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Re: Looking for a hackable ARM thingy with native Debian support (not Dockstar or GoFlex ) - 9 months ago
gnexus Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I think it's time for me to leave now and go to > the toilet before Jeff bans me. . . I'm feeling > nauseated. Took the words right out of my mouth. At least I hope that was words.by rat - Debian
Re: Latest Dockstars Deals, Post your findings here! (Updated 01 Jan 11) - 11 months ago
Posting this here in case anyone might be interested: SheevaPlug Plug Computer v2.0 (Has an issue) - $30 shipped http://ergh.org/yardsale/sheevaplug.jpg A gray figure 8 power cord and USB cable is provided with the unit I am selling. Hardware revision 2.0 (not v1.3) of the now classic SheevaPlug. 512MB DDR2 Ram, 1.2Ghz Marvell (Kirkwood) CPU, 512MB Nand, SD/MMC Slot, JTAG USB Plug, USby rat - Debian
Re: Working USB-Sticks - 1 year ago
bodhi Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sorry, Off Topic for a moment, did you get the > heartbeat implemented in the later kernel version? > some kernel version (e.g. 3.x.x) does not generate > the delay on/off trigger. I hope the heartbeat LED > is going to be put back, I surely miss it :-) 'fraid not. I've stuck with the old kernel. Didn'by rat - Debian
Re: Working USB-Sticks - 1 year ago
Sandisk Cruzer Fit still humming along without any issues whatsoever. 5 months now. I prefer the drive just for how compact it is even if it is a bit slow.by rat - Debian
Re: Looking for a hackable ARM thingy with native Debian support (not Dockstar or GoFlex) - 1 year ago
Vlad Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thanks for the interesting discussion. Yesterday I > ordered an Iomega iConnect > and a Nokia CA-42 cable, so that soon I'll have > something to play with. I paid > about 60 € for both but taking into account that > iConnect can run real Debian, the price > is fine for me. The iConnect is THE EXAby rat - Debian
Re: Looking for a hackable ARM thingy with native Debian support (not Dockstar or GoFlex) - 1 year ago
Ecio Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > @vlad i'm quite confident the Raspberry Pi will > cost 35$ as expected, as they're already producing > the first batch.. the problem is that you'll have > to add a power supply and a case so it will cost a > bit more but I dont think the 80-100 you're > expecting. The Pi is designed to take a MicroUSby rat - Debian
Re: Just too stable - 1 year ago
Vlad Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > My GoFlex weekly creates a rootfs backup and saves > it to the connected SATA HDD, so that I don't have > to reboot at all. Btw, I don't how you guys manage > to get that much problems with flash drives. Mine > is a 16 GB Cruzer with ext4 and full encryption > (via dm-crypt) but during last 7 month Iby rat - Debian
Re: Looking for a hackable ARM thingy with native Debian support (not Dockstar or GoFlex) - 1 year ago
The iConnect uses the same Marvell SOC and uBoot. Essentially it's no different than a Dockstar. The Wiki's directions even say to use the Sheeva files. > patching file linux-2.6.37-iconnect/sheeva-2.6.36.config Same thing in the end.by rat - Debian
Re: Latest Dockstars Deals, Post your findings here! (Updated 01 Jan 11) - 1 year ago
Found one Dockstar for $25. Might have been a mislabeled/mispriced item as they're selling another for $95. http://www.aztekcomputers.com/STDSB10GRK-SEAGATE-2012133.htmlby rat - Debian
Re: Just too stable - 1 year ago
Only time my Dockstars have gone down is when I'm finally getting around to making a Clonezilla image for backup and duping everything onto a different/new thumbdrive to keep things nice and tidy. It's kind of annoying how I can sneeze and see 100+ uptime days go by on the Dockstar before I even remember it.by rat - Debian
Re: Pogoplug Pink ... UBOOT won't boot Debian from USB - 1 year ago
qrn Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The Install script always automatically creates an > ext2 filesystem on the first partition of the USB > stick. > > OP, are you sure you've flagged the first > partition as bootable in fdisk? Making bootable is not required in Linux. Just what the partitions are flagged as.by rat - Debian
Re: Working USB-Sticks - 1 year ago
Sandisk Cruzer Fit. http://www.sandisk.com/products/usb-flash-drives/cruzer-fit-usb-flash-drive Entire flashdrive in a micro Bluetooth dongle size package. Warm and cold bootable. Averages about 4MB/sec write speeds. Good for people who can't find those tiny MicroSD adapters or want something a little more discrete than other thumbdrives.by rat - Debian
Re: Best way to shutdown dockstar? - 1 year ago
Vlad Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I guess it's important that the "led part" is > executed before the "halt part". Considering 'halt' effectively stops the CPU, yes, anything you want performed before the system is completely stopped will have to be before the halt command in the file.by rat - Debian
Re: Pogoplug Pink ... UBOOT won't boot Debian from USB - 1 year ago
You could simply have a USB stick that doesn't behave well when it comes to booting. Confirm the stick you installed Debian onto isn't one of the known problem brands mentioned in this thread: http://forum.doozan.com/read.php?2,1915 Most often, Kingston, Patriot and Verbatim and other off brands like Transcend tend to have the most issues.by rat - Debian
Re: Latest Dockstars Deals, Post your findings here! (Updated 01 Jan 11) - 1 year ago
bodhi Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There is a > whole thread for that discussion in this forum in > which rat-netbook covered this topic very > thoroughly here. That was a fun thread. ;) Update to my previous post: I have sold the hacked LCD Keychain and the good Sheevaplug. I still have another Sheevaplug for sale, fully working excepby rat - Debian
Re: Working USB-Sticks - 1 year ago
ititoff Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hi, I was able to install Debian on Dane-elec 8gb > flash drive however cold start did not work. I > tried 2gb micro SD card with USB adapter but it > ended up initializing on /dev/sdd1. According to > the installation script, uboot requires usb on > /dev/sda1. Please let me know how to install >by rat - Debian
Re: Latest Dockstars Deals, Post your findings here! (Updated 01 Jan 11) - 1 year ago
Sheevaplug and the DP151 have been sold.by rat - Debian
Re: Latest Dockstars Deals, Post your findings here! (Updated 01 Jan 11) - 1 year ago
There's also this. http://www.raspberrypi.org/ Provisional specification * 700MHz ARM11 * 128MB or 256MB of SDRAM * OpenGL ES 2.0 * 1080p30 H.264 high-profile decode * Composite and HDMI video output * USB 2.0 * SD/MMC/SDIO memory card slot * General-purpose I/O * Optional integrated 2-port USB hub and 10/100 Ethernet controller * Open sofby rat - Debian
Re: Working USB-Sticks - 1 year ago
bodhi Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thanks for the Sandisk Ducati recommendation. I've > been using this for a few months, performance's > been great! I also used another on my Cannon > camera, phenomenal speed and very convenient. You > can also find this drive on Overstock.com for > similar price (a little bit cheaper if you buy >by rat - Debian
Re: Installing on HDD inside external USB enclosure - 1 year ago
twinclouds Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > True. However, what do you think about the > limited write cycles of flash drives? Has not been an issue for me so far. I ran a Linux box (mITX Atom 230 based) exclusively off an 8GB thumbdrive for 2 years and it never lost any capacity. I'm approaching one year with my Dockstar and its thumbdrive, haven't haby rat - Debian
Re: Installing on HDD inside external USB enclosure - 1 year ago
The real benefit to using a flash drive over a platter drive is the lack of moving parts. Each have their pros and cons. There's not really anything that will preclude you from using a hard drive in a USB enclosure.by rat - Debian
Re: clone my USB ? - 1 year ago
Brian Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > But, question: Is there any way to clone from an > existing USB stick on my Debian Squeeze Dockstar > to a =smaller= USB stick, or otherwise reduce > the existing partition size so as to then move to > a smaller USB stick? Clonezilla, for example, > requires the destination partition to be the sameby rat - Debian
Re: Backup of the Debian USB stick - 1 year ago
For people who want to back up their dockstar sticks but don't have another desktop to DD from... Clonezilla is pretty much going to be the only way worth trying. I tried several other imaging programs and all of them left off the swap partition. Make a bootable USB stick with the Clonezilla ISO and use that on another system to local source copy one stick to another.by rat - Debian
Re: Copy files between usb drives on dockstar with Debian - 1 year ago
There's a huge difference between cached read/write speeds and ACTUAL read/write speeds. A lot of USB thumdrives actually have trouble writing faster than 5MB/sec for long files. Small files (and lots of them) will drop your write speeds down below 0.5MB/sec. When you use the CP command over a benchmark, the benchmark is writing one flat file (in addition to caching it), the CP command copiesby rat - Debian
Re: Latest Dockstars Deals, Post your findings here! (Updated 01 Jan 11) - 2 years ago
Yeah. It's a tricky device, but offers certain improvements. The gamble is whether or not anyone wants to pick it up now and hope it becomes as well supported as the other PogoPlug devices. I admit, it's tempting... especially for the built in Wifi and SATA.by rat - Debian
Re: Latest Dockstars Deals, Post your findings here! (Updated 01 Jan 11) - 2 years ago
restamp Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > rat, do you know whether these $50 black PogoPlugs > come with 128Mb or 256Mb of DRAM memory? > > Thanks. The black model is aka the PogoPlug Pro. 128MB Ram, but has built in Wifi and one internal SATA port. http://www.plugapps.com/index.php5?title=Hardware:_Pogoplug_Proby rat - Debian
Re: Latest Dockstars Deals, Post your findings here! (Updated 01 Jan 11) - 2 years ago
Best Buy. Black PogoPlugs on sale for $49.99.by rat - Debian
Re: UPS on Serial Port - 2 years ago
Even if yours has a serial port, if the plug that the cable connects to looks similar to an ethernet jack, I'd consider buying a USB cable for that instead... Chances are you have one of the combo serial/usb jacks that are on all the modern (within the last 10 years I would guess) APC UPSes. UPS monitoring works great on debian, just that with the Dockstar, going straight in via UPS would be a loby rat - Debian
Re: install Ubuntu on my DockStar - 2 years ago
DJDavid Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ok thank you for your help > but I would like to know > if I want to install Debian from an iso how to > make all just > thank you We have something better than an ISO for the Dockstar, it's Jeff's Debian Install script. From that point on, just use apt-get as you would with Ubuntu to installby rat - Debian
Re: LCD screen for your dockstar (cheap! <$5) - 2 years ago
imayoda Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hi there everybody. > Can somebody give a link for a very cheap usb > frame that works for sure with lcd4linux (maybe on > ebay..) cause I can't find any. > > Thanks a lot for any answer :) As I said a few posts ago, I have a Coby DP151 I'm not using that is already hacked and ready to use. $10by rat - Displays