-SOLVED AND THANKS TO -bodhi !!!! Lost root password Pogoplug pink!!! SOLVED AND THANKS TO -bodhi

Many, many years past, I installed Debian Arch on the Pink pogoplug.

The USB stick of the install has long been lost.

I'd like to install Debian again now, but I can't ssh into the pogoplug.

It starts and gets an IP, but since I don't know the root password can't access it, after I tried logging in via ssh.

I will appreciate any help, at all, from this group.

I'd really like to get this going again.

Thanks in advance.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/03/2015 04:20PM by notoneofmyseeds.

notoneofmyseeds Wrote:
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> Many, many years past, I installed Debian Arch on
> the Pink pogoplug.
>
> The USB stick of the install has long been lost.
>
> I'd like to install Debian again now, but I can't
> ssh into the pogoplug.
>
> It starts and gets an IP, but since I don't know
> the root password can't access it, after I tried
> logging in via ssh.
>
> I will appreciate any help, at all, from this
> group.
>
> I'd really like to get this going again.
>
> Thanks in advance.

Pink Pogoplug is the Pogo E02. You can verify it by looking at the bottom of the Pogo case.

Try these 2 user/password:

root ceadmin
or
root stxadmin

If you can't log in with either of these user/passwd, then create a new 3.16 rootfs on USB stick and boot with it. I'm pretty sure that it will boot with the u-boot you have installed.
http://forum.doozan.com/read.php?3,22523,22546#msg-22546

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bodhi Wrote:
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> notoneofmyseeds Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Many, many years past, I installed Debian Arch
> on
> > the Pink pogoplug.
> >
> > The USB stick of the install has long been
> lost.
> >
> > I'd like to install Debian again now, but I
> can't
> > ssh into the pogoplug.
> >
> > It starts and gets an IP, but since I don't
> know
> > the root password can't access it, after I
> tried
> > logging in via ssh.
> >
> > I will appreciate any help, at all, from this
> > group.
> >
> > I'd really like to get this going again.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
>
> Pink Pogoplug is the Pogo E02. You can verify it
> by looking at the bottom of the Pogo case.
>
> Try these 2 user/password:
>
> root ceadmin
> or
> root stxadmin
>
> If you can't log in with either of these
> user/passwd, then create a new 3.16 rootfs on USB
> stick and boot with it. I'm pretty sure that it
> will boot with the u-boot you have installed.
> http://forum.doozan.com/read.php?3,22523,22546#msg
> -22546

Thanks a lot for your response.

I have checked the bottom of the plug and indeed it is E02.

I downloaded this file: linux-3.16.0-kirkwood-tld-3-bodhi.tar.bz2
I formatted a USB stick (2gb) into ext2
I unrar the file, using the utility in Debian Jessie/XFCE4 directly to the USB stick.
I plugged that into the back of the plug, the top USB port, and plugged in the power cable.
The green light comes on and I ssh'd (ssh root@192.168.1.4) into the box.
At the prompt for a password, I used the ones you sent here, which I'd tried as well before.
But I could not log in.

I put the same stick in the front USB port. After a while the green button starts flashing rapidly. And I tried again logging in with: root, or ceadmin or stxadmin. But I could not log in.

I appreciate, deeply your help, and look forward to any other ideas.

Thanks a lot.

notoneofmyseeds,

1. The user/password credential above is for stock Pogo OS. Stock OS resides in NAND, so to boot that, you have to remove all USB devices attached.

2. If gaining access to the stock Pogo OS is not possible. I've suggested to use the latest Debian rootfs for booting above. And that is the Debian-3.16.0-kirkwood-tld-2 rootfs.. This can be found in the kernel/rootfs thread.

Scroll down to the section:

Quote

Quote

Updated 02 Sept 2014:

Rootfs Debian-3.16.0-kirkwood-tld-2 was uploaded. This rootfs is to keep in sync with kernel Linux-3.16.0-kirkwood-tld-2 (and its new features).

Follow the instruction closely, download and create a rootfs on a newly formatted USB stick (using another Linux box). And boot with it.

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/02/2015 04:09PM by bodhi.

OK. I went to source on how to prepare the USB stick properly.

But can someone please tell me how to do this:

#usb_set_bootargs=setenv bootargs console=$console root=$usb_root rootdelay=$usb_rootdelay rootfstype=$usb_rootfstype $mtdparts $usb_custom_params
usb_rootfstype=ext2

or:

set_bootargs_usb=setenv bootargs console=$console root=$usb_root rootdelay=$rootdelay rootfstype=$rootfstype $mtdparts
rootfstype=ext2

Also, the "tar" command gives me this:
tar -xjf linux-3.16.0-kirkwood-tld-3-bodhi.tar.bz2 /media/sunnsea/rootfs/
tar (child): linux-3.16.0-kirkwood-tld-3-bodhi.tar.bz2: Cannot open: No such file or directory
tar (child): Error is not recoverable: exiting now
tar: Child returned status 2
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now

Any help, please. For the first time in a year, I feel so close. Glad I found this forum.

notoneofmyseeds,

> But can someone please tell me how to do this:
>
> #usb_set_bootargs=setenv bootargs console=$console
> root=$usb_root rootdelay=$usb_rootdelay
> rootfstype=$usb_rootfstype $mtdparts
> $usb_custom_params
> usb_rootfstype=ext2
>
> or:
>
> set_bootargs_usb=setenv bootargs console=$console
> root=$usb_root rootdelay=$rootdelay
> rootfstype=$rootfstype $mtdparts
> rootfstype=ext2
>

Don't worry about it for now. It will boot with a single Ext3 partition rootfs.


> Also, the "tar" command gives me this:
> tar -xjf linux-3.16.0-kirkwood-tld-3-bodhi.tar.bz2
> /media/sunnsea/rootfs/
> tar (child):
> linux-3.16.0-kirkwood-tld-3-bodhi.tar.bz2: Cannot
> open: No such file or directory
> tar (child): Error is not recoverable: exiting
> now
> tar: Child returned status 2
> tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
>

In the Linux box that you are creating rootfs, install bzip2. If it is Debian:

apt-get install bzip2

And you don't want to use the tarball linux-3.16.0-kirkwood-tld-3-bodhi.tar.bz2 (this is the kernel). The rootfs Debian-3.16.0-kirkwood-tld-2 already contains this kernel.

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bodhi Wrote:
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> notoneofmyseeds,
>
> > But can someone please tell me how to do this:
> >
> > #usb_set_bootargs=setenv bootargs
> console=$console
> > root=$usb_root rootdelay=$usb_rootdelay
> > rootfstype=$usb_rootfstype $mtdparts
> > $usb_custom_params
> > usb_rootfstype=ext2
> >
> > or:
> >
> > set_bootargs_usb=setenv bootargs
> console=$console
> > root=$usb_root rootdelay=$rootdelay
> > rootfstype=$rootfstype $mtdparts
> > rootfstype=ext2
> >
>
> Don't worry about it for now. It will boot with a
> single Ext3 partition rootfs.
>
>
> > Also, the "tar" command gives me this:
> > tar -xjf
> linux-3.16.0-kirkwood-tld-3-bodhi.tar.bz2
> > /media/sunnsea/rootfs/
> > tar (child):
> > linux-3.16.0-kirkwood-tld-3-bodhi.tar.bz2:
> Cannot
> > open: No such file or directory
> > tar (child): Error is not recoverable: exiting
> > now
> > tar: Child returned status 2
> > tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
> >
>
> In the Linux box that you are creating rootfs,
> install bzip2. If it is Debian:
>

> apt-get install bzip2
>

I am running Debian Jessie and it tells me that:

"apt-get install bzip2
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
bzip2 is already the newest version."

I really don't know what to do now about this, as I can extract.
>
> And you don't want to use the tarball
> linux-3.16.0-kirkwood-tld-3-bodhi.tar.bz2 (this is
> the kernel). The rootfs
> already
> contains this kernel.

Now I'm a bit confused, trying to figure out the difference. I went here and searched for "Debian-3.16.0-kirkwood-tld-2" but only got "Debian-3.16.0-kirkwood-tld-2-rootfs-bodhi.tar.bz2". It is possible you please, please, send me a direct link to what I need please?

Thanks a lot!

I don't know how or why, but now I can extract the file.

I also have been able to get the right file downloaded.

But although I can extract the file within the Download folder, while I'm in that folder in Terminal, I cannot extract it to the USB key, where it needs to go. Can someone please show the syntax. I've used:

tar -xjf Debian-3.16.0-kirkwood-tld-2-rootfs-bodhi.tar.bz2 /media/sunnsea/rootfs

But I get:
tar: /media/sunnsea/rootfs: Not found in archive
tar: Exiting with failure status due to previous errors

Thanks a lot!

notoneofmyseeds,

You have to be root user first while doing this. And

cd  /media/sunnsea/rootfs
tar -xjf Debian-3.16.0-kirkwood-tld-2-rootfs-bodhi.tar.bz2
sync
sync
sync

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All must bow to -bodhi all must forever be grateful to -bodhi (only thing I did not on the guide was drop the rootfs file into the USB drive, cd to it as suggested above and then extracted)

Your patience and care has paid off! Your patience, love and care has solved a two year-old problem.

And has made me a very, very, very happy person. Oh! you have no idea, the feeling, the joy, the elation that came over me, when I issued "root" and got:

The programs included with the Debian GNU/Linux system are free software;
the exact distribution terms for each program are described in the
individual files in /usr/share/doc/*/copyright.

Oh, if I know where you're, if I can, I will bring you your best beverage, and give you a hug so strong, I may break your back. My friend, thanks a lot for your help. You make me happy. Wow!

Now, now, I must proceed with install Debian Arch from scrtach. But the joy is so strong, I'm really scared to start, lest I ruin it. But , my friend, thanks a million. You're a beautiful person; for your patience, understanding and kindness.

The world can be more beautiful with people such as yourself. Remember that, please, the next time you have a hard day.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/03/2015 04:26PM by notoneofmyseeds.

Cool :) you're very welcome.

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