**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Fri Dec 08 02:59:59 2006 Dec 08 08:08:14 Hey guys. Does anybody have experience setting up Debian on NAS100ds? Dec 08 15:44:57 ok, i got a serial post attached, but i still cant get the device to boot with a disk attached. it just reboots in a big loop Dec 08 15:45:29 (using both the NSLU2_V23R63.bin firmware and the debian installer) Dec 08 15:54:25 hi, im quite new to this and just got my Synology 101g+ and now im trying to get sshd to work. Got the following error. Dec 08 15:54:28 sshd re-exec requires execution with an absolute path Dec 08 15:54:31 any ideas? Dec 08 16:37:58 any ideas? Dec 08 17:05:18 OMG!@!@ I have tried repeatively to install the debian image on my NSLU2, and yet it hangs throughout the install process#@!#@!#@! wtf? has anyone else had this issue and is there a known solution to the installer hanging constantly? I have to reconnect and try over and over again repeatively Dec 08 17:21:02 anyone here experienced in installing debian on their slug? Dec 08 17:58:06 caplink811_log: how are you after so long time ? Dec 08 19:04:46 Hi! Can you guys tolerate a very newbie question? I've scanned through the FAQ and around, but I think my understanding of the proper questions to ask and of GNU/Linux in general is so limited that I'm not having a lot of luck. I hope my question is simple enough that someone will be kind enough to point me in the right direction or tell me if what I want to do isn't possible. Dec 08 19:06:31 This isn't about modifying an NSLU2 -- that's way beyond what I'm going for at the moment. I have an NSLU2 on my network and can FTP to it from a GNU/Linux machine. I'd like to be able to remotely mount a file system. Dec 08 19:06:55 Is this possible with the out-of-the-box firmware? Dec 08 19:16:30 oops -- didn't notice the note about setting the nick -- question remains. Anyone? ... Anyone? Dec 08 20:49:31 hi, can someone help me with a script to automaticcaly download via rtorrent? Dec 08 20:50:20 and also i am getting an issue trying to install coreutils conflicted with busy-boxlinks Dec 08 21:09:02 hello, can anyone here help me with a conflict i am getting with coreutils and busybox-links? Dec 08 21:11:50 hi mehtadone Dec 08 21:12:00 were you here a moment ago? Dec 08 21:12:21 yes i was but i got d/c Dec 08 21:12:29 ok Dec 08 21:12:35 can you help? Dec 08 21:29:41 mehtadone: apparently you aren't able to get my messages? Dec 08 21:42:36 no i'm not getting any messages Dec 08 21:42:49 are you sending them via pm? Dec 09 01:49:04 how difficult is it to switch among 3rd party firmwares? Dec 09 02:02:35 unlink: the developers reflash different firmware sometimes many times in a single day. It's very easy, especially on the NSLU2 Dec 09 02:03:25 Getting them running after the reflash is more tricky with some hardware/software combinations than with others. Dec 09 02:07:18 mwester: what should i look out for in terms of easy hardware to work with? Dec 09 02:07:18 i haven't bought one yet Dec 09 02:19:22 What do you wish to do with the NSLU2? Dec 09 02:31:37 mwester: i want to use it as a low-power server, running a web server (lighttpd), rsyncd, and using it to talk on irc, im and MUD from Dec 09 02:32:10 i don't have permanent internet access, but i can put the slug in a place where it does. Dec 09 02:32:43 Have you decided what firmware you'd like to run on it? Dec 09 02:32:51 no. Dec 09 02:33:00 Ok. Dec 09 02:33:10 whatever works best. Dec 09 02:33:22 i'm reasonably well versed in linux, so that isn't a problem Dec 09 02:34:03 also, i am going to do some ARM development on it Dec 09 02:34:17 because currently i am using QEMU for that, which is too slow. Dec 09 02:34:22 You'll need an NSLU2 (of course) -- and minimally an external drive or a flash device. As long as you stay with flash devices >= 512MB and disk devices <= 250GB, you should have little trouble with Unslung or Openslug. Dec 09 02:34:41 Frankly, with only 32MB of RAM, the NSLU2 doesn't perform any faster than QEMU for builds. Dec 09 02:34:49 It swaps itself to death. Dec 09 02:34:58 i don't mean builds. Dec 09 02:35:02 i'm simple assembling Dec 09 02:35:19 Ok, that might work better. Dec 09 02:35:39 qemu is slow even for catting a file. Dec 09 02:36:13 is there any reason you wouldn't recommend debian or gentoo? Dec 09 02:36:21 If you're reasonably comfortable with Linux, then Openslug 3.10 is a pretty safe choice. A small disk is good, but a large flash device is feasable as well (you can do a lot with a GB or two of flash -- but you can't swap on it). Dec 09 02:36:30 Debian is currently rather unstable. Dec 09 02:36:37 oh Dec 09 02:37:18 Gentoo I don't know much about, I get the impression that it's for the hard-core gentoo experts. Openslug can be installed in minutes, frankly. Dec 09 02:37:26 ah Dec 09 02:37:26 Does endianness make a difference to you? Dec 09 02:37:34 yes Dec 09 02:37:46 Well, that might make the choice for you then. Dec 09 02:37:48 but not much. Dec 09 02:38:25 do you think rsync, irssi, tinyfugue, gaim, etc are available for openslug? Dec 09 02:38:54 Unslung & Openslug are BE. Debianslug is LE. There is a version of Openslug that is LE as well, but that's usually just used to bootstrap debian AFAIK (and my designation of the OS/firmwares is not right, see the table on the wiki for the right terminology) :) Dec 09 02:40:23 Dunno about the packages, some certainly are. Unslung has the broadest collection outside of Debian (assuming you can get Debian running - some have, others cannot get the drive formatted). Openslug has fewer. The ipkg search mechanism on the wiki can help. Dec 09 02:41:40 yeah that was a cool table... currently i'm trying to find it again Dec 09 02:54:52 mwester: how powerful is the slug? Dec 09 02:55:07 mwester: (compared to say, a 586 or the kuro box) Dec 09 02:55:11 "More powerful than a speeding locomotive!" Dec 09 02:55:16 ;) Dec 09 02:55:35 Hard to compare IMO -- it depends so much on what one wishes to do. Dec 09 02:55:47 say, something cpu-intensive Dec 09 02:56:20 not floating point-y Dec 09 02:57:15 Look for benchmarks comparing a 266MHz ARM CPU; I can't characterize it beyond saying "slower" Dec 09 02:57:58 I/O also suffers, mainly because its all USB on the NSLU2. Dec 09 02:59:04 But IIRC somebody did a quick calculation of performance per Watt, and the device vastly outscored the x86, as one might imagine. Dec 09 02:59:21 right Dec 09 02:59:32 i'm sure it's through the roof in ppw Dec 09 02:59:43 what kind of power does it drain? Dec 09 02:59:47 say, with a USB key. Dec 09 02:59:51 It's not suited for areas where you need CPU -- such as software RAID, high-speed encrypted network connections (SCP performance is mediocre, for instance). Dec 09 02:59:52 flash disk/ **** ENDING LOGGING AT Sat Dec 09 02:59:58 2006