> Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:31:23 +0200 > From: drea...@doukki.net > To: brianpl...@hotmail.com > CC: debian-arm@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: Debian on thecus N2100 > > Hi Brian, > > Le 10/04/2013 14:41, Brian Platt a écrit : > > I'm tring to install debian on the Thecus N2100 using the instructions from > > http://www.cyrius.com/debian/iop/n2100/ however when formatting the > > partitions the bar goes up to 33% (I know it can take ages for the bar to > > update) as expected however for some reason after a few minutes hard disk > > activity stops and eventually the network connection is dropped. It seems > > someone had a similar problem here > > http://blog.coldtobi.de/1_coldtobis_blog/archive/171_installing_debian_on_the_thecus_n2100_--_part_3_--_installing_debian.html > > . I've tried raid non raid single and dual drives, manual and guided setup > > and it always fails. I've also tried the ssh connection via putty and via > > linux terminal. I thought it was hardware problem so bought another one > > with new drivers etc and still the problem exists. > > > > Anyone got any ideas what could be going on? > > I have few thecus N2100 working 24/24 7/7 while following my notes[1] (2 > years old) about debianized Thecus-N2100. > > May be you can try to plug a serial console for debugging the issue you seem > to encounter. > > Regards, > drEagle > > [1] https://doukki.net/doku.php?id=wiki:notes:n2100 >
> I've soldered a serial header and using the pin outs "You only need to > connect pin 2 (RX), pin 3 (TX) and pin 5 (GND)" > > > shouldn't VCC go > somewhere? i'm using a PL2303 USB to TTL RS232 converter or will it not work > with ie just a normall > serial cable? update i've managed to get output but it's all random symbols i'm using 115220 8N1 and i've resolver the header about 20 times and still the same