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CuriousMark: /* My brand new Linkstation Live is here */

CuriousMark — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:07:20 GMT

My brand new Linkstation Live is here

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	==My brand new Linkstation Live is here==		==My brand new Linkstation Live is here==
	It is now going to be the box upon which I plan to get TiVo server software running. I was not successful with the Kurobox, but I think that was due to not having enough RAM (only 64MB) to get pyTivo or Galleon working well enough to considered a success. The Live has 128M and I think it will do much better. First I need to explore and see whether to openlink or freelink it. I am thinking since it has some pretty good software on it already, openlink will be the way to go. For starters, I need to figure out what firmware version it has...		It is now going to be the box upon which I plan to get TiVo server software running. I was not successful with the Kurobox, but I think that was due to not having enough RAM (only 64MB) to get pyTivo or Galleon working well enough to considered a success. The Live has 128M and I think it will do much better. First I need to explore and see whether to openlink or freelink it. I am thinking since it has some pretty good software on it already, openlink will be the way to go. For starters, I need to figure out what firmware version it has...
		+	Installing Buffalo's NAS Navigator on my PC answered that. It is Firmware version 2.10, and is as current as it gets.

CuriousMark: /* I now have a second how-to */

CuriousMark — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 22:54:53 GMT

I now have a second how-to

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	==I now have a second how-to==		==I now have a second how-to==
-	It was the mess I had here for a very long time. Keeping it here kept from being visible to those who might benefit so I put it out there, even though I still consider it incomplete. You can find it at {{Freelink+UBoot+kernel2.6 on Kurobox]]. Please make suggestions or improvements.	+	It was the mess I had here for a very long time. Keeping it here kept from being visible to those who might benefit so I put it out there, even though I still consider it incomplete. You can find it at [[Freelink+UBoot+kernel2.6 on Kurobox]]. Please make suggestions or improvements.
	<BR>		<BR>

	==My brand new Linkstation Live is here==		==My brand new Linkstation Live is here==
	It is now going to be the box upon which I plan to get TiVo server software running. I was not successful with the Kurobox, but I think that was due to not having enough RAM (only 64MB) to get pyTivo or Galleon working well enough to considered a success. The Live has 128M and I think it will do much better. First I need to explore and see whether to openlink or freelink it. I am thinking since it has some pretty good software on it already, openlink will be the way to go. For starters, I need to figure out what firmware version it has...		It is now going to be the box upon which I plan to get TiVo server software running. I was not successful with the Kurobox, but I think that was due to not having enough RAM (only 64MB) to get pyTivo or Galleon working well enough to considered a success. The Live has 128M and I think it will do much better. First I need to explore and see whether to openlink or freelink it. I am thinking since it has some pretty good software on it already, openlink will be the way to go. For starters, I need to figure out what firmware version it has...

CuriousMark at 22:54, 31 August 2008

CuriousMark — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 22:54:16 GMT

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Mindbender: /* how to install LNI uboot + 2.4.33.3-firmimg.bin + freelink to the original kurobox/LS1 */

Mindbender — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:02:52 GMT

how to install LNI uboot + 2.4.33.3-firmimg.bin + freelink to the original kurobox/LS1

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	Next we need the uboot, flash kernel, and Freelink code. Mindbender shows getting it like this:<br>		Next we need the uboot, flash kernel, and Freelink code. Mindbender shows getting it like this:<br>
	<pre>		<pre>
-	cd /mnt/~~<br>~~	+	cd /mnt/
-	wget http://downloads.nas-central.org/LS1_PPC/Bootloader/Uboot/Precompiled/u-boot-lsppchd-flash-1.2.0-r2.bin~~<br>~~	+	wget http://downloads.nas-central.org/LS1_PPC/Bootloader/Uboot/Precompiled/u-boot-lsppchd-flash-1.2.0-r2.bin
-	wget http://downloads.nas-central.org/ALL_LS_KB_PPC/Bootloader/UBoot/FirmimgBins/linux-2.4.33.3-list.mg.2-v3/firmimg.bin~~<br>~~	+	wget http://downloads.nas-central.org/ALL_LS_KB_PPC/Bootloader/UBoot/FirmimgBins/linux-2.4.33.3-list.mg.2-v3/firmimg.bin
	wget http://downloads.nas-central.org/LS1_PPC/Distributions/Freelink/TmpImages/tmpimage-FL-1-21-LS1.tgz		wget http://downloads.nas-central.org/LS1_PPC/Distributions/Freelink/TmpImages/tmpimage-FL-1-21-LS1.tgz
-	</pre~~><br~~>	+	</pre>
	That is downloading the uboot binary + the 2.4.33.3 firmimg.bin and the freelink rootfs to /mnt/ which should be the point to which /dev/hda3 should be mounted.		That is downloading the uboot binary + the 2.4.33.3 firmimg.bin and the freelink rootfs to /mnt/ which should be the point to which /dev/hda3 should be mounted.

CuriousMark: /* CuriousMark's Kurobox becomes a TiVo MediaServer Page */

CuriousMark — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 01:08:13 GMT

CuriousMark's Kurobox becomes a TiVo MediaServer Page

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		+	==I have published my first how-to==
		+	I put out a page on how to configure SAMBA so that TiVo's TiVo Desktop software doesn't choke on the NAS. Their software has a bug(feature) that makes it NAS unfriendly. A tweak to SAMBA is my workaround. The Page is [[Make your NAS Compatible with TiVo Desktop]]. Please let me know if it is helpful to you on my discussion page.
		+	<BR>
		+
	==CuriousMark's Kurobox becomes a TiVo MediaServer Page==		==CuriousMark's Kurobox becomes a TiVo MediaServer Page==
	I have had a Kurobox for some time now and it has served well as a basic file server. I have been wanting to upgrade it to act as a media server for my TiVo, but didn't know enough Linux to feel comfortable attacking the task. Also, the thought of putting together all the pieces seemed a bit daunting. With the recent advent of nearly automatic upgrades to uboot and modern Debian distributions, plus the arrival of pyTiVo on the scene, it seems like now is the time to quit procrastinating and get started.		I have had a Kurobox for some time now and it has served well as a basic file server. I have been wanting to upgrade it to act as a media server for my TiVo, but didn't know enough Linux to feel comfortable attacking the task. Also, the thought of putting together all the pieces seemed a bit daunting. With the recent advent of nearly automatic upgrades to uboot and modern Debian distributions, plus the arrival of pyTiVo on the scene, it seems like now is the time to quit procrastinating and get started.

Goat: /* Prerequisites: */

Goat — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 04:41:16 GMT

Prerequisites:

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	<U>installing uboot to /dev/mtd1</U><br>		<U>installing uboot to /dev/mtd1</U><br>
	<code>		<code>
-	dd if=u-boot-~~lsppchd~~-flash-1.2.0-r2.bin of=/dev/mtd1 bs=1k<br>	+	dd if=u-boot-lsppchg-flash-1.2.0-r2.bin of=/dev/mtd1 bs=1k<br>
	</code><br>		</code><br>
	in case you have cmp on board of your currently installed execute the cmp command also to be completely sure that it worked.		in case you have cmp on board of your currently installed execute the cmp command also to be completely sure that it worked.

CuriousMark: /* CuriousMark's Kurobox becomes a TiVo MediaServer Page */

CuriousMark — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 06:05:33 GMT

CuriousMark's Kurobox becomes a TiVo MediaServer Page

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	==CuriousMark's Kurobox becomes a TiVo MediaServer Page==		==CuriousMark's Kurobox becomes a TiVo MediaServer Page==
	I have had a Kurobox for some time now and it has served well as a basic file server. I have been wanting to upgrade it to act as a media server for my TiVo, but didn't know enough Linux to feel comfortable attacking the task. Also, the thought of putting together all the pieces seemed a bit daunting. With the recent advent of nearly automatic upgrades to uboot and modern Debian distributions, plus the arrival of pyTiVo on the scene, it seems like now is the time to quit procrastinating and get started.		I have had a Kurobox for some time now and it has served well as a basic file server. I have been wanting to upgrade it to act as a media server for my TiVo, but didn't know enough Linux to feel comfortable attacking the task. Also, the thought of putting together all the pieces seemed a bit daunting. With the recent advent of nearly automatic upgrades to uboot and modern Debian distributions, plus the arrival of pyTiVo on the scene, it seems like now is the time to quit procrastinating and get started.
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		+	===The Plan===
		+	# Update Kuro to uboot and debian
		+	# Create Samba shares compatible with TiVo Desktop (may be unnecessary)
		+	# Install Python and PyTiVo, strip out transcoding functions from PyTiVo since Kuro isn't powerful enough to do that.
		+	# Fiddle with things to improve performance and behavior
		+	# Log it all here as I go

	===Resources===		===Resources===
-	The primary resource is NAS-Central and the wonderful people who are behind it. I started by asking in the forums. [http://forum.nas-central.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=4546 Here is the thread] that this page is based on. It shows the false starts and mis-steps that I will leave out here in order to keep things readable and usable. My thanks to Andre, mindbender, and davy_gravy for their help and patience with this Linux newbie.	+	The primary resource is NAS-Central and the wonderful people who are behind it. I started by asking in the forums. [http://forum.nas-central.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=4546 Here is the thread] that this page is based on. It shows the false starts and mis-steps that I will leave out here in order to keep things readable and usable. My thanks to Andre, mindbender, and davy_gravy for their help and patience with this Linux newbie. This wiki is also a treasure trove of information and searches have often led me to a page with just the information I needed. It is good to see it growing and maturing.
		+

-	~~This wiki is also a treasure trove of information and searches have often led me to a page with just the information I needed. It is good to see it growing and maturing.~~

-	~~Here are Mindbender's directions with ''annotations and hints based on my experience'' added.~~

	===how to install LNI uboot + 2.4.33.3-firmimg.bin + freelink to the original kurobox/LS1===		===how to install LNI uboot + 2.4.33.3-firmimg.bin + freelink to the original kurobox/LS1===
		+
		+	Here are Mindbender's directions from the forum thread with ''annotations and hints based on my experience'' added.

	====Prerequisites:====		====Prerequisites:====

CuriousMark: /* Updating Flash Memory and the boot partition */

CuriousMark — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 04:40:58 GMT

Updating Flash Memory and the boot partition

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	That should be all, when you reboot again you will be running Freelink.<br>		That should be all, when you reboot again you will be running Freelink.<br>
	''This is now the beginning, Freelink needs configuring and addition of all the software you will want to make the box functional as a NAS and media server. I had tried to configure it using freelinkomatix but had some troubles and had to back up to the step shown here and start over using the manual direction at [[Freelink - Convert the LinkStation into a Full-fledged Debian Linux Server]], starting with step 3.''		''This is now the beginning, Freelink needs configuring and addition of all the software you will want to make the box functional as a NAS and media server. I had tried to configure it using freelinkomatix but had some troubles and had to back up to the step shown here and start over using the manual direction at [[Freelink - Convert the LinkStation into a Full-fledged Debian Linux Server]], starting with step 3.''
		+	<br><br><br>

	===Installing U-Boot on a Kurobox HG===		===Installing U-Boot on a Kurobox HG===

CuriousMark: /* Updating Flash Memory and the boot partition */

CuriousMark — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 04:40:02 GMT

Updating Flash Memory and the boot partition

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	<pre>		<pre>
-	:mount_disk<br>	+	mount_disk<br>
-	:cd /mnt/hda1<br>	+	cd /mnt/hda1<br>
-	:rm -r *<br>	+	rm -r *<br>
-	:tar xzvf ../hda3/tmpimage-FL-1-21-LS1.tgz<br>	+	tar xzvf ../hda3/tmpimage-FL-1-21-LS1.tgz<br>
	</pre>		</pre>

	That should be all, when you reboot again you will be running Freelink.<br>		That should be all, when you reboot again you will be running Freelink.<br>
-	''This is now the beginning, Freelink needs configuring and addition of all the software you will want to make the box functional as a NAS and media server. I had tried to configure it using freelinkomatix but had some troubles and had to back up to the step shown here and start over using the manual direction at [[Freelink - Convert the LinkStation into a Full-fledged Debian Linux Server]], starting with step 3.''	+	''This is now the beginning, Freelink needs configuring and addition of all the software you will want to make the box functional as a NAS and media server. I had tried to configure it using freelinkomatix but had some troubles and had to back up to the step shown here and start over using the manual direction at [[Freelink - Convert the LinkStation into a Full-fledged Debian Linux Server]], starting with step 3.''

	===Installing U-Boot on a Kurobox HG===		===Installing U-Boot on a Kurobox HG===

CuriousMark: /* Updating Flash Memory and the boot partition */

CuriousMark — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 04:37:25 GMT

Updating Flash Memory and the boot partition

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	====Updating Flash Memory and the boot partition====		====Updating Flash Memory and the boot partition====
	You can install the latest uboot without compiling by flashing the binary to /dev/fl2<br>		You can install the latest uboot without compiling by flashing the binary to /dev/fl2<br>
-	see http://buffalo.nas-central.org/index.php?title=U-boot_bootloader#Flashing_U-Boot_from_Linux for the full up directions and warnings. ''This process was too daunting for me to try previously, so I am very glad that Mindbender provided the software and isntructions to just do it.''	+	see [http://buffalo.nas-central.org/index.php?title=U-boot_bootloader#Flashing_U-Boot_from_Linux http://buffalo.nas-central.org/index.php?title=U-boot_bootloader#Flashing_U-Boot_from_Linux] for the full up directions and warnings. ''This process was too daunting for me to try previously, so I am very glad that Mindbender provided the software and isntructions to just do it.''

	This is the critical part of this guide. in case anything goes wrong when flashing uboot you will need jtag to recover the box. Be warned! It worked for me on three boxes. ''It worked for me with no trouble either, but you should know you are doing this at your own risk, you really can brick your Kurobox.''		This is the critical part of this guide. in case anything goes wrong when flashing uboot you will need jtag to recover the box. Be warned! It worked for me on three boxes. ''It worked for me with no trouble either, but you should know you are doing this at your own risk, you really can brick your Kurobox.''
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	''I did not have cmp and did not compare. I ran into issues later and was able to compare from Freelink (as installed below) and found that Flashing worked flawlessly. If you do wish to compare, install it to your kurobox before beginning.''<br>		''I did not have cmp and did not compare. I ran into issues later and was able to compare from Freelink (as installed below) and found that Flashing worked flawlessly. If you do wish to compare, install it to your kurobox before beginning.''<br>
	<pre>:# cmp u-boot-lsppchd-flash-1.2.0-r2.bin /dev/fl2<br>		<pre>:# cmp u-boot-lsppchd-flash-1.2.0-r2.bin /dev/fl2<br>
-	:cmp: EOF on u-boot-lsppchd-flash-1.2.0-r2.bin</pre~~><br~~>	+	:cmp: EOF on u-boot-lsppchd-flash-1.2.0-r2.bin</pre>
	''EOF on the file means it was a good comparison. The flash device doesn't end at the end of file, so this result is expected. Everything up to the end of file compared successfully.''		''EOF on the file means it was a good comparison. The flash device doesn't end at the end of file, so this result is expected. Everything up to the end of file compared successfully.''

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	''This is the kernel that will be used in EM-Mode and when you do a two flash uboot startup.''		''This is the kernel that will be used in EM-Mode and when you do a two flash uboot startup.''

-	<pre>:dd if=firmimg.bin of=/dev/fl1 bs=1k</pre>	+	:<pre>dd if=firmimg.bin of=/dev/fl1 bs=1k</pre>

	Again, if you have cmp onboard, use it to make sure everything was written correctly.		Again, if you have cmp onboard, use it to make sure everything was written correctly.

	Do both of the above flash operations at the same time without rebooting. Then when you reboot you will see the box behaving differently. It should behave as shown in this youtube video by Mindbender:		Do both of the above flash operations at the same time without rebooting. Then when you reboot you will see the box behaving differently. It should behave as shown in this youtube video by Mindbender:
-	:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTPrrUYd8O8	+	:[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTPrrUYd8O8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTPrrUYd8O8]

	Watch the video closely keeping your eyes on the disk fault light. It will blink 1, 2 or 3 times to indicate which boot mode it will execute when the entry timer expires. Each time you press the power button, the number of flashes will increment. If you do nothing it will boot "single flash". At this point in the upgrade you effectively can only boot to 2 and 3 blink mode as you only have a bootable kernel in flash, but not on the hard drive in the /boot directory (thats why you are flashing the 2.4.33.3-firmimg.bin, btw. If you don`t install the flash kernel, and reboot uboot will have problems finding a kernel to boot. The 1-blink mode will work as well, but in reality it will be 2 blink mode as it defaults to the flash kernel if no kernel is found in /boot on the hard drive. ''The Kurobox software does not have a /boot directory, so this is exactly what happens. A blank disk would also do the same.''		Watch the video closely keeping your eyes on the disk fault light. It will blink 1, 2 or 3 times to indicate which boot mode it will execute when the entry timer expires. Each time you press the power button, the number of flashes will increment. If you do nothing it will boot "single flash". At this point in the upgrade you effectively can only boot to 2 and 3 blink mode as you only have a bootable kernel in flash, but not on the hard drive in the /boot directory (thats why you are flashing the 2.4.33.3-firmimg.bin, btw. If you don`t install the flash kernel, and reboot uboot will have problems finding a kernel to boot. The 1-blink mode will work as well, but in reality it will be 2 blink mode as it defaults to the flash kernel if no kernel is found in /boot on the hard drive. ''The Kurobox software does not have a /boot directory, so this is exactly what happens. A blank disk would also do the same.''
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	<U>Installing freelink to /dev/hda1</U><br>		<U>Installing freelink to /dev/hda1</U><br>
	Once you have booted into EM mode with uboot (three flashes of the Disk Fail light during the uboot portion of startup), you can install freelink to /dev/hda1. Login via telnet, seeing the above welcome screen, and then you can do several things. The first thing I did was to repartition the hard drive.		Once you have booted into EM mode with uboot (three flashes of the Disk Fail light during the uboot portion of startup), you can install freelink to /dev/hda1. Login via telnet, seeing the above welcome screen, and then you can do several things. The first thing I did was to repartition the hard drive.
-	I used fdisk and mke2fs to create a 5GiB root partition, a 256MiB swap partition and left the rest of th 200GB hard drive for the working partition. Good generic directions can be found at [Convert your PPC LinkStation into a full-blown Debian system].	+	I used fdisk and mke2fs to create a 5GiB root partition, a 256MiB swap partition and left the rest of th 200GB hard drive for the working partition. Good generic directions can be found at [[Convert your PPC LinkStation into a full-blown Debian system]]. Once the partitions are right, it was necessary to ftp the tmpimage-FL-1-21-LS1.tgz file to the kuro again as shown in the pre-requisites above. Now it is time to install freelink on the hard drive.

-	<pre>mount_disk<br>	+	<pre>
-	cd /mnt/hda1<br>	+	:mount_disk<br>
-	rm -r *<br>	+	:cd /mnt/hda1<br>
-	tar xzvf ../hda3/tmpimage-FL-1-21-LS1.tgz<br>	+	:rm -r *<br>
		+	:tar xzvf ../hda3/tmpimage-FL-1-21-LS1.tgz<br>
	</pre>		</pre>

-	That should be all, when you reboot again you will be running Freelink. ''This is now the beginning, Freelink needs configuring and addition of all the software you will want to make the box functional as a NAS and media server.''	+	That should be all, when you reboot again you will be running Freelink.<br>
		+	''This is now the beginning, Freelink needs configuring and addition of all the software you will want to make the box functional as a NAS and media server. I had tried to configure it using freelinkomatix but had some troubles and had to back up to the step shown here and start over using the manual direction at [[Freelink - Convert the LinkStation into a Full-fledged Debian Linux Server]], starting with step 3.''

	===Installing U-Boot on a Kurobox HG===		===Installing U-Boot on a Kurobox HG===