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Installing Debian/NSLU2 on usb thumbdrive

In previous posts, I outlined the slug’s hardware modifications. Once I have added an internal usb thumbdrive, it was time to install Debian NSLU2 on the thumbdrive. Installing on a usb thumbdrive was almost identical to installing on a usb harddrive. To recap, here was the reference webpage and here was my previous post on [...]

Posted 06 August 2008 § Hacking Linksys NSLU2 ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Beep on usb hotplug for laptop

Two months ago, I thought I discovered a cool trick in NSLU2-Linux wiki for beeping the PC’s internal speaker whenever a usb device is hotplugged. After poking around Ubuntu’s internals and some scripting, I created a howto for using the same trick in a Ubuntu PC. Finally, I proudly posted the howto in Ubuntuforums. And [...]

Posted 04 August 2008 § Ubuntu Linux ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

Add internal usb thumbdrive part 2

Continuing from the previous post, here was how I added an internal usb thumbdrive inside the Linksys NSLU2. Step 1: Understanding the usb ports The slug came with two external usb ports. The simplest way to add a thumbdrive as the root partition is to plug it to the port marked “Disk 1″. However, there [...]

Posted 01 August 2008 § Hacking Linksys NSLU2 ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged: ,

Add internal usb thumbdrive part 1

A few times a year, we have PC shows in my part of the world. In any other place, a PC show is where companies showcase their greatest new gadgets and computing devices. However, in my town, a PC show is always a good excuse for cheap sales. We of the tech world are often [...]

Posted 27 July 2008 § Hacking Linksys NSLU2 ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Reskinning a USB thumbdrive

With the price of a USB thumbdrive dropping of the cliff, I ended up with a few spares.  These little guys were too small (megabytes wise) to be of any use, except for the occasional sneaker-netting.  The older ones were quite beat up, after years of use and abuse.  I figured it’s time to give [...]

Posted 28 June 2008 § Offbeat ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,