Been a while since I've used these forums... Dunno if there's anyone who still cares about Dockstars who doesn't already have enough. ;) I need to massively downsize as I'm moving and rather than put these in the Goodwill pile where they will undoubtedly be unappreciated, just checking to see if there's anyone here who wants what's listed here for a beer and pby rat - Off-Topic
DonCharisma Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I don't think there's a great deal of difference > between Ubuntu Desktop and Ubuntu Server, aside > the user interface. I'm fairly sure that the user > interface could be "uninstalled" with apt-get > remove ... so probably you could build that > yourself. There may evenby rat - Debian
That 8GB Cruzer Fit I mentioned at the beginning of this page stayed in operation for over 2 years. 859 days uptime, no issues. Currently using a 32GB Cruzer Fit in place of it now.by rat - Debian
http://i.imgur.com/rvul7jc.png Dockstars are quite the reliable little buggars. Frustrating because I'd like a new toy to play with but can't justify buying something to replace the Dockstar when it works so well. I didn't even need to use the backup machine and I had the first running for over 4 years total. If you can manage giving yourself about 40% unused space to leave oby rat - Debian
I had a 8GB Sandisk Cruzer Fit thumbdrive in my Dockstar which I recently decommissioned in favor of another Dockstar I had set up in advance before taking that one down. The old Dockstar had an uptime of nearly 860 days on that thumbdrive. It was partitioned into 4.5GB for OS/Home, 128MB for Swap and the rest (about 3.2GB) left empty/unpartitioned. The main partition was formatted as EXT2. Iby rat - Debian
Linux debian 3.17.0-kirkwood-tld-1 #4 PREEMPT Wed Oct 22 00:55:17 PDT 2014 armv5tel Sweet! Gonna miss that uptime, though. ;)by rat - Debian
bodhi Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > You are a seasoned embedded Linux users, I've > learned a few things from you way back, you have > no need for tutorial :) I'm very scared. Hold me. :) Thing was that I remembered the near-default uBoot we were all running with that was installed by Jeff's script was incompatible with neweby rat - Debian
Gravelrash Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > http://blog.qnology.com/2014/07/hacking-pogoplug-v > 4-series-4-and-mobile.html > > http://blog.qnology.com/2013/03/tutorial-pogoplug- > e02-with-arch-linux.html Some of these instructions here clearly are not for a Dockstar, though.by rat - Debian
Wow. It's been a while. My Dockstar is still running strong. rat@redstone:~$ uptime 05:14:10 up 859 days, 3:22, 3 users, load average: 0.07, 0.04, 0.00 rat@redstone:~$ uname -a Linux redstone 2.6.32-5-kirkwood #1 Wed Jan 12 15:27:07 UTC 2011 armv5tel GNU/Linux I think you can probably figure out a few things from that. ;) I have a second Dockstar that I bought long ago asby rat - Debian
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
Posting this here in case anyone might be interested: SheevaPlug Plug Computer v2.0 (Has an issue) - $30 shipped http://ergh.org/yardsale/sheevaplug.jpg A gray figure 8 power cord and USB cable is provided with the unit I am selling. Hardware revision 2.0 (not v1.3) of the now classic SheevaPlug. 512MB DDR2 Ram, 1.2Ghz Marvell (Kirkwood) CPU, 512MB Nand, SD/MMC Slot, JTAG USB Plug, USby rat - Debian
bodhi Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sorry, Off Topic for a moment, did you get the > heartbeat implemented in the later kernel version? > some kernel version (e.g. 3.x.x) does not generate > the delay on/off trigger. I hope the heartbeat LED > is going to be put back, I surely miss it :-) 'fraid not. I've stuck with the old kerby rat - Debian
Sandisk Cruzer Fit still humming along without any issues whatsoever. 5 months now. I prefer the drive just for how compact it is even if it is a bit slow.by rat - Debian
Vlad Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thanks for the interesting discussion. Yesterday I > ordered an Iomega iConnect > and a Nokia CA-42 cable, so that soon I'll have > something to play with. I paid > about 60 € for both but taking into account that > iConnect can run real Debian, the price > is fine for me. The iConnect isby rat - Debian
Ecio Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > @vlad i'm quite confident the Raspberry Pi will > cost 35$ 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 designby rat - Debian
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 lastby rat - Debian
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Sheevaplug and the DP151 have been sold.by rat - Debian
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 * Opeby rat - Debian
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 youby rat - Debian
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, havenby rat - Debian
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