Cayenne-uk wrote:
> I finally succumbed and invested in one of these babies. I first of
> all want to use it in it's vanilla form, and later flash it with the
> Debian distro that is available for it. BUT, I have been spending all
> of today trying to set it up. It "should" be a doddle, but I am
> finding it not so easy. Actually I have failed miserably! So here's a
> plea for help!
>
> I have connected the NSLU2 to a brand new external HDD (which does
> work fine btw), and then to the Netgear DG834G (v2). Powered it up and
> all the relevant lights have come on. However, the setup utility on
> the CD couldn't find the device. When I check the attached devices on
> the router, it isn't listed. Yet the "ethernet" light on the NSLU2,
> and the relevant connection light on the router are both lit and
> flashing intermittently.
>
> I've checked all the settings on the router and can't spot anything
> amiss. Also, it has recently been flashed to the latest available
> firmware.
>
> So, before I conclude that the NSLU2 is a dud, can anyone suggest
> anything else to look at?
Hi Jacqui,
No doubt you've already come across this page:
http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/Main/HomePage
There's a ton of info linked of there, in particular the howto recipes
here [1] that offer loads of advice around flashing and recovering from
bad flashes, etc. I think Ciemon's advice about hooking it up direct to
a box and browsing to the admin interface is good, although I would
unhook any attached devices first and just see if you can get in on
192.168.1.77. If that doesn't sit well on your network you can adjust it
accordingly, and there is advice on the Debian install page around
setting up the IP address for the machine for installation IIRC.
The blinking lights sound a bit suspicious, I seem to recall that
flashing lights were associated with uploading firmware or something,
but it's been a while since I did all this stuff and my memory is
utterly crap these days.
A read around these pages will certainly give you a good appreciation of
what you are dealing with, and there is a forum here [3] plus some Yahoo
groups here [4].
Sean
[1]
http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/HowTo/HomePage
[2]
http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/Debian/HomePage &
http://www.cyrius.com/debian/nslu2/
[3]
http://www.nabble.com/NSLU2-f14396.html
[4]
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/nslu2-general/ &
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/nslu2-linux/
