Quickstart NSLU2

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Note: If you are running Debian on your Slug, please refer to Quickstart Debian

This quickstart was stolen from www.fibiger.org (http://www.fibiger.org/musicserver/nslu2-mtdaapd-howto.html)

Requirements
Linksys NSLU2 NAS device
USB2 Hard Drive
mt-daapd
Roku Soundbridge or other iTunes compatible player

Note: If you have any problems during the install, you can always reset the config of the NSLU2 by holding in reset button for 10 seconds (until it beeps) or if you really thrash it, by 'unbricking it' a process for restoring it to factory defaults via a relatively lengthy by well-documented process documented here.

Instructions:

  1. Plug the drive into a windows PC, format it, and run the included one-touch utilities (if you are using a Maxtor OneTouch drive). This will let you set the spin-down time for the drive. Since the NSLU2 doesn't do power management, this is the only way to allow the drive to power down when not in use.
  2. Plug in and set up the NSLU2 according to the directions on the packaging, and now plug the hard drive into "drive 1" of the NSLU2.
  3. Run the windows setup utility for the NSLU2, which will allow you to set the networking information for the device.
  4. You should now be able to navigate to the NSLU2's web server. Navigate to http://192.168.1.77 , or whatever IP you set the NSLU2 to use. Change any settings you like (server name, password, etc) and format the hard drive.
  5. Download the newest Unslung 2.x firmware from The NSLU2 Linux site (http://www.nslu2-linux.org), specifically the "SourceForge Files Area" link.
  6. Flash the unslung firmware the same way you'd update the regular firmware of the device, using the web interface. When you've flashed successfully, make sure that the NSLU2 still works correctly, that you can still read/write the disk
  7. Unplug the hard disk and reboot the NSLU2. In order for the next step(s) to work correctly, it can't have a drive attached.
  8. Enable telnet by going to http://192.168.1.77/Management/telnet.cgi, and press the enable button.
  9. Telnet into the NSLU2 using username: root and password: uNSLUng
  10. Plug the drive back into the NSLU2 and wait for a minute or two for it to be mounted, which you can monitor on the web interface.
  11. In the telnet session, run "/sbin/unsling"
  12. Reboot the NSLU2.
  13. Again check and make sure the NSLU2 is working as expected. Enable telnet again, and telnet into the NSLU2.
  14. run "ipkg update", then "ipkg install mt-daapd".
  15. Follow the config editing instructions given by the mt-daapd installer, and you should be ready to go!

For Pinnacle Soundbridge users you will need to install one of the nightlies - the stable release 0.2.4-2 does not support the Pinnacle. At step 14

  1. Download mt-daapd_svn-1498-1_armeb.ipk from http://nightlies.mt-daapd.org/ and put it in a folder you can access on the NSLU2
  2. Telnet into the NSLU2
  3. Copy the file mt-daapd_svn-1498-1_armeb.ipk into /tmp
  4. cd /tmp
  5. run "ipkg update"
  6. run "ipkg install -force-overwrite mt-daapd_svn-1498-1_armeb.ipk"
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