Blinking green light on Pogoplug series 4, can't even revert

[laurence]

I followed the instructions on http://archlinuxarm.org/platforms/armv5/pogoplug-series-4 and got Arch Linux installed on my Pogoplug v4. The drive I used was a Kingston 64GB DataTraveler (http://amazon.com/dp/-/B0084QSDBA/) plugged into the top USB port.

Everything seemed to work, and I was able to reboot the machine, and ssh in. I then used pacman to install Python, did some basic tests from Python's interactive prompt, exited, did a `shutdown -h now` and unplugged the pogoplug once the drive lights turned off.

A couple of days later I tried to boot it up, and all I got was blinking green. It wouldn't show up in my DHCP table. I tried rebooting several times hoping it was a fluke, but it just wouldn't work again.

I then tried searching the forums and tried a few different things:

- In one place I saw it mentioned that the volume label should be "rootfs". When I tried mounting my drive on a Linux PC, the drive had no label (it would mount as /media/1720ffe1-f6cb-4bfd-8109-e9b7e65de8f9) so I changed the volume label to "rootfs".

- Another post I saw suggested re-extracting the tarball to "reset" it to the just installed state.

- Finally, I gave up and tried revert to the stock firmware by adding a "revert" folder on a FAT32 USB stick I had laying around and rebooting with that.

No matter what I try I still get nothing but blinking green.

Any other ideas?

[moonman]

I am not that familiar with the mobile, but I would suggest full reinstall. Link is in my sig. Use ext3 fs. Maybe it will resolve it, maybe not... though nothing else really cought my eye in your description.

[dasbub]

Does your USB stick have a light on it? Can you see if it blinks at all when your Pogoplug is trying to boot?

I'm having the same issue and the Pogoplug isn't checking my USB devices at all.

It also doesn't bring up the ethernet interface. I've attached a serial port and can get into the ALARM console, and I'm able to manually bring up the net connection.

[dasbub]

laurence, do you have a serial connection to your Pogoplug?

I was able to revert my plug using some commands through the serial console.

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('moonman', 'I') am not that familiar with the mobile, but I would suggest full reinstall. Link is in my sig. Use ext3 fs. Maybe it will resolve it, maybe not... though nothing else really cought my eye in your description.

[dasbub]

You'll find pictures of the board with the UART pinout in this thread:

http://archlinuxarm.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=2284

I soldered some wires directly to the pads because I wanted a permanent connection. You could probably get away with finishing nails or pins pushed through a thin piece of wood or cardboard. It doesn't have to be pretty, just stable.

[chrispoupart]

I am just wondering if there was any other potential solution other than setting up a serial console.

I am stuck at the blinking green light stage after doing the install. For me, it never worked.

U-boot installed without giving any errors. Like the OP, I have tried re-setting up Alarm on the USB key, as well as doing a "revert" with a FAT 32 USB drive. No luck.

And while the NIC lights are flashing in the back, I can not get a connection (or even a ping) from it.

I should have known better after breaking my ipad2 and favourite coffee mug. Bricking a Pogoplug sounds about right for the way the week is going!

[jaynair]

Same issue as ["chrispoupart"]. Any work around to reset if not fix the plug?

[matthuisman]

Hi,

I am also having the same problem.

Installing Archlinux seemed to go all fine following: http://archlinuxarm.org/platforms/armv5 ... g-series-4

Did the last reboot. Pogo then blinked a lot, and so did the USB. But then nothing. No SSH, no network.
So, removed USB stick. Formatted to FAT32 and put folder "revert".
Booted up Pogoplug. Now, the Pogoplug just sits there blinking green forever.

If I unplug the Pogo, and plug back it - it does flash the USB drive quickly at the start.

Any help would be greatly appreciated

[matthuisman]

Anyone able to suggest what I can do to help myself get help?
Since last time, I used a serial connection to revert the Pogoplug.
I have just tried to install ArchLinuxArm again with the same problem.

The first time after reboot, it blinked green then solid, and then the USB just keeped blinking on and off.
No SSH etc.
So, unplugged and plugged back in power.
Now, just the continus green blinking light.
USB links for a few seconds 10seconds after boot.