To reply to my own question.. The solution apparently had nothing to do with "kernel flash". I had formatted the rootfs as ext2 and my sata_rootfstype was ext3. Changed the rootfs type to ext3 and edited /etc/fstab. All is well now. Sorry for the noise.by PhantomsDad - Debian
Recently, I needed to attach a serial cable to my GoFlex Home, following the instructions at http://cyanlabs.co.uk/tutorials/seagate-goflex-home-recovery-via-serial. Some of the GoFlex Homes come with a header for the serial port already installed on the PCB, but mine was simply bare solder pads with holes (2 rows of 5). The usual advice is to solder the wires of your serial cable converter toby PhantomsDad - uBoot
Greetings. Thanks Bodhi for your great work. I tried your latest Debian-3.9.11-kirkwood-tld-1-rootfs-bodhi.tar.bz2 on a 2TB GoFlex Home but encoutered the /root/dev mount error eas mentioned on or about 5 Aug in this thread. It seems the solution is to "remove the kernel flash" but I have no idea what you're talking about. Maybe I'm doing something wrong? Basically, I simby PhantomsDad - Debian
igbee Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Just noticed there is a Quad version of the > Wandboard that supports sata for $129. I think > this is very recent. Freescale i.MX6 Quad, 2 gb > memory, Gigabit ethernet and Sata. > > http://www.wandboard.org/index.php/details Looks very good. They claim to be open source. I'm wondering ifby PhantomsDad - Allwinner A10
gnexus Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- Quote Not when you can get TWO i802 GK802 Android Quad Core Mini PC Smart TV Box HDMI Stick for HDTV 8GB Bluetooth + RC12 fly air mouse keyboard for $109.99 / lot. Not to mention AliExpress has a $20 coupon on Mar. 26th. I haven't ordered one of these, but I think the vendor is playing fast and loose with the wordby PhantomsDad - Allwinner A10
hipboi Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hi, i am new to here, i am Tom Cubie, and i am an > embedded system engineer, i contribute code to A10 > u-boot and kernel development. > > i sell A1000/A2000 on aliexpress, A1000 70$, A2000 > 75$. > > This is my shop http://goo.gl/YZzad > > welcome to my shop. I purchased a Meleby PhantomsDad - Allwinner A10
fly Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > By the way, let me tell you, that again on the > first time I bootet your image, it had the IP > *.36, and on the second time *.37. Just like I > mentioned a few posts earlier (with debian). I'm guessing you need to set the mac address in the environment, otherwise each time it boots, it picks a random mby PhantomsDad - uBoot
Cross compile. I'm new to cross compiling for embedded systems, so perhaps someone could tolerate to answer a few basic (probably really stupid) questions. :) How does one decide which combinations of kernel, toolchain, gcc, and rootfs work together? First, the kernel. I could just reproduce what davygravy did for kernel 3.3.2, but I'm thinking I'd like to build the veryby PhantomsDad - Debian
I changed the arcNumber on my GoFlex Home to 3338. Doesn't seem to have made any difference. For accuracy and completeness, I'm going to leave it at 3338.by PhantomsDad - Debian
According to this table, the proper arcNumber for the GoFlex Home is 3338. I've been using 3089 (for the GoFlex Net) with success. Which is "correct"? BTW, I'm running davygravy's 3.3.2 kernel. Note: If anyone has a copy of the original factory environment, it should be in there.by PhantomsDad - Debian
@davygravy How would I go about building your kernel from source? I'm guessing that I would basically follow the instructions here except that I would Use linux kernel 3.3.2 source here. Not apply the patches in the linked article but instead apply the patches from your Dropbox site, i.e. these patches. Use your kernel config file. Have I got that right? Thanks.by PhantomsDad - Debian
{Edited for correct arcNumber.} @davygravy Thank you so much. Worked like a champ on my GoFlex Home. Here's what I did (working from memory): Ran through the latest install procedure as described at Unlocking your Dockstar, GoFlex, or Pogoplug. This means I have the latest u-boot that supports the 3.3.2 kernel. If your u-boot is older, don't follow this procedure! Sure enoughby PhantomsDad - Debian
Pogoplug $26 plus shipping at J&R. http://www.jr.com/pogoplug/pe/PGG_POGOP21/by PhantomsDad - Debian
hkramski Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Re. the power consumption: with an 8 GB USB stick, > my (rather simple) power meter reports 3-4 Watts. > Running an older (noname) 2,5" 60 GB HDD adds > additional 4 Watts. > > HTH > Heinz And those numbers are consistent with the information here for the FreeAgent Go 600GB and 1TB:by PhantomsDad - Debian
bedek Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I would like to buyt 500G Seagate FreeAgent Go > external hard drive and would like to install > Debian on it, before I will do it I've few > questions: I just switched my debian dockstar from a usb drive enclosure with 3.5-inch sata drive to freeagent go 1TB. I've been running this setup for a cby PhantomsDad - Debian
Found this review of the Seagate FreeAgent Go drive http://www.silentpcreview.com/article1057-page3.html which says it is very quiet, especially the 1TB model. $119 at amazon is a bit pricey, but I'm going to pull the trigger. Wish me luck and thanks for the recommendations.by PhantomsDad - Debian
I'd like some recommendations from folks on what kind of usb hard drive to hook up to my Dockstar Debian. So far, all the drives I've tried are 3.5-inch drives in external enclosures that have fans. Every one of them makes unacceptably high levels of noise. I had a ByteCC enclosure that was pretty quiet, but one day after about 9 months, the fan started making a terrible racket. Pby PhantomsDad - Debian
I installed MediaTomb (after my minidlna package) and I don't see any performance or memory problems either.by PhantomsDad - Debian
gurkendoktor Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thank you, Sir! My pleasure. I like that minidlna is really lightweight on the cpu and ram. Works great serving media to my WD TV Live Plus. But I am a bit disappointed that it doesn't support symlinks. I have a pretty large music, video, and picture library. So large that it is awkward to navigate thrby PhantomsDad - Debian
For those who can't wait for minidlna to make it into the debian repository, I've compiled a debian package of minidlna. This is intended for install on the dockstar debian system (squeeze). Download from http://dl.dropbox.com/u/11823414/minidlna/minidlna_1.0.18debian-dockstar_armel.deb As root, install using dpkg -i minidlna_1.0.18debian-dockstar_armel.deb This commandby PhantomsDad - Debian
My UV16s arrived, but they did not come with DVI to VGA adapters. So I've order two models of adapters from dealextreme.com: http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.708 http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.8312by PhantomsDad - Debian
What's the best way to build applications for the debian dockstar/pogoplug environment? Obviously, one way is to build them on the device itself. This has the advantage that is simple and easy to understand. But I'd like to build on my main debian workstation, which has plenty of cpu horsepower and memory, but is an AMD (i686) arch. I figured I could copy my debian dockstar diby PhantomsDad - Debian
ecc Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I've been using minidlna on another computer (not > yet on my DockStar). It's much lighter-weight > than mediatomb, although it doesn't have a web > interface, just a text config file. > > It's not yet available in Debian, but I've done a > preliminary packaging for it thatby PhantomsDad - Debian
I probably would use such a recovery system, tho I'm not sure I'm quite ready to cut all ties to the pogoplug service. I'd like to see less and nano. Apologies to vi/emacs folks, but I've never been able to learn them. If there's room, fdisk, wget, and maybe usbutils.by PhantomsDad - Rescue System
gorgone Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > no problem here i have this adapter on all my self > building devices > only one problem > !no console output > !only X > worked for me Sounds like maybe the problem described here: http://libdlo.freedesktop.org/wiki/TextConsoleby PhantomsDad - Debian
dethl Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > EDIT: EVGA has the UV16+ for sale for $25 in the > B-Stock store right now. > (http://www.evga.com/products/prodlist.asp?switch= > 20) > > EDIT2: Free ground shipping on B-Stock items - > $25 total! Way cool! I've placed my order. When it arrives, I'll report on my success or failby PhantomsDad - Debian
Has anyone had success installing and using a DisplayLink device ( http://libdlo.freedesktop.org/wiki/ ) with their dockstar or pogoplug? I'd be interested in hearing your success story (or failure). Also, anybody have cheap source for purchasing? Best I've been able to find is this one on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Plugable-UGA-125-Multiple-Monitors-1280x1024/dp/B003IE49T8by PhantomsDad - Debian
There is this in dmesg, but presumably this is some problem in my build. [ 2.215118] /build/buildd-linux-2.6_2.6.32-20-armel-qpwOHl/linux-2.6-2.6.32/debian/build/source_armel_none/driv ers/rtc/hctosys.c: unable to open rtc device (rtc0)by PhantomsDad - uBoot
AbsoluteNirvana Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I have compile of version of uBoot specific for > the Pogoplug v2 (pink) that (hopefully) enables > all 256MB of RAM. I built it using Jeff's > instructions on how to build uBoot for the > Dockstar with the following changes: > > > [*] Instead of dramregs_pp128_A.txt I downloaby PhantomsDad - uBoot