Nabble - Nslu2 - General

HW failure on USB or corrupted firmware?

2009-12-20T11:07:01Z

Hi,

I recently flashed my NSLU2 with Unslung 6.10-beta, this went otherwise smoothly, but NSLU lost the disks occationally after reboot (same problem with USB HDD or USB flash).

Next I flashed it with SlugOS/LE, which worked otherwise fine but still lost the disk every now and then, not necessarily in reboot but when disconnecting the power. After few days NSLU started to get stuck in boot, not always but usually started after few tries. When stuck it did not respond to power button or reset switch, so the only way was to disconnect the power. When started the kernel logs (with dmesg) indicated some problems with USB (hub found but no ports detected) and it was not possible to mount USB disks.

Then yesteraday I decided to try the ResetSysConf trick as it had helped someone with a problem with similar symptoms. This made the thing only worse, now NSLU starts to boot but gets stuck after a while. I have tried now with Linksys original FW, SlugOS and Unslung with pretty much the same result.

Next step was to add the serial port, and the boot log reveals that there is some problem, probably with USB causing the freezing
The last 3 lines of the boot log are:

usb.c: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 1
!!!abort_handler addr = 0xb7fe5f5d, isr = 0x3, status = 0xb2a0
!!!abort_handler addr = 0xb7fe5f5d, isr = 0x3, status = 0x22a0

Any suggestions how to proceed or should I just give up and try
to find a new NSLU? Anyone having had similar problems?
My NSLU is manufactured 1/2008.

Full boot log below (booted with no USB drives attached)

BR, Ari K

+Ethernet eth0: MAC address 00:1d:7e:ad:3c:7c
IP: 192.168.0.1/255.255.255.0, Gateway: 192.168.0.1
Default server: 0.0.0.0, DNS server IP: 0.0.0.0

RedBoot(tm) bootstrap and debug environment [ROMRAM]
Red Hat certified release, version 1.92 - built 15:16:07, Feb 3 2004

Platform: IXDP425 Development Platform (XScale)
Copyright (C) 2000, 2001, 2002, Red Hat, Inc.

RAM: 0x00000000-0x02000000, 0x000723a0-0x01ff3000 available
FLASH: 0x50000000 - 0x50800000, 64 blocks of 0x00020000 bytes each.
== Executing boot script in 2.000 seconds - enter ^C to abort
RedBoot> boot;exec 0x01d00000
have eRcOmM
copy kernel code from flash to RAM
copy ramdisk file from flash to RAM
run kernel
Using base address 0x01d00000 and length 0x000e9bac
Uncompressing Linux.............................................................
... done, booting the kernel.
Linux version 2.4.22-xfs (unslung@...) (gcc version 3.4.4) #1 Sat Dec 29
03:29:38 UTC 2007
CPU: XScale-IXP425/IXC1100 revision 2
Machine: Intel IXDP425 Development Platform
Warning: bad configuration page, trying to continue
Security risk: creating user accessible mapping for 0x60000000 at 0xff00f000
Security risk: creating user accessible mapping for 0x51000000 at 0xf1000000
On node 0 totalpages: 8192
zone(0): 8192 pages.
zone(1): 0 pages.
zone(2): 0 pages.
Kernel command line: console=ttyS0,115200n8 root=/dev/mtdblock4 rootfstype=jffs2
rw init=/linuxrc mem=32M@0x00000000
Calibrating delay loop... 263.78 BogoMIPS
Memory: 32MB = 32MB total
Memory: 30272KB available (1582K code, 281K data, 244K init)
Dentry cache hash table entries: 4096 (order: 3, 32768 bytes)
Inode cache hash table entries: 2048 (order: 2, 16384 bytes)
Mount cache hash table entries: 512 (order: 0, 4096 bytes)
Buffer cache hash table entries: 1024 (order: 0, 4096 bytes)
Page-cache hash table entries: 8192 (order: 3, 32768 bytes)
POSIX conformance testing by UNIFIX
PCI Autoconfig: Found Bus 0, Device 1, Function 0
PCI Autoconfig: BAR 0, Mem, size=0x81000, address=0x4bf7f000
PCI Autoconfig: Found Bus 0, Device 1, Function 1
PCI Autoconfig: BAR 0, Mem, size=0x81000, address=0x4be7e000
PCI Autoconfig: Found Bus 0, Device 1, Function 2
PCI Autoconfig: BAR 0, Mem, size=0x80100, address=0x4bd7df00
PCI: bus0: Fast back to back transfers disabled
Linux NET4.0 for Linux 2.4
Based upon Swansea University Computer Society NET3.039
Initializing RT netlink socket
Starting kswapd
VFS: Disk quotas vdquot_6.5.1
Journalled Block Device driver loaded
devfs: v1.12c (20020818) Richard Gooch (rgooch@...)
devfs: boot_options: 0x0
Installing knfsd (copyright (C) 1996 okir@...).
JFFS2 version 2.1. (C) 2001 Red Hat, Inc., designed by Axis Communications AB.
i2c-core.o: i2c core module
i2c-dev.o: i2c /dev entries driver module
i2c-core.o: driver i2c-dev dummy driver registered.
i2c-algo-bit.o: i2c bit algorithm module version 2.6.1 (20010830)
pty: 256 Unix98 ptys configured
pty: 256 Unix98 ptys configured
Serial driver version 5.05c (2001-07-08) with MANY_PORTS SHARE_IRQ SERIAL_PCI enabled
ttyS00 at 0xff000003 (irq = 15) is a XScale UART
ttyS01 at 0xff001003 (irq = 13) is a XScale UART
RAMDISK driver initialized: 16 RAM disks of 16384K size 1024 blocksize
SCSI subsystem driver Revision: 1.00
* host:<NULL>
cfi_cmdset_0001: Erase suspend on write enabled
Using buffer write method
Creating 6 MTD partitions on "IXP425 Flash":
0x00000000-0x00040000 : "RedBoot"
0x00040000-0x00060000 : "SysConf"
0x00060000-0x00160000 : "Kernel"
0x00160000-0x00180000 : "Ramdisk"
0x00180000-0x007e0000 : "Flashdisk"
0x007e0000-0x00800000 : "FIS directory"
usb.c: registered new driver usbdevfs
usb.c: registered new driver hub
pci probe begin
ehci_hcd 00:01.2: NEC Corporation USB 2.0
ehci_hcd 00:01.2: irq 28, pci mem c3872f00
usb.c: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 1
!!!abort_handler addr = 0xb7fe5f5d, isr = 0x3, status = 0xb2a0
!!!abort_handler addr = 0xb7fe5f5d, isr = 0x3, status = 0x22a0

scanbuttond

2009-12-18T14:26:21Z

Can anyone point me to a scanbuttond binary / ipkg or how to install for
SlugOS?
I installed sane backend for my scanner, and would like to work on getting
the buttons working...

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tcpwrappers on DD-WRT error

2009-12-17T23:52:50Z

I use spawn in /opt/etc/hosts.allow.

In messages log file i receive:
warning: /opt/etc/hosts.allow, line 4: open /dev/null: Is a directory

Source of tcpwrappers (shell_cmd.c):
if (open("/dev/null", 2) != 0) {
error = "open /dev/null: %m";
}

installing netpbm

2009-12-17T05:30:17Z

Can anyone tell me how to install netpbm?
I am running slugos and have the optware feed too...
?
Thanks!

Re: NSLU2 not visible in network

2009-12-16T23:45:27Z

Hi again,

I am glad that somebody took over the task of managing this group email list.

In the meantime, I have solved the problem. After re-reflashing the slug, the ip was visible in router list.

Ubuntu installation however failed. I have tried installation several times, but eventually I've switched to SlugOS/BE (which installed flawless).

Best regards,
Adorian

Re: Admin message: Moderators wanted

2009-12-14T11:17:44Z

datconsulting wrote:
> I'm not active on the group anymore since I sold my SLUG long ago. Looks like there was a bunch of messages sitting pending to be approved from November.
>
> I'm looking for someone that wants to Moderate and approve pending messages for the group (and someone to take over the group if they wish).
>
> Send me an E-mail and we'll make the changes.
>
> Thanks,
> David Troesch
>
Any takers? I'm currently mod'ing the nslu2-linux group; so if nobody
has stepped up just assign the -general group to me as well.
-Mike (mwester)

NSLU2 not visible in network

2009-12-13T04:25:41Z

Hi,

I try to install a minimal ubuntu (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ARM/NSLU2) to my NSLU2. I was able to upload the installer firmware

with upslug2 -i di-nslu2.bin

but I cannot start installation via ssh because I do not know the IP address of NSLU2 device. The router is set to DHCP. Its software does not show the NSLU2 device in list of IP addresses (all other machines in network are listed).

I have tried to reflash with Linksys Firmware hoping that this will reset network configuration
upslug2 -i ./NSLU2_V23R63.bin
and got OK to rebooting...done

However, I still do not see NSLU2 IP address in DHCP list. Could somebody guide me on what shall I do to discover the IP address of the slug an continue with ubuntu installation step?

Best regards,
Adorian

Strange dns problems

2009-12-12T10:08:34Z

Hi!

I'm running slugos 5.3-beta, with kernel 2.6.27.8, on a NSLU2.
Accessing the machine via ssh or web works fine.
But I have some strange dns problems.
I can't ping hosts with by their names. But it works if I ping their ip-address.

What works: dig, host, nslookup, dnstrace, ping -4 <hostname>, ping <ip-address>
What don't work: ping <hostname>, websurf, ipkg install, etc

A workaround to the get ipkg to work was to enter its server
ip-address+hostname in to /etc/hosts.

Configuration files

/etc/network/interfaces
# The loopback interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
#
# The interface used by default during boot
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
address 192.168.0.180
netmask 255.255.255.0
broadcast 192.168.0.255
gateway 192.168.0.1

/etc/resolv.conf
nameserver 192.168.0.1

Routing table:
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
192.168.0.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0
default 192.168.0.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0

ifconfig eth0
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1D:7E:AB:65:DE
inet addr:192.168.0.180 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:20810 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:25633 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
RX bytes:1655670 (1.5 MiB) TX bytes:26765050 (25.5 MiB)

Any suggestions of what I'm missing here.
Pleas.

/H

NSLU2 and par check large 40GB files ?

2009-12-11T16:31:23Z

Anybody tried par checking a large 40GB file with the NSLU2 as i wondered if the 233mghz CPU was up to it or if it gave up and crashed .

NSLU2 and par check large 40GB files ?

2009-12-11T02:26:01Z

Anybody tried par checking a large 40GB file with the NSLU2 as i wondered if the 233mghz CPU was up to it or if it gave up and crashed :D

Nlsu debian wont boot

2009-12-11T00:49:07Z

Hi all!
after installing debian on my slug and running for a week, yesterday I was connecting in ssh to my slug and after 20 second it put me out....
grr and I can't reconnect.
So I've pushed the green button but nothing appened.
Keeping pushed also nothing...
damn

Unplugged and replugged the power cable, but now after a few minute I've only "disk 1" light (where leave the USB stick with debian) on
and nothing more.

If I ping my slug it respond for 20-25 times and then no response for 100-150 times.

I don't know what I can do to resume it.

Can anyone help me?

Thank you very much.

New (?) mini NAS slug type devices

2009-12-09T19:11:47Z

This is probably a bad thing .... saw one thing that of course led on to many others. Where do you stop???

Saw this recently: http://www.cyberguys.com/product-details/?productid=36218 couldn't find any info on hacking it though :(

From the product page:
Share your external hard drive with your entire network--even the Internet if you want--with the simple-to-setup Venus mini-NAS Adapter. It accepts any USB 2.0 drive and serves it to a 10/100 Ethernet network. Select the servers you want to run--such as FTP, HTTP or SMB--connect the drive to the adapter, and then connect the adapter to a network port.

Drive formats supported: FAT32, EXT2, EXT3
Server software: FTP, DHCP, SMB, print, BitTorrent

Through Amazon, appears that Hitachi is offering something similar:
http://www.amazon.com/Hitachi-SimpleNET-Portable-Dongle-SNET/dp/B002CMEIV6/ref=cm_cr_pr_pb_t/178-1681735-4150066. Doing a quick search looks like is promising as far as hacking possibilities.

This also looks pretty cool ... http://bifferos.bizhat.com/

Re: Problem after trying dd to clone new drive - wont boot on old disk

2009-12-09T18:45:21Z

Thanks. I ended up installing one of the drives in to an older PC, connecting the other with USB ( I should really invest in eSATA) and used the Parted Magic live CD to first use clonezilla, then gparted to resize the new disk.

After that, I reconnected the drive and the slug was quite happy. At this time everything seems to be working perfectly!

--- In nslu2-general@..., "Mike Westerhof (mwester)" <mwester@...> wrote:

>
> docbillnet wrote:
> >> Don't use dd to copy filesystems - it only works in very specific
> >> situations. You are far better off to format the target partition,
> >>
> >
> > That statement is completely absurd.
>
> Thanks for your polite response. Note that after that very strong
> statement you make, you then go on to (correctly) identify the very
> specific situations where dd *does* actually work.
>
> Thanks for your commentary.
>
> -Mike (mwester)
>
> > "dd" always works when copying filesystems, provided you use the correct block sizes. System administrators have been doing this to backup filesystems for more than 30 years. I have personally been doing it for more than 15 years, and I have never had problems.
> >
> > That said, chances are the problem is not copying the filesystem, but the disk image. e.g.
> >
> > dd if=/dev/sda1 of=/dev/sdb1 bs=2048
> >
> > works ok. But
> >
> > dd if=/dev/sda of=/dev/sdb bs=2048
> >
> > will only work if both hard drives have the same physical partitioning.
> >
> > However, you can still recover the data by dd'ing back to the original drive if you erased it...
> >
> > That said, I do NOT advice using dd to copy filesystems unless they contain features not supported by higher level programs. Usually "rsync" is both faster and better. However, a common exception to this rule is when copying the root partition of a file system with SELinux enabled. "dd" will preserve all the SELinux settings, "rsync" even with the appropriate settings might not be able to.
> >
> > I also tend to use "dd" when backing up windows partitions. The reason being is I've yet to find a linux method of copying windows file systems that preserves windows ACL's and such. Meaning if I want C: drive to boot and start, I better copy it with dd.
> >
> > Bill
> >
>

Re: optware

2009-12-09T18:42:35Z

On Sun, Nov 29, 2009 at 6:55 PM, fratertje <jp@...> wrote:
> I'm sure I'm in the wrong place here. Please don't flame me for that.

nslu2-linux might be a better place

> I'm a very satisfied user of optware for my "WD Worldbook" and my DD-WRT router. Recently I bought an ACryan with a Realtek Venus chipset and my new router, the Asus RT16N, has a new firmware with a 2.6 kernel (DD-WRT has always been based on kernel 2.4).
>
> I would like to know who to turn to when I want to petition for a new feed for these platforms.

Do they still use 32bit mips CPU, LSB? If yes, existing optware
packages should run just fine.

--
Fajar

Admin message: Moderators wanted

2009-12-09T08:13:20Z

I'm not active on the group anymore since I sold my SLUG long ago. Looks like there was a bunch of messages sitting pending to be approved from November.

I'm looking for someone that wants to Moderate and approve pending messages for the group (and someone to take over the group if they wish).

Send me an E-mail and we'll make the changes.

Thanks,
David Troesch

how to remote access Linux client

2009-12-07T20:47:59Z

Hi,

I want to install bittorrent on linux system. This system doesnot have a keyboard or monitor etc., to check and input . I have a windows PC connected to the same LAN network. Now is there any way that I can reach with the windows Web UI to check the status or bittorrent running on Linux system. This Linux system is basically a NAS storage device (My book World Edition Blue Rings) with Linux running.

Any help is appreciated!

Thanks

Cups problem

2009-12-04T18:17:27Z

while starting cups i am getting this error....
/opt/sbin/cupsd: error while loading shared libraries: libsasl2.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

ipkg update
ipkg install cups
ipkg install cups-doc

USB Drive Access!!

2009-12-04T17:54:42Z

Recently I had a hicup in the sytem and I had to unsling my disk1 again.
Unforunately after that I am unable to access my USB Disk 1 or Disk 2 from the
WebGUI or any of the windows Client.

"\\nslu2\disk 1" throws error in the windows client

and if I click on the USB Disk 1 on the web gui get error there too.

Also not able to create any share or anything....through the GUI
my mounts are correct, verified doing a df

Filesystem 1k-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/sdb1 3631020 104356 3489776 3% /
/dev/mtdblock4 6528 6296 232 96% /initrd
/dev/sda1 480482192 134005116 341595648 28% /share/flash/data
/dev/sdb1 3631020 104356 3489776 3% /share/hdd/data
/dev/sdb2 123827 4150 118399 3% /share/hdd/conf
/dev/sda2 116661 4142 111315 4% /share/flash/conf

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
# pwd
/
# ls -al
drwxrwxr-x 21 admin everyone 4096 Dec 4 20:48 .
drwxrwxr-x 21 admin everyone 4096 Dec 4 20:48 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1 Dec 1 18:51 .sdb1root
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 26 Dec 31 1969 .unslung
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Dec 1 18:50 bin
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Dec 1 18:50 dev
drwxr-xr-x 7 root root 4096 Dec 3 20:40 etc
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Dec 1 18:51 home
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 0 Dec 1 18:51 initrd
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Dec 1 18:50 lib
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2585 Dec 31 1969 linuxrc
drwx------ 2 root root 16384 Dec 1 18:44 lost+found
drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 Dec 1 18:50 mnt
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root 4096 Dec 2 12:31 opt
dr-xr-xr-x 65 root root 0 Dec 31 1969 proc
drwxrwxr-x 2 admin everyone 4096 Dec 1 18:45 public
-rw------- 1 root root 16096 Dec 3 20:39 quota.user
-rw------- 1 root root 16096 Dec 3 20:39 quota.user~
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Dec 2 12:51 root
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Dec 1 18:51 sbin
drwxrwxr-x 5 admin everyone 4096 Dec 2 12:51 share
drwxrwxrwt 2 root root 4096 Dec 3 21:05 tmp
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Dec 31 1969 unslung
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Dec 31 1969 upload
drwxr-xr-x 8 root root 4096 Dec 1 18:51 usr
drwxr-xr-x 7 root root 4096 Dec 1 18:51 var

Redboot on FSG3 running Debian Lenny

2009-12-04T11:28:56Z

Hi,

I've got an FSG3 that I've upgraded to debian (etch first using
http://wpkg.org/Running_Debian_on_Freecom_FSG-3, then Lenny using
http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/arm/release-notes/ch-upgrading.en.html
#newkernel). I seem, however, to still have the 2.6.20 kernel installed. I
need the newer kernel for some of the new libertas wireless drivers. I've
tried the instructions for upgrading the kernel (to
linux-image-2.6.26-2-ixp4xx, installed as per the lenny notes above), but
this upgrade says (strongly) to update your bootloader (which, of course, is
redboot) to get it to use initramfs. I don't know how to do this and,
though I've searched for information, I can't find out how to configure
redboot.

I did find some redboot-tools-0.7 from ubuntu, which look promising, but the
scripts are full of offsets in the flash and, without knowing what I'm
doing, really don't want to just run the scripts.

Is there anybody out there who can help?

Thanks in advance,

John Grange

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Re: Re: Problem after trying dd to clone new drive - wont boot on old disk

2009-12-04T10:50:32Z

docbillnet wrote:
>> Don't use dd to copy filesystems - it only works in very specific
>> situations. You are far better off to format the target partition,
>>
>
> That statement is completely absurd.

Thanks for your polite response. Note that after that very strong
statement you make, you then go on to (correctly) identify the very
specific situations where dd *does* actually work.

Thanks for your commentary.

-Mike (mwester)

> "dd" always works when copying filesystems, provided you use the correct block sizes. System administrators have been doing this to backup filesystems for more than 30 years. I have personally been doing it for more than 15 years, and I have never had problems.
>
> That said, chances are the problem is not copying the filesystem, but the disk image. e.g.
>
> dd if=/dev/sda1 of=/dev/sdb1 bs=2048
>
> works ok. But
>
> dd if=/dev/sda of=/dev/sdb bs=2048
>
> will only work if both hard drives have the same physical partitioning.
>
> However, you can still recover the data by dd'ing back to the original drive if you erased it...
>
> That said, I do NOT advice using dd to copy filesystems unless they contain features not supported by higher level programs. Usually "rsync" is both faster and better. However, a common exception to this rule is when copying the root partition of a file system with SELinux enabled. "dd" will preserve all the SELinux settings, "rsync" even with the appropriate settings might not be able to.
>
> I also tend to use "dd" when backing up windows partitions. The reason being is I've yet to find a linux method of copying windows file systems that preserves windows ACL's and such. Meaning if I want C: drive to boot and start, I better copy it with dd.
>
> Bill
>

Re: Problem after trying dd to clone new drive - wont boot on old disk

2009-12-04T10:03:48Z

> Don't use dd to copy filesystems - it only works in very specific
> situations. You are far better off to format the target partition,

That statement is completely absurd. "dd" always works when copying filesystems, provided you use the correct block sizes. System administrators have been doing this to backup filesystems for more than 30 years. I have personally been doing it for more than 15 years, and I have never had problems.

That said, chances are the problem is not copying the filesystem, but the disk image. e.g.

dd if=/dev/sda1 of=/dev/sdb1 bs=2048

works ok. But

dd if=/dev/sda of=/dev/sdb bs=2048

will only work if both hard drives have the same physical partitioning.

However, you can still recover the data by dd'ing back to the original drive if you erased it...

That said, I do NOT advice using dd to copy filesystems unless they contain features not supported by higher level programs. Usually "rsync" is both faster and better. However, a common exception to this rule is when copying the root partition of a file system with SELinux enabled. "dd" will preserve all the SELinux settings, "rsync" even with the appropriate settings might not be able to.

I also tend to use "dd" when backing up windows partitions. The reason being is I've yet to find a linux method of copying windows file systems that preserves windows ACL's and such. Meaning if I want C: drive to boot and start, I better copy it with dd.

Bill

Redboot Configuration on FSG3 running Debian Lenny

2009-12-03T08:30:40Z

Hi,

I've got an FSG3 that I've upgraded to debian (etch first using http://wpkg.org/Running_Debian_on_Freecom_FSG-3, then Lenny using http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/arm/release-notes/ch-upgrading.en.html#newkernel). I seem, however, to still have the 2.6.20 kernel installed. I need the newer kernel for some of the new libertas wireless drivers. I've tried the instructions for upgrading the kernel (to linux-image-2.6.26-2-ixp4xx, installed as per the lenny notes above), but this upgrade says (strongly) to update your bootloader (which, of course, is redboot) to get it to use initramfs. I don't know how to do this and, though I've searched for information, I can't find out how to configure redboot.

I did find some redboot-tools-0.7 from ubuntu, which look promising, but the scripts are full of offsets in the flash and, without knowing what I'm doing, really don't want to just run the scripts.

Is there anybody out there who can help?

Thanks in advance,

John Grange

Redboot on FSG3 running Debian Lenny

2009-12-02T23:57:19Z

Re: Problem after trying dd to clone new drive - wont boot on old disk

2009-12-02T18:33:47Z

Thanks for the tip. Without drives connected the slug boots as you said it would, and I can ssh to it. At this time I'm copying the old disk to the new disk using my laptop running clonezilla.

We'll see what happens when I reconnect the USB drives.

Bryan.

--- In nslu2-general@..., Mike Westerhof <mwester@...> wrote:

>
> montyny1 wrote:
> > Hi,
> > So, I wanted to upgrade from my 750GB Hitachi to a 1TB Fantom. I plugged the Fantom in to the 2nd USB port and started dd. After 15hours I controlled C the dd, shutdown the slug and powered it off. I took the drives to a laptop and planned to copy them from there, but the Fantom would not be recognized - seems like others have this problem.
> >
> Don't use dd to copy filesystems - it only works in very specific
> situations. You are far better off to format the target partition, then
> copy the contents from one to another using a tool like rsync. (Do this
> on a desktop; the small memory on the NSLU2 makes that a painful thing.)
> > Ok, I thought, plug the 750GB back in to the slug and go with that - no big deal. However, the slug beeps, flashes the lights then does nothing. I left it for many hours and the ethernet flashes green, the top led flashes yellow (with a tint of red). I disconnected the power - reconnected the drive to a laptop running linux and ran ext3fs - which completed OK.
> >
> > Reconnected the drive and powered on the slug - again after 12 hours or so, still the same flashing LED. I think the slug is running slugos.
> >
> > Any thoughts on what I can do get the slug working again?
>
> Unplug everything from the USB ports, then boot up the NSLU2 -- if it is
> running SlugOS, it will boot up and you'll be able to login to the
> device. Now you can plug in the external disk -- check the messages
> (dmesg) and see if it detects it and mounts it. Fix whatever is wrong
> until it mounts.
>
> -Mike (mwester)
>

Installer software for OPT packages

2009-12-02T02:09:04Z

Hi !

First, let me know if I don't post in the right place.
Second, you make great job with all these OPT packages !

I've made a windows / linux software that can :
- connect to a Linux device using Telnet (a NAS, a movieplayer...)
- install in one click a OPT packge (NZBGet, Transmission...)
- edit config files from a text edit window
- start / stop services
- ...

It's available here : http://www.plugondevice.com

For the moment, there is only a "driver" for the ACRyan PlayOnHD device, but it can work with any other linux device (which have a Telnet connection).

If someone is interested to use it on another device, I can help you to adapt the existing "driver" (it's only a shell script).

And if you got any ideas to improve this software...

Thanks.

Re: Problem after trying dd to clone new drive - wont boot on old disk

2009-12-01T16:23:14Z

montyny1 wrote:
> Hi,
> So, I wanted to upgrade from my 750GB Hitachi to a 1TB Fantom. I plugged the Fantom in to the 2nd USB port and started dd. After 15hours I controlled C the dd, shutdown the slug and powered it off. I took the drives to a laptop and planned to copy them from there, but the Fantom would not be recognized - seems like others have this problem.
>
Don't use dd to copy filesystems - it only works in very specific
situations. You are far better off to format the target partition, then
copy the contents from one to another using a tool like rsync. (Do this
on a desktop; the small memory on the NSLU2 makes that a painful thing.)
> Ok, I thought, plug the 750GB back in to the slug and go with that - no big deal. However, the slug beeps, flashes the lights then does nothing. I left it for many hours and the ethernet flashes green, the top led flashes yellow (with a tint of red). I disconnected the power - reconnected the drive to a laptop running linux and ran ext3fs - which completed OK.
>
> Reconnected the drive and powered on the slug - again after 12 hours or so, still the same flashing LED. I think the slug is running slugos.
>
> Any thoughts on what I can do get the slug working again?

Unplug everything from the USB ports, then boot up the NSLU2 -- if it is
running SlugOS, it will boot up and you'll be able to login to the
device. Now you can plug in the external disk -- check the messages
(dmesg) and see if it detects it and mounts it. Fix whatever is wrong
until it mounts.

-Mike (mwester)

Problem after trying dd to clone new drive - wont boot on old disk

2009-12-01T06:39:54Z

Hi,
So, I wanted to upgrade from my 750GB Hitachi to a 1TB Fantom. I plugged the Fantom in to the 2nd USB port and started dd. After 15hours I controlled C the dd, shutdown the slug and powered it off. I took the drives to a laptop and planned to copy them from there, but the Fantom would not be recognized - seems like others have this problem.

Ok, I thought, plug the 750GB back in to the slug and go with that - no big deal. However, the slug beeps, flashes the lights then does nothing. I left it for many hours and the ethernet flashes green, the top led flashes yellow (with a tint of red). I disconnected the power - reconnected the drive to a laptop running linux and ran ext3fs - which completed OK.

Reconnected the drive and powered on the slug - again after 12 hours or so, still the same flashing LED. I think the slug is running slugos.

Any thoughts on what I can do get the slug working again?

Thanks,
Bryan.

Can't connect to Slug

2009-11-29T13:20:24Z

Hi All,

I recently purchased a slug from ebay,new in box or so it seemed:(looked repackaged...but unused.

Right from the get-go I could not connect to the Nslu2 at 192.168.1.77

I am running DDwrt on my router but have tried to connect direct to a linux box(kubuntu 9.04)as well. I tried using upslug2 with a direct connection with the slug in upgrade mode, but connection failed. Linux could not establish connection.

I have tried everything suggested in the numerous searches I've done.

I just got the sercomm upgrade utility, should I try with a windows machine or try upslug2 again? I should add, I'm trying to install debian-armel 5.0.3 (di-nslu2.bin)

Does anyone have any ideas for someone new to this device.

Thanks All,

Tom
I

optware

2009-11-29T03:55:14Z

I'm sure I'm in the wrong place here. Please don't flame me for that.
I'm a very satisfied user of optware for my "WD Worldbook" and my DD-WRT router. Recently I bought an ACryan with a Realtek Venus chipset and my new router, the Asus RT16N, has a new firmware with a 2.6 kernel (DD-WRT has always been based on kernel 2.4).

I would like to know who to turn to when I want to petition for a new feed for these platforms.

Thanks in advance.

Re: NSLU2 availablity

2009-11-28T03:16:44Z

Try looking over the border in .de land. Several suppliers showing through a 'shopping' search on google.de - seem to be priced 70-90 EUR

--- In nslu2-general@..., "llampje" <llampje@...> wrote:
>
> Dear Group,
>
> I tried today to order some new nslu2 units.
> My supplier told me they where out of stock, and he could not deliver them anymore.
> >

Re: NSLU2 availablity

2009-11-25T10:26:07Z

What's a SheevaPlug? Another USB NAS?

Does it support USB devices with multiple drives? For example, my PSP Go shows up as two drives, one for it's 16 GB Internal storage and one for the M2 (Memory Stick 2) reader. My NSLU2 doesn't pick it up, it didn't pick up my last MP4 player with internal storage and a card reader either...

--- In nslu2-general@..., "sam_m_reed" <sam@...> wrote:

>
> Nope, they are end of line/end of life (EOL)
>
> Most people are buying SheevaPlugs now, though, some NSLU2's can be bought on eBay and alike.
>
> http://openplug.org/
>
>
> Sam
>
>
>
> --- In nslu2-general@..., "llampje" <llampje@> wrote:
> >
> > Dear Group,
> >
> > I tried today to order some new nslu2 units.
> > My supplier told me they where out of stock, and he could not deliver them anymore.
> >
> > Does anyone know if the nslu2 is still produced (or in stock) by linksys ?
> >
> > Does anyone have a supplier ?
> > I nomaly pay about 60-65 Euro excluding Vat.
> > We are located in the Netherlands.
> >
> > Peter
> >
>

RE: NSLU2 availablity

2009-11-25T08:19:13Z

> -----Original Message-----
> From: nslu2-general@... On Behalf Of llampje
> Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 10:39 AM
>
> Dear Group,
>
> I tried today to order some new nslu2 units.
> My supplier told me they where out of stock, and he could not
> deliver them anymore.
>
> Does anyone know if the nslu2 is still produced (or in stock)
> by linksys ?

The NSLU2 was discontinued in the spring of 2008, more than 18 months ago.

Paul Hutch

> Does anyone have a supplier ?
> I nomaly pay about 60-65 Euro excluding Vat.
> We are located in the Netherlands.
>
> Peter

Re: NSLU2 availablity

2009-11-25T08:16:51Z

Not for price you gave but still available in the netherlands !

http://www.vergelijk.nl/harddisk/linksys/nslu2/

Vriendelijke groeten,

Kind Regards,

Frank Reijn

frank@...

www.reijn.com

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--- On Wed, 11/25/09, llampje <llampje@...> wrote:

From: llampje <llampje@...>
Subject: [nslu2-general] NSLU2 availablity
To: nslu2-general@...
Date: Wednesday, November 25, 2009, 4:39 PM

Dear Group,

I tried today to order some new nslu2 units.

My supplier told me they where out of stock, and he could not deliver them anymore.

Does anyone know if the nslu2 is still produced (or in stock) by linksys ?

Does anyone have a supplier ?

I nomaly pay about 60-65 Euro excluding Vat.

We are located in the Netherlands.

Peter

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NSLU2 availablity

2009-11-25T08:11:45Z

The NSLU was discontinued by Linksys in 2008
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NSLU2

You can still buy them new and used, though it looks like prices are
creeping up slowly
http://www.google.com/products?q=nslu2&aq=f

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Re: NSLU2 availablity

2009-11-25T07:57:34Z

Nope, they are end of line/end of life (EOL)

Most people are buying SheevaPlugs now, though, some NSLU2's can be bought on eBay and alike.

http://openplug.org/

Sam

--- In nslu2-general@..., "llampje" <llampje@...> wrote:

>
> Dear Group,
>
> I tried today to order some new nslu2 units.
> My supplier told me they where out of stock, and he could not deliver them anymore.
>
> Does anyone know if the nslu2 is still produced (or in stock) by linksys ?
>
> Does anyone have a supplier ?
> I nomaly pay about 60-65 Euro excluding Vat.
> We are located in the Netherlands.
>
> Peter
>