**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Wed Apr 26 09:59:56 2006 Apr 26 11:22:19 03oleon * 10unslung/ (4 files in 2 dirs): torrent: default MAILER change to mini_sendmail and minor bugfixes Apr 26 17:42:19 is it possible to unsling to a usb stick?? Apr 26 17:42:45 i got a 512mb usb stick with the intention of running unslung and all packages from it. Apr 26 17:43:08 so that I can keep my usb hdd with purely my own data (and take it away and use it with another pc if necessary) Apr 26 17:43:32 yes, it is, have you visite the wiki? Apr 26 17:43:35 however the readme states that the nslu2 has to format the drive you unsling to Apr 26 17:43:38 ~nslu2-wiki Apr 26 17:43:39 nslu2-wiki is probably the short-hand way of saying "Have a look at the NSLU2-Linux Wiki at http://www.nslu2-linux.org/". Apr 26 17:43:58 but the nslu2 wont format the usb stick Apr 26 17:44:25 do you have a win box available? Apr 26 17:44:32 yep Apr 26 17:45:15 put the stick on the win box, make 1 partition (fat32/ntfs) and format it, then out it back on the nslu again, that may help Apr 26 17:46:00 the slug sees it correctly as Formatted (FAT16/32) Apr 26 17:46:21 but when I try to format using the slug, it says "Disk 2 isn't HDD, cannot format it!" Apr 26 17:46:49 have you try to format it attached to port 1? Apr 26 17:47:02 nope :) will do... Apr 26 17:53:04 still wont work, it just gives me the same message "Disk 1 isn't HDD, cannot format it!" Apr 26 17:56:24 in the unslung 6.8 readme, it even says "if you want to use a flash disk as the target... [format it] via the Linksys web interface" Apr 26 17:58:18 could it be the wrong type of usb stick? Apr 26 18:00:40 excuse my question, but you use in this moment unslung-x.y firmware? Apr 26 18:02:01 i'm still using the stock linksys firmware Apr 26 18:02:10 ah, ok Apr 26 18:02:13 V2.3R63 Apr 26 18:02:45 when you want use a disk/stick which is smaller then 1gb, then you should install 1st unslung fw Apr 26 18:03:11 okay thanks for the info :) Apr 26 18:03:57 np, misunderstood you 1st... after you install unslung, then you should follow the readme, and format the stick, using the webinterface Apr 26 18:05:08 and maybe, that you want read this page Apr 26 18:05:10 http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/HowTo/UseAMemoryStickAsMainDrive Apr 26 18:32:34 thanks, all working now Apr 26 18:53:04 before i reboot my slug after unslinging, should i logout of telnet? Apr 26 18:53:19 (probably doesn't matter i know, but how do i logout cleanly?) Apr 26 18:53:43 ctrl-d Apr 26 18:53:47 or exit Apr 26 19:42:33 yay. unslung :D Apr 26 20:00:29 ack, how do i exit vi? (and is there a simple equivalent to 'more' on the slug?) Apr 26 20:01:38 :q Apr 26 20:01:46 [ESC]:q Apr 26 20:02:08 iwo, DOS more ? Apr 26 20:02:10 or if you changed the file by accident: [ESC] :q! Apr 26 20:02:56 i can't seem to send ESC over telnet Apr 26 20:02:59 iwo: ipkg install less Apr 26 20:03:01 more filename (should always work) or less filename (might work, if less is installed) Apr 26 20:03:23 less is more *sigh* Apr 26 20:03:38 i tried more but it says that it's not found Apr 26 20:04:08 marceln: do i have to execute the ipkg command from any particular directory? Apr 26 20:04:23 No. But you have to be root Apr 26 20:04:51 iwo, and you have to run ipkg update first (if you haven't done so yet) Apr 26 20:04:55 anyone know how i can exit vi, when I cant send the ESC command (or... how do i send ESC via telnet, cos it doesn't seem to work) Apr 26 20:05:39 iwo, are you using stock windows 2k/xp telnet? Apr 26 20:05:45 iwo ZZ will also do the trick (note it saves everything you changed!) Apr 26 20:05:49 yeah, the cmd line one Apr 26 20:06:01 thanks eFfeM Apr 26 20:06:09 np Apr 26 20:06:51 lol, the nslu2 rocks. this is ace :) Apr 26 20:08:07 I just tested with telnet and esq worked fine (normaly i use ssh). Apr 26 20:08:30 Probably its a problem between your telnet client and the slug. Apr 26 20:09:56 iwo, but you want to install openssh on the slug anyway and use putty as ssh client, right? ;) Apr 26 20:10:02 when i press esc with Microsoft telnet, the screen just flashes (the cmd prompt screen) inverted. Apr 26 20:10:18 iwo, that's what it supposed to do Apr 26 20:10:28 s/it/it's/ Apr 26 20:10:29 EvilDevil meant: iwo, that's what it's supposed to do Apr 26 20:10:51 i literally just unslung the box (so don't have openssh), and i don't have putty on my client machine. Apr 26 20:11:05 Putty is also a better "telnet" client. Apr 26 20:11:09 iwo, after the flash simply enter :q[Enter] Apr 26 20:11:38 http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html Apr 26 20:12:38 it's propably the best you can get for free. (and the ones you have to pay for, aren't better) Apr 26 20:12:43 EvilDevil: ah yes, it does work Apr 26 20:14:40 why is putty better than the default windows telnet client?? Apr 26 20:15:42 The terminal emulation from the windows telnet client is very bad. Apr 26 20:16:22 It's hardly compatible with the vt100 code which is normally used. Apr 26 20:17:39 besides which telnet is just a security nightmare waiting to happen Apr 26 20:22:04 okay, time for ssh ;) Apr 26 20:23:25 but when i open telnet, i start the connection using the command 'open slug' because i called my nslu2 slug, and i like that :P Apr 26 20:23:39 because it's like OpenSlug Apr 26 20:37:03 is there any reason to go for openSSH over DropBear? Apr 26 20:37:18 i don't need a lot of sophistication Apr 26 21:11:00 iwo: speed, functionality. Apr 26 21:11:37 can dropbear act as a scp server? Apr 26 21:13:30 yep, but it cannot do authentication forwarding, for instance, so you can't use it as an ssh gateway without loosing security by having to put your private keys on the gateway machine. Apr 26 21:14:04 s/loosing/loosening/ Apr 26 21:14:04 rwhitby meant: yep, but it cannot do authentication forwarding, for instance, so you can't use it as an ssh gateway without loosening security by having to put your private keys on the gateway machine. Apr 26 21:36:23 thanks for the explanation rwhitby Apr 26 21:56:41 i think dropbear will suffice for my needs **** ENDING LOGGING AT Thu Apr 27 10:00:00 2006