**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Sat Nov 29 02:59:57 2008 Nov 29 11:03:39 hey guys, anyone talking yet? need some help Nov 29 11:10:54 hey Nov 29 11:12:48 hey feller.... got bit of a prob sine i upgraded debian... when i map my media hdd in xp or xbox, i can view files but not play them..... any idea? i was wondering if i need to change r/w permisions? Nov 29 11:40:48 drJ u still around? (or anyone else just quickly help me mount my media hdd in my fstab) Nov 29 12:29:51 Daveyboy: that sounds like permissions yea, you have access to list the folders but not read the files, however a simple software upgrade shouldn't do that Nov 29 12:30:37 i got it.. just chmod 777 the folders i wanted.... now 1 last thing to sort out... mnt of hdd on boot... this is my fstab http://www.pastebin.ca/1270148 Nov 29 12:31:10 what fs is on the media hdd? Nov 29 12:31:41 ext3? reiserfs? Nov 29 12:32:00 ext3 if i recall. any way of checking? Nov 29 12:32:05 type "mount" Nov 29 12:32:41 should give you something like this: /dev/sdb1 on /media/Tjockis type fuseblk (rw,nosuid,nodev,allow_other,blksize=4096) Nov 29 12:32:46 "type fuseblk" Nov 29 12:32:52 should say "type ext3" for you Nov 29 12:33:22 that's after you've mounted it manually btw Nov 29 12:34:51 yea no probs... yea its ext3... someone has just updateed that pastebin for me.... im just trying to have a look and make sure tis right before i add changes to mine Nov 29 12:35:17 should be /dev/sda1 /mnt ext3 defaults 0 0 Nov 29 12:35:21 in fstab Nov 29 12:36:49 noatime instead of defaults might actually be a better idea Nov 29 12:37:30 gives a little performance boot as it won't update access times for all the files everytime you access one Nov 29 12:37:51 http://www.pastebin.ca/1270157 Nov 29 12:38:10 change defaults to noatime instead Nov 29 12:38:17 k Nov 29 12:38:40 on both instances Nov 29 12:39:02 nah, only sda1 should be required Nov 29 12:39:24 /boot is hardly accessed, and you shouldn't mess with /proc :) Nov 29 12:40:09 right, ill put this on slug now and check... just might be worth mentioning, i just upgraded to lenny debian on usb, and i need to work out how to stiop beeting up flash disk... is that anything i need to add in here while im doing it? Nov 29 12:40:43 http://www.pastebin.ca/1270159 Nov 29 12:41:35 no idea Nov 29 12:41:41 no probs Nov 29 12:41:47 fstab looks okay btw Nov 29 12:46:24 lovely. that worked a treat :D Nov 29 12:46:37 sweet :] Nov 29 12:46:46 i'm off, gotta do some cleaning around the hous Nov 29 12:46:48 e Nov 29 12:46:55 np. thanks for the help Nov 29 12:46:57 np np Nov 29 13:02:52 anyone here run distro from usb stick? Nov 29 14:15:34 the other thing you can do Daveyboy is change from ext3 to ext2 Nov 29 14:16:22 /dev/sdb2 / ext3 errors=remount-ro 0 1 Nov 29 14:16:37 you're getting extra writing there to maintain the journal Nov 29 14:22:10 so i dont need my usb drive (with debian on) as ext3 then Nov 29 14:23:50 you're trying to keep from thrashing your memory stick right Nov 29 14:24:03 that's something else you can do towards that end Nov 29 14:24:34 just change it to /dev/sdb2 / ext2 errors=remount-ro 0 1 Nov 29 14:24:59 I have three slugs here running debian lenny arm from usb sticks Nov 29 14:25:47 ah great. i just followoed this: http://www.cyrius.com/debian/nslu2/linux-on-flash.html Nov 29 14:27:34 http://www.rawsontetley.org/ref_slug.html Nov 29 14:27:47 this is my fstab at mo... i added line which was mentioned.... i will change it to ext2 now Nov 29 14:27:59 he has a section there on that link about ext2 Nov 29 14:29:47 yea just reading now. cheers. how u finding lenny on the usbs? Nov 29 14:29:59 btw, I see a lot of stuff about saving writes to usb sticks but no information about what happens if you don't Nov 29 14:30:13 everything wears out, hard drives too Nov 29 14:30:35 works great Nov 29 14:33:06 brill. did you comment out the line for swap in fstab... on mine its "/dev/sdb5 none swap sw 0 0 Nov 29 14:34:06 I have before Nov 29 14:35:01 I'm not so concerned with saving writes Nov 29 14:35:21 just replace the usb keys when they wear out Nov 29 14:35:43 I'm thinking about using one for write testing to see if I can actually kill it Nov 29 14:36:27 everybody says they have limited writes but just how limited and how long before they blow up, no one seems to know Nov 29 14:37:31 still it makes sense to limit the writing where possible Nov 29 14:38:37 I had to install arm version of lenny rather than armel Nov 29 14:38:55 web server I wanted to use was not available in armel Nov 29 14:40:58 ah right. yea i am wondering about backing up with spare usb just for when it goes Nov 29 14:41:33 yea but when will that be Nov 29 14:41:44 that's a good idea with a hard drive too Nov 30 01:47:56 hi, I need some help with the transfer speed of the slug. Nov 30 01:48:31 I get anywhere from 0 to 2.5MB/s Nov 30 01:48:49 in flashfxp (ftp) Nov 30 01:48:59 average speed is 1.5 Nov 30 01:49:54 I have tried to mount the disk as async but I does not help, or even really mount in async Nov 30 01:50:01 it* Nov 30 01:50:45 In the /etc/fstab file I have tried: Nov 30 01:50:55 /dev/sdb1 /stuff ext3 defaults 1 1 Nov 30 01:51:12 /dev/sdb1 /media/sdb1 ext3 rw,async,data=ordered 1 1 Nov 30 01:52:14 but after I reboot and run mount it does not show up as async and it does not ftp any faster Nov 30 01:52:33 any Ideas? Nov 30 01:52:39 ideas* Nov 30 02:09:01 in dmesg it says: <6>eth0: link up, 100Mbps, full-duplex, lpa 0x45E1 Nov 30 02:09:13 so its not the network. Nov 30 02:20:09 here http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/Info/Performance Nov 30 02:20:18 Additional tests on SlugOS/BE Nov 30 02:20:50 he gets ftp read 5.6MB/s write 6.0MB/s Nov 30 02:22:24 he is using SATAII, I use ata, is there a difference? Nov 30 02:27:12 is your PC wired or wireless? Nov 30 02:27:26 and there is a difference between SATA and ata obviously Nov 30 02:27:42 but because they use USB to connect to the slug Nov 30 02:27:49 the speed differences are mute Nov 30 02:28:25 I just tested my ftp Nov 30 02:28:51 I get 8MB/s Nov 30 02:29:52 try vsftpd instead Nov 30 02:29:56 that's what I'm using Nov 30 02:30:43 other factors can be: are you still underclocked? Nov 30 02:30:49 do you have swap on another drive? Nov 30 02:31:11 is your nslu2 resources being depleted by other crap Nov 30 02:32:15 8MB/s!!! wow, Nov 30 02:32:40 I use vsftpd on the slug Nov 30 02:32:53 and flshfxp on my pc, Nov 30 02:33:07 I did deunderclock it Nov 30 02:33:41 is the PC you are download/uploading from wired or wireless Nov 30 02:33:52 its wireless, but Nov 30 02:34:10 I do get at least 8MB/s Nov 30 02:34:26 ill test it right nw Nov 30 02:34:28 now Nov 30 02:35:33 my little increase over that dude might be because I'm using a flash drive for swap memory Nov 30 02:36:31 hum it might be the wireless Nov 30 02:36:34 my upload though is only 4MB/s Nov 30 02:36:47 well, wait Nov 30 02:36:48 I do get 8MB/s down from the net Nov 30 02:36:49 its going up Nov 30 02:36:52 4.7 now Nov 30 02:37:02 but only 2up Nov 30 02:37:21 well that my internet connection, bad example Nov 30 02:37:30 let me do a lan test Nov 30 02:38:08 well wlan Nov 30 02:40:10 ha, it might be the wireless Nov 30 02:40:28 It's always the wireless. Nov 30 02:40:32 ok, I will try it wired Nov 30 02:40:49 ;) seems people believe the marketing hype! Nov 30 02:41:09 get out man! Nov 30 02:41:11 lol **** ENDING LOGGING AT Sun Nov 30 02:59:57 2008