**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Thu Jan 19 02:59:58 2006 Jan 19 04:11:07 anyone around? Jan 19 04:11:46 yeah me, but I'm not much help Jan 19 04:12:22 have some probs then? Jan 19 04:12:41 yep and have to wait for work to end before I can tr to solve them Jan 19 04:12:53 what kind of prob? Jan 19 04:13:34 ipkg doesn't work, byronT said I should re-unsling to port 2 Jan 19 04:13:59 I followed the readme but encountered all kind of trouble, like disk not recognized after hotplugging and so on Jan 19 04:14:40 something interesting happened - I plugged in my 3com wlan usb to port 2 and suddenly the whole thing became unresponsive - after power off I can't get my flash to boot anymore :-\ wonder what happened Jan 19 04:15:40 even with everything disconnected again? Jan 19 04:33:43 power off didn't solve it - disconnect did Jan 19 04:36:07 well, at least it still works but I can't help with getting teh bub to work sorry Jan 19 04:38:16 bub? Jan 19 04:39:00 hun Jan 19 04:39:02 hub Jan 19 04:39:18 so I tried to type hub when it was a wlan thingie Jan 19 04:39:51 argh I should have learned how to type Jan 19 04:41:15 but what about hub? Jan 19 04:41:44 you thought 3com was a hub? Jan 19 04:42:13 I forgot to check again what you said and only remembered reading a lot about hubs ;) Jan 19 04:42:24 :P Jan 19 11:22:54 whats is the command @ telenet.. for adduser to ftp ? Jan 19 12:08:39 none Jan 19 12:08:40 ? Jan 19 13:43:30 3 Jan 19 13:59:27 guys, I followed this FAQ http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/FAQ/DiskNotRecognized but to no avail it just won't find the disk, no what to do? Jan 19 14:26:59 okay, I'm wiping the disk now and will try to unsling it from scratch as without disk it boots correctly... Jan 19 15:17:02 the monotone version in the native or unstable feed does not match the version necessary to do unslung development using MasterMakefile Jan 19 15:17:21 anyone got a feed with a monotone package that matches? Jan 19 15:49:56 someone here? Jan 19 15:50:17 What is the "command" for add users to the ftpserver? Jan 19 15:52:09 none :p ? Jan 19 16:15:55 someone here? Jan 19 23:32:41 hey everybody Jan 19 23:33:04 so i got a question: anybody get a tftp server working on unslung 5.5? Jan 19 23:35:37 atftp from default ipkg feeds is not working for you? Jan 19 23:35:46 nope Jan 19 23:35:57 it segfaults after a few requests Jan 19 23:36:19 hm, i haven't tried it much so far, thanks for the hint, wzs Jan 19 23:36:37 what other broken packages have you run into? i'd love to make a list Jan 19 23:36:49 sure....what i'm trying to do is build a pxe server Jan 19 23:37:06 but after a few normal file not found requests, it segfaults Jan 19 23:37:50 i was figuring you were looking for a pxe solution.... what other dysfunctional software have you run into in unslung 5.5? Jan 19 23:37:59 acutally not much Jan 19 23:38:07 dhcp server worked fine Jan 19 23:38:25 i did get udpcast to compile successfully for it Jan 19 23:38:42 for me, mc (midnight commander) exits upon launch and messes up my termcap in the process Jan 19 23:39:02 hmm Jan 19 23:39:16 i have been looking for people who have successfully built tcsh and some sort of emule/edonkey solution lately, but no answers so far Jan 19 23:40:02 also, i've witnessed the kernel scheduler slaying entire processes for going below the 32 mb ram mark Jan 19 23:40:10 above that is :) Jan 19 23:40:24 not what you'd expect from a 24-7 server Jan 19 23:40:42 i did seem to have more success when limiting the number of threads in atftp to a lower number Jan 19 23:40:52 err..atftpd that is Jan 19 23:41:22 anybody know of any previously working pxe solutions? Jan 19 23:42:30 tftp-hpa appears to be client-only, so no dice there Jan 19 23:42:58 just out of curiosity, what kind(s) of machine(s) are you attempting to boot? Jan 19 23:43:06 dell gx1 and gx100 Jan 19 23:43:15 debian? Jan 19 23:43:17 but ideally, anything Jan 19 23:43:34 no, well, it's going to be a portable image machine Jan 19 23:43:49 and a minimal nfs root kernel stored locally on the dell boxes would not be an option? Jan 19 23:44:07 unfortunately, i can't persuade the people using the machines that linux is good Jan 19 23:44:16 so the function of the nas is basically to mass install windows Jan 19 23:44:25 but also to be portablle Jan 19 23:44:54 these machines are going to be spread out over a large distance, without any networking Jan 19 23:45:04 but the idea is, plug it in, turn it on, and the machine is fixed Jan 19 23:45:06 i'm sorry to say that i've never seen or heard windows booted via tftp, bootp Jan 19 23:45:17 well Jan 19 23:45:22 sry i must clarify Jan 19 23:45:55 this will boot a linux kernel that will receive, via multicast, a tarball containing the windows install files Jan 19 23:46:03 plus some other goodies Jan 19 23:46:15 those go on to a fat partition Jan 19 23:46:25 ah, now we're talking :) Jan 19 23:46:27 then the windows install gets started once the comptuers are reboot and booted oof the hard drive Jan 19 23:46:41 i should definitely explain more i suppose Jan 19 23:46:42 :) Jan 19 23:46:56 it's alright, i'm beginning to understand.... Jan 19 23:47:23 after that we should be able to disconnect the nslu2, and let the machine sit for an hour and then...voila! a fully functional machine Jan 19 23:47:28 i suppose your mini linux kernel will simpy dd the untarred image to the dell's internal drives Jan 19 23:47:32 right Jan 19 23:47:42 the idea is, boot, format the drives, fdisk, etc. Jan 19 23:47:48 then receive a tarball and untar it Jan 19 23:47:55 then get some extra configuration fils Jan 19 23:47:57 files Jan 19 23:48:17 and the dell machines all have different hardware configurations, otherwise you could just roll a single windows system image and dd it, no more configuration necessary Jan 19 23:48:22 right Jan 19 23:48:31 actually this will be a multi-hw configuration Jan 19 23:48:37 how many machines are we talking about? Jan 19 23:48:43 230 Jan 19 23:48:46 oops Jan 19 23:49:01 i guess i'm out of my league at this point :) Jan 19 23:49:06 hehe Jan 19 23:49:09 anyway Jan 19 23:49:17 i'm not actually having issues with the rest Jan 19 23:49:23 i think i've got that huge thing figured out Jan 19 23:49:27 the problem is the tftp server Jan 19 23:50:02 so hence, i come here to see if ye who have experiene on nslu2s know anything about that Jan 19 23:50:02 have you looked into openslug and debianslug? their armeb/armel repositories might feature more alternative tftp packages Jan 19 23:50:21 i was thinking that Jan 19 23:50:25 the unslung ipkg repo seems minimal to me Jan 19 23:50:30 oh really Jan 19 23:50:34 well that's good to know Jan 19 23:50:45 the most i've heard of them is Jan 19 23:50:56 "if you want a configuration nightmare, don't use unslung" Jan 19 23:51:04 well, there's a lot missing that you'd simply expect from a stock debian x86, let alone bsd userland Jan 19 23:51:05 i may look there, thanks kfm Jan 19 23:51:14 uh huh Jan 19 23:51:51 ok well i belive i need to get some sleep for a change Jan 19 23:51:59 thanks for the advice Jan 19 23:52:03 from everything i've seen and heard, openslug is a pain in the a.... to get set up, but then it offers you so much mire Jan 19 23:52:04 ore Jan 19 23:52:05 more Jan 19 23:52:09 okay Jan 19 23:52:11 ok, see you around Jan 19 23:52:12 sounds good to me Jan 19 23:52:15 bye **** ENDING LOGGING AT Fri Jan 20 02:59:58 2006