noob questions

[nuggistar]

hola!

i have just installed arch linux on my pogoplug classic (B04). i followed the steps on http://Arch Linux ARM.com/index.php5/Install_on_Pogoplug_Pro. everything went very well.

after that i installed the time server, the cherokee (php aswell). now i wanted to install the samba server, but i ran out of space. the swap file creation failed. is there another possibility to free some space? or would be another linux distri not spacehungry?

another thing is: if i plug a ntfs harddisk @ the pogo, does it recognize it?

i want to have access to my files over the internet, maybe a browser solution? means, i want to open the firefox and get something like an explorer in the web browser. is it possible? if yes, how? also i want to get access with my mobile - samsung galaxy s with android...

well folks, that´s it...
thx for your help

[pepedog]

Clear some space with
pacman -Scc
(say y to both prompts)
Then
pacman -Syy

[nuggistar]

thx pepedog. just done it, but there is still no space :-/

[root@macaconas /]# df
Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/root 1925848 1888980 0 100% /
tmpfs 10240 108 10132 2% /run
udev 10240 4 10236 1% /dev
shm 62880 0 62880 0% /dev/shm

[WarheadsSE]

2GB stick? And what was the FS type?


PS, it will read the NTFS.

[nuggistar]

ah yes i used a 2gb stick, the file system was ext3. i thought the arch linux has been stored on the flash of the pogo?

[WarheadsSE]

Nope. Only the kernel is on the nand.

[nuggistar]

okay.

how can i change the arch linux from my 2gb stick to maybe a 4gb stick (ENOUGH?) or would it be better to plug a 1tb hdd?

[WarheadsSE]

Platter drives are always better, but you should be able to clone the 2GB disk to the 4GB stick via dd, however, to do so would need another linux system as AFAIK you can't dd a mounted partition.

Other possible options:
*cp -ar / [new drives's mount point] (probably not best)
* extracting the rootfs to the new drive then copying the /usr/local/mac_addr & /usr/local/cloudeengines/*

[nuggistar]

thx warhead!

in other words: without my 2gb stick my pogo is useless?

is it not possible to reinstall the complete pluglinux?

[slycat]

My pro is running with a 2gb stick for rootfs with transmission,cups,samba,hd-idle, and minidlna all installed. Roughly 230MB free according to PlugUI. You sure the drive isn't faulty?