August 2010

Getting SheevaPlug Onto The Network

by Mike Levin on August 26, 2010

But is deboostrap there? Oops, no. Okay, then we have to expand our plans. I didn’t want to touch the default system drive at all, but without debootstrap, probably the best thing to do right now is to connect the network cable and restart the networking service. First, let’s do an ifconfig “before”: Funny thing [...]

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Connecting to SheevaPlug Over Serial With PuTTY

by Mike Levin on August 26, 2010

Okay, let’s log into this thing. We can either connect through a network connection, assuming you have a DHCP server on your network (and if you’re at home with a WiFi router, then you do) and figure out your IP, or you have to connect with the provided serial cable. If you choose the network [...]

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Unboxing SheevaPlug (video)

by Mike Levin on August 26, 2010

Well, here were are getting past the virtual part of our Linux indoctrination, and into hardware. And some kooky little hardware it is. There are tons of choices around, and x86 Intel loyalists will do everything within their power to convince you to get onto some ATOM-powered box at this point, but we’re going with [...]

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Where are Diaspora’s “Nodes” Going to Come From? Well, Let Me Tell Ya…

by Mike Levin on August 25, 2010

We’ve created a bare-bones virtual Linux pendrive that will boot with a double-click from a Mac or a PC without a install, and has only enough software on it to log in and administrate it remotely. Big deal, right? Well, this is all you really need to get started doing ANYTHING. It’s the foot in [...]

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