#SEAGATE DOCKSTAR WITHOUT USING POGOPLUG SERIAL#
#SEAGATE DOCKSTAR WITHOUT USING POGOPLUG SOFTWARE#
#SEAGATE DOCKSTAR WITHOUT USING POGOPLUG PLUS#

You can do this from >setup>library, as if it was a USB drive, orĤ. You have to mount the devices befor you can use them.ģ. If you like to boot from a Goflex Sata-HD you have to use the left dock.Ģ. The problem is, that the drives are not mounted automatically!ġ.

#SEAGATE DOCKSTAR WITHOUT USING POGOPLUG SOFTWARE#

How can I get the software to recognise these two drives? When I do a bklid I see that the two drives are established as /dev/sdb1 and /dev/sda1. Also I can not access them via my computer, whilst the computer is recognising the squeezeplug server via the network. They do not appear as options in the set up menu in the library configuration in the setup menu. I currently can not access the two drives that I have attached to my Goflex Net via the eSata ports. Would be great to have Tonido/Pogoplug type of functionality available too.I have now got my Goflex Net up and running Squeezeplug, however I have a problem. I have SBS running on Ionics Plug and am happy w/ it. Personally I have no interest in ever using pogoplug on any of my Dockstars, so I'm perfectly happy with Alexander's great tutorial Thanks Arris.

#SEAGATE DOCKSTAR WITHOUT USING POGOPLUG SERIAL#

Debian can be installed in a similar way but also needs the serial cable. This method requires the serial cable described in the tutorial and some familiarity with Gentoo Linux.

I basically followed Alexander Holler's tutorial linked above to setup Gentoo Linux and then installed SBS 7.5.1 from Gentoo's software repository. Personally I have no interest in ever using pogoplug on any of my Dockstars, so I'm perfectly happy with Alexander's great tutorial I do not know if a version of SBS can be made to work this way, but this report does not make me confident. Unfortunately the original Linux kernel on the Dockstar is outdated and lacks functionality, so that the choice of software that works this way is very limited. There is another setup called OpenPogo described on that adds some infrastructure to the existing Dockstar software, so that additional programs can be run along with the pogoplug service. So it is not possible to have pogoplug service and SBS running at the same time. Supposedly SBS 7.5 can be run with this setup (I have not tried this though).īoth of the above methods, if done correctly, go side-by-side with the original software on the Dockstar, but you have to decide at boot time if you want to run the internal software (including pogoplug) or the modified Linux installation (usually from a USB flash drive). Debian can be installed in a similar way but also needs the serial cable.Ī simpler method for installing Linux that does not need a cable is described on. Know if the PogoPlug App on your phone would still work. (To the best of my knowledge I cannot have pogoplug app w/ Sheeva/Ionics Plug)

#SEAGATE DOCKSTAR WITHOUT USING POGOPLUG PLUS#

If I can get my current setup w/ SBS on Dockstar plus the ability to get access to myĬan you elaborate what are the minimum steps required to get SBS running,Īnd what version of SBS you are running. I currently already have the IonicsPlug (Same as SheevaPlug) but am Otherwise, I would think that the Sheevaplug is the safer way to go.Hi Arris

If you know a bit of Linux and are willing to tinker with it and take the risk of bricking, it's not all that hard. So yes it can be done, but no its not straightforward. Once you got Linux running though, SBS works perfectly fine, i've got it running on mine without any issues. Apparently this is also the reason why Debian's ARM distribution does not officially support the Dockstar. A full-blown Linux can be run on it ( tutorial) but the bootloader needs to be tweaked and chances are you brick the device if something goes wrong. Dockstar is essentially a Sheevaplug with 128MB RAM, no real-time clock, and an added 4-port usb hub ( comparison).

Seagate dockstar without using pogoplug