Yes I was thinking for storage expansion to use as a NAS On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 5:42 PM, Charles Jones < charles.jones@ciscolearning.org> wrote: > If there is one it is internal and there is no port designed into the > enclosure to get to it. It does have various memorycard slots. > Theoretically if you are using the NAND flash for the filesystem you > shouldn't need RAID unless you mean for just storage expansion+speed > purposes. > > -Charles > > Steve Phariss wrote: > > I was looking at these and have a question... does this model have a sata > II connecter? the block diagrams seem to say it does, so I am thinking you > could interface a faster HD interface (raid???) > > Steve > > On Sat, Apr 4, 2009 at 4:20 PM, Charles Jones < > charles.jones@ciscolearning.org> wrote: > >> I received my SheevaPlug computer on Friday. Here are some pics of what >> I got: http://www.the-ownage.com/?p=830 >> I have noticed that there are several other companies now using this >> exact same model, and basically re-selling them as fancy NAS devices. >> Here is some more info on that: >> http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS9634061300.html (the list of similar >> products is near the bottom). >> >> I havn't really gotten a chance to put it through its paces yet, as I >> have been slowed down by trying to compile the uvcvideo module so that I >> can plug in a usb 2.0 web cam for testing some video-security >> applications I am working on. >> >> Since I'm ssh'd into it now, I will just cut and paste some stuff: >> >> root@debian:~# uname -a >> Linux debian 2.6.22.18 #1 Thu Mar 19 14:46:22 IST 2009 armv5tejl GNU/Linux >> >> root@debian:~# cat /proc/cpuinfo >> Processor : ARM926EJ-S rev 1 (v5l) >> BogoMIPS : 1192.75 >> Features : swp half thumb fastmult edsp >> CPU implementer : 0x56 >> CPU architecture: 5TE >> CPU variant : 0x2 >> CPU part : 0x131 >> CPU revision : 1 >> Cache type : write-back >> Cache clean : cp15 c7 ops >> Cache lockdown : format C >> Cache format : Harvard >> I size : 16384 >> I assoc : 4 >> I line length : 32 >> I sets : 128 >> D size : 16384 >> D assoc : 4 >> D line length : 32 >> D sets : 128 >> >> Hardware : Feroceon-KW >> Revision : 0000 >> Serial : 0000000000000000 >> >> root@debian:~# cat /proc/mtd >> dev: size erasesize name >> mtd0: 00400000 00020000 "uImage" >> mtd1: 1fb00000 00020000 "rootfs" >> >> root@debian:~# df -h >> Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on >> rootfs 507M 329M 179M 65% / >> tmpfs 252M 0 252M 0% /lib/init/rw >> varrun 252M 36K 252M 1% /var/run >> varlock 252M 0 252M 0% /var/lock >> udev 252M 8.0K 252M 1% /dev >> tmpfs 252M 0 252M 0% /dev/shm >> tmpfs 252M 0 252M 0% /var/cache/apt >> (Note that when I received the unit the FS was only about 23% full, I >> have since then installed kernel-source and other packages). >> >> Here are the options available in the "uboot" pre-boot environment: >> Marvell>> ? >> ? - alias for 'help' >> base - print or set address offset >> boot - boot default, i.e., run 'bootcmd' >> bootd - boot default, i.e., run 'bootcmd' >> bootext2 dev:boot_part1,boot_part2 addr boot_image linux_dev_name >> bootm - boot application image from memory >> bootp - boot image via network using BootP/TFTP protocol >> bubt - Burn an image on the Boot Nand Flash. >> chpart - change active partition >> cmp - memory compare >> cmpm - Compare Memory >> cp - memory copy >> cpumap - Display CPU memory mapping settings. >> crc32 - checksum calculation >> date - get/set/reset date & time >> dclk - Display the MV device CLKs. >> dhcp - invoke DHCP client to obtain IP/boot params >> diskboot- boot from IDE device >> echo - echo args to console >> eeprom - EEPROM sub-system >> erase - erase FLASH memory >> ext2load- load binary file from a Ext2 filesystem >> ext2ls - list files in a directory (default /) >> fatinfo - print information about filesystem >> fatload - load binary file from a dos filesystem >> fatls - list files in a directory (default /) >> fi - Find value in the memory. >> flinfo - print FLASH memory information >> fsinfo - print information about filesystems >> fsload - load binary file from a filesystem image >> g - start application at cached address 'addr'(default addr 0x40000) >> go - start application at address 'addr' >> help - print online help >> icrc32 - checksum calculation >> ide - IDE sub-system >> iloop - infinite loop on address range >> imd - i2c memory display >> imm[.b, .s, .w, .l] - i2c memory modify (auto-incrementing) >> imw - memory write (fill) >> inm - memory modify (constant address) >> iprobe - probe to discover valid I2C chip addresses >> ir - reading and changing MV internal register values. >> loop - infinite loop on address range >> ls - list files in a directory (default /) >> map - Diasplay address decode windows >> md - memory display >> me - PCI master enable >> mm - memory modify (auto-incrementing) >> mp - map PCI BAR >> mtdparts- define flash/nand partitions >> mtest - simple RAM test >> mv_diag - perform board diagnostics >> mv_diag >> - display all available tests >> mv_diag all >> - run all available tests >> mv_diag test1 >> - run specified test >> mw - memory write (fill) >> nand - NAND sub-system >> nboot - boot from NAND device >> nbubt - Burn a boot loader image on the Boot Nand Flash. >> nm - memory modify (constant address) >> pci - list and access PCI Configuration Space >> phyRead - Read PCI-E Phy register >> pciePhyWrite - Write PCI-E Phy register >> phyRead - Read Phy register >> phyWrite - Write Phy register >> ping - send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST to network host >> printenv- print environment variables >> protect - enable or disable FLASH write protection >> rarpboot- boot image via network using RARP/TFTP protocol >> rcvr - Satrt recovery process (Distress Beacon with TFTP server) >> reset - Perform RESET of the CPU >> resetenv - Return all environment variable to default. >> run - run commands in an environment variable >> saveenv - save environment variables to persistent storage >> se - PCI Slave enable >> setenv - set environment variables >> sflash - read, write or erase the external SPI Flash. >> sg - scanning the PHYs status >> sp - Scan PCI bus. >> tftpboot- boot image via network using TFTP protocol >> usb - USB sub-system >> usbboot - boot from USB device >> version - print monitor version >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > ------------------------------ > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >