Does anyone know where i might be able to acquire an installation disc or download the flash utility installer. You can find unofficial, untested weekly releases at. You can copy these files to the nslu2, may be a bit different for you. The tsu200 is a device similar to the nslu2 with ethernet and two usb 2. If you want to run debian on your nslu2, you can manually unpack a tar ball which i have prepared for these systems. This is the web presence of the nslu2linux development group and user. The package does not say that it uses linux rather than windows formatting on the disk. Installing the image now my slug already had openslug firmware on it and when i did the debian flash it failed so to make it work i had to revert to the stock linksys firware and then install the debian one. Note that the unslung development team uses the native toolchain which is built by crosstoolnative. During firmware flashing, the top led readystatus flashes red and green approximately 5 minutes, but can be much longer. All went fine until i ran the actual script sh optwareinstall.
Jul 08, 2005 i should have read this board before purchasing an nslu2. How to install software into your iomega storcenter ix4200d. Check that your nslu2 can reach the internet by pinging. Deunderclock the nslu2 some nslu2s come with 3mhz cpu, some come with 266mhz. That consumer storage device ran on linux, and the community opened it up, but they needed a lightweight distribution mechanism for their lightweight devices. Wenn du keine lust hast eine usbnetzwekkarte am nslu2 anzuschlie. Slug is a network attached storage device based on the ixp42x processor clocked at 3266mhz. The goal is to add full support for the nslu2 and similar devices into the official linux kernel and the debian gnu linux distribution, so users can benefit from the full debian package repository and also have slugspecific packages and patches for hardware devices such as the builtin ethernet port, leds, etc. Apr 09, 2019 contribute to optwareoptware ng development by creating an account on github. Hi ive just got a new nslu2 mfg 52006 and upgraded to r63 firmware for ntfs support.
If you have a linux operating installed on any one of your computer then you need to follow the steps and after that it will allow you to print from your computers through nslu2. The nslu2 is a networkattached storage nas device made by linksys introduced in 2004. Open your webbrowser, point to your nslu2 you can see that the new firmware is installed. Would suggest to killall hbwd, fdisk devsda see instructions below the drive first, then format mke2fs devsda1, then mount devsda1 opt before installing ipkg. This is the web presence of the nslu2linux development group and user community. Due to the availability of source code, the nslu2 s use of well.
It also has a 100 mbits ethernet network connection. You cant use hdparm to alter the apm settings from the nslu2 as the usbide adapters are emulated as scsi host adapters in the linux kernel which is incompatible with the necessary hdparm options. From my linux box that i installed upslug2 onto i ran upslug2 i di nslu2. Hi thanks for the link, i dont know how i didnt stumble upon this myself. Hey all, im attempting to install optware on a tomato install of a netgear r7000. Hellow this nslu2 unslung blog was created with the intention to load it up with tips and tricks for the complete beginner to get the nslu2network storage link for usb 2. We discuss, develop and modify the firmware and hardware of the linksys nslu2, the synology ds101, the iomega nas100d, the dlink dsmg600, and other ixp4xxbased devices with large attached storage. You can also find an explanation of the boot process of the nslu2 running debian. I thought that i might see a zillion of the units on ebay.
I have a photo collection on my nslu2, and use photoshop elements 5 downloader to grab pics off memory cards that are plugged into a photo printer. Nslu2linux howto troubleshootadrivenotformattedcondition. I upgraded from r25 to r76, and everything appeared to be working ok, but i began receiving errors in photoshop saying cannot write to the specified directory when i select one on the nslu2 to. The following description matches very well my experience, although my power supply worked 247 for 3 years the first two supplying a 2. This is not true for kamikaze svn tested with r8003. Howto howtorunwordpressontheslug browse nslu2linux. Here is a list of products which use embedded linux. Creating scripts to configure source code packages using templates.
The nslu2 linux project provides lots of information regarding linux on the nslu2. Unslung is an open source firmware for the linksys nslu2. Now we need to create a direcotry on the nslu2 to copy our keys to. In the devices administration interface, select app center. Due to the device running linux, and therefore licensed under, and subject to the terms of the gnu general public license, linksys released the source code unslung takes the linksys firmware and expands upon it. I recently purchased a used nslu2, and it lacks the installation disc. Setting up a print server on nslu2 linksys community. Connect the nslu2 to the mains adapter and connect the ethernet connector of the nslu2 with a patch cable with your switch or router in your lan. A multithreaded daap server for linux and other posix type systems. Have actually converted the nslu2 to linux before but returned it to the original firmware when it looked like it might fizzle out.
If youre not running linux on your pc, you can use a linux live cd, such as knoppix or debian live. It appears i can do everything without it except use flash drives. First fsck gave tons of problems that were fixed by using y switch. That is, almost every embedded product imaginable at least in the consumer space uses embedded linux. I connected up my new hitachi deskstar 250gb drive inside my pc, formatted to ntfs, and copied my mp3s over from the machine. If you wish to know more about it, you can ask this question under linux forums i think they can guide you in a better way. After youve mastered the recipe for installing a new flash image onto the nslu2, its time to download the tosbaser image, which is just a small modification to unslung. Otherwise temporarily install the ide disk in your ordinary linux box, read the disk technical documentation and use hdparm to adjust the settings by hand. None of this material was written or contributed by linksys. This is not the default for other kamikaze platforms. Optware was originally developed as a distribution mechanism for software for the unslung linux project for the linksys nslu2 a small low cost network storage device. It has been tested with windows 2000 sp4 and above, windows xp sp2 and above and windows vista.
Install upslug2 utility to upgrade the firmware of a linksys nslu2 via the network, into debianbased system, simply type aptget install upslug2 put nslu2 in upgrade mode holdon the reset switch, turnon the nslu2, wait 10 seconds until readystatus led blink alternatively redgreen, release reset switch connect network cable. Here is the list of commands from ground up for those interested and for me to reference in the future. The nslu2 is sort of a nas network addressed storage where you have to use your own drives. You simply have to attach the usb drive to a pc running linux first to prepare it according to the following instructions. Do i first flash with the openwrt firmware first for my router model and then install the nslu2 support on top. Now lets create a nf on the nslu2 and write our conf file. By joining our community you will have the ability to post topics, receive our newsletter, use the advanced search, subscribe to threads and access many other special features.
I tried the instructions described in the blogpost bootstrap ds215j to install optware for ds215j but was unsatisfied with the long outdated packages it provided. An internals page listing the specs of the linksys nslu2. Due to the device running linux, and therefore licensed under, and subject to the terms of the gnu general public license, linksys released the source code. Through ipkg, users are able to install over optware packages to the device. Linksys was required to release their source code as per the terms of the gnu general public license.
This project contains software for personalizing the nslu2 network storage device, manufactured by linksys. Stock, the device runs a customised version of linux. I was following this tutorial which was quite similar to the one on the tomato page. The nslu2 will reboot after the flashing is complete. At its core, optware is a package manager to allow you to easly install and uninstall crosscompiled linux applications on your device over the internet. Fortunately the arm processors cpu are now all the rage. I also set up the automatic spindown on the drive using hitachis featuretool. In the app center window, search for optware using the search box at the top left, or click on the developer tools item in the left pane. This will allow you to format the usb drive without having to download it from the repository and also mount the drive onto opt directly. It is still subject to some of the restrictions that the linksys firmware has, but. You have to install first the unslung software before installing the asterisk package. See nativelycompileunslungpackages for more details note that the following native toolchain is an externally contributed item, and is not supported by the unslung or openslug development teams. In other words, it fails to download the text file describing all the ipkg packages and because of that it cant determine the ipkgopt package name.
Official website, unslung is an open source firmware for the linksys nslu2. Purchase a linksys nslu2 and join our community if you are interested. The trick is to enable apm within the drive itself, so linux doesnt have to care about it at all. Hellow this nslu2 unslung blog was created with the intention to load it up with tips and tricks for the complete beginner to get the nslu2 network storage link for usb 2. Sep 02, 2007 i have got a new beta firmware from linksys, however there is no changlog for it.
For a release history, check our kali linux releases page. Luckily, there now is optwareng which is a fork of optware and provides recent packages this is how i managed to install optwareng on my synology ds215j inspired by the instructions. Alternatively you can also directly connect the nslu2 with your pcs ethernet connector this time use a crossed ethernet cable. Great for backups and whatever, but it can do so much more. Previous fsck was also done manually shutdown, disconnect hd, boot, logon, connect hd, umount, fsck about two weeks ago, also. Debian squeeze on nslu2 after a very long time, i am updating the system and installing everything all over again. Debian tar ball for linksys nslu2 martin michlmayr. This is the web presence of the nslu2 linux development group and user community. The sercomm update utility can be used on a windows machine to upgrade the firmware on an nslu2 using upgrade mode, similar to the basic usage of upslug2.
I used this simple guide to make it run on double speed. So please have a look around your ancient dumps, etc. As of 2015, it is now probably easier to list products that do not use embedded linux, than to list those that do. Hi, not even sure if there is still life on the forum, but here goes. At this time, optware supports the automatic download and installation of over 1500 programs. The default ip is the one that is set in the nvram, so openwrt will boot up with the ip it had under the former firmware. How linksys can suggest using it with usb flash disks to easily transfer data given the lack of windows compatability i dont know. Click on the icon, and the app center will install it. From my linux box that i installed upslug2 onto i ran upslug2 i dinslu2. May, 2010 in other words, it fails to download the text file describing all the ipkg packages and because of that it cant determine the ipkgopt package name. Please address any questions or bugs to the original contributor.
It makes usb flash memory and hard disks accessible over a network using the smb protocol also known as windows file sharing or cifs. And like the nslu2, i was able to get root on it by using a flaw on one of the configuration web pages. The device runs a modified version of linux and by default, formats hard disks with the ext3 filesystem, but a. If youre looking to install the unslung firmware, then see the. Unless otherwise stated, the content of this page is licensed under creative commons attributionsharealike 3. The yellow machine is a linuxbased nas device that supports raid. Allows a linux box to share audio files with itunes users on windows or mac.
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