**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Fri Jan 25 02:59:57 2008
Jan 25 03:49:10 <scant> i need help with patching a Makefile
Jan 25 18:47:49 <NSLU2-IRC> hello
Jan 25 18:48:02 <ido-> hrm.
Jan 25 18:48:28 <ido-> anyone around ?
Jan 25 19:10:05 <ido-> hm
Jan 25 19:53:08 <ido-> hello
Jan 25 19:53:15 <ido-> _vertigo, around ?
Jan 25 20:13:35 <ido_> oh dear
Jan 25 20:15:48 <Reedy_Boy> o_0
Jan 25 20:17:11 <ido_> i have a few querstions
Jan 25 20:17:21 <ido_> which  filesystem should i use?
Jan 25 20:57:55 <bpmurray> hi - anyone know why a nslu2 running Debian edge might hang?
Jan 25 20:58:28 <Tumaini> Hello sluggers!
Jan 25 20:58:30 <Tumaini> It seems slugos-native isn't ready for the latestversion of SlugOS/BE? Does anyone know when it might be ready, orshould I reflash with an older version of SlugOS/BE?
Jan 25 21:05:49 <Tumaini> Are you all asleep, or is it a stupid question?
Jan 25 21:07:05 <Reedy_Boy> Wouldnt say its a stupid question, but people are probably not about
Jan 25 21:07:43 <Tumaini> Guess not. You know when there's usually any movement in here?
Jan 25 21:07:53 <Reedy_Boy> Estimated release date: No idea
Jan 25 21:08:08 <Reedy_Boy> I think you'd be safer with the older version, IIRC
Jan 25 21:08:18 <Tumaini> Ah, thank you.
Jan 25 21:08:45 <Tumaini> Can I just reflash and reconfigure without formatting the usb-disk?
Jan 25 21:09:06 <Reedy_Boy> i think so
Jan 25 21:10:10 <Tumaini> Ok, thank you very much! It can be frustrating trying to learn about everything. It helps alot with some up-front help.
Jan 25 21:10:41 <Reedy_Boy> mines more regurgitation of what ive read
Jan 25 21:11:21 <Tumaini> Heh, well it still helps.
Jan 25 21:13:29 <bpmurray> Hi - I'm looking for help with Debian on NSLU2: installed fine, and I added some other stuff, just trying to see how far I could push ie, but eventually removed Apache, MySql, etc.
Jan 25 21:13:39 <bpmurray> Now it hangs after around 30 mins running time
Jan 25 21:13:49 <bpmurray> Anyone got any suggestions where to look?
Jan 25 21:15:44 <bpmurray> Ì don't want to have to reinstall everything from scratch
Jan 25 21:16:02 <Reedy_Boy> does it still hang with the stuff removed?
Jan 25 21:16:21 <bpmurray> Yes
Jan 25 21:17:36 <bpmurray> I had a load of apps on top of Apache and when I removed them (changed the names in rc2.d) the system now hangs
Jan 25 21:17:54 <bpmurray> (just going to restart AGAIN!!)
Jan 25 21:19:14 <bpmurray> Top LED flashes green/yellow quickly twice around once a second
Jan 25 21:19:35 <bpmurray> The button doesn't cause reboot - it just has no effect
Jan 25 21:19:46 <bpmurray> To reboot, I need to unplug
Jan 25 21:21:05 <bpmurray> Where are there log files to see what might be happening?
Jan 25 21:21:27 <bpmurray> I presume they're in /var/log somewhere
Jan 25 21:22:01 <Reedy_Boy> top would show you whats running currently
Jan 25 21:22:04 <Reedy_Boy> cpu usage, memory usage
Jan 25 21:23:52 <bpmurray> well, top is good, but not helpful if the thing is dead :-(
Jan 25 21:26:32 <ido_> which  filesystem should i use for my external hd connected nslu
Jan 25 21:27:17 <Reedy_Boy> Depends on the OS, whether you want to use it not attached to the NSLU2..
Jan 25 21:27:40 <ido_> well, I'm not sure
Jan 25 21:29:12 <ido_> i'll be using it mostly to backup data off my windows PC's
Jan 25 21:30:43 <ido_> except for emergencies it'll be only connected to the nslu
Jan 25 21:35:55 <ido_> Reedy_Boy:  ?
Jan 25 21:37:20 <ido_> or anyone else..
Jan 25 21:38:34 <Reedy_Boy> well, ext3 would be NSLU2's native
Jan 25 21:38:40 <Reedy_Boy> and there are tools to read ext3 in windows now
Jan 25 21:39:41 <ido_> hmm
Jan 25 21:39:49 <ido_> any reason to consider other fs's?
Jan 25 21:46:44 <ido_> Assuming I'll want to use ext3, and the drive is already formated with ext3, would i have to reformat it when connecting it to the NSLU ?
Jan 25 22:00:09 <ido_> re
Jan 25 22:00:12 <ido_> Reedy_Boy?
Jan 25 23:04:02 <ido_> should i use ext3 or ext2?
Jan 25 23:05:03 <Reedy_Boy> depends on the OS you use on the nslu2..
Jan 25 23:05:16 <Reedy_Boy> but ext3 is newer/"better" i think
Jan 25 23:05:58 <ido_> i'm not sure which os to use
Jan 25 23:06:20 <Reedy_Boy> what do you want your NSLU2 to do?
Jan 25 23:06:23 <Reedy_Boy> only serve files?
Jan 25 23:06:25 <ido_> i think i'll go with unslug
Jan 25 23:06:33 <ido_> well, basically yes
Jan 25 23:06:46 <ido_> i already have a openwrt router working here..
Jan 25 23:07:06 <ido_> serving files andprobably running rsnapshot
Jan 25 23:07:31 <ido_> or some other backup deamon
Jan 25 23:07:55 <ido_> ext3 adds journaling ontop of ext2
Jan 25 23:08:24 <ido_> however it has been said that thats not a good thing to use on the slug (or am i wronghere?)
Jan 25 23:11:09 <ido_> how should i partition my new drive then ?
Jan 25 23:11:12 <ido_> all ext?
Jan 25 23:11:32 <ido_> any need for swap ?
Jan 25 23:11:54 <Reedy_Boy> you dont *need* swap
Jan 25 23:12:01 <Reedy_Boy> but of course, it depends what else your doing on it
Jan 25 23:12:35 <ido_> i'll probably use some packages as i've said before
Jan 25 23:12:53 <Tumaini> Does anyone know if kissdx is available for SlugOS/BE or if the sis-pm software is available for unslung?
Jan 25 23:13:02 <ido_> so give me tips or directions on what might need those
Jan 25 23:13:37 <ido_> so i can partition my drive now correctly instead of having to reformat it later whenits full
Jan 25 23:14:06 <Reedy_Boy> ido_, the unslung firmware does a good job of formatting/partitioning the drive
Jan 25 23:14:34 <ido_> hmm.
Jan 25 23:14:51 <ido_> thing is, i donthave a sata->usb converter yet
Jan 25 23:15:09 <ido_> so i cant do it with the slug.
Jan 25 23:15:18 <ido_> should i wait till i get it ?
Jan 25 23:15:26 <Tumaini> Is there any list or something so you can tell what packages are available for what platforms/versions?
Jan 25 23:16:23 <Reedy_Boy> http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/Info/PackageRepositoryPowerSearches
Jan 25 23:16:33 <Reedy_Boy> ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/optware/nslu2/cross/stable/Packages
Jan 25 23:16:35 <Reedy_Boy> and such
Jan 25 23:17:50 <Tumaini> Thanks. I'll see if I can find it there.
Jan 25 23:23:04 <Tumaini> So how do I get the optware feeds to ipkg in SlugOS/BE?
Jan 25 23:25:38 <Tumaini> Seems I'll have to hire some American to ask questions for me, or get up myself at 4am. :P
Jan 25 23:26:45 <Reedy_Boy> lol
Jan 25 23:26:59 <Reedy_Boy> Theres people from all over in here
Jan 25 23:27:11 <Reedy_Boy> I think SlugOS had ipkg/optware as standard?
Jan 25 23:27:28 <Reedy_Boy> In debian, there is a sources list that you can add the other feeds to.. i suspect you can do the same if things are missing
Jan 25 23:29:01 <Tumaini> Ah. What's the name of that file?
Jan 25 23:29:26 <eno> Tumaini: google slugosbe optware -> http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/Optware/Slugosbe
Jan 25 23:29:50 <eno> always search the wiki first
Jan 25 23:30:47 <ido_> hrm.
Jan 25 23:31:09 <Tumaini> Yeah, I searched and searched. Didn't find that one though. Thanks
Jan 25 23:50:20 <Tumaini> How do I install openssh instead of dropbear when dropbear is already running?
Jan 25 23:50:43 <Tumaini> Sorry, nm, found it.
Jan 26 00:03:39 <gouki> Tumaini, stop SSH (/etc/init.d/ssh stop) ; Remove it - apt-get remove ssh ; Install dropbear (apt-get install dropbear)
Jan 26 00:04:37 <Reedy_Boy> other way round, wants openssh rather than dropbear ;)
Jan 26 00:04:46 <Tumaini> Thanks, I found it. Although I was going the other way - dropbear -> openssh. :P
Jan 26 00:18:17 <aadamson> Anyone trying to build and use the latest slugosBE version from the monotone tree (latest as in 4.9beta,e tc)?
Jan 26 02:55:12 <dantalizing> i've got a 1GB USB for debian install to slug, how much swap should i set for it?
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