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Re: clone my USB ? - 13 years 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 - 13 years 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 - 13 years 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 coby rat - Debian
Re: Latest Dockstars Deals, Post your findings here! (Updated 01 Jan 11) - 13 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) - 13 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) - 13 years ago
Best Buy. Black PogoPlugs on sale for $49.99.by rat - Debian
Re: UPS on Serial Port - 13 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 beby rat - Debian
Re: install Ubuntu on my DockStar - 13 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 tby rat - Debian
Re: LCD screen for your dockstar (cheap! <$5) - 13 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 tby rat - Displays
Re: Working USB-Sticks - 13 years ago
hanker Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I tried using the HP utility to format my dead > Adata flash drive on a Windows 7 machine. I tried > to format it to FAT32. First it says "Partitioning > the device...". Then after about 10 - 15 minutes > it pops up a dialog that says "Device media is > write-protected." > &by rat - Debian
Re: LCD screen for your dockstar (cheap! <$5) - 13 years ago
bitz Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Script makes it further with that line commented > out. I really don't care if I wreck it, total > investment was <$3. Already searching for a > replacement. > Does the hack just write to the free space to > patch it, or is it possible to do a full firmware > replacement from someone elsesby rat - Displays
Re: Working USB-Sticks - 13 years ago
hanker Wrote: > Pretty heavy usage running rtorrent 24/7. There > was usually about 40 - 50 MB swap. > > The drive that died had no access light, and > neither does the temporary drive that it's booted > from now, but I'm preparing a new flash drive with > an access light so I can get some idea of how > often it's being accessed. (As if that will mby rat - Debian
Re: Working USB-Sticks - 13 years ago
hanker Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > This Adata flash drive has been running 24/7 since > last September, boot and swap partitions. It > finally wore out yesterday. I tried to reformat it > on a Mac - no go. The OS X Disk Utility just > hangs. I tried to format it on a linux box - no go > - gparted hangs while trying to create a new >by rat - Debian
Re: Working USB-Sticks - 13 years ago
hkramski Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Patriot XPorter XT Rage 8GB (PEF8GRUSB): > > Needs "fw_setenv usb_init 'usb stop; usb start; > run usb_scan'" to cold boot but then works great > (and fast). > > Details: > > root@fredl:~# lsusb -v > Bus 001 Device 003: ID 13fe:3800 Kingston > Technology Coby rat - Debian
Re: How can I tell if I overloading my DockStar? - 13 years ago
Yep, running top is the best way to monitor that. Change the ordering (Hit "O" and select which field it should sort by) to get an idea of what uses most CPU or RAM (since 128MB can be a little tight for some configs)by rat - Debian
Re: Once i activate swap file dockstar no longer will boot from usb stick if usb HD mounted - 13 years ago
Kevin Ko Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hi, I had the similar issue (I am not using UUID > at all). I worked around the issue by attaching > the USB stick (debian image) closest to Ethernet > jack. With this setup, the USB stick is assigned > with "sda", and Dockstar can boot to Debian every > single time. I noticed if I haveby rat - Debian
Re: Dockstar won't boot after locking up - 13 years ago
BoomSchtick Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hello, > > I'm hoping that someone could assist me getting my > debian squeeze running again on my dockstar. I > have a 4 gig pen drive that is partitioned with > about 2.8 gig for the system and 1.2 gig for swap. > The system partition is fat32 and the swap > partition is ext2.by rat - Debian
Re: LCD screen for your dockstar (cheap! <$5) - 13 years ago
petergunn Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I don't think you can reflash without the battery > connected though - at least that is the case with > the Innovage and the Coby picframes. Interesting. I was able to flash my Shift3 without the battery connected. I was getting annoyed by the blinking status of the icon because it would never come ouby rat - Displays
Re: Latest Dockstars Deals, Post your findings here! (Updated 01 Jan 11) - 13 years ago
vds Wrote: > question - does the usb enclosure 'dock' to the > dockstar ? Only Seagate FreeAgent drives are intended to fit in the vertical dock slot with the mini USB plug. The slot itself is keyed, so unless it was the exact same shell made by someone else (unlikely), it probably won't fit. You're going to have to use one of the other standard USB A ports on theby rat - Debian
Re: Latest Dockstars Deals, Post your findings here! (Updated 01 Jan 11) - 13 years ago
sandbasser Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > FYI - > > The PN of the 'Canadian' DockStar I recently got > (eBay/BeachAudio) is 100576826B. > > I have NOT checked the NAND size yet...in fact, I > haven't even opened it yet :) Opened mine up when I got it, Revision C with 256MB Nand, I'm afraid. But not a big dby rat - Debian
Re: Did my swap install correctly? - 13 years ago
Alternately, just type "free" and you'll see a line for Swap if it's enabled and set up properly.by rat - Debian
Re: Latest Dockstars Deals, Post your findings here! (Updated 01 Jan 11) - 13 years ago
j10152 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Good price, but they appear to be all gone: > > "0 in stock. If you buy 1 of this item now, your > purchase will be on back order." Yeah. I saw that, too. The Next Day PC link still appears to have over 400 in stock. $28.07 each. What's odd is they also sell the "American" versionby rat - Debian
Re: Formerly: Loads of Dockstars Availabale on eBay again. (Dec 27) - 13 years ago
j10152 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > FYI: > > http://www.nextdaypc.com/main/products/details.asp > x?PID=A655233 AWESOME. Changed the thread topic to reflect this. ;)by rat - Debian
Re: LCD screen for your dockstar (cheap! <$5) - 13 years ago
psk Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > i almost swear that's the right packaging, but i > don't remember it being that big... like i said > though, it was a gift many years ago.. and yes, i > did luck out, i've been holding on to this thing > for what seems like forever (in my hacks/projects > drawer) thanks to all you guys itby rat - Displays
Re: Formerly: Loads of Dockstars Availabale on eBay again. (Dec 27) - 13 years ago
For those wondering, it's a standard Revision C Dockstar, the ethernet cable that comes with it is more rounded than flat (as was the one with my first Dockstar) and the outside packaging contains French as well as English. Those are the only differences. The firmware tweak/uBoot installer script proceeded without issues and now I have a backup Dockstar ready to run Debian.by rat - Debian
Re: Formerly: Loads of Dockstars Availabale on eBay again. (Dec 27) - 13 years ago
Well, for the (presumably few) that managed to order one before all the auctions got yanked, I got mine today... which I ordered from Beach Audio. So no worries about existing orders going unfulfilled.by rat - Debian
Re: LCD screen for your dockstar (cheap! <$5) - 13 years ago
psk Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > unfortunately, no... i got this as a gift a couple > yrs ago, and i can't remember for the life of me > what it looked like... i have the original cd and > i can take all the pics ya want of the lcd itself, > if you'd like... You lucked out on that one. ;) You, by chance, recognize this packaginby rat - Displays
Re: Good for Pogoplug too? - 13 years ago
funtoy1001 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Semi-off topic... > I plug my working USB stick from my dockstar to a > pogoplug but it doesn't boot up. Is there a reset > switch on the pogoplug I can try warm start? Doesn't look like it. At this point, I really would just use a USB stick that will cold boot. You'll likely just runby rat - Debian
Re: LCD screen for your dockstar (cheap! <$5) - 13 years ago
psk Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > rat, you were right, i knew it was a generic > innovix, but with all this talk about a shift3, it > kinda threw me off.. it's a shame that it's almost > identical, i thought i may have done something to > fix the battery issue.. Can you, by chance, provide a picture of the packaging that came wiby rat - Displays
Re: Pink pogo. How to migrate to debian from plugbox? - 13 years ago
Txtag1 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Greetings, > > I have installed plugbox on a USB using the steps > over at plug apps with jeff's uboot. How do > install debian without messing up the current boot > or bridling my pogo plug? Won't jeff's script try > to reinstall uboo? Any help or a guide would > help.by rat - Debian