**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Tue Feb 07 10:59:57 2006 Feb 07 11:33:29 ciaran: no, but I have the openldap-libs installed (quite remote I think) Feb 07 11:36:33 ciaran: should really think before opening my mouth :P I misread and mixed two separate things in my mind - so forget that :P Feb 07 12:24:56 drif - actually I did install a load of kernel updates shortly before I noticed it Feb 07 12:25:07 Does ipkg log these things, I wonder Feb 07 12:36:51 hi, do you happen to know if there is an IRC Chan for "Oleg" Firmwares on an Asus WL-500g? Feb 07 12:37:03 i've got a little problem and don't find anything in the forums Feb 07 13:05:54 hello Feb 07 13:06:10 hi Feb 07 13:06:32 hmm damn i cannot change nick Feb 07 13:06:41 nslu2-irc: change your nick. /nick yournick Feb 07 13:06:44 how come? Feb 07 13:06:57 was it occupied? Feb 07 13:07:02 yep Feb 07 13:07:11 you should register it Feb 07 13:07:21 i tried logging in with another client but somehow the channel window didnt not open Feb 07 13:07:36 which client? Feb 07 13:07:43 trillian Feb 07 13:08:11 hm, it should work Feb 07 13:08:32 nvm, i just bought a new nslu2 and i'm planning to install unslung on it Feb 07 13:09:04 but i'm a bit unsure how to proceed because the original firmware has no telnet enabled Feb 07 13:09:32 is it safe to flash unslung via the original web interface? Feb 07 13:09:36 yes Feb 07 13:10:08 and the default settings (ip-wise) are the same? Feb 07 13:13:04 i want to install oxyl media center on my nslu. which means i need an apache server with php. and it would be cool to have reiserfs because i already have 2 usb drives with reiserfs. is unslung the best choice for that? Feb 07 13:14:16 I'm not sure if unslung supports reiserfs Feb 07 13:16:08 well if that's the only drawback i could live with it Feb 07 13:16:17 but apache and php work Feb 07 13:17:31 good :) sounds promising. i'll continue to read some stuff in the wiki and tonight i'll give it a try Feb 07 13:18:37 ok, thank you drif. maybe i'll see you later when i'm ready Feb 07 13:18:39 neon: which device you're planning to use with oxyl? Feb 07 13:18:42 cya! Feb 07 13:19:09 ehm thats a liteon lvd-2010 same as transgear dvx-400 wireless Feb 07 13:19:27 ok Feb 07 13:19:30 s/dvx-400/dvx-500 Feb 07 13:20:23 gotta go now, cya l8er! Feb 07 13:20:27 laters Feb 07 14:02:55 Hello.. Feb 07 14:03:35 Does anyone know how to get netstat without installing busybox 1.0 ? Feb 07 14:53:57 pro-x, i would be highly interested in that as well Feb 07 15:13:51 what is the problem with bb1.0 ? Feb 07 16:11:45 Let's hope someone tells us :D Feb 07 17:36:13 Anyone here 'overclocked' their nslu2? Feb 07 19:28:58 hi Feb 07 19:30:21 I have 2 disks connected to my nslu2 (both with data on them) but my "first" disk is starting to have som problems so I want to change it to a new one is there a easy way to "copy" all data to a new disk ? Feb 07 19:35:13 eikenberry: yes Feb 07 19:35:26 FB[i]: do you know linux ? Feb 07 19:36:35 pumpkin0. How'd you do it. I read the howto. You use the fingernail clipper idea or something else. I'm thinking about doing it but this would be my first hardware mod so I'm a bit nervous. Feb 07 19:39:10 eikenberry: it's really easy, even for people how have never solder before. You have to sure to get the right one, you need to ground yourself (no static buildup). A very sharp knife did the trick for me. Feb 07 19:39:40 And disconnect EVERYTHING before you start. Feb 07 19:39:43 no not as good as I want ..that is why I ask :) Feb 07 19:39:51 Do you break/cut the resister itself or work on the solder at each end? Feb 07 19:40:58 eikenberry: cut the solder on both ends. the resistor itself will break into a million pieces, causing shorts all over the borad if not removed. Feb 07 19:41:26 pumpkin0. Thanks. Good to know. :) Feb 07 19:42:00 FB[i]. You trying to preserve your unslung environ or just the data stored on that disk? Feb 07 19:42:31 if it is possible env plus data Feb 07 19:42:46 FB[i]: boot the slug w/o any disc attached. Telnet into it and check for the command "dd". Afterwards attach both discs, (if something is automounting: umount them again). Do "dd if=/dev/sdX of=/dev/sdY". sdX is the source, sdY the target. Wait for ... 3 hours. Feb 07 19:43:18 kk Feb 07 19:43:22 otnx Feb 07 19:43:42 power down the slug. Switch disc (USB1 <-> USB2) and boot again. Feb 07 19:43:47 FB[i]. Using dd your sdY would be your new disk. dd does a low level disk copy. It would overwrite anything on the target disk. Feb 07 19:43:56 my thougt a first was move data to a disk on the network ...copy conf files and then just reinstall/unslung Feb 07 19:44:05 ok Feb 07 19:44:07 hmm Feb 07 19:44:12 IŽl try it Feb 07 19:44:25 yes, that is possible too. If you have a linux-box or a knoppix-CD... Feb 07 19:44:36 mm Feb 07 19:44:55 I'm looking at the overclocking to speed rsync up. Particularly using it to mirror my disk1 to disk2... any thoughts on how much it would help? Feb 07 19:45:03 now I use ftp to transfer the files from the nslu2 box to a windows box Feb 07 19:45:22 and I copy conf file to the public area Feb 07 19:45:27 eikenberry: not very much. The slug is IO-bound, so expect like 10-15% more speed. Feb 07 19:45:39 maby not the smartest way but Feb 07 19:46:18 FB[i]: youu still need to get the whole config-partition and setup a swap-space (if you didn't already format the disc with the linksys-web-interface) Feb 07 19:47:12 no I havent connected the new disk yet Feb 07 19:48:19 Boot the slug with only the new disc and format it first. Then play back the ftp-backup to it. W/o formating you don't geta swap-space. w/o swap no apache/php/perl/python... Feb 07 19:48:26 pumpkin0. Hmm... ok. I was hoping for a bit more than that given the load on the slug while its running (3-4). To bad. Feb 07 19:49:22 pumpkin0 do the new disk have to bee the same size ? Feb 07 19:50:14 eikenberry: everything that is using IO (HD or network) only gets 10-15% boost. The IO-chips are not getting faster, they are using a different clock. But stuf like php, gzip or bzip2 gets a lot faster. Boot-up too. Feb 07 19:50:44 FB[i]: with dd it has to be equal or bigger, with ftp you need enough space to store your stuff. Feb 07 19:51:12 ok the disk that is broken is 150g and the new one is 300 Feb 07 19:51:14 Cool. I was just hoping the rsync overhead was partially to blame. No biggy. 10-15% is still probably worth it though. Given no real down side. Feb 07 19:51:18 so that should bee ok Feb 07 19:52:01 FB[i]: YES. With dd you have to play around a bit to get the additional 150 GB working. In your case i sugest ftp. Feb 07 19:52:11 ye Feb 07 19:52:16 tnx for youhelp :) Feb 07 19:52:34 I thik I stick with the easy one ftp :) Feb 07 19:52:34 eikenberry: kepp in mind: the slug get's warmer. I drilled some holes to kepp the inside as cool as it was before. Feb 07 19:53:06 FB[i]: np. If there are any problem, just ask. It may take some time to find somebody in this channel, but ... Feb 07 19:53:25 s/kepp/keep Feb 07 19:53:34 Really. The HOWTO seems to indicate that the heat increase is negligible. Maybe I just won't worry about it then. :) Feb 07 19:53:50 Anyone mess around with a kuro box yet? Feb 07 19:54:45 http://www.revogear.com/ Feb 07 19:55:53 it gets warmer but stay way below the max ratings. (the kuro is not sold around here... :(. I would have loved a box with IDE-HD and a power-based CPU) Feb 07 19:56:47 pumpkin0. Ever hear of anyone having stability problems due to heat? Feb 07 19:56:53 nope. Feb 07 19:57:10 hi all :) Feb 07 19:57:30 last Q Feb 07 19:58:04 i'm thinking more about the maximal survive-time of the chip. It may be shorted to 2 years (instead of the 5-8 years these chip usually do) Feb 07 19:58:13 FB[i]: ? Feb 07 19:58:36 now that move all data/conf files, remove all disks (the working one too) connect the now disk install/unslung Feb 07 19:58:53 can I just connect the old working disk and see the data on it? Feb 07 19:59:46 I mean so I dont loos that data Feb 07 19:59:52 on the working disk Feb 07 20:01:12 FB[i]: i think you have to mount it by hand... Feb 07 20:01:16 i'm going to install unslung on my brand new nslu now. i hope i can get some help here in the process :) Feb 07 20:01:17 ok Feb 07 20:01:48 pumpkin0. Ok. Thanks again. Need to get back to work. :) Feb 07 20:02:01 FB[i]: it will not get lost or wiped (except if you tell the web-interface to format it). But it may have problems with auto-detect. Feb 07 20:02:33 first Q: the readme says "1) You *must* test telnet Redboot access first " i tested, but the current fw doesnt have telnet support. should i worry or ignore that? Feb 07 20:02:44 neongrau, did you read the readme? Feb 07 20:02:54 neongrau: first go ? Get yourself familiar with the standard-webinterface. do all the setup-work (IP, gateway...). Feb 07 20:02:55 kagy, forget it.. Feb 07 20:03:38 well the default settings look fine. default ip fits my current network so i think i'm fine with that Feb 07 20:04:19 but my question was: should i worry about the nonexistant telnet access? Feb 07 20:04:46 neongrau, what the readme says is test the redboot telnet access, aka try to telnet (from your winbox) into the redboot loader of the nslu Feb 07 20:04:50 neongrau: if you plan to mess up: yes you don't need telnet if you do it by the book. Feb 07 20:05:58 ~tell neongrau about redboot Feb 07 20:06:52 caplink811_log: OT: it there a howto for the bot ? Feb 07 20:07:12 ~google blootbot Feb 07 20:09:02 hm, google search won't work, pumpkin0 no, no howto about the bot, but you could have a look at rikers.dot (topic blootbot), maybe you found something Feb 07 20:09:20 and you can try /msg capbot help Feb 07 20:10:13 rikers.org i meant Feb 07 20:12:33 OK, it's a normal bloodbot. thanks, i know howto deal with these. Feb 07 20:12:59 but this one runs on a slug ;) Feb 07 20:15:35 OK, that was clear.. Feb 07 20:18:44 ok, i read the redboot stuff and it works *shameonme* Feb 07 20:19:03 thanks cap :) Feb 07 20:19:07 ach was Feb 07 20:20:51 ok, i know that i want to install packages later. but i guess it doesnt matter if i start with no connected drives for the first time, right? Feb 07 20:22:08 with connected i don't mean connected at boot time :) Feb 07 20:23:02 neongrau: disconnect EVERYTHING befre you boot for the flash. Feb 07 20:23:32 neongrau: and don't attach something during flashing or first reboot. Feb 07 20:25:33 yep, my usb drives are using reiserfs so they wouldnt work anyway Feb 07 20:26:13 or does unslung have reiser support` Feb 07 20:26:24 ? Feb 07 20:27:04 It should be possible to hack reiserfs into unslug, but i'm not sure if it has already been done. Feb 07 20:27:52 i guess/hope i can check that soon Feb 07 20:28:39 ok, since i dont intend on "unslinging" i think i'm ready to flash. Feb 07 20:30:15 neongrau: w/o unslinging you cannot install anything onto the slug. just the basic system w/o any addittional packages. Feb 07 20:30:37 but i can "unsling" it later when i want to? Feb 07 20:30:58 yes Feb 07 20:31:30 ok, isnt there a "quit" command to exit redboot? Feb 07 20:31:44 nope, just reboot. Feb 07 20:31:50 help may help. imho, there is a reboot Feb 07 20:32:25 ah its "reset" :) Feb 07 20:34:48 too late for any more good advices, flashing is in progress :S Feb 07 20:36:31 updating ok, reboot in 10 seconds Feb 07 20:36:54 * neongrau is getting nervous Feb 07 20:37:03 well, one for later: if you don't unsling and fill up the /-partition the slug will be dead and unable to boot. Feb 07 20:37:18 but you can recover with rebboot. Feb 07 20:37:57 woohoo, it worked :) hooray! Feb 07 20:38:21 congrats. Feb 07 20:39:38 hmm i thought there is more Feb 07 20:41:27 i thought there would be a telnet or ssh daemon running with unslung Feb 07 20:42:00 there is more... Feb 07 20:42:16 but not without an external data storage Feb 07 20:44:31 neongrau, if you want to gamble around with reiserfs, then debianslug would be the better (more successful way) Feb 07 20:46:23 i need an ext3 disk to unsling it anyway Feb 07 20:48:28 neongrau: you can format it with the webinterface. That will create the right partitions (swap, config and data) for you. It's using standard ext3. Feb 07 20:48:32 debainslung knows nothing about unslinging, its debain on nslu2 Feb 07 20:48:57 s/debainslung/debianslug/ Feb 07 20:48:57 caplink811_log meant: debianslug knows nothing about unslinging, its debain on nslu2 Feb 07 20:53:22 strange, the usb stick works but it's not showing the size Feb 07 20:54:03 on port 2 ? Feb 07 20:54:04 neongrau: unslinging to a usb-stick is a but special. (there do you look for it's size?) Feb 07 20:55:20 no, it's the onyl device i have around for testing. i'm just wondering because when i tested the device with the original firmware it correctly shoed the size and how much free space there is available Feb 07 20:56:07 neongrau, on which port? and what a filesystem is on it? Feb 07 20:56:37 on port 2 using fat32 Feb 07 20:57:19 a default useless cheapass 128mb stick. Feb 07 20:57:36 unslung-5.5 based on linksys fw R25, this behaviour is well known, and a faq Feb 07 20:57:44 ~nslu2-faq Feb 07 20:57:44 ok, so you should have a look to http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/FAQ/HomePage Feb 07 20:58:18 there is an error in the linksys fw Feb 07 21:17:01 well, thats enough for today. i hope i can borrow another disk to store my files for reformatting so i can try installing apache and oxyl onto this thingie on saturday Feb 07 21:20:43 has anyone tuned his nslu to run at 266mhz ? Feb 07 21:23:47 We were talking about that earlier. Feb 07 21:24:20 ah -> [20:57] pumpkin0. Ever hear of anyone having stability problems due to heat? Feb 07 21:24:31 that was the first post i saw whe i entered Feb 07 21:24:33 :) Feb 07 21:24:55 Yep. Basically pumkin0 said it was easy. And the only drawback is probably shortening the lifespan of your unit. Feb 07 21:25:22 He said just to be sure to unplug everything and cut the solder (not the resistor). Feb 07 21:25:34 will do this, next time a do a reboot, but atm it will destroy my uptime on bot machines ;) Feb 07 21:25:46 2 years wouldnt be too bad for such a "toy" Feb 07 21:27:23 i'll first try it with the default speed. but i could imagine that 133mhz could be too slow to run a video streaming server Feb 07 21:32:53 neongrau: anything IO-related (network and HD) only gets a 10-15% bost from overlocking. And video-streaming in no problem at all even at 133MHz. Feb 07 21:33:04 s/in/is Feb 07 21:33:25 s/in/is/ Feb 07 21:33:25 pumpkin0 meant: s/is/is Feb 07 21:33:32 arg... Feb 07 21:33:49 :) Feb 07 21:35:22 good to hear that. i like this maybe i'll get another one just for playing around Feb 07 21:35:53 neongrau: max out this one first. If you have it running debian... Feb 07 21:36:52 i could install tomcat and use it as a test-server at work :) Feb 07 21:36:57 without the final slash it wouldn't work Feb 07 21:37:04 You can even recode videos on the slug. Tested with openslug, you get about 2-3 fps for a 352x240 video. Feb 07 21:38:43 i wouldnt try debian. i'm a 100% gentoo guy :D Feb 07 21:40:49 a "boot from usb" option would be kickass :) Feb 07 21:40:57 so far nobody ported gentoo to the slug. It's a stunt to do debian, so gentoo will be even worse. Feb 07 21:41:16 boot from USB is no problem. It wears out the USB after some time.... Feb 07 21:41:35 -> http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/GentooSlug/HomePage Feb 07 21:43:23 "It wears out the USB after some time" ??? How does the USB wear out? Feb 07 21:43:51 i think he means "physically" Feb 07 21:45:05 I'd think a USB drive would have a similar lifespan to a non usb drive. Booting really shouldn't have that much of an impact. Feb 07 21:45:26 eikenberry: USB-Sticks have a limited write-cycle. If you write a lot of data into a flash-cell it stops working. With CF's you get about 100 000 cycles, with USB-sticks it's worse. Feb 07 21:45:48 USB-drives (like USB <-> real HD) do not have this problem. Feb 07 21:46:07 not realy true (gentoo) -> http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/GentooSlug/HomePage Feb 07 21:46:58 Ohh... USB sticks. Sorry, I'm thinking HDs. Feb 07 21:47:16 ups, didn't see that one about gentoo... Feb 07 23:01:25 are you there? Feb 07 23:25:23 hmm Feb 07 23:25:39 if I connected a new hdd but I cant se it with df Feb 07 23:25:46 what can bee wrong then? Feb 07 23:29:24 hmm nm Feb 07 23:29:45 I go to bed now and sleep on it and I try again tomorrow Feb 07 23:37:01 hm, ntfs. hm Feb 07 23:58:29 It takes forever to get Ubuntu set up as a dev environment. Feb 08 00:00:07 astroid: nah. Feb 08 00:00:12 it's not that bad. Feb 08 00:00:33 just make a new user and do everything in its home dir. Feb 08 00:00:53 there are quite a few things you have to install. admittedly, but you get all of it on apt-get Feb 08 00:01:38 If only that were true. the debian server is out for repairs this week. Feb 08 00:01:49 much hand bombing is happening. Feb 08 00:15:04 frimpen ubuntu is asking me to stick a cd in. silly fish there is no cd. Feb 08 00:32:01 Is there any way to use a USB hard disk with a NSLU2 and a random computer? Can any NSLU distribution read hard drives formatted with a normal filesystem, or does everyone require linksys own, which is said not to work with anything else? Feb 08 01:14:54 hi poffo Feb 08 01:19:53 Hello. Feb 08 01:19:58 poffo: linksys' "own" filesystem is just ext3 which is used widely in unix-world and there's some sort of support available for windows also. nslu2 can also read/write ntfs and fat32 partitions. Feb 08 01:20:34 Ooh, that's a relief. Feb 08 01:20:57 What's the deal with having to format the disk through the linksys, then? Feb 08 01:21:35 Through the NSLU* Feb 08 01:21:39 easiest way to intialize a hdd Feb 08 01:21:40 I must be getting tired. :) Feb 08 01:22:03 initialize Feb 08 01:22:06 me too ;) Feb 08 01:22:25 03:22am Feb 08 01:22:46 02.22am here. ;) Feb 08 01:23:26 so you have still plenty of time ;) Feb 08 01:24:40 which dist you've thought about installing? Feb 08 01:26:30 I was thinking about Openslug, but I'll have to read up a bit about the differences before I actually decide. Feb 08 01:26:35 Any recomendations? Feb 08 01:27:06 argh, +m. :) Feb 08 01:27:09 I've been using just unslung so far - but does everything I need currently Feb 08 01:31:40 should purchase my third slug ;P so I can check other dists as well Feb 08 01:32:10 Heh, what're you using your current ones for? Feb 08 01:34:03 one is running apache, proftpd, ftpd-topfield, irssi with bitlbee and general file sharing Feb 08 01:34:55 second runs from usb stick and is mainly for testing things out but nowadays I use it to access my ntfs drives Feb 08 01:39:57 Ah, yes, ntfs can be a bitch without windows. Feb 08 01:45:14 mainly because I haven't got usb2 devices to work on my windows machine :-\ Feb 08 01:46:29 s/got/managed to get/ Feb 08 01:46:30 drif meant: mainly because I haven't managed to get usb2 devices to work on my windows machine :-\ Feb 08 01:48:20 Haha Feb 08 01:48:30 But I can't say I have either. Feb 08 01:49:01 Mainly because my trustworthy pentium 2 mobo doesn't have any usb2 ports. :) Feb 08 01:49:32 and I bought and card with VIA chipset :-\ seems to be problematic with windows Feb 08 01:49:37 s/and/an Feb 08 01:50:42 s/and/a :) Feb 08 01:51:15 n was typo for / - don't ask me how I managed but that was the reason capbot didnt' correct it :P Feb 08 01:51:51 s/didnt'/didn't/ Feb 08 01:51:51 drif meant: n was typo for / - don't ask me how I managed but that was the reason capbot didn't correct it :P Feb 08 01:51:56 Hah, I see. Feb 08 08:19:56 someone alive ? Feb 08 08:20:59 need som help with some stuff (dd if=/dev/sdX of=/dev/sdY) Feb 08 08:21:11 you awake? :) Feb 08 08:23:16 plz Feb 08 08:44:43 damn Feb 08 08:44:55 I just read this on the yahoo group Feb 08 08:44:57 Oxford OX921S Feb 08 08:45:02 is not working :( Feb 08 08:45:23 think I got that chip :( Feb 08 09:04:29 morning Feb 08 09:06:58 morning Feb 08 09:19:48 FB[i]: i'm back. sorry about your chipset. It's rare somebody gets one of these... Feb 08 09:23:02 ye Feb 08 09:23:29 but i can see it if I do dfmg (or something dont remember the command) Feb 08 09:23:43 lsusb should show it. Feb 08 09:23:49 oki 2 sec Feb 08 09:23:54 if it is installed... Feb 08 09:24:03 nopp Feb 08 09:24:11 # lsusb Feb 08 09:24:11 lsusb: No such file or directory Feb 08 09:24:27 and "fdisk /dev/sd?" does not work ? Feb 08 09:24:34 do you know the list all hardware command Feb 08 09:24:37 hmm Feb 08 09:24:40 I check Feb 08 09:24:47 replace the ? with the a or b for port 1 or 2 Feb 08 09:25:07 oki Feb 08 09:26:01 hmm Feb 08 09:26:05 something happend .. Feb 08 09:26:10 IŽl paste it 2 sec Feb 08 09:26:22 Do not repartition the wrong one... Feb 08 09:26:36 hehe Feb 08 09:26:37 http://www.rafb.net/paste/results/1DSyd458.html Feb 08 09:27:07 my ddf command output Feb 08 09:27:08 http://www.rafb.net/paste/results/hmf4Sn33.html Feb 08 09:27:49 it is the sda that is my "old" disk Feb 08 09:27:53 I think :) Feb 08 09:28:07 OK, so sda is your main disc and sdb is the new one. And the new one already got a partitioning from the slug. Feb 08 09:28:20 ye Feb 08 09:28:26 is the new one really emptyand can be formated ? Feb 08 09:28:39 I tried the dd command but ...nothing happend so I canseld it Feb 08 09:29:02 the new disk is new...no data on it Feb 08 09:29:32 dd does not output any progress. It will run for some time (3-4 hours) and than output it "it's done"-msg. Feb 08 09:29:47 do "mkswap /dev/sdb3" Feb 08 09:29:47 ah ! Feb 08 09:29:51 ok Feb 08 09:30:06 done Feb 08 09:30:11 worked ? Feb 08 09:30:16 mm think so Feb 08 09:30:19 IŽl paste Feb 08 09:30:39 http://www.rafb.net/paste/results/mFTj5S92.html Feb 08 09:31:43 hmm.. not really what i expceted. Try "mkfs.ext3 /dev/sdb1" Feb 08 09:31:54 k Feb 08 09:32:11 writing .... Feb 08 09:32:56 not fast Feb 08 09:32:58 :) Feb 08 09:33:18 It always takes some time to format a 300GB monster. afterwards: mkdir /testing; mount /dev/sdb1 /testing; cd /testing; ls -la Feb 08 09:33:27 jepp Feb 08 09:33:29 tnx :) Feb 08 09:37:23 DONE !! Feb 08 09:38:24 looks like it worked ! Feb 08 09:38:42 what do I do now? Feb 08 09:38:49 GOOD. df -h ? Feb 08 09:39:05 http://www.rafb.net/paste/results/XMofLB75.html Feb 08 09:39:07 2 sec Feb 08 09:39:46 the df command uotput Feb 08 09:39:48 http://www.rafb.net/paste/results/13lya694.html Feb 08 09:40:38 f**k, only 140 GB, not the full 300GB. Feb 08 09:40:57 no but maby it becourse I run the dd command Feb 08 09:41:14 my old disk is 160 g Feb 08 09:42:06 Yes, dd copied the partition table and so the new disc is partitioned like the old one. (from df it looks like ~153GB) Feb 08 09:42:13 je Feb 08 09:42:29 is there a way to clear the new hdd ? Feb 08 09:42:49 and run the dd command again Feb 08 09:42:54 or somthing : Feb 08 09:43:12 dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdb. If you rerun dd you will stay with 153-something GB for data. Feb 08 09:43:12 ahh 2 sec (damn work) :D Feb 08 09:43:53 dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdb. << run for 10 sec, removes the partition table and everything else. Feb 08 09:44:11 back again Feb 08 09:44:26 ok so I run the dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdb to clear the disk Feb 08 09:44:33 yes. Feb 08 09:44:36 oki Feb 08 09:45:12 damn I ran out of coffe Feb 08 09:45:20 1 min and IŽm back :) Feb 08 09:45:58 afterwards run fdisk /dev/sdb and rerun mkswap /dev/sdb3 and mkfs.ext3 /dev/sdb1 and mkfs.ext3 /dev/sdb2. That will take some time (as it's really 300GB now) and i'm back in about 1 hour. Feb 08 09:48:02 Afterwards you just have to copy over the data using "cp -a /share/hdd/data /mount-point-of-sdb1" and "cp -a /share/hdd/conf /mount-point-of-sdb2". (And do not touch /testing as it is pointing to a freshly repartitioning disc << no good to read from) Feb 08 09:49:07 and cp -av should give you LOTS of progress output. Feb 08 09:56:18 back Feb 08 09:56:36 ok I try it when dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdb is done Feb 08 09:57:22 damn you know some stuff :) Feb 08 09:59:59 Forgot something important: Do a REBOOT after dd if=/dev/zero ... the slug has to reread the partition-table. If you don't do it you will end up with a broken partition table and a unuseable disc. Feb 08 10:00:26 That is after dd if=/dev/zero and before fdisk. Feb 08 10:00:43 oki Feb 08 10:00:45 tnx Feb 08 10:02:31 hmm maby something is wrong the dd is still running Feb 08 10:03:15 The dd will wipe the whole disc. You can stop it anytime, as the partition table is the first thing it overwrites. Feb 08 10:03:36 ahh Feb 08 10:03:40 ok i stop it Feb 08 10:04:08 hmm it wont stop Feb 08 10:04:13 nm I let it run :) Feb 08 10:05:05 ctrl-C ? Login with a 2. window and do "killall dd" or "ps aux" => PID of dd => kill PID-of-dd Feb 08 10:06:05 well, now i'm really gone. good luck Feb 08 10:06:49 tnx Feb 08 10:06:52 cya **** ENDING LOGGING AT Wed Feb 08 10:59:58 2006