**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Thu Jun 29 02:59:57 2006 Jun 29 03:46:22 could the ideas used on the NSLU2 be ported to a D-Link DWL-6000AP? Jun 29 17:53:26 hey Jun 29 17:55:13 got disconnected yesterday after posting question. this was not intentional and i apologize to anyone who might have found this rude... Jun 29 17:55:59 I'm pretty sure you got just disconnected from a server - not kicked out Jun 29 17:57:42 yupp, isp problem. but that might have looked like leaving right after having got an answer (if anyone answered), without even a thank you Jun 29 18:09:48 texture: did you find out the prob later on yourselves then? Jun 29 18:10:26 no i still have problems with an unstable unslung flash drive Jun 29 18:11:00 after unslinging, rebooting a few times is ok, but a power cycle will ruin the filesystems Jun 29 18:11:31 i can fsck them a few times, until they get dirty beyond repair Jun 29 18:11:59 i'm really wondering about the scripts started when you press the power button Jun 29 18:15:16 besides, i also have boot time detection issue, but i can work around it. the filesystems corruption thing has got me close to giving up by now... Jun 29 18:17:14 any sort of input shall be appreciated :) Jun 29 18:21:54 is /etc/rc.d/rc.halt the script launched when you power off the slug by pressing the button? Jun 29 18:36:12 hey caplink811-log Jun 29 18:40:12 morning texture` Jun 29 19:22:22 is there a manual way to safely unmount a flashdisk based root filesystem before shutting down the slug? maybe the idea itself is absurd..? Jun 29 19:28:52 texture`, as i mentioned yesterday, the missing killallS is a part of the problem (killallS should kill all running applications, so the partitions could clean umount).. Jun 29 19:33:11 there's a "/sbin/killall5 -9; check_status Jun 29 19:33:34 in /sbin/halt-test. Jun 29 19:34:09 should i try to add a killallS around there? Jun 29 19:34:45 sry, killall5 i meant, but this is missing, too, so there is no option for a clean shutdown, out of the box Jun 29 19:35:55 you could try to divert /etc/rc.halt with /unslung/rc.halt, and put all commands you need for a clean shutdown in this script Jun 29 19:36:26 right but rc.halt calls halt-test which in turn performs a killall5... Jun 29 19:36:58 i'm doing a check right now that will clearly tell me if the shutdown sequence is my real problem Jun 29 19:39:08 btw, you could download an armeb version of killall5 here http://www.nslu2-info.de/attachment.php?attachmentid=166&d=1144947153 Jun 29 19:40:24 omg... i get a login page in german ;) Jun 29 19:41:09 could you rather post the address of the page that linked to that file? Jun 29 19:41:29 one moment, i'll put it on my server Jun 29 19:41:55 oh thanks Jun 29 19:43:54 http://www.jrbnet.de/texte/killall5-2.86-060413_armeb.ipk Jun 29 19:44:43 but, i assume that it will install killall5 to /opt/sbin, so you should make a link from /sbin/killall5 to the exe Jun 29 19:46:30 ln -s ? i'll find man pages somewhere. thank you, i'll have a look at it in a moment. Jun 29 20:58:51 I have the nslu2 with the original Linksys firmware, I'd like to use my nslu2 to host a website using apache, php, mysql, and ftp, should I try unslug 6.8 beta? or should I go with slugOS or debianslug? I'd like to keep the original firmware much as I can asside from hosting a php/mysql website mostly Jun 29 21:00:04 I was looking for a HOWTO in the nslu2=linux site for installing apache/php/mysql, but did not see one specifically for that Jun 29 21:01:24 unslug 6.8 looks very promising, I just don't know if I can, or how, to put apache/php/mysql on it, does anyone know? Jun 29 21:16:10 hey Jun 29 21:16:20 ipkg install apache Jun 29 21:16:23 ipkg install php Jun 29 21:16:40 one sec Jun 29 21:16:57 http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/Unslung/Packages Jun 29 21:17:03 scroll down to the bottom Jun 29 21:17:30 I have apache and php installed on mine Jun 29 21:20:36 cool thanks guys :) Jun 29 21:29:36 caplink, i can't install that package: Jun 29 21:29:37 # ipkg install killall5-2.86-060413_armeb.ipk Jun 29 21:29:37 ipkg: invalid magic Jun 29 21:30:32 i did a wget on the slug, the file being hosted on a web server on my windows box. anything wrong with that? Jun 29 21:32:33 so I need busybox 1.0 to use commands like chgrp, chmod? strange Jun 29 21:32:42 forget it, problem solved. Jun 29 21:34:39 caplink811, i installed the package. i have to make the link but i have no idea where the package was installed. i have no /opt/sbin Jun 29 22:01:02 am trying to install unslug 6.8 beta, and I am following the instructions on accessing Redboot, I get to the point where it says to ping 192.168.0.2 that works, but it won't telnet into 192.168.0.1:9000 Jun 29 22:01:39 the nslu2 is on a linksys WRT54G router using gateway 192.168.1.1 Jun 29 22:02:27 do I have to open port 9000 on my linksys router or what? I don't get it Jun 29 22:02:42 I am stuck Jun 29 22:05:11 keeps saying "could not open connection to host 192.168.0.1 :( Jun 29 22:07:17 are you still running the original linksys firmware ? Jun 29 22:07:39 than use the firmware upload function of the gui Jun 29 22:09:04 yes Jun 29 22:09:20 i've heard there is a button in the unslung 6.8 gui which puts the nslu2 in upgrade mode too Jun 29 22:09:22 but it says to try to connect to redboot before proceeding to doing that Jun 29 22:10:08 says in the install instructions to try to connect to redboot first before installing the unslug.bin file Jun 29 22:10:25 so thats what I'm doing...:P Jun 29 22:10:32 thats only to ensure you can go back if every thing else fails Jun 29 22:10:38 Yes, it does. That's done only to ensure that should the worst befall you and your NSLU2, you can still get to redboot to recover it. The consensus seems to be that if you can enter redboot using the reset button mechanism, that suffices and the telnet is not strictly required. ;) Jun 29 22:11:17 ok well I'll try to continue then :) Jun 29 22:11:27 the problem is u need to a parameter to ping under windows so it polls faster otherwise its realy hard to time the moment where you can get into redboot Jun 29 22:11:38 I should clarify that the telnet to *redboot* is not required; you will be telnetting in later on in the process. Jun 29 22:21:22 ok, I have a Segate 160 GB drive formatted as EXT3 on port 1, using the default firmware with shares/users on it already, before I install unslug 6.8 beta, should I switch that to port 2? I may add a drive later at some point but not right now Jun 29 22:23:21 cuz I was thinking 160 gig is more then I'll ever use, but what is the drive fails one day and I have to purchase a new one Jun 29 22:23:44 what if Jun 29 23:48:23 hi has anyone got gnuplot working on the slug? Jun 29 23:48:42 or any other plotting software Jun 30 00:12:24 is there some kind of comparision chart for the different firmware versions for the nslu2? Jun 30 00:28:32 well.. i just created one: http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/FAQ/FirmwareMatrix might be nice to have it (as most new users are unsure which firmware to choose and they don't understand the differences between them Jun 30 00:59:45 thank you evildevil! :) Jun 30 01:24:56 hey guys, I just finished installing UnSlug 6.8 beta, how do I edit files? where's vim? and clear? and all that good stuff? Jun 30 01:25:29 vi Jun 30 01:25:36 I personally like nano Jun 30 01:25:51 oh yeah duh Jun 30 01:31:57 nano doesn't come preinstalled though Jun 30 01:32:07 so you might have to install that: ipkg install nano Jun 30 01:34:56 oh crap, I think I messed up my /etc/passwd file trying to change root's default shell from /bin/sh to /opt/bin/bash Jun 30 01:35:07 now it keeps saying password incorrect :( Jun 30 01:35:17 how do I get back in to change it? Jun 30 01:36:16 both telnet and ssh say invalid password :( is there another way I can get back to a shell prompt? Jun 30 01:38:14 I can get into the web administration panel just not telnet or ssh Jun 30 01:39:14 bubazoo, do you have a "normal" user which can telnet in? Jun 30 01:39:54 probably Jun 30 01:41:17 you could try to login, and then su - (but i guess this will fail anyway.... another option would be booting without the harddisk attached and trying to telnet in then Jun 30 01:42:13 its just that I uNSLUng already Jun 30 01:44:33 doesn't matter Jun 30 01:44:38 and once you uNSLUng to disk2, you can't boot without the hard disk, can you? Jun 30 01:44:44 you can Jun 30 01:45:29 ok it seems to be booting cool Jun 30 01:45:33 unslung is going to recognise that the disk isn't attached and will continue to boot from flash Jun 30 01:46:10 would be a bad idea to totally rely on the disk ;) Jun 30 01:51:26 damn, password still incorrect :( Jun 30 01:51:51 should be userid: root passowrd: uNSLUng right? Jun 30 01:55:03 yup Jun 30 01:55:17 could be the root password you set up too Jun 30 01:57:42 how do I exit vi without saving changes? Jun 30 01:57:47 I thought it was :q Jun 30 01:58:59 I accidentally deleted a line because I couldn't figure out how to delete text and now I need to quit without saving and bring up the file again Jun 30 01:59:18 normally in vi I use :q but that isn't working here, I dunno why Jun 30 01:59:59 without saving? :q! or type u (undo) or U (undo line) Jun 30 02:00:47 ok got it thanks, found it in google too Jun 30 02:05:17 how do I enable ssh access for an ordinary user? at the end change /dev/null to /bin/sh? Jun 30 02:06:07 I wanted to use bash but for some reason its not letting me login as bash, the docs said to use /opt/bin/bash but that didn't work Jun 30 02:06:31 did you install bash? Jun 30 02:06:54 you can't use it until you install it Jun 30 02:07:11 oh, you have to ipkg install bash? alright Jun 30 02:07:17 ipkg install bash Jun 30 02:07:18 yep Jun 30 02:07:22 I'm just looking for the clear command mostly Jun 30 02:07:39 I like bash much better than the defaul one Jun 30 02:08:01 yeah metoo Jun 30 02:09:23 once I get this thing setup I'd like to point my domain to the nslu2 device, thats pretty much all I plan to use it for really just for fun Jun 30 02:09:44 main thing is I got tired of not being able to access the nslu2 away from home Jun 30 02:09:44 When i look a the difference between Jun 30 02:10:02 oops wrong channel Jun 30 02:16:30 damnit!! still can't login when the disk is connected CRAPPPPPP!!!!!!! :( Jun 30 02:18:03 mika_ :) **** ENDING LOGGING AT Fri Jun 30 02:59:57 2006