When youll try to format a memory stick with the web interface, it fails. Unmount disks and suspend usb port nslu2 support not discovered yet all methods most often require modifications concerning the syslog and other daemons because of their behaviour of writing timemarks into their logfiles especially syslog. The linksys nslu2 already runs linux so there are a few options on how you can get linux on the linksys nslu2. To make it more convenient for the user to set up a meteohub system, you will find a slugosbe firmware image in the download section of. To use this, you will need a machine with an internet connection. My theory with this was, it has a lot more packages then when i first saw unslung and my debian installation was what bricked the poor little slug. Manually unpacking a tar ball of debian on nslu2 if you want to run debian on your nslu2, you can manually unpack a tar ball which i have prepared for these systems. The nslu2 is a nas device which is an abbreviation for a network attached storage.
A live install image contains a debian system that can boot without modifying any files on the hard drive and also allows installation of debian from the contents of the image is a live image suitable for me. Making debian 10 bootable usb thumb drive on windows. It is designed to work as a file server in your local network enabling any pc in your lan to access the files on the external harddrives attached via usb 2. Nslu2linux howto useamemorystickasmaindrive browse. The device runs a modified version of linux and by default, formats hard disks with. 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. If you are a careful shopper, you can buy 2 500gb usb dives for 3. While its still possible to install debian on the nslu2 using the manual. Purchase a linksys nslu2 and join our community if you are interested. It makes usb flash memory and hard disks accessible over a network using the smb protocol also known as windows file sharing or cifs. Debian has since discontinued support for the nslu2 in debian 9 stretch in june 2017. Get support for linksys network storage link for usb 2. While its still possible to install debian on the nslu2 using the manual method. The nslu2 is sort of a nas network addressed storage where you have to use your own drives.
A page giving useful help for running debian on the linksys nslu2. The nslu2 is a networkattached storage nas device made by linksys introduced in 2004 and discontinued in 2008. To connect stuff to the usb port, please see connect stuff to the usb port. Boot from usb after the debian installer completes we need to boot from the selected root partition on the usb hard drive. Alternatively you can download a precompiled version of it. Have actually converted the nslu2 to linux before but returned it to the original firmware when it looked like it might. It appears i can do everything without it except use flash drives. Debian release first there is a new debian release called lenny. This is the firmware that you can upload unto your nslu2. Linksys official support network storage link for usb 2. Copy this file as root to libfirmware on the slug or to mntlibfirmware if you are creating a usb drive image. The live images come in several flavors providing a choice of desktop environments gnome. A 4gb usb flash drive holding the operating system and a 300gb maxtor hard drive to hold the data. After a flash drive crash i wanted to reinstall debian 5 on my nslu2 however after visiting the authors website i found its no longer supported and thus forcing you to install debian 6 wheezy.
There are some tools that ensure a good operation of debian on the nslu2. Put you nslu2 into upgrade mode download the lenny firmware. Does anyone know where i might be able to acquire an installation disc or download the flash utility installer. An internals page listing the specs of the linksys nslu2. The 2 important steps for me before doing the upgrade are to back up the configuration of nslu2 and to remove the usb hard drive to prevent file corruption on the storage system. Here is the list of commands from ground up for those interested and for me to reference in the future. Usb ip is a method of transfering usb data between two linux systems across a network. At this time, optware supports the automatic download and installation of over 1500 programs. Once the download is complete, you are ready to make a debian 10 bootable usb thumb drive. Once you click on the iso image that you like, the download should start. You simply have to attach the usb drive to a pc running linux first to prepare it. Usbip is a method of transfering usb data between two linux systems across a network. You have to install first the unslung software before installing the asterisk.
Download the debian installer image from and unpack the image using slugimage. It makes usb flash memory and hard disks accessible over a network using. It also contains init scripts that will set the led when runlevel 2 is. The developers at nslu2linux used to bless openwrt as the firmware of choice for people who want to run all their applications from the internal flash memory only i. Introduction my debian linux on the nslu2 installation and. I opted for the easier install this time which is unslung. You simply have to attach the usb drive to a pc running linux first to prepare it according to the following instructions. I recently purchased a used nslu2, and it lacks the installation disc. Great for backups and whatever, but it can do so much more. The automatic install using debianinstaller works correctly in 4. Some tips and tricks about running debian on the linksys nslu2. Boot process of debian on the linksys nslu2 martin michlmayr. I have an eagle consus external case with a wd red drive in it. Sku nslu2 user guide pdf downloads firmware register product.
Debian squeeze on nslu2 after a very long time, i am updating the system and installing everything all over again. Creating debian 10 bootable usb thumb drive for installing. Debian tar ball for linksys nslu2 martin michlmayr. Debian nslu2 is the name given to the official debian distribution for arm that runs on the nslu2. Specifically it consists of two kernel modules, one for each end of the link, and control utilities. On a standard slug drive, the swap partition is about 55mb with 6.
Despite the optware package system being made available on many platforms, much of the documentation hasnt been updated so you may still see references to unslung and the nslu2 when the information also applies to other platforms. Beep ip address trough internal speaker sh shell script. From my linux box that i installed upslug2 onto i ran upslug2 i di nslu2. An image gallery with various pictures showing the internals of the nslu2. Depending on your internet connection, you may download either of the following. I also encourage everybody to install debian on a usbstick and then have a secondary harddisk in port 2 as a storage drive. We wanted to go all the way and install a full linux distribution on it. This is because the standard partitioning doesnt fit on 128256mb. There are many programs that you can use on windows to make a bootable usb thumb drive of.
From my linux box that i installed upslug2 onto i ran upslug2 i dinslu2. You can also find an explanation of the boot process of the nslu2 running. This is the web presence of the nslu2linux development group and user community. 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. In my case i run debian nslu2 from a 1 gbyte external flash drive, and the instructions below relate to this system. Using the debian official images forces you to use an external usb ethernet adapter and also forces you to swap the ethernet connection. Here are some things to consider that will help you decide.
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