**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Fri Jul 22 23:59:56 2005 Jul 23 01:03:44 does the slug support ntfs? Jul 23 01:05:10 NSLU2-IRC, http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/Main/FAQ#faq11 Jul 23 02:35:48 ah! Jul 23 02:35:59 ah? Jul 23 02:36:02 ayone here? Jul 23 02:36:07 hey Jul 23 02:36:18 I just got unslunged! :-) Jul 23 02:36:25 nice Jul 23 02:37:09 well... almost... I think I failed at some point... can only boot the NSLU without any disks .-( Jul 23 02:37:52 uNSLUng5.5? Jul 23 02:37:57 yes Jul 23 02:38:12 and supposedly unslunged to a 1GB flashdisk in Jul 23 02:38:38 ..."disk 1"... (sorry... hit enter to soon) Jul 23 02:38:52 then you should read this http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nslu2-linux/message/7489 which offers a solution for your problem Jul 23 02:39:54 superb! I was starting to get worried, as my hottest lead was on the german pages :-) Jul 23 02:44:07 Thanks. I'll try it straight away. Have to be offline though, but I'll be back with a status report on my progress. Jul 23 02:44:20 np Jul 23 03:23:54 Caplink811_log: I booted fine! :-) Jul 23 03:25:55 one question though. The guide does noe instruct to reboot without disk, telnet and change the password. If I enable telnet now (with the disk in) then I will be locked out due to the linksys pw getting copied from the disk? Jul 23 03:26:42 sorry about the typos... I guess I'm just excited :-) Jul 23 03:39:50 hmm... now I cannot connect without the disk plugged in (NSLU boots but does not respond on ping/http)... and I do not dare to enable telnet :-\ Jul 23 03:49:49 ok... I got in and changed the password (no disk attached)... crossing fingers for a clean boot Jul 23 03:52:05 hah! by the disks of David! it's working! Jul 23 03:52:46 logging in with your new pw without an attached hd? Jul 23 03:52:57 that too Jul 23 03:53:23 just booted a couple of times without a disk Jul 23 03:53:26 :-) Jul 23 03:53:56 so you should copy /etc/passwd away, to a save place, and then plug in the disk Jul 23 03:54:30 then (w/o disk) enabled telned, logged in, hotplugged the disk, did the ChangePasswordsFromTheCommandLine thing, and rebooted Jul 23 03:54:40 k, that works too Jul 23 03:54:56 I've now telnetted in with my new password :-) Jul 23 03:56:00 how do I confirm that the flashdisk is the root, as per #8 in the readme? Jul 23 03:58:40 mount should give you something like that Jul 23 03:58:57 [root@linus root]$ mount Jul 23 03:58:57 /dev/sda1 on /initrd type jffs2 (rw) Jul 23 03:58:57 /dev/sda1 on / type ext3 (rw) Jul 23 03:58:58 usbdevfs on /proc/bus/usb type usbdevfs (rw) Jul 23 03:58:58 /dev/sda1 on /share/hdd/data type ext3 (rw) Jul 23 03:59:00 /dev/sda2 on /share/hdd/conf type ext3 (rw,sync) Jul 23 03:59:11 2nd line is the important one Jul 23 04:00:13 or /dev/sdb1, if your stick is in port 2 Jul 23 04:00:18 ok, looks like everything is ok. a "df" also shows rootfs as big, and a use of 3% Jul 23 04:00:36 then, everything is right Jul 23 04:01:02 I think I'm ready for ipkg :-) Next step is to get a SlimServer running... Jul 23 04:01:20 oh, slimserver on the slug is hard Jul 23 04:01:41 :-( Jul 23 04:01:44 hard = slow, super slow Jul 23 04:01:53 uh... Jul 23 04:02:18 I guess someone should add that to the wiki... Jul 23 04:02:42 in general, it works, but its slow Jul 23 04:02:48 ok Jul 23 04:03:05 if you make that expirience, than you can add it Jul 23 04:03:16 slow like slow searches etc.? Jul 23 04:03:44 slow pages, slow sorts, everything is slow Jul 23 04:04:03 hmm... Jul 23 04:04:15 why do you want to run sllimserver? Jul 23 04:04:39 and I bought the NSLU just for running the SlimServer... Jul 23 04:05:03 I want it silent, low cost and "cool" :-) Jul 23 04:05:24 I guess i should have bought a MacMini or something... Jul 23 04:05:45 in my case, the slug serve mp3 for my noxon, via twonkyvision server, that works well Jul 23 04:08:13 hmm... why did I not know of this noxon thing before.... :-\ Jul 23 04:08:27 for which kind of devices you want to serve music? Jul 23 04:08:37 better just optimize the SlimServer then :-) Jul 23 04:09:00 I got a Squeezebox2 Jul 23 04:09:13 which is a nice device Jul 23 04:09:41 indeed... at least it looks slick, and is now waiting for a server :-) Jul 23 04:10:57 I'm WLAN'ing everything up, so that I got the Squeezebox, the NSLU and a 400GB USB disk in my livingroom... silently serving music :-) Jul 23 04:11:06 At least that was the plan.... Jul 23 04:13:01 so, follow the howto, and give it a try, may be that it satisfies your demnd Jul 23 04:13:08 s/demnd/demand Jul 23 04:15:19 Will do... I'll give a full report when i figure it out :-) Jul 23 06:50:55 Anyone know where I can find the original 2.3R24 firmware? Jul 23 07:23:23 hi, i've searched the nslu2-linux.org site but i can 't find it.. Can you use the nslu2 as an IRC box ? Or are there people that use it for irc ? Jul 23 07:23:35 i'm aware of the bitchx package Jul 23 07:23:45 but i was wondering if it really works Jul 23 07:24:21 the wiki doesn't say anything about afaik Jul 23 07:32:20 twan, you want to use the slug as irc server or client or bouncer? Jul 23 07:32:26 irc client Jul 23 07:32:52 i then should ssh into the box, and use screen Jul 23 07:32:57 for my irc client Jul 23 07:33:36 i hope i explain it correctly Jul 23 07:33:36 at the moment, there is no client package avaiable, but miau (irc-bouncer/logger) exists as a package Jul 23 07:33:43 oh Jul 23 07:33:49 and bitchx ? Jul 23 07:33:57 i've read that in the list of packages Jul 23 07:34:53 you're right, have done a grep irc, and in the bitchx description the IRC is in capital letters Jul 23 07:41:23 well, bitchx works well ;-) Jul 23 07:42:06 :-) Jul 23 08:43:55 anyone here running an ide hitachi 400gig hd with a nslu2? Jul 23 09:05:06 does the slug support ntfs? and can i upgrade the ram? Jul 23 09:05:56 try the search on the wiki Jul 23 09:07:47 a Jul 23 09:10:42 http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/?n=Main%2FSearchWiki&q=ntfs Jul 23 11:04:48 Has anyone used one of these with a usb wireless adapter? Jul 23 11:12:29 Crofton__|laptop: not yet Jul 23 11:12:32 or... Jul 23 11:12:44 someone might have, but I'm going to start trying next weekend Jul 23 11:13:01 yeah, I'm looking at buying one of ebay soon Jul 23 11:14:37 Hello? Jul 23 11:25:33 Pibben, hi Jul 23 11:25:53 OK, I just bought a nslu2 Jul 23 11:30:52 Hello again! I am still having problem with my slug.. =/ Jul 23 11:31:05 define problem, pls Jul 23 11:31:06 It still dies in the middle of formatting my LaCie 250gb drive Jul 23 11:31:25 it dies, or it doesn't answer? Jul 23 11:31:47 The web interface times out. Jul 23 11:31:57 And the formatting never seems to finish Jul 23 11:33:56 never seems to finish... how long do you wait? Jul 23 11:34:57 20-30 minutes, maybe Jul 23 11:36:13 well, in this time, the slug should finished the format command Jul 23 11:37:18 And start responding again? Jul 23 11:37:18 which firmware do you use? Jul 23 11:37:24 2.3R25 Jul 23 11:37:27 yes Jul 23 11:37:35 I've tried R29 aswell Jul 23 11:38:02 R29 isn't good, no telnet (in fact no easy way to telnet in) Jul 23 11:38:57 this looks like a guy with the same problem: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nslu2-linux/message/6077 Jul 23 11:43:38 So, it is "normal" for the slug to stop responding while formatting? Jul 23 11:44:59 never happens to me, but just yesterday, here was another guy with the same problem, and the hint to wait some time (e.g. 15-20 min) helped him Jul 23 11:50:01 That was me yesterday =) The thing that "worked" was that the slug started working again. But I never managed to format the drive. Jul 23 11:51:41 oops Jul 23 11:55:49 as i said yesterday, may be a problem with enclosure/disc combination Jul 23 11:56:03 how about formatting the drive elsewhere? Jul 23 11:57:18 may be possible, but the problem is, to make the slug recognise the drive as formatted Jul 23 11:57:46 who try this needs an image of the conf partition Jul 23 11:58:32 hmm... Jul 23 11:59:21 flash with unslung, then mount it as a FAT disk? Jul 23 11:59:38 at least the .dongle is needed, but in this case you couldn't boot with disk attached Jul 23 12:00:49 you need 3 partitions on the disk, normally formated as ext3, data, conf and swap Jul 23 12:01:39 Pibben, have you a running linux sys? Jul 23 12:02:22 repeat last question: Pibben, have you a running linux system? Jul 23 12:02:33 Yes I do Jul 23 12:03:07 so, there may be a way.. Jul 23 12:04:22 Partitioning and formatting the drive in linux? Jul 23 12:04:36 attach the hd on the linux machine, partioning the hd with three parts, part1 as data ~249GB Jul 23 12:04:52 part2 as conf ~110MB Jul 23 12:05:04 and part 3 as swap ~100MB Jul 23 12:05:20 * caplink811 runnig off cigarettes Jul 23 12:05:29 * caplink811 searching another package Jul 23 12:06:14 all ext3? Jul 23 12:07:01 1st and 2nd ext3, 3rd as type swap Jul 23 12:07:13 imho type 83 Jul 23 12:08:21 if you do that, boot without hd, telnet in, plug hd in, mount /dev/sda2 at somewhere, /mnt/tmpmnt is a good place, and do a >/mnt/tmpmnt/.dongle Jul 23 12:08:31 umount /dev/sda2 Jul 23 12:08:42 reboot without the hd attached Jul 23 12:09:10 telnet in, hotplug the disk, now it should be recognized as formatted in the webinterface Jul 23 12:09:43 How do i "telnet in"? (Sorry, I'm a beginner) Jul 23 12:10:39 http://adress_of_slug/Management/telnet.cgi -> enable telnet , then use putty or telnet to telnet in, Jul 23 12:10:52 oops, so you need at least one unslung firmware for this Jul 23 12:11:48 Ah, I thought so... Jul 23 12:12:09 cause, with unslung firmware the root password is well known Jul 23 12:12:31 Ah I see. Jul 23 12:13:41 but, you need a working copy of the conf files, after you do that all.. Jul 23 12:16:18 I need what? Jul 23 12:24:24 on the webif->administration->advanced->backup, you can backup, or restore all data at the conf partition Jul 23 12:25:30 Ah, thanks Jul 23 12:25:46 if someone (like me) send you a backup file, you can easily restore your conf partition, so you can boot in the future with hd attached Jul 23 12:26:19 Sure, that'd be great! Jul 23 12:44:20 Pibben, still here? Jul 23 12:45:57 can anyone help me with a strange problem? Jul 23 12:49:36 Pibben, well, send me your email adress to caplink811@users.sourceforge.net and i send you a backup of the conf partition Jul 23 12:49:55 Burton, dunno, define strange problem Jul 23 12:51:50 It's per@pz.se Jul 23 12:53:39 ok, I flashed my nslu2 with the unslung 5.5 firmware, and tried did unsling to en external hdd. But when I restarted the nslu with the hdd connected after unslinging I got no contact with it from the computer Jul 23 12:54:12 I had to remove the hdd and restart it again to gain acces to it Jul 23 12:54:51 Burton, have you read http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nslu2-linux/message/7489 ? Jul 23 12:55:20 tried unslinging several times but I never got it to work, I had to remove the hdd and restart the nslu2 and then connect the hdd every time Jul 23 12:55:24 yes I have Jul 23 12:56:20 and this solutions doesn't work for you Jul 23 12:56:30 but the main problem that I have now is that I tried to reflash it with the same firmware, and put it in to upgrade mode Jul 23 12:56:51 and now I cant get the Sercomm utility to work Jul 23 12:57:15 I don't find any devices in sercomm Jul 23 12:59:05 hm, your win box is in the 192.168.0. segment? Jul 23 12:59:16 yes Jul 23 12:59:31 do I have to change my ip? Jul 23 13:00:09 your ip should 192.168.0.* where * is unequal 1, cause this is the slug ip Jul 23 13:02:12 or, if sercomm wouldn't work, you could try the "classical" method http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/HowTo/TelnetIntoRedBoot Jul 23 13:02:34 and than http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/HowTo/RecoverFromABadFlash Jul 23 13:04:07 ok, thanks I totaly forgot about changing the ip on my win computer Jul 23 13:04:13 will try that now Jul 23 13:04:26 good luck Jul 23 13:07:05 uhh... I ran into a little problem... the "libz.so" file (among others) are missing when installing which (as per the SlimServer guide)... any ideas? Jul 23 13:07:45 ipkg install zlib Jul 23 13:17:33 caplink811_log: still there? Jul 23 13:17:41 yep Jul 23 13:19:27 I changed my ip to 192.168.0.5 and then tried to connect to the nslu2 with a ethernet cable, but I still don't find any devices in the Sercomm upgrade utility Jul 23 13:20:32 do you have any ideas of what im doing wrong? Jul 23 13:24:14 the slug is flashing red/green ? Jul 23 13:24:25 yes Jul 23 13:24:44 and your ethernet cable is a crossover? Jul 23 13:25:14 http://www.makeitsimple.com/how-to/dyi_crossover.htm Jul 23 13:25:53 yes I believe so, does that matter? Jul 23 13:26:01 yes Jul 23 13:26:23 if you're direct conected Jul 23 13:27:11 is it possible to use a router ? Jul 23 13:31:22 a switching hub, yes Jul 23 13:31:59 aka switch, aka, lan ports on arouter Jul 23 13:32:29 ok Jul 23 13:33:01 is cat 5 crossover? Jul 23 13:34:01 cat5 defines the "speed", if you've a normal patch cable, than you need a router/switch, a crossover cable have some crossed wires Jul 23 13:37:44 ok Jul 23 14:12:44 short update: I'm now building the SlimServer :-) Jul 23 14:25:34 /join #nslu2-linux Jul 23 14:48:30 anyone here? Jul 23 18:36:02 hey people. I brought a slug today. Jul 23 18:36:20 though couldn't determine if it was possible to get a FAT32 or NTFS drive connected to it? Jul 23 18:36:59 as it is out of the box it uses a custom partition type which I find unacceptable... I would like to connect a NTFS or FAT32 drive to it and share it across my network. Jul 23 18:37:08 is this possible with the linux nslu2 effort? Jul 23 23:04:39 hello? Jul 23 23:12:30 when I try to format my first drive in the web interface nothing happens **** ENDING LOGGING AT Sat Jul 23 23:59:56 2005