Greetz everyone. I just got my Pink Pogoplug in the other day and it's an E02. I've mainly been windows for the last couple decades, and various Linux for 10 years but usually set up with help from friends and just use it, don't tinker much.
I know how noobs can sound disruptive and whatnot, but if you'll allow me, there's a few things on my mind that I haven't found answers to thus far. Drumroll...
1. Debian or Arch? My original goal was to have the PogoPlug right into my router and access a hard drive or two (with USB 2 adapter), sort of a poor man's NAS 320. Just to run torrents some nights and lightweight stuff that spares my power bill. Samba and a basic GUI. Maybe even OwnCloud or something like it. Maybe Wordpress. That's as far as I could ask, and that's a lot.
2. Because my DSL connection is noisy and there's nothing i can do about it, I'm scared to get updates using the Pogoplug and have a lot more confidence getting/prepping the items with Windows. For instance, I've already grabbed the 192MB ArchLinuxARM-kirkwood-latest.tar.gz (not saying that's the best one) and, using a partition app in Windows it's no trouble to make a USB with Swap, Ext 2 or 3, Active etc. the most important question I could ask is, how to modify install language so as to run what's already in the correct partitions?
3. Having seen the Raspberry Pi community, is there such thing as USB flash images for newbs for the E02? on the surface would that be cool. But i'm a newb. Everything looks like magic doesn't' it? :D
4. Is it hard to make it so hard drives spin down when not in use? Admittedly I don't see SATA ports on the E02, but I'd bought a SATA/IDE to USB 2.0 adapter and might buy a couple more in the near future.
5. Is there such thing as a safe way to turn off a Pogoplug other than unplugging an AC cord?
Well the hour or two i spent here tonight is great, an eye opener. I see many PogoPlug pages on the web but not many where the links still work. I don't want to wear out my welcome here but now you know everything that's got me wondering. Thank you very much.
I know how noobs can sound disruptive and whatnot, but if you'll allow me, there's a few things on my mind that I haven't found answers to thus far. Drumroll...
1. Debian or Arch? My original goal was to have the PogoPlug right into my router and access a hard drive or two (with USB 2 adapter), sort of a poor man's NAS 320. Just to run torrents some nights and lightweight stuff that spares my power bill. Samba and a basic GUI. Maybe even OwnCloud or something like it. Maybe Wordpress. That's as far as I could ask, and that's a lot.
2. Because my DSL connection is noisy and there's nothing i can do about it, I'm scared to get updates using the Pogoplug and have a lot more confidence getting/prepping the items with Windows. For instance, I've already grabbed the 192MB ArchLinuxARM-kirkwood-latest.tar.gz (not saying that's the best one) and, using a partition app in Windows it's no trouble to make a USB with Swap, Ext 2 or 3, Active etc. the most important question I could ask is, how to modify install language so as to run what's already in the correct partitions?
3. Having seen the Raspberry Pi community, is there such thing as USB flash images for newbs for the E02? on the surface would that be cool. But i'm a newb. Everything looks like magic doesn't' it? :D
4. Is it hard to make it so hard drives spin down when not in use? Admittedly I don't see SATA ports on the E02, but I'd bought a SATA/IDE to USB 2.0 adapter and might buy a couple more in the near future.
5. Is there such thing as a safe way to turn off a Pogoplug other than unplugging an AC cord?
Well the hour or two i spent here tonight is great, an eye opener. I see many PogoPlug pages on the web but not many where the links still work. I don't want to wear out my welcome here but now you know everything that's got me wondering. Thank you very much.