[GoFlex Net] Disabling ipv6

[Wesman26]

Awesome! Thank you so much, I'll try it out and get back to you with the results.

UPDATE
I think I just bricked my system.

I did the following:
$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', '
cd /tmp
wget http://projects.doozan.com/uboot/install_uboot_mtd0.sh
chmod +x install_uboot_mtd0.sh
./install_uboot_mtd0.sh --no-uboot-check
/usr/sbin/fw_setenv sata_device '0:1'
/usr/sbin/fw_setenv sata_root '/dev/sda1'
/usr/sbin/fw_setenv sata_rootfstype 'ext3'
/usr/sbin/fw_setenv sata_rootdelay '10'
/usr/sbin/fw_setenv sata_set_bootargs 'setenv bootargs console=$console root=$sata_root rootdelay=$sata_rootdelay rootfstype=$sata_rootfstype $mtdparts $sata_custom_params'
/usr/sbin/fw_setenv sata_boot 'ide reset; mw 0x800000 0 1; ext2load ide $sata_device 0x800000 /boot/uImage; if ext2load ide $sata_device 0x1100000 /boot/uInitrd; then bootm 0x800000 0x1100000; else bootm 0x800000; fi'
/usr/sbin/fw_setenv sata_bootcmd 'run sata_set_bootargs; run sata_boot'
/usr/sbin/fw_setenv bootcmd 'run sata_bootcmd; usb start; run force_rescue_bootcmd; run ubifs_bootcmd; run usb_bootcmd; usb stop; run rescue_bootcmd; run pogo_bootcmd; reset'
/usr/bin/fw_setenv sata_custom_params 'ipv6.disable=1'
')

I followed the link you posted pretty exactly, but now after a reboot I cannot ssh back in. The GoFlex Net will start out alright with the green LED on the front flashing, but where it used to turn off and then turn solid, it now just turns off altogether. I can here the SATA drive running still. Trying the other SATA port just results in the green flashing light turning to an orange flashing light. Please help!

Scared shitless,
--Wes

[moonman]

Try a different sata slot. One of them doesn't work for booting.

[Wesman26]

Sorry, I'm updating as I go, I've tried both now, and the only difference is that the other slot flashes orange instead of green, and doesn't stop.

[moonman]

I suppose you didn't setup netconsole when you were updating the U-Boot? That would be helpful to troubleshoot.
If it doesn't boot you may need to get a flash drive and set it up with archlinuxarm to boot from it and see what's wrong with the U-Boot and maybe add netconsole to it so you can see what's happening. The slot where LED doesn't turn orange should be the right one. You can use the link in my signature for instructions on how to do it and

if you ran
$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', '/usr/sbin/fw_setenv usb_rootfstype ext3')

then format the flashdrive as ext3, if you didn't use ext2

Hmm, I rechecked your config and it should be working, don't know why it doesn't. The only reason I can think of is that fw_printenv used the wrong address for u-boot environment as you had it set up for ubit, but this shouldn't happen too as when you install U-Boot it should overwrite fw_env.config with the correct one.

And don't worry, if the lights are flashing, then you haven't bricked it.

[Wesman26]

Okay so I've been trying to get something for the past few days here, but alas nothing. When I start with my usbdrive plugged in I get a green flashing light, followed by an orange flashing light, followed by the light turning off altogether. The SATA drive is the same as it was before, I even tried a fresh install on it just to see. I've also tried setting up a static ip and looking at my dhcp client info on my router. Here's the weird part, I have three different ips that show up as connecting to the router all with the hostname "alarm", but I can't connect to or ping any of them; they are also not the static ip I chose. Something is apparently getting through or at least got through at some point, though I'm not sure when. I also don't have netcat installed because I wasn't really thinking clearly. Just figured I'd keep you guys up to date.

--Wes

UPDATE
I have also tried just using netcfg.service as well as dhcpcd@eth0.service, both to seemingly no avail.

I've also looked at my router's dhcp list whilst booting now. During a boot of my USB drive, there just so happened to be an ip that appeared on my dhcp list during the orange flashing phase of boot up; I tried to ping it once the lights stopped flashing, but it appears it was no longer connected.

[moonman]

Make sure the sata drive is not plugged in when you boot from usb. Insert it only after you can ssh in.

[Wesman26]

I've had the SATA drive out whenever I try the USB and vice versa.

UPDATE
So it still doesn't appear to be working. My Goflex will start up, the light will flash green, and then the light will turn off. I can still hear the harddrive spinning, and the led on my router indicates a connection. The DHCP list of the router doesn't though, and when it does, it's somewhat hap-hazard. That is to say, I'm not sure why it says it connects sometimes and not all the time. I can't ssh or ping the GoFlex regardless of what my router says. It's driving me a little crazy. I haven't slept in almost 24 hours and I'm out of ideas on how to figure this out.

Any help is still greatly appreciated,
--Wes

[moonman]

I am in the same boat as you. I have exams tomorrow (edit: today! damnit) and it's almost 6am here

Try this image instead: http://music4dance.mine.nu/Downloads/Ar ... est.tar.gz, this is the old one with initscripts, but it doesn't have any problems with dhcp that I've been having. Make sure before extracting you do a "sudo su" so that you are root, don't do sudo tar ... . At worst you will need to get a serial connection to it. If you don't have usb to ttl adapter they are less than 5 bucks on ebay. Sorry for the trouble, I didn't expect things to go wrong like this. When I upgraded my uboot it just worked.

[Wesman26]

Gotta love exam time. I don't blame you at all, I probably just made a typo or something :X. Thank you for all your help! I'll try that image instead and update soon.

UPDATE
It doesn't appear that initscripts have any different effect upon whatever my problem is. The symptoms are, sadly, exactly the same.

[moonman]

I think we exhausted all the options so you will need a serial to ttl adapter before we can get your goflex running.