From 86ddfd72d2623c83faf246d2ee8e57abee53708d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: bnewbold Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2012 04:38:28 -0500 Subject: dreamplug notes --- dreamplug.page | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 63 insertions(+) create mode 100644 dreamplug.page diff --git a/dreamplug.page b/dreamplug.page new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9df5d56 --- /dev/null +++ b/dreamplug.page @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ + + +Recommended Debian Packages +------------------------------ +**set locale first if it isn't?** + +General: + + htop iftop lsof git-core build-essential screen python ipython nginx vim + nano subversion man + +More specific: + + uaputl uapevent + +Configuring as a general purpose router/gateway +----------------------------------------------------- + +http://blog.bertelsen.co/2011/06/setting-up-guruplug-as-router-with.html +http://plugcomputer.org/plugwiki/index.php/Setting_GuruPlug_to_be_a_WiFi_Access_Point + +OpenWRT Experimentation +========================== + +Setup UIC (http://wiki.openwrt.org/doc/techref/uci): + + aptitude install cmake lua liblua5.1-0 lublua5.1-0-dev + mkdir ~/src; cd ~/src + git clone git://nbd.name/uci.git + cmake . + make + make install + mkdir -p /etc/config + + +Setup LuCI (https://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?pid=155672): + + aptitude install ncurses-dev pkg-config + +Setup Troubleshooting +----------------------- +Needed to install `locales` package, then `dpkg-reconfigure locales`. + +Reset Password +----------------- +Add 'init=/bin/bash' to boot args in u-boot. This can be accomplished on a +one-time basis by connecting to the serial port, power cycling and interrupting +the boot process (you only have a couple seconds to do this!), then entering: + + setenv x_bootargs 'console=ttyS0,115200 init=/bin/bash' + boot + +Open Problems +---------------- +apt/dpkg is very slow; need to tune kernel fs parameters to keep package lists +in memory? + +figure out how to install AP mode drivers on freedom-maker image. + +Other Stuff +------------ +plan9 on a shevaplug: http://marc.info/?l=9fans&m=125849399830547&w=2 + -- cgit v1.2.3