https://hub.mender.io/t/raspberry-pi-0-wifi/78) and the Mender documentation (https://docs.mender.io/1.7/artifacts/yocto-project/building) To… --- ## [Repo tool requires git identity to be set](https://hub.mender.io/t/repo-tool-requires-git-identity-to-be-set/932)
**Author:** [@andrew\_wilcox](https://hub.mender.io/u/andrew_wilcox)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2019, 2:03pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/repo-tool-requires-git-identity-to-be-set/932 "2019-03-25T14:03:00Z")
--- ## [Slow deployment](https://hub.mender.io/t/slow-deployment/378)
**Author:** [@mterwoord](https://hub.mender.io/u/mterwoord)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2019, 8:12am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/slow-deployment/378 "2019-03-25T08:12:50Z")
Since we moved the mender server into a datacenter, deployments have been really slow. I applied the tactics described in \[1\], which make upgrade times acceptable. (1 to 1,5 hour update time, mender file is about 80MB) T… --- ## [Can not decommission a device. says 404](https://hub.mender.io/t/can-not-decommission-a-device-says-404/408)
**Author:** [@bbbh](https://hub.mender.io/u/bbbh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2019, 5:45pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/can-not-decommission-a-device-says-404/408 "2019-03-22T17:45:26Z")
when setting a device to decommission in the UI i get There was a problem decommissioning the device: cannot DELETE /api/management/v1/devauth/devices/5c8671a730665000010a0fee (404)… looking at the logs i can see it hi… --- ## [Speeding up testing tips?](https://hub.mender.io/t/speeding-up-testing-tips/404)
**Author:** [@TimFroehlich](https://hub.mender.io/u/TimFroehlich)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2019, 8:13am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/speeding-up-testing-tips/404 "2019-03-22T08:13:00Z")
I’m modifying things for a read-only FS on a raspberry pi, including making sure the right things make it onto the data partition, and between the amount of hardware features I’m using and the trouble I’ve had with qemu,… --- ## [A few UI bugs](https://hub.mender.io/t/a-few-ui-bugs/401)
**Author:** [@samlewis](https://hub.mender.io/u/samlewis)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2019, 9:42am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/a-few-ui-bugs/401 "2019-03-21T09:42:49Z")
Thanks for the great product, I’m currently using hosted mender and enjoying the experience. There are however two bugs I’ve noticed with the UI, sorry if this isn’t the right place to post them but I wasn’t sure where … --- ## [Changing the data partition to btrfs](https://hub.mender.io/t/changing-the-data-partition-to-btrfs/394)
**Author:** [@TimFroehlich](https://hub.mender.io/u/TimFroehlich)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2019, 8:58am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/changing-the-data-partition-to-btrfs/394 "2019-03-20T08:58:26Z")
So my devices will basically be bricked if certain files get corrupted (wifi config, etc) so I’m moving towards RO rootfs and as hardened a data partition as I can get. I’m on a raspberrypi with an SD Card so the best I … --- ## [Quick query on "Rocko - Mender 1.6" CONFIG\_ENV\_SIZE variable](https://hub.mender.io/t/quick-query-on-rocko-mender-1-6-config-env-size-variable/389)
**Author:** [@ajithpv](https://hub.mender.io/u/ajithpv)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2019, 1:33pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/quick-query-on-rocko-mender-1-6-config-env-size-variable/389 "2019-03-19T13:33:52Z")
Hi, AFAIK, The CONFIG\_ENV\_SIZE value depends on the BOOTENV\_SIZE. I have configured the BOOTENV\_SIZE as below in the machine config file: MENDER\_UBOOT\_ENV\_STORAGE\_DEVICE\_OFFSET\_1 = “0x400000” MENDER\_UBOOT\_ENV\_STORAG… --- ## [Need to know more about the 'Standalone mode'](https://hub.mender.io/t/need-to-know-more-about-the-standalone-mode/385)
**Author:** [@ajithpv](https://hub.mender.io/u/ajithpv)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2019, 12:58pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/need-to-know-more-about-the-standalone-mode/385 "2019-03-18T12:58:29Z")
Just a few doubt on Mender client (specific to standalone mode): Whether the ‘Mender client’ remain same (apart from the daemon) during the management mode and during the ‘standalone mode’? Anything intentionally enabl… --- ## [Production server login problem](https://hub.mender.io/t/production-server-login-problem/321)
**Author:** [@zacwbond](https://hub.mender.io/u/zacwbond)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2019, 3:49am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/production-server-login-problem/321 "2019-03-16T03:49:11Z")
I’ve been able to create a production server on an GCS instance, but I can’t seem to login. I can access the Gateway API, but my attempts to login always fail with no error in the GUI. If I examine the logs, I see line… --- ## [Whether any of the 'Mender Enterprise' features will come to Standard Mender?](https://hub.mender.io/t/whether-any-of-the-mender-enterprise-features-will-come-to-standard-mender/322)
**Author:** [@ajithpv](https://hub.mender.io/u/ajithpv)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2019, 4:07pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/whether-any-of-the-mender-enterprise-features-will-come-to-standard-mender/322 "2019-03-14T16:07:27Z")
I have seen the ‘Mender Enterprise’ announcement inside the Mender blog. I’m happy to see a lot of features listed under the Enterprise edition which is currently not available in the standard Mender (say, MCU support, … --- ## [How to fine tune the U-boot env?](https://hub.mender.io/t/how-to-fine-tune-the-u-boot-env/368)
**Author:** [@ajithpv](https://hub.mender.io/u/ajithpv)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2019, 7:36am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/how-to-fine-tune-the-u-boot-env/368 "2019-03-14T07:36:52Z")
I’m facing a strange problem after I modify the U-boot env with additional variables (which are required for our use case). Now, during the first boot after flashing the board, the U-boot env will not update to our new … --- ## [How to remove the boot partition from Yocto build?](https://hub.mender.io/t/how-to-remove-the-boot-partition-from-yocto-build/366)
**Author:** [@ajithpv](https://hub.mender.io/u/ajithpv)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2019, 4:07pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/how-to-remove-the-boot-partition-from-yocto-build/366 "2019-03-13T16:07:33Z")
Hi, AFAIK, Mender required minimum 3 partitions (2 rootfs and 1 data partition). The boot partition (4th one) which is created by Yocto is required only when we are using the ‘.sdimg’. Please correct me If I’m wrong. C… --- ## [Possibility of Mender Client without Mender server](https://hub.mender.io/t/possibility-of-mender-client-without-mender-server/259)
**Author:** [@ajithpv](https://hub.mender.io/u/ajithpv)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2019, 11:27am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/possibility-of-mender-client-without-mender-server/259 "2019-03-13T11:27:20Z")
Hi, Currently we are using the Mender demo server and mender client for the OTA. I know that the mender server can be installed on-premises, but would like to know whether mender client can work with any HTTPS server? … --- ## [Request for feedback - fun application for onboarding](https://hub.mender.io/t/request-for-feedback-fun-application-for-onboarding/301)
**Author:** [@eystein](https://hub.mender.io/u/eystein)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2019, 11:47am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/request-for-feedback-fun-application-for-onboarding/301 "2019-03-12T11:47:14Z")
Hi everyone, Given the upcoming support for Update Modules we are planning to change the onboarding in Mender (the UI tips you see when installing the Mender demo server or start using Hosted Mender). Today demo images… --- ## [InitRamfs x86\_64 producing mender files](https://hub.mender.io/t/initramfs-x86-64-producing-mender-files/270)
**Author:** [@dellgreen](https://hub.mender.io/u/dellgreen)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2019, 3:31pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/initramfs-x86-64-producing-mender-files/270 "2019-03-08T15:31:05Z")
When creating a yocto x86\_64 image with mender i get duplicate images created in deploy folder prefixed core-image-minimal-initramfs\* as well as the normal images. surely this isnt required as INITRAMFS\_FSTYPES only cont… --- ## [For commiting how do you set the changelog tag](https://hub.mender.io/t/for-commiting-how-do-you-set-the-changelog-tag/317)
**Author:** [@bbbh](https://hub.mender.io/u/bbbh)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2019, 2:40pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/for-commiting-how-do-you-set-the-changelog-tag/317 "2019-03-08T14:40:16Z")
following the instructions here it says to tag with a changelog. how do you tell git to add that tag. so its Changelog: None --- ## [Raspberry Pi: Net: No net found](https://hub.mender.io/t/raspberry-pi-net-no-net-found/313)
**Author:** [@james-onsolution](https://hub.mender.io/u/james-onsolution)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2019, 7:44am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/raspberry-pi-net-no-net-found/313 "2019-03-08T07:44:43Z")
Hi, I’m in the process of upgrading from Sumo/Mender 1.6 to Thud/Mender 1.7 for the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+. My project is almost identical to the standard board integration. I’ve successfully flashed my new image to a… --- ## [No space left on device](https://hub.mender.io/t/no-space-left-on-device/310)
**Author:** [@james-onsolution](https://hub.mender.io/u/james-onsolution)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2019, 7:02am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/no-space-left-on-device/310 "2019-03-08T07:02:03Z")
Hi, I’ve just tried updating from Mender 1.6 with Sumo to Mender 1.7 with Thud. I’ve successfully built my image with my own layers (exactly the same layer as before), and I’ve successfully flashed it to a Raspberry Pi.… --- ## [Raspberry PI 3 B+ Writing to Redundant MMC(0)](https://hub.mender.io/t/raspberry-pi-3-b-writing-to-redundant-mmc-0/255)
**Author:** [@ikkysleepy](https://hub.mender.io/u/ikkysleepy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2019, 6:53pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/raspberry-pi-3-b-writing-to-redundant-mmc-0/255 "2019-03-06T18:53:56Z")
I am having issues with the Raspberry PI 3 B+ board, it seems. I have no issues with Raspberry 3 B, Raspberry PI zero, but one user is saying they are getting this error: I used the same size SD card (8gb) but I don’t… --- ## [How to get all the error code details of Mender?](https://hub.mender.io/t/how-to-get-all-the-error-code-details-of-mender/294)
**Author:** [@ajithpv](https://hub.mender.io/u/ajithpv)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2019, 2:33pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/how-to-get-all-the-error-code-details-of-mender/294 "2019-03-06T14:33:05Z")
Hi, As part of our design, we need to capture all the error codes on the design for future references. This includes custom application and mender client/server side errors. Hence, I would like to know, how I can get t… --- ## [Libubootenv: New library to access U-Boot environment](https://hub.mender.io/t/libubootenv-new-library-to-access-u-boot-environment/297)
**Author:** [@dwalkes](https://hub.mender.io/u/dwalkes)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2019, 8:46am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/libubootenv-new-library-to-access-u-boot-environment/297 "2019-03-06T08:46:16Z")
Hi Folks, For anyone who isn’t on the swupdate mailing list I noticed an interesting post yesterday about a new option for U-Boot environment configuration in software. See the announcement post at https://groups.googl… --- ## [Cannot set custom Default device identity attribute in UI](https://hub.mender.io/t/cannot-set-custom-default-device-identity-attribute-in-ui/290)
**Author:** [@dbensoussan](https://hub.mender.io/u/dbensoussan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2019, 2:56pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/cannot-set-custom-default-device-identity-attribute-in-ui/290 "2019-03-05T14:56:09Z")
Hi, I am using mender 1.7.0 and have added my own Serial number in the device identity as you can see but I cannot set it up as default one. I followed https://docs.mender.io/1.7/client-configuration/identity Is th… [Previous page](https://hub.mender.io/c/general-discussions/12.md?page=81) [Next page](https://hub.mender.io/c/general-discussions/12.md?page=83)