I've just installed a Maxtor 300GB in my Linkstation. Heres what I did: Plug the Linkstation directly into your PC. Do not go through a router. Disable all...
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Rick Flower
nrkkflower
Nov 7, 2004 2:31 am
Do you need to setup the initial partitions first perhaps? I know you need at least 3 partitions /dev/hda1 -- main root partition, can be just about any...
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jpneflim
Nov 7, 2004 2:42 am
I didnt do any partitioning. I took the new drive out of the box put it in the Linkstation and ran the firmware upgrade. If any partitioning was done the...
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jamy1975
Nov 7, 2004 2:50 am
How did you setup the jumpers on the HD? I have mine set to master. Thanks...
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jpneflim
Nov 7, 2004 3:09 am
I also set mine to Master. I wanted to write a how to document when I was done but I needed to transfer 120GB of data to my new drive so I forgot some of the...
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jamy1975
Nov 7, 2004 3:40 am
I got it work. I finally had to use your method of conencting the linkstation directly to my pc, no hubs or switches between. The firmware upgrade succeeded...
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gotsprings12
Nov 7, 2004 3:05 pm
Well guys I had been following the posts here untill my Kuro Box showed up. Got it all built physically and hooked it up to the network and storage worked......
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gotsprings12
Nov 7, 2004 3:30 pm
Ok that got fixed by unplugging and leaving it for a few minutes.. BUT SLIMSERVER help would be very appertiated. gotsprings12...
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jamy1975
Nov 7, 2004 4:06 pm
Unfortunately, I do not have the Kuro so I am not sure how accurate my guide is for you. You might want to try the forums at revogear.com as some of the...
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James Stewart
wartstew
Nov 7, 2004 8:08 pm
For all you having problems with dealing with the "nitty gritty" details of customizing your Linkstation or Kurobox, please be patient. Many of us are ...
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dbossler1
Nov 7, 2004 11:23 pm
... Unfortunately, Jamy, not enough notes for me! I installed WinRar (evaluation copy). I can't seem to get just the .tar file. I either get *.tar.gz, or I...
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jamy1975
Nov 7, 2004 11:53 pm
Open the .tar.gz and drag and drop the .tar file out of it. Jamy...
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gotsprings12
Nov 8, 2004 1:31 am
Well winrar extracts the whole thing. No tar file to be found....
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dbossler1
Nov 8, 2004 2:30 am
... users. ... I can't "open" the .gz to expose the .tar. If I double-click the .tar.gz it extracts the whole ball of wax... No .tar....
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gotsprings12
Nov 8, 2004 2:43 am
Not to nit pcik but typois in this enviornment screw everything up. SlimServer_v5.3.1.tar not Slimserver_v5.3.1.tar I found that using Winzip actually got me a...
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gotsprings12
Nov 8, 2004 4:11 am
Ok... Forget tar. Forget mv Used CuteFtp to get everythng where you guys listed. Now final step I try to run slimserver.pl and get this in return... bash:...
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Roy M. Silvernail
codewhacker
Nov 8, 2004 12:02 pm
... Unpacked with WinZip on a Windows box? You need to go somewhere deep into WinZip's config and turn off "Smart EOL" processing, which appended ^M to your...
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Paul Milligan
paul_t_milligan
Nov 8, 2004 12:45 pm
... step I ... Permission denied ... deep ... appended ... Can I recommend to those who are primarily Windows types who want to do enough Linux to get the...
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Steve Heggood
slheggood
Nov 8, 2004 2:03 pm
All, From reading the postings, there are a bunch of folks struggling with tar, gzip, and editing of the linux files associated with the linkstation. One of...
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sneed_siding
Nov 8, 2004 5:16 pm
... I think maybe the whole extraction of a plain tar file is unneeded. On my LinkStation, I was able to just use the tar.gz files directly by adding the "-z"...
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sneed_siding
Nov 8, 2004 5:19 pm
... I think maybe the whole extraction of a plain tar file is unneeded. On my LinkStation, I was able to just use the tar.gz files directly by adding the "-z"...
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jamy1975
Nov 8, 2004 7:35 pm
I don't remember seeing the -z option, but I will check again. That certianly would save a bit of trouble. Jamy...
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jamy1975
Nov 8, 2004 7:42 pm
Winrar should not automatically extract everything. None the less, if you get to the point where you can see the usr directory, you can copy that over to your...
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Thom Mason
thommason
Nov 8, 2004 9:39 pm
tar --help reveals the -z option is supported in the stock tar. ... the ... unneeded. ... directly ... xvf ... pretty ... with a...
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jamy1975
Nov 8, 2004 9:41 pm
It turns out that you are right. The -z option is there. I can't believe that I missed that. LOL I will update the how to. Jamy...
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gotsprings12
Nov 8, 2004 9:51 pm
I am not kidding when I say... with baited breath! I have been stuck for 3 days now. gotsprings12...
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jamy1975
Nov 8, 2004 10:11 pm
I have rewritten the how to and uploaded it. I have also turned the native binaries into a .tar.gz file. Hopefully the growing pains of this howto are mostly...
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gotsprings12
Nov 8, 2004 10:46 pm
The guinne pig is stuck again! First the perl/5.6.1 is not in the right place to move inthe first place... When I actually try to run the perl line I get...
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jamy1975
Nov 9, 2004 12:49 am
Sd if you run: cd /usr/share/perl Do you have a directory called 5.6.1 ? Jamy ... -xvf...
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gotsprings12
Nov 9, 2004 1:17 am
cd /usr/share/perl No such file or directory. Ohh boy I bet that would help! Gotsprings12 ... ation_General@yahoogroups.com, "jamy1975"; <jamy@b...>...
