**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Sat Dec 29 02:59:56 2007 Dec 29 09:17:46 hi? Dec 29 09:17:51 anyone up? Dec 29 09:34:17 Anix: whassup? Dec 29 10:54:04 Hello. Anyone about who can help a newbie with debian installation problems please? Dec 29 10:54:47 I've been trying to install the 4.0r2 release Dec 29 10:55:17 It gets up to selecting the kernel to install Dec 29 10:55:30 I pick "linux-image-2.6.18-5-ixp4xx" Dec 29 10:55:53 It goes on a bit more then it stops with "Unable to install initramfs-tools " Dec 29 10:56:24 I pulled the USB external drive out and plugged it into another machine, but /var/log/syslog is empty Dec 29 10:56:30 Any suggestions? Dec 29 11:21:07 dave_potts: you should ask in the debian-arm mailing list for the fatest response from the debian installer guys. Dec 29 11:21:34 Ok -- Noob point #1 :-) Dec 29 16:00:23 Hi. I'm trying to install the unofficial image of Debian, however, when I press the Start Upgrade I get a 'Connection was reset' error on Firefox Dec 29 16:53:10 rwhitby: still around? Dec 29 16:55:02 anyone around? Dec 29 17:08:40 Hello, does anybody know if Linux (and nslu2 in particular) supports a USB to parallel/serial adapter, like http://cgi.ebay.de/ECS-Elitegroup-USB-Dockingstation-RJ45-Parallel-Seriell_W0QQitemZ110209169041QQihZ001QQcategoryZ18548QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Dec 29 17:35:21 hi Dec 29 18:08:58 My device is running unslug, how do I put it on upgrade mode? Dec 29 18:09:30 does anyone have experiences with truecrypt on the hdd connected to the nslu2? Dec 29 18:10:28 Nightwolf: I did used it, but when the developers made the change to only allow ASCII characters I stoped using it Dec 29 18:10:32 gouki: did you check the wiki? http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/HowTo/UseTheResetButtonToEnterUpgradeMode is the easiest way. Dec 29 18:11:34 mwester: I did follow the tutorial, but for some reason, it doesn't work Dec 29 18:11:39 gouki: what do you mean, filenames? Dec 29 18:11:49 mwester: Is is possible the unslug firmware disabled the reset button Dec 29 18:12:00 Nightwolf: No. Only ASCII on the passphrase Dec 29 18:12:30 but there's no restriction in the length, so where's the problem? Dec 29 18:12:34 what are you using now? Dec 29 18:12:47 Nightwolf: My language doesn't use UTF-8 Dec 29 18:13:17 Nightwolf: Nothing. My NSLU2 doesn't want to work! Dec 29 18:13:31 ... and what are you going to use? ^^ Dec 29 18:14:47 Nightwolf: Don't know. Maybe try dm-crypt Dec 29 18:14:53 gouki: No, the reset button method cannot be disabled. It always works; the most common problem is that you may need to dim the lights to see the sometimes-subtle change in the color of the LED that indicates that you must release the reset button. Dec 29 18:15:10 mwester: OK. I'll turn all lights off then :) Dec 29 18:15:11 BRB Dec 29 18:16:22 mwester: Like I said. My light goes from orange to green Dec 29 18:19:44 mwester: Never mind. There is _MINIMUM_ change of orange! Dec 29 18:19:49 mwester: Thank you for your help Dec 29 18:37:35 hello? Dec 29 18:37:47 I have a question about flashing my slug. Dec 29 18:38:24 I flashed it to have OpenSlug, but I cant SSH into it. I can connect to it through Putty, but it doesnt accept the 'opeNSLUg' password Dec 29 18:39:23 Did you try the original password you set previously? Dec 29 18:40:01 See, I cant remember what I set it to, as I first installed SlugOS over a year ago Dec 29 18:40:25 I was hoping that flashing it to the newest version would negate my previous password Dec 29 18:41:57 What options do I have? Dec 29 18:48:52 Reflash it with the stock Linksys firmware or Unslung, boot the device (with no USB devices attached), then use the admin web GUI to reset the system to factory defaults. Then reflash SlugOS. Dec 29 18:59:23 ok, I will try it. Thank you! Dec 29 19:23:21 i'm willing to get an NSLU2.. are there "good" and "bad" revisions like most linksys devices ? Dec 29 19:24:58 nope. all good. Some very recent ones are de-underclocked from the factory, but there is no clear evidence on the box that would tell you this. Dec 29 19:26:33 i'm better off getting an old unit off ebay then.. thanks Dec 29 19:27:46 No, other way around. Dec 29 19:28:09 But its easy to de-underclock the older units, just one resistor to remove from the board. Dec 29 19:28:53 http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/HowTo/OverClockTheSlug Dec 29 19:42:13 oops misread :) Dec 29 19:48:51 do you think they're underclocked by default because of heat concerns? Dec 29 19:49:52 There's been much speculation. The general concensus has been either FCC certification, or a board-layout mistake. Dec 29 19:50:29 The latter seems to be most likely, since nothing else has changed (that anyone has found) in the recent boards that are shipping running at the rated speed. Dec 29 19:53:54 do you have any advice on which USB hard drive i should get Dec 29 19:54:49 actually wondering if the NSLU2 works with things like WD mybook units and such Dec 29 19:55:41 hey guys, anyone know of some ways to make ssh a bit more responsive on the nslu2? i'm getting a tiny bit of lag, with very low network traffic/load Dec 29 19:58:50 maybe debian is just slower than optware? Dec 29 20:08:32 sw: yes. yes it does Dec 29 20:09:35 debian probably consumes alot of memory in the configuration it's in after install Dec 29 20:57:22 ShadowJK, I've turned a lot of unnecessary services off already to try and save memory Dec 29 20:57:54 is the avahi-daemon needed for anything in particular? Dec 29 22:34:28 hi Dec 29 22:35:08 i am not able to enter in the upgrade mode anymore Dec 29 22:35:35 did you already get it? Dec 29 22:36:03 however it seems i am able to boot something but i don't find the IP address corresponding Dec 29 22:36:26 i tried all defaults ip address Dec 29 22:37:40 when i try to enter in the upgrade mode i got a blinking amber led Dec 29 22:37:49 not the usual red/green light Dec 29 22:42:21 http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/HowTo/UseTheResetButtonToEnterUpgradeMode Dec 29 22:51:49 it's working again now Dec 29 22:58:16 which openslug should I use, little endian or big endian? Dec 29 23:25:29 hi Dec 29 23:27:07 having a problem, havent used my nslu2 in over 5 months, i remember i had unslung on it and i did a bunch of other stuff with it, i cant access the web ui for it, i did an nmap scan and found that it had lightftpd running on 8081, ctorrent running on 980, ssh on 22, swat on 901, but i did not see the official webserver running? i jsut want to install debian on it, do i have to redboot this... Dec 29 23:27:08 ...or can i just install it from ssh? Dec 29 23:27:58 You can only use the web interface for flashing if you have the original linskys firmware anyway... Dec 29 23:28:14 oh okay, so how would i flash from ssh? Dec 29 23:28:28 you cant.. Dec 29 23:28:34 redboot then... :S Dec 29 23:28:35 http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/HowTo/UseTheResetButtonToEnterUpgradeMode Dec 29 23:28:39 Yeah Dec 29 23:28:46 Then you need upslug2 or the sercomm tool Dec 29 23:28:52 Maybe someone should put that in the topic... :) Dec 29 23:28:53 alright thanks Dec 29 23:30:59 I successfully installed the latest Debian image on the slug. However, the Status led keeps flashing green/orange all the time. Any ideas? Dec 29 23:31:24 the ip would be 192.168.0.1 right Dec 29 23:31:34 gouki, its normal :) Dec 29 23:31:44 Mike___, yeah, in upgrade mode Dec 29 23:31:52 Reedy_Boy: OK :) Classy! :) Dec 29 23:32:01 thanks reedy Dec 29 23:32:26 gouki: type "leds status off" Dec 29 23:32:48 or use black electical tape ;-) Dec 29 23:33:02 you dont actually need the IP address, upslug2 uses MAC.. sercom doesnt need an IP too Dec 29 23:33:10 but nothing else can be on the IP Dec 29 23:33:13 * mwester uses a big magic marker on some of those obnoxious LEDs :D Dec 29 23:33:17 mwester: Nice! Only green is on now :) Dec 29 23:33:57 haha, sounds permenant mwester :D Dec 29 23:35:01 Seriously, those intense blue LEDs in the Sandisk USB flash devices are bright enough to shine through the black marker, but they don't hurt your eyes anymore when they blink away on your slug... Dec 29 23:35:43 Oooh, yeah Dec 29 23:35:47 my pc case has those Dec 29 23:35:51 but then has a door to cover them up :D Dec 29 23:35:52 (and rubbing alcohol can take most of the marker off) Dec 29 23:37:32 The "pinging" of the hard drive of my debian NSLU2 will be swap related wont it..? Dec 29 23:37:59 ie hd activity Dec 29 23:46:25 guys, do you have any advice on which drive i should buy ? Dec 29 23:46:49 there's so much choice and can't decide Dec 29 23:51:02 sw: WD mybook. Dec 29 23:51:10 i own this one since today: http://geizhals.at/deutschland/a197661.html Dec 29 23:51:23 unless youre a do it yourselfer, at which point i'd recommend a stardom itank w. a samsung drive Dec 29 23:54:38 i've read the NSLU2 is limited to 250 GB ? Dec 29 23:57:40 where? :S Dec 29 23:58:54 http://www.nabble.com/250-gb-limit--to7837621.html Dec 29 23:59:23 people have >250gb drives.. Dec 30 00:00:13 i think it was on newegg in user reviews Dec 30 00:00:27 anyway.. glad there's no limit :) Dec 30 00:00:41 it depends on the distro, and how much swap you provide to mke2fs Dec 30 00:01:01 i was gonna say, there has been some issues with units crashing when trying to format large drives Dec 30 00:01:19 whoops Dec 30 00:01:29 i'm gonna go with the WD Mybook 320 Dec 30 00:02:49 ugh.. i'm reading the drive stops spinning after 15 min idling Dec 30 00:03:20 http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/FAQ/SpinDownUSBHarddisks Dec 30 00:03:57 ah thanks Dec 30 00:04:24 when theres a will, theres a way Dec 30 00:04:38 the seagate freeagents seem to caus more problems with the standby Dec 30 00:05:01 Many people ahve reported the mybooks work find.. Dec 30 00:05:02 fine Dec 30 00:05:16 thats problems of it not spinning down.. Dec 30 00:05:20 yeah.. i was interested in the seagate freeagent in the first place Dec 30 01:30:26 i'm currently unslinging my nslu2, in the readme at point 4 it says "and verify that the drive is correctly configured to be considered "Formatted" Dec 30 01:31:23 the webinterface says so but the start page says "Ready, 6MB (3% Free)" although it should be 500gb, should i continue? Dec 30 01:34:45 ok, i continued ^^ Dec 30 01:36:17 Error: /share/hdd/data (disk1, /dev/sdb1) is not a mounted disk Dec 30 01:37:58 found something (http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/HowTo/TroubleshootADriveMissingCondition end of page) Dec 30 01:39:58 works Dec 30 01:53:16 im installing debian on the nslu2 and im wondering if i close putty will it continue to install? Dec 30 02:27:08 Mike_____: I doubt it Dec 30 02:27:27 you will want keep-alives active in PuTTY too Dec 30 02:28:33 keep-alives? Dec 30 02:32:50 in the Connection settings Dec 30 02:33:03 ok Dec 30 02:33:07 too late tho Dec 30 02:33:09 lol Dec 30 02:33:33 you can change it in an existing session Dec 30 02:34:16 "Change Settings ..." in top-left window icon Dec 30 02:37:17 seconds between keep alives? Dec 30 02:37:48 yep Dec 30 02:37:50 ok Dec 30 02:37:53 i put that to 10 Dec 30 02:37:59 I usually use 30 or so Dec 30 02:38:10 ok Dec 30 02:38:17 thanks Dec 30 02:38:31 that should be set by default Dec 30 02:58:49 any recommendations which bittorrent client to use? **** ENDING LOGGING AT Sun Dec 30 02:59:57 2007