Re: "Plug Computing"

[Steve Phariss]

Yes I was thinking for storage expansion to use as a NAS

On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 5:42 PM, Charles Jones <
charles.jo...@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.jo...@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:
>>
>> r...@debian:~# uname -a
>> Linux debian 2.6.22.18 #1 Thu Mar 19 14:46:22 IST 2009 armv5tejl GNU/Linux
>>
>> r...@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: 
>> Serial  : 
>>
>> r...@debian:~# cat /proc/mtd
>> dev:size   erasesize  name
>> mtd0: 0040 0002 "uImage"
>> mtd1: 1fb0 0002 "rootfs"
>>
>> r...@debian:~# df -h
>> FilesystemSize  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
>> rootfs507M  329M  179M  65% /
>> tmpfs 252M 0  252M   0% /lib/init/rw
>> varrun252M   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'
>> bootext2dev: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 0x4)
>> 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  

Re: "Plug Computing"

[Charles Jones]

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 
> 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:

r...@debian:~# uname -a
Linux debian 2.6.22.18 #1 Thu Mar 19 14:46:22 IST 2009 armv5tejl
GNU/Linux

r...@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: 
Serial  : 

r...@debian:~# cat /proc/mtd
dev:size   erasesize  name
mtd0: 0040 0002 "uImage"
mtd1: 1fb0 0002 "rootfs"

r...@debian:~# df -h
FilesystemSize  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
rootfs507M  329M  179M  65% /
tmpfs 252M 0  252M   0% /lib/init/rw
varrun252M   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'
bootext2dev: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
0x4)
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   

Re: "Plug Computing"

[Steve Phariss]

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.jo...@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:
>
> r...@debian:~# uname -a
> Linux debian 2.6.22.18 #1 Thu Mar 19 14:46:22 IST 2009 armv5tejl GNU/Linux
>
> r...@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: 
> Serial  : 
>
> r...@debian:~# cat /proc/mtd
> dev:size   erasesize  name
> mtd0: 0040 0002 "uImage"
> mtd1: 1fb0 0002 "rootfs"
>
> r...@debian:~# df -h
> FilesystemSize  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
> rootfs507M  329M  179M  65% /
> tmpfs 252M 0  252M   0% /lib/init/rw
> varrun252M   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'
> bootext2dev: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 0x4)
> 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)
>

Re: "Plug Computing"

[Stephen]

neat stuff. i i had the 100 bux to spare id look into seeing if i
could get openfiler on it.. then again one of the devs there is on it
I'm sure...

On Sat, Apr 4, 2009 at 4:20 PM, Charles Jones
 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.
>

-- 
A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from
rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button.

Stephen
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"Plug Computing"

[Charles Jones]

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:

r...@debian:~# uname -a
Linux debian 2.6.22.18 #1 Thu Mar 19 14:46:22 IST 2009 armv5tejl GNU/Linux

r...@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: 
Serial  : 

r...@debian:~# cat /proc/mtd
dev:size   erasesize  name
mtd0: 0040 0002 "uImage"
mtd1: 1fb0 0002 "rootfs"

r...@debian:~# df -h
FilesystemSize  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
rootfs507M  329M  179M  65% /
tmpfs 252M 0  252M   0% /lib/init/rw
varrun252M   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'
bootext2dev: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 0x4)
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