Thanks, restamp! It's good advises. Hopefully, others will chime in with more. Suppose if I go ahead and force the override with the new UBoot, and then find out that the box is bricked. Can I recover in that case? or will it be bricked for good? Will the Nokia CA42 cable let me go back in and restore the Pogoplug FW?by bodhi - uBoot
@restamp, I found some of your posts about how you dealt with this problem at http://forum.doozan.com/read.php?3,2417,2417#msg-2417 It seems the problem is exactly as yours before. Could you advise: should I rerun the installer using the prameter --no-uboot-check ? Below are the outputs of various commands that I've tried to verify if this is the same problem in your post. Thankby bodhi - uBoot
I've rebooted back into Pogoplug and ran dmesg. Is it the classic problem with bad block on mtd0 ? what can I do to proceed? Thanks -bash-3.2# dmesg [ 0.000000] Linux version 2.6.22.18 (bdietrich@brad-ux) (gcc version 4.2.1) # 44 Mon Aug 10 12:57:36 PDT 2009 [ 0.000000] CPU: ARM926EJby bodhi - uBoot
Guys, I'm installing Debian on a new Pogoplug Pink (it's an E02 version). I've opened the box to double check, making sure that it's actually an E02 (no SATA). I got the often reported error "Unknown uBoot detected on mtd0" when Jeff's script is validating the UBoot version and detected an unknown UBoot. Any idea how to proceed? perhaps I got a bad block onby bodhi - uBoot
restamp Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ...Heck, it is supposed to do what I'd > like to use it for, after all... Anyone have any > comments on using the Pogoplug as a, um, > Pogoplug? ROTFL! Seriously, from what I've learned, really the only thing it does is allow you to access files on your Pogoplug box away from home. Pogo serby bodhi - Debian
restamp Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ... > One question: The rooting doc on archlinuxarm.org > doesn't include the Dockstar warning about not > booting the Pogoplug on an internet accessible > network until you have deactivated the hbwd > process. Is that not necessary with the Pogoplug? > (It will save me some time and effby bodhi - Debian
Anybody tried to put a 2.5" HDD inside a Pogoplug Pink/Gray box? I'm wondering if it will fit?by bodhi - Debian
restamp, You're right, of course! I've misread it, sounds like erez's problem is different than mine after a power failure. erez's system boots to pogoplug OS. Mine just hung :-). I tried pulling out the stick to let it boot back to pogoplug OS, and then replug the stick and do a warm boot, it still hung. So I just restore the USB image to recover (even though I assume fscby bodhi - Debian
@restamp, I'm confused. Isn't it true when you pull out the USB Debian stick, the Dockstar will boot to PogoPlug (for those of us who have a simple Debian installation using Jeff's script)? so it is the Debian system that was corrupted by power failure. -bodhiby bodhi - Debian
Wow! what you've done is really way out of my league. I was hoping to learn how to mod to the oxnas-install script to run it in a similar way that Jeff's script provided.by bodhi - uBoot
What I did to recover was relatively painless. I always have a backup image of the USB stick (using USB Image Tool). All real data (shared folders and such) are on USB HDD. The USB stick is still corrupted by power failure, but can be restored right away using the USB Image Tool.by bodhi - Debian
Interesting information from the arch linux ARM website. Looks like it has be refined quite a bit: http://archlinuxarm.org/platforms/armv6/pogoplug-provideov3 This is from the FAQ page "Are there other Linux distributions available? Yes, in case Arch Linux ARM isn't right, you can use any distribution's root filesystem and kernel, simply substituting the other distributiby bodhi - uBoot
glenn Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I had the same issue when i first hacked a > pogoplug. > I also discovered that the filesystem (ext3) was > corrupted and could be repaired by fsck. > At this point i considered what might be writing > to the usb key and moved the data directorys of my > apps, and swap to a usb hard drive. > Haby bodhi - Debian
Given that the EXT3 stick will be getting slower and slower and eventually worn out. I guess the conclusion is that without a UPS, those who use USB stick for Debian are stuck with a corrupted drive (either it's fixable or need a system restore) after a power failure. System restore is not so bad, if the stick is only used for Debian. Has anybody used Acronis on a remote PC to backup theby bodhi - Debian
restamp Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > (I think the question about the Free Agent GO HDD > was directed at me. In any event, I'll take a > stab at it, but I'll answer in the other thread > that bodhi points to above.) @restamp, Indeed that was question for you! thanks for your clear answer in that Debian USB corruption by powerby bodhi - Debian
Yes, I also think commenting out the rules is much better than removing the persistent-net.rules file. This allows us to have a backup USB Debian image that will work, no change needed when making the backup. Speaking of backing up USB image, could you tell us more about your experience with Debian system on Free Agent GO HDD in the other thread (i.e. how do you deal with power failure)? httby bodhi - Debian
After a power failure, my Dockstar with Debian USB stick does not boot any more. Unplugging it and it will reboot back to pogoplug. I always make a backup USB image whenever I install/uninstall some packages, so I just restore it, it's not a big problem. But please explain why? I vaguely recalled Jeff's UBoot modified something each reboot and shutdown?by bodhi - Debian
restamp Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ... > I just upgraded the uBoot on one of them and have > a spare Debian load I once built for a Dockstar > and loaded onto a thumb drive up and running on it > now. Thanks for this confirmation. That's what I was wondering, whether you only need to upgrade Uboot on the Pogoplug pink/gray and tby bodhi - Debian
You don't need eth0 in your persistent-net.rules. As suggested in this forum, to use the same Debian installed USB stick on another Dockstar, I've commented it out and then make sure that /lib/udev/rules.d/75-persistent-net-generator.rules does not have eth* on device white list (note the capital E): # device name whitelist KERNEL!="Eth*|ath*|wlan*[0-9]|msh*|ra*|sta*|ctc*|by bodhi - Debian
rat-netbook Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Recently tested out a Sandisk Cruzer Blade and > Cruzer Edge, both work great. Not terribly fast, > but no issues with warm or cold booting. > > The SD Plus USB Sandisk Ducati branded card still > remains my most favourite out of the bunch though. > The 4GB card currently sits on the eBays fby bodhi - Debian
I believe the performance gained with samba using async mount will be substantial. I did not measure it, but it was visible enough when I looked.by bodhi - Debian
Thanks! I'm glad you like it :-) and by all mean, I've only extended your works a little bit.by bodhi - Debian
In light of recent posting about auto-mounting, just want to update my experience using these udev rules and pmount script. Working great :-) This setup takes any USB drives I've swap in and out flawlessly, to the point I've stopped being aware about it. I've since modified the rules and the mouting script to perform auto-mounting for USB drives that need write-optimized performby bodhi - Debian
Did you shutdown, power up, and ssh in successfully before installing TightVNC?by bodhi - Debian
Also, check that your destination thumb/hard drive is mounted with async option.by bodhi - Debian
darethehair Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Just curious bodhi...do you have a Pogoplug Pro, > and are you planning to try tweaking the > 'oxnas-install.sh' script to install Debian onto > it? If you are, I am sure that lots of us are > curious to know what successes you have! :) darethehair, yes I do have the Pogoplug Pby bodhi - uBoot
@thenktor So basically we can follow the same procedure at http://plugapps.com/index.php5/Install_on_Pogoplug_Pro and modify the oxnas-install.sh to use Debian uImage and root partition? If you have done that with ARMedSlack, can you share the modified script? Thanks!by bodhi - uBoot
I think the worst case is you'll still be able to run PlugLinux. I would love to run Debian because of the flexibility to add whatever you need to it.by bodhi - uBoot
twinclouds Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > You don't need to do anything. It will > automatically resize. Thanks, good to know another way to do this!by bodhi - Debian
twinclouds Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I use two ways backing up my USB drives. One is > use the tar utility on Unix. It has been > discussed elsewhere on this board. It is very > flexible and powerful but you need to have Linux. > The other way is using Acronis True Image on > Windows machines. It is also reliable but > sometby bodhi - Debian