POGO-B01 post install issues

[litewait]

I just installed this using a 512MB USB drive. Am I totally hosed? If so can I restore (I made a backup) the factory firmware?

Issues:

0. Can't change my root password:

$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', 'root@alarm ~]# passwd root
Enter new UNIX password:
Retype new UNIX password:
passwd: Authentication token manipulation error
passwd: password unchanged')

1. Pacman keeps erroring out trying to get the packages:

$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', ': Synchronizing package databases...
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db' from mirror.archlinuxarm.org : Failed writing body (0 != 1224)------------------------] 0%
error: failed to update core (download library error)
')
2. vi when I try to edit the hosts file I get "no space left on device" (and not sure what TERM to use)

$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', 'root@alarm ~]# df -H
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
rootfs 502M 502M 0 100% /
/dev/root 502M 502M 0 100% /
devtmpfs 65M 0 65M 0% /dev
run 65M 160k 65M 1% /run
shm 65M 0 65M 0% /dev/shm
tmpfs 65M 4.1k 65M 1% /tmp')

[karog]

Did you notice that you are out of disk space? 512MB is too small. Try at least 1GB.

[pepedog]

You can't change password unless date is reasonably right

There is a mirror down.

Your media is full

[litewait]

I have a larger flash drive now the problem is oxnas-install.sh is meant to work against original OS not arch!

How do I restore my OS backup or is there another way to do this.

I have a 2GB flash drive as /dev/sdb1 is there way to clone /dev/sda1 (512MB) over to it or something?

[WarheadsSE]

Scroll to the bottom

http://archlinuxarm.org/platforms/armv6 ... provideov3

[litewait]

I read that but I am not clear what I am trying to do here. I downloaded that tgz on to a USB drive, I checked my MAC address is in that file. I am rebooting and pogoplug is flashing away for a couple of minutes now. What is this doing, downloading the original pogoplugs firmware or something?

[WarheadsSE]

For giggles, have you checked to see if it has booted up, but not stopped flashing?

The tar.gz needs to be extracted, as root. not just copied onto the stick. Assuming that is in place correctly, it will be attempting to boot. If it has some issue with the led module, it can sit & flash until that is sorted.

[litewait]

Ok, I untar'ed the tgz to the root of that 4GB usb flash drive and check that my mac_addr entry was correct.

Booted Pogo with flash drive in , led flashes wildy for 15 seconds and then stays on solid.

However I can't SSH to it, in fact nmap doesn't see the device at all on the network.

[litewait]

Scratch that. Would help if I had edited the correct mac_addr!

I am all set, up date running. Thanks for the help.

[litewait]

Scratch that AGAIN. Now I connect my external sata unit and the pogoplug won't boot.

How do I set the boot order, my assumption here is one of the sata units becomes /dev/sda1 and it can't boot from the flash drive.