Just wanted to mention that with the latest repository I managed to get Calibre to install with a simple: apt-get install calibre apt-get install python-routes The latter was the only thing missing.by menno - Debian
SanDisk Cruzer Pattern 4GB works fine. Two unbranded freebie 2GB drives loaded kernel fine, but then hung. Managed to get one working intermittently. Further investigation showed both had unfixable bad blocks on the disks. So check for bad blocks if you do get this issue.by menno - Debian
Hi Thomas, Just to update I found some further info on this. You can also list devices by label or by uuid (eg 'ls /dev/disk/by-label) You can set the label using tune2fs -L and mkswap -L Then you can use the label in fstab directly by mounting with the label by using /dev/disk/by-label/your_label Or you can reference the label in udev rules using ENV{ID_FS_LABEL} Note thaby menno - Debian
Hi Jeff, Just to update you, but in the end I discovered the cause of this error was two failing USB sticks. Bad blocks would appear over time. I'm guessing the translation layer of the flash device which can move the physical block mappings explains the fact that sometimes the sticks were ok and sometimes not. Cheapo unbranded USB sticks so anyone else having this problem, I recommendby menno - Debian
Hi Thomas, I've just been looking into that today :) I've used custom udev rules to do this. An example: I created a file named /etc/udev/rules.d/custom.rules containing: KERNEL=="sd*[0-9]", ATTRS{product}=="Flash Disk", SYMLINK+="usb%n" KERNEL=="sd*[0-9]", ATTRS{product}=="StorE HDD", ATTRS{serial}=="201005260571&by menno - Debian
In my experience running 7.6 gives better performance on low-specced systems as it uses sqlite instead of mysql. I've got 7.6 nightly running fine on my dockstar. Cheers, Mennoby menno - Debian
Jeff Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Did you have multiple devices plugged in when you > tried to boot? Sometimes the kernel will detect > USB devices that uBoot doesn't and the sda/b/c > enumeration gets messed up. No I always have only the usb stick connected. I'm still trying to boot from one of the failing USB sticks as the workiby menno - Debian
I managed to get my dockstar loading the kernel by using a different USB stick. The other two USB sticks I tried both failed to show up on the network, although both said "Starting kernel ..." on the netconsole. So not sure why that is happening.by menno - Debian
Hi Jeff, I checked that, and cant find anything in my dd-wrt router DHCP logs. Nmap also didnt find anything. I also tried editing the /etc/network/interfaces file to use a static ip, but without any success.by menno - Debian
I followed the instructions at http://jeff.doozan.com/debian/ but cant connect to my Dockstar. I've used the netconsole to check, and my device seems to start the debian kernel ok. But I cant ssh into it or ping it. Without the USB stick, it defaults back into the pogoplug linux, which allows me to ping and ssh into it. I've mounted the USB stick from that and had a look, but cby menno - Debian