I think that could be my problem, I`ve got 2 unknown unbranded versions.
I`ll see if I can get that model from anywhere .
Can`t see why it won`t boot off the hub , but that isn`t a problem for me having the Esata to boot off.

Yep that is the big advantage of the Esata version, but I`m greedy I want to use the Esata for boot and add more drive(s) via the usb , which isn`t going very well at all.
Wanting  ntfs is adding even more problems to my pile.

Which bit of the wiki are you following , because I call “to flash” to the internal memory , which is a completely different way to install than on a usb pen drive or hard drive.

If you are installing to a pen drive or sd card try :- http://www.cyrius.com/debian/kirkwood/sheevaplug/unpack.html

Have you tried connecting direct without the hub ?.
Because I`m getting the same errors and know it`s down to the hub, due to it works o.k without the hub in place.

Hi , I`ve tried using 2 hubs so far and finished up with 2 different results.
The first hub works , but looks like it`s working at usb 1 standard because it is very very slow only about 1 meg /sec , while the other hub gives errors .
It`s working without a hub, it`s there hubs which work with the sheevaplug and some don`t ?

Thank, that looks o.k. for generating system message.
So far, I`m using Dovercot , Fetchmail , and postfix .But  don`t think they are fully set up right yet .

sorry new to linux so have no idea , thinks I will google udev rules

O.K, My problem is when I plug in my FTDI device it becomes ttyUSB0, and when I plug in a second FTDI device it becomes ttyUSB1.
The order of ttyUSB0 or ttyUSB1, is worked only derived by the order that they are plug in.
So they are been assigned randomly if I reboot.
How to I make a FTDI devices assign to a ttyUSB? Despite of the order they are plugged in. 

Thanks in advance Peter

Hi , Obarthelemy
Never thought of that, What I was originally trying to achieve was like I with the Linkstation pro which would send me a nightly report on disk status etc, but instead of it sending the message to my isp mailbox , which I would have to collect back, I wanted to collect the mail direct.
Since then thing have moved on a little, I have installed Dovecot as my e-mail pop3/? Server and Postfix as my smtp server.
So I guess all I need to do is collect the mail off my isp and deliver it to me.
IMAP ? , never played with IMAP , so may have to try to get it working after I`ve sorted POPs out.
In the end, it`s just learning what a plug will do, and finding a good use for it, But agree with it been overkill. 


I`ve needed it !!!!, looking in the logs and finding errors why it wasn`t working, fixing that error and just getting a new error which I have to google my way out of.

I`m having a go with Dovecot IMAP/POP3 Server and webmin to help me set it up.

I`ve read that is easy to set up , but like you said I`m missing parts to get it working, like dns ?

I do need a pop3 server not smtp server, I want to collect mail from windows outlook and serve it with the sheevaplug .


O.K , I`ve managed to log into the server ... so I part of it working !!!!

Hi , What the easiest pop3 server for the sheevaplug ?
I want something simple and easy to set up, All I want to do is mail myself system information without posting it to my isp and downloading it back again.
I`ve look at postfix , promail etc , but they look quite complex to set up.

So there anything for the linux newbee out there ?

I don`t think there is a comparison between the NSLU2 and the sheevaplug .
It`s like a house and a tent, a push bike and a car !!!!
You can do things with the sheevaplug, which you could only dream of on the NSLU2 .
I started with a NSLU2 , but found it too slow and limiting , so moved to a hacked Buffalo Linkstation Pro, which I have been using for the last 2 year as a low powered server to collect torrents etc.
I have only had my Sheevaplug less than a month, but so far I`m very pleased with it , for speed and what it will do .
I`m thinking about the GuruPlug plus, but I think I`ll wait until the version with video or Shevaplug 3.0 comes out.

p.s I didn`t know the GuruPlug had a different cpu

NOW , a managed to get it to boot from Esata and cloned a usb 160 Gb into a esata 1.5 Tb drive .

I can`t get it to boot from Esata

I`ve tried :-


setenv mainlineLinux yes
setenv bootargs_console console=ttyS0,115200
setenv bootargs_root 'root=/dev/sda2 rootdelay=10'
setenv bootcmd_ide 'ide reset; ext2load ide 0:1 0x0800000 /test-uImage'
setenv bootcmd 'setenv bootargs $(bootargs_console) $(bootargs_root); run bootcmd_ide; bootm 0x0800000'
saveenv

But still get the :-

** Bad partition 1 **
## Booting image at 00800000 ...
Bad Magic Number

I know the drive is set up , because it works in a usb caddy .

With :-

setenv mainlineLinux yes
setenv bootargs_console console=ttyS0,115200
setenv bootargs_root 'root=/dev/sda2 rootdelay=10'
setenv bootcmd_usb 'usb start; ext2load usb 0:1 0x0800000 /test-uImage'
setenv bootcmd 'setenv bootargs $(bootargs_console) $(bootargs_root); run bootcmd_usb; bootm 0x0800000'
saveenv

I don`t think it`s a partition error , it`s a a can`t find the partition !!!!

Yes

1/ boot
2/ root
3/ swap
4/ Data

as per http://www.cyrius.com/debian/kirkwood/sheevaplug/unpack.html

I`m new to linux , So if I`m doing it a strange way, it`s not down to method, just the lack of knowledge. 

So any advice on how it should be done will be gratefully taken.

So I think this is my args :-

setenv bootcmd_ide 'ide reset; ext2load ide 0:1 0x0800000 /test-uImage'
setenv bootcmd 'setenv bootargs $(bootargs_console) $(bootargs_root); run bootcmd_ide; bootm 0x0800000'


Thanks I`ll try that


USB 0: host mode
PEX 0: interface detected no Link.
Net:   egiga0 [PRIME], egiga1
Hit any key to stop autoboot:  0

Reset IDE:
Marvell Serial ATA Adapter
Integrated Sata device found
[0 1 0]: Enable DMA mode
  Device 1 @ 0 1:
Model: WDC WD3200AAJS-22B4A0                    Firm: 01.03A01 Ser#:      WD-WCAT15339683
            Type: Hard Disk
            Supports 48-bit addressing
            Capacity: 305245.3 MB = 298.0 GB (625142448 x 512)

** Bad partition 1 **
## Booting image at 00800000 ...
Bad Magic Number
Marvell>>         


Still missing a bit