**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Tue Mar 14 10:59:57 2006 Mar 14 23:26:41 Unslung/MediaWiki blank index.php after install Mar 14 23:30:51 Unslung/MediaWiki blank index.php after "sucessful" install Mar 14 23:33:28 I just installed mediawiki on my slug and the messages we're coming up successful, after I configured mw I copied the 'LocalSettings.php' as directed and followed the link and all I got was a blank page. Anybody else have this problem? Mar 14 23:34:46 btw I am using the lastest unslung firmware Mar 15 02:21:17 Does anyone know where I can get the old linksys firmware? Mar 15 02:21:30 not the 2.3 R Release 63 Mar 15 02:24:59 ok, found it just wondering which one to use with debian slug Mar 15 02:25:35 You don't use any Linksys firmware with debianslug, actually. Mar 15 02:26:13 Well, I know this but for some reason It will not boot and the installation keeps failling Mar 15 02:26:38 So I want to try flashing to an older linksys firmware & then try the whole installation again Mar 15 02:29:09 Figured it was worth a try. Mar 15 02:30:26 Hmmm... Won't hurt. My experience has been very good just using Redboot to flash the firmware - that way I don't need any working firmware in the first place, which seems to be an all-to-often state with my slug! :D Mar 15 02:32:04 Yea redboot and upslug rock Mar 15 02:33:10 I have no idea why the debain installer is failing Mar 15 02:34:37 Did you build the image yourself? Mar 15 02:35:12 No, using the instructions from http://www.cyrius.com/debian/nslu2/ Mar 15 02:35:29 Using the "Unofficial" firmware Mar 15 02:35:53 I don't have a USB ethernet adaptor Mar 15 02:37:20 The only real error I've had with redboot was when I tried to flash a new kernel that was bigger than the 1MB limit. It didn't like it. Other than that, I've flashed lots of unbootable images, but I can't blame the firmware flashing procedure for that; the image was bad to begin with. (BTW, flashing can only be done over the built-in ethernet) Mar 15 02:38:42 Hmm, well, I want to flash it with the di-nslu2.bin to install debian & then the debian-sda to boot into debian Mar 15 02:38:54 I have been using redboot, seemed to work great Mar 15 02:39:00 bah upslug2 Mar 15 02:39:36 debian-sda1.bin is 8.1mb Mar 15 02:40:48 Maybe there is something I'm just not getting. Mar 15 02:40:50 I think it usually should be exactly 8388608 bytes in size. Mar 15 02:41:16 That's for the unslung images and the Linksys R63 image Mar 15 02:41:54 ok Mar 15 02:43:07 Well, debian says that the etch beta 2 installer breaks etch beta 1 Mar 15 02:46:29 I'm using etch beta 2, Maybe the installer its self is broken. http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/ Mar 15 02:49:55 Well I'm at the limits of what I know about the debianslug stuff. This place is pretty quiet at this time of day; but if you hang around long enough someone will be by with an answer. Good luck - (BTW, did you check the wiki at www.nslu2-linux.org)? Mar 15 02:51:40 Have looked at the wiki & yahoo group. Thanks for the help tho Mar 15 02:52:05 I'm thinking it could be a broken debian installer.. looks like they have some issues in the known problems :( Mar 15 03:32:28 They just realeased a new beta2 etch on sunday... Havn't seen that one, I only tried the one that was build in feb. Mar 15 03:32:32 Thats got to be it. Mar 15 07:37:21 * pahartik is attempting to configure Linksys NSLU2 to act as Bluetooth 2.0 class 1 access point Mar 15 07:40:00 otherwise it works, including Bluetooth NAP, but when trying to enable bridge between "eth0" and "bnep0", it hangs... because system is running on NFS root for now... Mar 15 07:47:40 any other solutions other than going to store and buying tiny MMC/SD card reader... to move "/" to 64 MiB MMC I already have... and which read/write filesystem would be best for flash root? Mar 15 07:49:21 i imagine buying a USB flash memory key would be a more efficient solution, but i am no expert. Mar 15 07:50:32 there are "professional" usb sticks available that have 2GB and the write operations are six times faster than with normal ones, though I don't know about the price :) Mar 15 07:51:33 but you probably don't need to write all that often to root anyway, so a simple cheap stick should do Mar 15 07:51:52 otoh, for $50 you can get a big cheap one that you can use to move your files around when you get sick of the slug. Mar 15 07:52:15 pvh: flash on MMC/SD card reader can be replaced after it wears out, flash on "USB memory stick" cannot be easily replaced... Mar 15 07:52:40 just copy it? Mar 15 07:53:56 you need to use it extensively anyway to get it bad and it will probably take so much time that when it wears out nslu2 is history too ;) Mar 15 07:54:13 or at least there's even cheaper and bigger options Mar 15 07:54:15 pvh: besides, MMC or SD can be used directly on small devices... Mar 15 07:54:39 you need your nslu2 root fs on your cell phone? :) Mar 15 07:55:06 mmc/sd/stuff has one problem and that's the requirement of the card reader for most stuff Mar 15 07:55:23 at least I have multiple computers and the only thing accepting mmc is my phone Mar 15 07:55:24 joga: I do not want to buy USB devices, when not absolutely necessary Mar 15 07:55:39 then buy a card reader and a card, if that's how you want it Mar 15 07:55:53 usb just would be much easier in this case, imo Mar 15 07:56:00 and probably cheaper too Mar 15 07:56:18 joga: what would make it easier? Mar 15 07:56:27 you only need one stick, and nothing more Mar 15 07:56:39 it plugs straight into nslu2 and it has support for it Mar 15 07:57:51 joga: does MMC/SD reader not show up as SCSI block device? Mar 15 07:58:10 I haven't tried, I assumed it needs some support in the kernel Mar 15 07:59:12 but still, it plugs into usb right? Mar 15 07:59:23 so you want a usb device *and* a card, or just one usb device? Mar 15 07:59:24 :) Mar 15 07:59:44 the stick is usually less bulky too, but it's your choice Mar 15 08:00:04 joga: yes... as Linksys NSLU2 unfortunately does not have IEEE-1394... Mar 15 08:00:24 so you end up buying usb anyway :) Mar 15 08:02:43 joga: I ended up buying Linksys NSLU2 anyway... and Apple iBook G4... and Handspring Visor Edge... damn that USB Mar 15 08:08:39 I'd like some cheap psion or something to use as a terminal to the nslu2 Mar 15 08:08:58 I thought of trying my TI-86 calculator but I think the cable I have is non-working.. Mar 15 08:09:19 or maybe it's just the horrid quality of linux ti-link software Mar 15 08:11:24 this would do fine for example.. http://www.dd3dj.de/pics/psion.jpg Mar 15 08:11:30 joga: does similar terminal server/client software for PalmOS devices exist? Mar 15 08:11:35 hmm actually just noticed there's a linux pacckage for it :p Mar 15 08:11:45 I'm not sure, probably Mar 15 08:12:21 if you can plug it into a serial/usb port, I'd think someone has made a terminal program too Mar 15 08:13:46 http://linux-7110.sourceforge.net/ Mar 15 08:13:48 niice Mar 15 08:15:02 joga: thinking about it, maybe it does not need any special support from Linksys NSLU2 side, only "USB serial port" driver in kernel Mar 15 08:16:38 yup, I think there was some howto on the site about that Mar 15 08:28:19 ugh, i'm having trouble getting my printer working despite following the howto. Mar 15 08:28:35 when i tell it to print a test page, the printer warms up, and then just goes back to sleep. Mar 15 08:28:43 other than that, everything works fine. Mar 15 08:29:30 ugh, passout time. maybe i can figure it out tomorrow. Mar 15 08:40:10 joga: now I know what to try... loading bridge module and configuring eth0 to bridge before mounting NFS root... **** ENDING LOGGING AT Wed Mar 15 10:59:56 2006