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	NSLU2 Help - no IP address by Joel Scaria :: Rate this Message: Reply to Author \| View Threaded \| Show Only this Message Hello all, I used the installation guide for the NSLU2 at http://www.cyrius.com/debian/nslu2/install.html to install Debian on my NSLU2. I tried installing the Debian/NSLU2 Stable 4.0r3 from http://www.slug-firmware.net/d-dls.php on my NSLU2 using the web interface provided by Linksys. However, after several minutes the Ready/Status LED remains an amber color while the ethernet LED remains a solid (and sometimes blinking) green. On my router's list of attached devices, I do not see my NSLU2. I was wondering whether if any of you have any idea of what could be going wrong. I know at some point I should be able to SSH in using Putty and run the normal installation, but I don't have an IP address to SSH into. I have emailed Martin (of cyrius.com) and he could not figure out what was wrong and recommended me to email this listserv. Here are some of the questions he asked me: Q: What kind of network setting did you have with your original NSLU2 firmware? My guess is that the network configuration was not complete and hence Debian installer fails to bring up the network. Can you unplug the network cable when you boot, then when the NSLU2 beeps connect the cable again and connect to 192.168.1.77? A: When I unplug the network cable and turn on the NSLU2, I don't hear a beep. (I just get the amber light.) Q: And which firmware did you flash? The 4.0r3 one from slug-firmware.net? A: Yes Q: How did you flash the installer? You didn't use EraseAll, right? A: I used the Linksys web utility (where you can upload a new copy of the firmware). I didn't use EraseAll. One suggestion he had is that sometimes the RTC clock gets stuck and removing the RTC battery could help. If you have any insight or have encountered something similar, please let me know what you did to fix it. I appreciate any ideas you may have. Thank you, Joel
	AW: NSLU2 Help - no IP address by Klaus Ruebsam :: Rate this Message: Reply to Author \| View Threaded \| Show Only this Message Try reflashing the original firmware as of Linksys. Then restore the slug to it´s factory default network!!! settings (using the LinkSys firmware). Now get the slug again into update-mode and then try again flashing the debian-installer image. That did the job already twice for me (as I normally do not use the default IP-addresses). Bare in mind to NEVER EVER use the EraseAll tool as it will permanently break the slug!!! Good luck!
	Re: NSLU2 Help - no IP address by Joel Scaria :: Rate this Message: Reply to Author \| View Threaded \| Show Only this Message How would I go about reflashing the original firmware? The Linksys web interface is unavailable because well...I can't access it via my network since it's not getting an IP address. On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 12:52 PM, Klaus Ruebsam <k.ruebsam@...> wrote: > Try reflashing the original firmware as of Linksys. Then restore the > slug to > it´s factory default network!!! settings (using the LinkSys firmware). Now > get the slug again into update-mode and then try again flashing the > debian-installer image. > > That did the job already twice for me (as I normally do not use the default > IP-addresses). > > Bare in mind to NEVER EVER use the EraseAll tool as it will permanently > break the slug!!! > > Good luck! > > >
	Re: NSLU2 Help - no IP address by Mike Westerhof (mwester) :: Rate this Message: Reply to Author \| View Threaded \| Show Only this Message Joel Scaria wrote: > How would I go about reflashing the original firmware? The Linksys web > interface is unavailable because well...I can't access it via my network > since it's not getting an IP address. Follow the instructions on the wiki to enter upgrade mode using the reset-button method. No firmware other than the original Linksys firmware has a web-based upgrade mechanism, so you need to use the reset-button technique in all standard cases anyway. > > On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 12:52 PM, Klaus Ruebsam <k.ruebsam@... > <mailto:k.ruebsam@...>> wrote: > > Try reflashing the original firmware as of Linksys. Then restore the > slug to > it´s factory default network!!! settings (using the LinkSys > firmware). Now > get the slug again into update-mode and then try again flashing the > debian-installer image. > > That did the job already twice for me (as I normally do not use the > default > IP-addresses). > > Bare in mind to NEVER EVER use the EraseAll tool as it will permanently > break the slug!!! > > Good luck! Mike (mwester)
	Re: NSLU2 Help - no IP address by Tunkkaamo :: Rate this Message: Reply to Author \| View Threaded \| Show Only this Message Joel Scaria wrote: Hello all, I used the installation guide for the NSLU2 at http://www.cyrius.com/debian/nslu2/install.html to install Debian on my NSLU2. I tried installing the Debian/NSLU2 Stable 4.0r3 from http://www.slug-firmware.net/d-dls.php on my NSLU2 using the web interface provided by Linksys. However, after several minutes the Ready/Status LED remains an amber color while the ethernet LED remains a solid (and sometimes blinking) green. On my router's list of attached devices, I do not see my NSLU2. I was wondering whether if any of you have any idea of what could be going wrong. I know at some point I should be able to SSH in using Putty and run the normal installation, but I don't have an IP address to SSH into. I have emailed Martin (of cyrius.com) and he could not figure out what was wrong and recommended me to email this listserv. Here are some of the questions he asked me: Q: What kind of network setting did you have with your original NSLU2 firmware? My guess is that the network configuration was not complete and hence Debian installer fails to bring up the network. Can you unplug the network cable when you boot, then when the NSLU2 beeps connect the cable again and connect to 192.168.1.77? A: When I unplug the network cable and turn on the NSLU2, I don't hear a beep. (I just get the amber light.) Q: And which firmware did you flash? The 4.0r3 one from slug-firmware.net? A: Yes Q: How did you flash the installer? You didn't use EraseAll, right? A: I used the Linksys web utility (where you can upload a new copy of the firmware). I didn't use EraseAll. One suggestion he had is that sometimes the RTC clock gets stuck and removing the RTC battery could help. If you have any insight or have encountered something similar, please let me know what you did to fix it. I appreciate any ideas you may have. Thank you, Joel I used the upslug2 utility throug Linux to restore the original NSLU2_V23R63 firmware. The utility runs on and I can boot the machine: I tsays the normal "beep" and all lights are green after boot but I cannot connect through 192.168.1.77 or the Linksys setup wizard. Setup Wizard says it has found devices, but none are shown on the screen. Any ideas? Thanks.