Hey Creighto, I've also been watching the Raspberry Pi project and plan to purchase a few units when they're released next month. I agree this device could make a great (and inexpensive) PirateBox server!by darts - PirateBox (General)
Glad you were able to figure this out. The DockStar doesn't have a battery-backed Real-time clock (RTC) which is why you needed to set the system date. And OSX doesn't provide support for EXT2/3/4 file systems which is why you had difficulty mounting the USB drive. In the future, you could try running an Ubuntu/Debian live CD on your mac or running your favorite flavor of Linux insiby darts - PirateBox (General)
cogdog Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Got the concept, except I am not able to mount the > USB drive as super user, have tried all kinds of > variations of mount command. What OS are you running on your computer?by darts - PirateBox (General)
Cogdog, I haven't tested this but you might want to try the following... 1. Mount the USB drive on your computer as superuser and then navigate to /etc/shadow (you could use the command "sudo nautilus" to use the file manager) 2. Focus on the line containing the root user’s information, which looks something like: root:weeWRSF!sfDFs:12581:0:99999:7::: 3. Delete everythingby darts - PirateBox (General)
Yes, DIY Tutorial 3 provides some links....Matthias Strubel, in particular, has done some great work on this. See for instance his dokuwiki siteby darts - PirateBox (General)
Hey Dom, Check out PirateBox DIY Tutorial 4 for some hints on running PirateBox on Android and Nokia smartphones.by darts - PirateBox (General)
Just curious...has anyone played with a Wifi Pineapple? Looks like an interesting project. It uses Jasager which is designed to run on the Fon but which would likely run on other equipment as well (including directly on a laptop)...by darts - PirateBox (General)
I noticed the Raspberry Pi project this week as well - looks very promising. Their hardware description doesn't include info about networking so as Matthias points out it will likely require a USB solution. I'm definitely planning to pick one up if/when they become available...me-tan, please let us know if you find out any more about the hardware specs. And Matthias, it would be great tby darts - PirateBox (General)
A constantly blinking amber/yellow light is a classic sign that your box is borked. This is a very common issue with this hardware - I recommend contacting Seagate and requesting a replacement.by darts - PirateBox (General)
Thanks for sharing the patch niluge! I agree that running multiple Python servers is not an elegant approach and was hoping someone would improve upon this. It would be great if you provide a bit more info about using the patch and perhaps provide a copy of the entire patched droopy file. Thanks!by darts - PirateBox (General)
Hey All - Thought you might be interested in this proposal for a "network without the Net" which uses a carry and forward approach by attaching individual nodes to city buses, trams, pedestrians, etc that are designed to connect whenever they are within close vicinity of one another: netless: a network without the Netby darts - PirateBox (General)
Lazaras Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Any way this and the 2nd net thread could be > merged together? Merged.by darts - PirateBox (General)
What is the IP address of your router? The default nameserver address for the 0.3-3 image is 192.168.1.1. If your router uses something else, you can plug the USB drive into your computer and navigate to the /etc/resolv.conf file and change the address to match your router's IP.by darts - PirateBox (General)
Well, you might want to try putting the router in failsafe mode...you can check out this openwrt forum post as a starting point.by darts - PirateBox (General)
Great, glad to know it worked!by darts - PirateBox (General)
I've never done it but you might try booting into "failsafe mode" to reset your password...here are some basic instructions... 1. Unplug the router's power cord. 2. Connect the router's LAN1 port directly to your PC. 3. Configure your PC with a static IP address between 192.168.1.2 and 192.168.1.254. 4. Plug the power on and wait for the Power LED to light upby darts - PirateBox (General)
Hey Vladimir, I've documented this on the wiki as it appears to be affecting some versions of the Buffalo router. Check out these posts for more info: 1. 2. 3.by darts - PirateBox (General)
crypto.scythe Wrote: > > I released the script itself under the MIT > License, I hope that is okay with you David as I > packed in the two PirateBox logos in the zip > file. No problem - thanks for asking. > If there is interest I could write a short > tutorial on how I got the PirateBox setup for my > Notebook and FreeBSD. This sounds great - please do wrby darts - PirateBox (General)
For 0.3-3, The shoutbox files are located in: /opt/piratebox/chat Check out the /etc/init.d/piratebox_start file (listed in the first post above) as it provides details about where everything is located.by darts - PirateBox (General)
I wonder if the IP address of your Dockstar has changed - try visiting the router's admin page (192.168.1.1) with a browser and double check that the IP address assigned by the router matches the redirect IP address you originally set - see these instructions on the wiki for more info.by darts - PirateBox (General)
Thanks for posting the link Matthias. Here's a direct link to the segment in HD on Vimeo. Apparently a longer radio version will be airing as well.by darts - PirateBox (General)
Hey Cole, This may depend on which hardware you use. The OpenWrt PirateBox with the Buffalo router for instance may not power a USB HDD on it's own which means you may need to provide external power for the drive. Re ext2, check out this discussion thread for more info. The Plug Computer PirateBox definitely supports mounting ext2/ext3. Check out my Debian on the Dockstar wiki page forby darts - PirateBox (General)
Check out the links under DIY Tutorial 4.by darts - PirateBox (General)
Justin, thanks much for the photos - great to see the box in action and I like the extension cord mod you added to the side of the box.by darts - PirateBox (General)
Matthias - thanks for the photos and also for telling me about the c't 6/2011 - Trends 2011 article. I've tried to track the online articles about the PirateBox and have created a list of links to stories on the wiki.by darts - PirateBox (General)
Awesome, thanks Matthias! The journalist's name is Matthias Röckl and he produces a segment called Bayer in Brooklyn (Bavarian in Brooklyn for those who don't speak German). He creates work for the French-German television station Arte and the Bavarian Broadcasting Company. Among other things, he produces a videoblog for German Public Radio's on3-radio which is billed as &quby darts - PirateBox (General)
Hey Everyone, I was interviewed this week for a segment about the PirateBox that is going to air on German TV and the producer has requested some photos of folks with their PirateBoxes. Would LOVE if folks could share some pics or links to photos ASAP. Thanks! David -- Btw, I noticed on Twitter that the PirateBox was featured at a Bookcamp in Spain this weekend...by darts - PirateBox (General)
Check out the recovery section of the PirateBox_DIY_OpenWrt page.by darts - PirateBox (General)
Yes, DanielS is correct. The other thing to consider is that the nameserver found in your Dockstar's /etc/resolv.conf file must match the IP address of your gateway router (the one connected to the internet). The default nameserver for the PirateBox disk image is 192.168.1.1.by darts - PirateBox (General)
Hey overand, definitely take a look at Matthias' lighttpd/perl fork as he's made lots of progress on this.by darts - PirateBox (General)