Re: Progress with netatalk on Seagate DockStar

[BLuRry <brendan.robert@gmail.com>]

On Oct 22, 8:17 pm, Steven Hirsch <snhir...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 10/22/2010 08:55 AM, pitz wrote:
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> > More updates.
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> > I uploaded the compiled files/scripts at
> >http://peterwong.net/files/apple2/netatalk-armel-files.tar.gz
> > The patched boot blocks for proper cleartext authentication are at:
> >http://peterwong.net/files/apple2/troika-3.tar.gz
> > Just for completeness, I copied Marsha's AppleShare CDEV into:
> >http://peterwong.net/files/apple2/Asmj21h.shk
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> > The Seagate DockStar does indeed use 12V (using max 2A).  Now I'm left
> > wondering what gadget I was working on that uses 9V, and starting to
> > ponder upon the aspects of senility :-)
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> > The binaries were compiled for the armel platform.  The DockStar has
> > the 1.2GHz Marvell Sheeva CPU.  A lot of personal SANs use this CPU,
> > but the WD MyBook does not.  I'll try to get the updated uams_randnum
> > and afppasswd sources (using libgcrypt) to the maintainers.
> > Hopefully, it will subsequently be included in the package
> > distribution.
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> Thanks for your good work and for bringing that gadget to my attention!  I
> just ordered one off Amazon for $28 (including shipping).  Looking forward to
> doing some playing around.
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> How did you go about setting up to cross-compile (at least I assume that's
> what you did)?  It always seemed like a huge PITA to configure.
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> Steve

Cross-compile?  EASY!  Go to plugapps and install that arch-based
distro.  Once you install GCC and Make packages you can compile
anything.

http://plugapps.com/index.php5?title=Ten(ish)_steps_to_setting_up_a_Segate_Dockstar

-B