Debian has always supported more hardware architectures than any other linux distribution, including arm. Pogoplug mpd network music player tuned debian image. Installing arch linux on the pogoplug terminally incoherent. Now its kind of scary having your login credentials stored in plain text, so well change the permissions on that file so that regular users cant read the file. Pogoplug has always been a bit confused about what it was. To install debian on a machine without an internet connection, its possible to use cd images 650 mb each or dvd images 4. Download the first cd or dvd image file, write it using a cddvd recorder or a usb stick on i386 and amd64 ports, and then reboot from that. The nomenclature is a bit confusing until you understand that its specific to each arm version.
If you would prefer to install a newer version of debian. Available for pogoplug remote access 2016 pro users only. The pogoplug v2 is the second device from cloudengines to feature pogoplug software. How to install debian to a pogoplug or similar machine. Set your pcs ethernet connection to the static address 192. I had no intention of using the official software at all but rather planned to install debian gnulinux immediately. Hi i ran across some info on installing debian onto a pogoplug device the other day and wrote up a quick guide for it that i thought i would share. In the process i found a little gotcha not mentioned in the otherwiseexcellent instructions alternative i was following, quite possibly because its new behaviour implemented since those were.
Arch linux arm isnt a debian distro, a derivative, a fan club, or anything remotely related to debian. Cloud engines, the company behind the pogoplug line of data backup hardware, remote device access software, and cloud file syncing and sharing services, will. I have tried their instructions, and although i learned a lot from them actually i wouldnt have been able to put up this tutorial without them. To use this, you will need a machine with an internet connection.
Some rootfs are hosted on not very trustworthy download platforms. Google qui technology blog pogoplug debian and cloud print python for the necessary bits. Please use the new uboot and debian rootfskernel threads. An easy workaround is to detach any usb drives but the alarm usb until booting. The first debian arm port was armlinuxgnu, which supported armv3. Various users have tried porting stable releases of debian to the pogoplug v3oxnas and documented their attempts in various forum postings see references. Once i got my pogoplug running debian, it was surprisingly easy to set it. Mount drive and paly music edit your etcfstab file and update mpd music. However, to get debian to boot, i had to boot into pogoplug linux first and run ppv4install. This page uses an older installation method to install debian lenny.
Ssh into pogoplug using putty or similar ssh clients, you should also know the ip address of pogoplug to ssh which can be found from your router setting. The total install time will vary with the speed of your flash drive and your internet connection. Use raspberry pi imager for an easy way to install raspbian and other operating systems to an sd card ready to use with your raspberry pi raspberry pi imager for windows. Unlock your device with jeffs tutorial and then join the community here. When the device comes back, it reports as debian and not pogoplug to the dhcp server. Finally, free your mobile device from storage limits by accessing content and media from your personal cloud. At one time i remember pogoplug selling a product that also offered a personal cloud component. How to mount your pogoplug on linux automatically tux tweaks.
A live install image contains a debian system that can boot without modifying. But if we have any additional usb drives attached to pogoplug, we face troubles booting alarm. Step one is to convert the pogoplug to debian, which mostly requires following instructions. I have prepared a debian wheezy image, which you can download. The other day i bought a pogoplug to use as an alwayson home server. Having your files stored on the cloud is very simple nowadays, so that we always have access to them whenever we. On my last tutorial i showed you how to install samba on pogoplug 4, pogoplug pro and pogoplug office devices now were going to do something more adventurous.
It is now a valuable resource for people who want to make the most of their mobile devices, from customizing the look and feel to adding new functionality. I have been using the device for close to two years, but it died. Bandwidth analyzer pack bap is designed to help you better understand your network, plan for various contingencies, and. Volumio is a free open source audiophile music player. Pogoplug drive is a freetouse app that allows you to mount your remote computer or hard drive like a local disk. Pogoplug mobileseries 4 install ubootdebian doozan forum. Just format an sd card out to ext3 and unpack the contents into it. If your router allows you to use dhcp reservations based on mac addresses, it is a good idea to set one up before rebooting. Alternatively, use the links below to download os images which can be manually. Follow the instructions in the installer to install and configure pogoplug software. Once the download and installation finished the device will reboot. Installing debian squeeze on pogoplug v3oxnas cleanly. It excelled where the original pogoplug was lacking by including 4 usb ports and a more noticeable hardware profile. Installing debian squeeze on pogoplug v3oxnas cleanlyarchlinux arm alarm.
Pogoplug even lets you send large files instantly, without uploading or attachingnever send an attachment over email again. Now we are ready to download the kirkwood arch binaries. Uboot expects to download files from a tftp server located at the ip address configured in the uboot variable serverip, and it will appear on the network with its own ip configured in ipaddr set appropriate ip addresses for the server and the pogoplug. Arch linux arm exists and continues to grow through community support, please donate today. Once its finished, you have the option of rebooting into your new. The gray pogoplug was introduced at a later time to better fit in with users existing components, which were not as pink as the original. What are your experiences with arch or debian on the pogoplug.
Booting arch linux arm alarm on pogoplug v2 is straightforward, as long as we have only attached the usb drivestick where alarm is installed. Older devices such as the pro that i bought in january will not update their firmware because they have an expired ssl certificate and cant make an s connection to the upgrade. As feas has warned below, the procedure in this post installs an old uboot and old kernel on your pogo e02, using jeffs old script. Depending on your internet connection, you may download either of the following. The following live install images are available for download. Results in updating uboot, fails to find bootable image. Booting pogoplug from the correct usb disk extreme pogoplug. How to install debian linux on your dockstar, goflex or pogoplug nas. The image can be burned to a cd, mounted as an iso file, or be directly written to a usb stick using a utility like dd. Just download our free mobile apps from your iphone, ipad or. Heres the current feature set on the pogoplug platform. In addition to its superset of hundreds of debian 7 packages, asterisk 11, and freepbx 2.
Pogoplug backup, for me anyway, has proved unreliable. The pogoplug series 4 is the latest generation of hardware from pogoplug, representing a return to the marvell kirkwood platform. Download mobile app go to your app store or marketplace to download the free pogoplug app. A couple of days ago, and after performing as advertised for some days, pogoplug backup detached the hard drive and then, once the hard drive was reconnected, started backing up files that i had disabled via the stop option. I have to admit the service i see now is not the same.
Raspbian is our official operating system for all models of the raspberry pi. This is a cheap, capable little device for tossing up and making do your bidding, and it doesnt need to run some stripped install. Raspberry pi downloads software for the raspberry pi. Active discussions of debian linux on the a10, dockstar, goflex, pogoplug, and other devices. After booting debian from usb, download linux tar to tmp. Plug in the pogoplug without any usb drive attached. Films by kris hardware has started quite an interesting youtube series on hacking and owning a pogoplug mobile v4. Pogoplug unlimited cloud storage service is shutting down. You can get a kernel, initrd, and image from bodhi on the doozan forum as well. Windows and mac users, heres the above packaged as a 4gb raw disk image. You can run this pc program on windows xpvista7810 32 and 64bit.
The script will take some time to download the debian images and extract them to your flash drive. If you cant grow the partition after writing the sd card e. I grabbed an identical replacement few days ago, but for some reason i was having trouble getting debian working again, despite using identical device, similar thumb drive and following the same procedure. Download pogoplug for free, an online storage service that offers 5 gb of free storage space so that anyone can have their files accessible on the cloud. Its very cheap, quiet, draws little power, boots from any usb device including a thumb drive, has multiple ports, and is easy to hack into and replace the existing linux with a wellsupported debian arm distribution. The main purpose of this tutorial is to provide instructions on how to build and install a debian rootfs from scratch on the pogoplug v3oxnas, using only official binaries from debian and alarm. Instant access to your photos, videos and documents from anywhere. So it will save a lot of time if you go straight to new uboot and new rootfs installation threads, instead of follow this procedure. Remote access to the plug devices has been restored as of mid january 2017.