[debian-non-standard] USB-Stick not active after flashing

[Luci Stanescu]

Thomas Ohms wrote:
>         That sounds quite interesting. You wrote that you flashed it
>         about 20
>         times until you got it working. Have you had the same result
>         than I
>         do(inactive USB port and stable power led)?
I compiled my own kernel, version 2.4.35.4 using kamikaze (it builds the
 tools needed to compile for mips). I also did the debootstrap (second
stage directly on the router, with openwrt). Since I forgot a few things
 I had to do the process quite a few times. The only problem which I
couldn't resolve was that I forgot about the need for a rootdelay
parameter (which the kernel on site has set), so I joined this mailing list.

The kernel on site booted without problems, but I wanted wireless (not
supported on 2.6 with broadcom wireless).

>         You said that the power LED is blinking faster. Maybe this is
>         different
>         to the Deluxe, but that only happens if I restart the router
>         without
>         switching power off.
No, it's supposed to blink slowly. And it does if I keep the reset
button pressed while switching it off and on. But sometimes, even though
 it blinks like its supposed to, I still can't upload (doesn't even
reply to ping).
Also that's the only time I get something
>         transferred (if I'm fast enough). Maybe here is the point. Maybe
>         I don't
>         need to power it off and just need to restart to upload the
>         firmware?!
I really don't know this. For me, if I could ping it, then I could
upload an image.

>         By the way would you send me your kernel version?
Here, I just put them in:
http://usr.cnix.ro/luci/asus/

The archive contains my system (hope I didn't forget anything around
there). It probably doesn't contain my last modifications so some
scripts from /etc/network/scripts which I put don't work. The system is
a bit big because debian has lots and lots of stuff in /usr/share/doc
and /usr/share/locale (which you can safely delete, though you should
also modify the files in /var/lig/dpkg/info so dpkg doesn't complain).

You should make sure the upload process goes well, though. Test with an
image known to work, like openwrt first until you sort your uploading
problem.

>         Thomas

Luci Stanescu