**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Sat Apr 04 02:59:57 2009 Apr 04 10:17:50 hello all Apr 04 10:17:54 anyone here? Apr 04 10:17:56 :-) Apr 04 10:19:00 i have just installed slugos and have problems with samba -- the wiki at nslu2-linux.org seems out of date... can anyone help me? Apr 04 13:34:38 hello. i am trying to use upslug2 on MacOS. When i boot the device normal, arp-a is showing the mac adress and i can ping it. But when i boot in reset mode the host stays down and "arp" just shows "(incomplete)" . what could be the issue? Apr 04 17:46:00 hi for all! Apr 04 17:46:22 i need a help with my nslu2 and torrentflux... Apr 04 17:53:22 no one can help me ? =/ Apr 04 17:58:37 .... thaks Apr 04 21:58:01 Hi. My slug doesn't start up as it should :( I unplugged it earlier today, and now when I pluged it back in it doesn't seem to find the attached harddrive. Any idea how I could fix this? Apr 04 21:58:34 It's running unslung 6.8 Apr 04 21:58:51 the attached drive is a WD MyBook 250gb Apr 04 21:59:12 it was working just fine when I unplugged it Apr 04 21:59:38 what firmware Apr 04 21:59:53 eh Apr 04 21:59:54 sorry Apr 04 21:59:57 :) Apr 04 21:59:58 guess you already said Apr 04 22:00:22 unplug the hd and start the slug up Apr 04 22:00:31 once its fully booted, plug in the hd Apr 04 22:00:45 wait a minute or so and see if it shows in the linksys control Apr 04 22:01:56 how do I know it's fully booted? Is it after the beep? Apr 04 22:02:01 yea Apr 04 22:02:16 if you can access the linksys web control thing Apr 04 22:02:19 then its booted Apr 04 22:02:22 we'll see Apr 04 22:03:44 the web page is up now. I'll plug the drive in Apr 04 22:06:38 no, doesn't show up Apr 04 22:07:03 enable telnet Apr 04 22:07:24 and then get into telnet with the login root/uNSLUng Apr 04 22:08:06 I changed that password... but I'm in now. What should I look for? Apr 04 22:08:33 cd /var/run Apr 04 22:08:46 rm usb_det.pid Apr 04 22:09:02 cd /var.state/run/ Apr 04 22:09:15 rm usb_det.pid Apr 04 22:09:22 reboot Apr 04 22:09:27 type those 5 commands Apr 04 22:09:43 don't worry if the 4th one gives an error Apr 04 22:10:05 what's the number in usb_det.pid? Apr 04 22:10:24 what is it, or what does it mean? Apr 04 22:11:03 what is it used for? what does it mean? Apr 04 22:11:16 the file holds the PID (process ID) of the USB_Detect process the last time it ran Apr 04 22:11:30 ok Apr 04 22:11:41 its possible USB_Detect is not starting because it thinks its already running due to those files Apr 04 22:11:42 yeah, the second one doesn't exist Apr 04 22:11:46 which is why you need to remove them Apr 04 22:11:53 ok, I'm rebooting now Apr 04 22:11:57 do the reboot and cross your fingers Apr 04 22:12:08 disk is plugged in right now, correct? Apr 04 22:12:11 yes Apr 04 22:12:21 k Apr 04 22:12:26 hope for the best Apr 04 22:14:39 still didn't find the disk Apr 04 22:14:46 :( Apr 04 22:15:33 telnet in again Apr 04 22:15:39 done Apr 04 22:15:59 cd /share/flash/data Apr 04 22:16:08 does that work? Apr 04 22:16:10 got a new usb_det pid fwiw Apr 04 22:16:16 yea, that is okay Apr 04 22:16:30 that tells us its not the issue as it did run Apr 04 22:16:40 yes, the cd command worked Apr 04 22:17:23 the dir is empty Apr 04 22:17:30 yea Apr 04 22:17:40 is the disk spinning? Apr 04 22:17:52 or any lights on the disk showing Apr 04 22:18:35 yes, the led on the disk is on, and I can hear the disk Apr 04 22:19:38 mount -t ext3 /dev/sda1 /mnt/tmpmnt Apr 04 22:19:39 try that Apr 04 22:19:49 then see if there is anything in /mnt/tmpmnt Apr 04 22:20:14 mount: Mounting /dev/sda1 on /mnt/tmpmnt failed: No such device or address Apr 04 22:20:35 mount -t ext3 /dev/sda2 /mnt/tmpmnt Apr 04 22:20:48 same error Apr 04 22:21:16 the disk is connected to the port labeled "disk 1" Apr 04 22:22:23 try the hard drive in an actual PC Apr 04 22:22:52 I had this problem last time I tried to start the slug too, but then it worked after just rebooting 10 times or so. Now it doesn't. Apr 04 22:23:00 ok, I'll try Apr 04 22:23:05 in telnet though Apr 04 22:23:11 do: Apr 04 22:23:17 cat /var/log/message | tail Apr 04 22:23:23 cat /var/log/messages | tail Apr 04 22:24:18 http://paste2.org/p/177778 Apr 04 22:24:21 that's the output Apr 04 22:24:36 cat /var/log/messages | grep mount Apr 04 22:24:57 nothing Apr 04 22:25:04 umm Apr 04 22:25:29 cat /var/log/messages | grep file Apr 04 22:25:58 hmm, that paste I gave you is all there is in that file Apr 04 22:26:07 oh really Apr 04 22:26:21 I have a messages.old Apr 04 22:26:41 try that Apr 04 22:26:50 cat /var/log/messages.old | grep mount Apr 04 22:26:56 still nothing Apr 04 22:27:17 <44>Jan 1 01:00:41 klogd: VFS: Mounted root (jffs2 filesystem). Apr 04 22:27:30 that's the flash Apr 04 22:27:30 that's what grepping for "file" gaveme Apr 04 22:27:59 does your PC seem to recongnize the HD Apr 04 22:27:59 ? Apr 04 22:28:27 no :( it's like the hdd won't spin up properly Apr 04 22:28:54 k Apr 04 22:28:55 I am plugging the hdd in to a Windows computer though Apr 04 22:29:12 well, windows should at least see it Apr 04 22:29:35 exactly Apr 04 22:29:49 if its not, I would try another USB cable (just to rule that out) Apr 04 22:29:56 otherwise, I think you just found your issue Apr 04 22:32:40 :( too bad I don't have any other usb cables with the correct connectors :/ Apr 04 22:33:53 DrJ: Thanks for your help though Apr 04 22:34:17 well, unfortunatly it's looking like it is your disk Apr 04 22:45:44 I'll open the enclosure tomorrow to see if I can get direct access to the hdd Apr 04 22:45:48 good night **** ENDING LOGGING AT Sun Apr 05 02:59:57 2009