**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Thu Jun 02 23:59:57 2005 Jun 03 11:50:20 Do I need to be in maintenance mode when inserting a disk to unsling to? Jun 03 13:43:48 hasse: no Jun 03 14:32:34 It seems that my slug is/was in maint mode (at least it had an "exit maint mode" button). Jun 03 14:33:22 I tried clicking that to leave maint mode, and since then the slug isn't responding at all. :-/ Jun 03 14:34:33 Remove all drives and restart. Jun 03 14:34:52 Tried that, a couple of times. Jun 03 14:35:32 There is nothing in leave maintenance mode that can cause this. Jun 03 14:36:17 I just tried going into RedBoot (works fine) and loading the stock firmware over http. I get a line in my access_log that looks like the file got transfered, but I still have a twisting prompt, not a RedBoot prompt. I haven't tried halting it yet, but it's been hanging there for well over an hour. Jun 03 14:38:03 http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/Unslung/GetOutOfMaintMode Jun 03 14:38:19 Do not use a 10M hub. Jun 03 14:38:38 I have that page up, but since I discovered that I was in maint mode I haven't been able to access the box. Jun 03 14:38:45 I do use a 10M hub, though... Jun 03 14:38:59 When/why is that a problem? Jun 03 14:39:24 Because it won't work. Jun 03 14:39:40 Always, when leaving maint mode, or what? Jun 03 14:39:40 Half vs full duplex problem I think. Jun 03 14:40:10 hey all, i'm a complete newbie to linux and unslung...i just want to use my nslu2 for a media server so i can burn my dvds to hard drives and watch them on my computers/tv Jun 03 14:40:39 THe leave maint mode is broken in 4.2 and does not actually do anything. The wiki instructions will fix that. Jun 03 14:40:39 My question is can anyone tell me how to set up a ftp server so i can access my nslu2 Jun 03 14:40:51 It seems that I need to up-prioritize my getting a 10M hub-> 100M switch upgrade... Jun 03 14:41:35 Yes. The slug times out and givs up during the upgrade. Jun 03 14:41:42 i have enabled telnet and am able to tel net to my nslu2 Jun 03 14:42:36 glc: OK. How to I interrupt the failed upgrade and try rebooting without the hub? Just pull the cable? Jun 03 14:42:44 SavegeMatBU: I use NFS, so I can't help you there. Jun 03 14:43:39 hasse : If it has not finished downloading the image, you can pull the DC plug. Jun 03 14:44:04 Try a crossover cable if you have one. Jun 03 14:44:50 SavageMatBU: 1st, you want jump to www.nslu2-linux.org Jun 03 14:44:58 is twonky the best media server? Jun 03 14:45:05 If it hasn't finished downloading the upgrade in two hours I don't think it ever will. I hasn't dropped me back to the prompt, still just the -/|\-/|... thing, so I haven't been able to actually flash the loaded upgrade. Jun 03 14:45:16 SavageMatBU: 2nd you may have a closer look to http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/HowTo/SetupFtpd Jun 03 14:45:16 i really dont want to pay 20 bucks Jun 03 14:45:27 I used a crossover cable for the loading, but I've used the 10M hub for everything else. Jun 03 14:45:49 Hm. Maybe this also explains why my laptop hasn't been getting any DHCP leases lately, btw... Jun 03 14:46:35 SavageMatBU: and yes, tv is a mediaserver, and it works well (for me), and yes, if you want to use is for a preiod longer than 10 minutes, you must pay for it Jun 03 14:46:39 Use a static IP on the slug. Turn off upnp. These also help. Jun 03 14:48:13 After you have re-flashed. Make sure your disk has mounted read-write before unslinging. Jun 03 14:48:42 If you don't, the unsling will fail, but the .sda1root file will be created. This will Jun 03 14:48:51 I just heard it booting. I'll go see if I can actually contact it without the bub. Jun 03 14:49:38 cause the slug not to boot with the drive plugged in. You then have to boot without a disk, and e the .sda1root file. Jun 03 14:50:44 remove the .sda1root file. Then plug in the drive, wait for it to be mounted read-write, then unsling. Jun 03 14:53:38 I still can't access it, even though I'm now using the crossover cable instead of the 10M hub. Jun 03 14:54:32 (I just tried rebooting without the hub, and that didn't help.) Jun 03 14:55:00 I did the flashing attempt without the hub already, but it still failed. Bad luck, try again, or what? Jun 03 14:56:15 Do you get the redboot prompt? Jun 03 14:57:31 Can you find and flash it with the sercom utilities? Jun 03 14:57:51 I get the redboot prompt. Jun 03 14:58:01 I haven't looked at sercom. Jun 03 14:58:07 There are so many ways to flash the thing that you should be able to get one of them working. Jun 03 14:59:07 Are you trying to use http to flash, I have NEVER bee able to get that to work. Jun 03 14:59:21 I'll just retry the redboot thing again first. Jun 03 14:59:27 I use tftpboot Jun 03 14:59:59 I was, yes. Jun 03 15:00:16 Are you WIN or Linusx? Jun 03 15:00:26 I'm not sure if I have a tftp server. I'm using a Fedora Core 1 installation. Jun 03 15:00:36 but solarwinds also works well, depends on your os environment Jun 03 15:00:39 tftp works. Jun 03 15:03:08 So then the question is if I have a tftp server. Hm. Jun 03 15:04:23 You should have the rpms on your fc1 disks. Jun 03 15:06:28 in.tftpd was installed. Now we'll see if I managed to start it correctly. *reads up on the flashing stuff* Jun 03 15:10:48 OK, now it seems to be loading from tftp. Jun 03 15:12:58 That worked better. Now flashing. Jun 03 15:13:02 Whew! Jun 03 15:13:32 Not there yet, but definitely looking better. Jun 03 15:16:12 Rebooting... Jun 03 15:17:33 It just went *beep*, but it's not talking to me. Jun 03 15:17:35 Hm. Jun 03 15:18:37 What was its IP address? Jun 03 15:19:49 What is yours now? Jun 03 15:20:32 The slug had 192.168.0.20. Mine is 192.168.0.2. Jun 03 15:20:49 I've tried 192.168.1.77 as well, and that's also not answering. Jun 03 15:20:51 If you had it set up for dhcp, it is probably missing its server. Jun 03 15:20:58 No, static. Jun 03 15:21:11 Well to access 192.168.1.77 do: Jun 03 15:21:29 ifconfig eth0:0 192.168.1.2 Jun 03 15:21:57 Now you will have 2 addresses. Try to ping 192.168.1.77 Jun 03 15:22:38 Argh! Jun 03 15:22:51 ? Jun 03 15:23:04 I had a 16-bit netmask on 192.168 before I rebooted last. Now I didn't. Thanks! Jun 03 15:23:19 That would work too. Jun 03 15:23:25 It's alive at 192.168.1.77. Jun 03 15:23:37 It would, if it had still been there... Jun 03 15:23:44 Ok, Firefox! Jun 03 15:23:48 Thanks, glc! Jun 03 15:23:55 You are welcome. Jun 03 15:24:17 Flashing back to unslung will be tomorrow. *checks time* Later today. Now, bed. Jun 03 15:24:32 Where are you? Jun 03 15:24:35 Sweden. Jun 03 15:24:50 00:24 now. Jun 03 15:24:56 Chicago, IL. USA area here. Jun 03 15:25:09 6h less? Jun 03 15:25:10 17:24 Jun 03 15:25:22 Central Daylight. Jun 03 15:25:34 2h daylight? Jun 03 15:25:54 1. CST6CDT Jun 03 15:26:19 OK. I thought I know the difference, but apparently not (we're also on savings). Jun 03 15:26:33 No daylight right now, though. B-) Jun 03 15:27:15 * hasse goes to bed. **** ENDING LOGGING AT Fri Jun 03 23:59:56 2005