**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Thu Aug 13 02:59:58 2009 Aug 13 03:53:04 Has anyone converted the sheeva plug from AC to Direct DC? Aug 13 04:15:50 what is there to convert? just open it and swap a cable Aug 13 04:16:06 look at the docs that come with it Aug 13 04:16:08 I have a 12v power source that I want to power the sheeva plug from Aug 13 04:17:15 I'm making a portable (solar/12v battery backup) wifi router/ap with it (evdo -> wifi) Aug 13 04:23:03 I think you need 5 volts... Aug 13 04:23:16 take a look at the docs on the CD Aug 13 04:23:35 yeah, there are 4 wires.. 2 are 5V each (tied) and 2 are tied ground Aug 13 04:23:35 there are a ton of them Aug 13 04:23:53 Already measured. Aug 13 04:24:15 there are a ton of gerber files Aug 13 07:34:59 I think I bricked my plug. I get no response on the serial port trying two different machines. Three lights (power and two ethernet) just keep blinking. I saw nothing on plugcomputer.org/plugwiki/ about this. Any ideas? Aug 13 07:36:20 you can try getting the shivaplug installer alpha 6 which has a runme.sh script that will "unbrick" your sheeva.. But you will also wipe the entire device Aug 13 07:37:26 I just got it so that's no loss. I had sshed into it a few days ago but now I just get these blinking lights and no response. I'll look into the installer, thanks. Aug 13 07:37:47 I wish I knew how to interpret this blinking. Aug 13 07:50:13 This sounds like another bad power supply as described in the forums, darn it. http://plugcomputer.org/plugforum/index.php?topic=72.0 Aug 13 07:51:58 ugh Aug 13 07:53:19 ssh and ping won't respond, nor the serial port but I never needed the serial port before this blinking light thing. Aug 13 07:53:38 If you connect the serial port and reset the sheeva, do you see anything? Aug 13 07:53:59 What OS are you connecting to the plug with? Aug 13 07:54:39 Linux. so far the usb on my two Ubuntu systems won't recognize the cable when I plug it in. Aug 13 07:54:57 I think I saw the diagram that shows where on the circuit board the reset is but I haven't tried that yet. Aug 13 07:54:59 aha, you likely need to modprobe the device with the proper vendor settings Aug 13 07:55:08 I tried that too Aug 13 07:55:37 modprobe ftdi_sio vendor=0x9e88 product=0x9e8f ? Aug 13 07:56:11 Yeah, tried that. I'll idle here and let you know how it goes. The three lights blinking sounds too similar to the forum to be a coincidence but I hope I'm wrong. Aug 13 07:58:37 thanks for the ideas Aug 13 07:59:04 no prob Aug 13 07:59:23 need to reboot this machine.. bbiab Aug 13 20:11:14 good afternoon Aug 13 20:12:30 I just flashed my u-boot and now the bootup says it can't mount root. Can someone point me in the correct direction as to which env variable to look at to fix this? Aug 13 20:19:02 is no one here or did I not pose my question properly? Aug 13 20:47:15 marco Aug 13 20:47:39 You'll have to idle to get a response from someone who knows Aug 13 20:47:52 I don't, I just got mine on Monday Aug 13 20:48:04 Other spot to check would be forums. Aug 13 20:53:29 thanks, I looked there but couldn't find the error I was getting. Aug 13 20:54:59 as a last resort I guess I could load everything from scratch again, I just figured it would be as simple as pointing to the correct address for the root partition Aug 14 01:00:32 * pfein- shows off his plug at #chipy UG meeting **** ENDING LOGGING AT Fri Aug 14 02:59:57 2009