/pogoplug-v3-oxnas-debian-squeeze

pogoplug-v3-oxnas-debian-squeeze

ArchLinux ARM ("ALARM") switch to Debian Squeeze

Just found this Pogoplug in one of my cabinets. It was still able to boot up, but since Arch Linux do not maintain for old devices, installing new updates was completely broken my OS. After a lot of research, switching to debian squeeze is a safe way that makes the pogoplug v3 usable again, as most other methods required a ttl cable and flash uboot.

This image was made by myself and followed the guideline from howtoforge.

  • Changed to Debian Archive source and disabled PGP check, so you can install packages.

Login / Password

root / rootroot

How to Use

Requirements

  • You previously installed Arch Linux ARM ("ALARM") on your Pogoplug V3
  • USB Drive 1: Ubuntu Live USB (You don't need this if you have Linux PC or Raspberry Pi)
  • USB Drive 2: Use as Pogoplug drive

Windows

You need Ubuntu Live USB to do that. You need one more USB drive:

  1. Download Rufus (https://rufus.ie)
  2. Follow this guide to prepare a Ubuntu Live USB (https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/create-a-usb-stick-on-windows#1-overview)
  3. Boot into Ubuntu
  4. Go to Linux Section and continue the steps

Linux

  1. Get a empty USB drive.
  2. Do everything in root. 
    `sudo -i` 
# or 
su
  3. Check the USB drive path, the path should looks like /dev/sdb. 
    `fdisk -l`
  4. Erase your USB drive, it takes a few minutes. 
    dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/<your name e.g. sdb>  bs=512 count=1024
fdisk /dev/<your name e.g. sdb>
  5. Following this steps to create a partition: 
    Command (m for help): n
Select (default p): p
Partition number (1-4, default 1): 1
Command (m for help): w
  6. Format your partition into a ext3 partition. ⚠️⚠️ Don't use wrong name, it should be like /dev/sdb1 with a number 1 at the end. 
    mkfs.ext3 -m00 /dev/<your name e.g. sdb1>
  7. Double check if your USB drive is in EXT3 partition. 
    lsblk -f
  8. Mount your USB drive. 
    mkdir /mnt/pogostick
mount /dev/<your name e.g. sdb1> /mnt/pogostick
  9. Download the image. 
    wget https://github.com/louislam/pogoplug-v3-oxnas-debian-squeeze/releases/download/1.0/Pogoplug_V3_Oxnas_Debian_Squeeze_20210831.tgz
  10. Decompress all files to the root of your empty USB drive . 
    tar -xvzf Pogoplug_V3_Oxnas_Debian_Squeeze_20210831.tgz -C /mnt/pogostick
  11. View the /mnt/pogostick folder, you should see all the files. 
        root@louis-pi:/mnt/pogostick# ls -l
    total 107107
    drwxr-xr-x  2 root root      4096 Jan  1  2008 bin
    drwxr-xr-x  2 root root      4096 Jul 14  2014 boot
    drwxr-xr-x  3 root root      4096 Jan  1  2015 dev
    drwxr-xr-x 47 root root      4096 Jan  1  1970 etc
    drwxr-xr-x  2 root root      4096 Jul 14  2014 home
    drwxr-xr-x 10 root root      4096 Jan  1  1970 lib
    drwx------  2 root root     16384 Jul 20 17:28 lost+found
    drwxr-xr-x  2 root root      4096 Aug 26  2021 media
    drwxr-xr-x  2 root root      4096 Jul 14  2014 mnt
    drwxr-xr-x  2 root root      4096 Aug 26  2021 opt
    drwxr-xr-x  2 root root      4096 Jul 14  2014 proc
    drwx------  3 root root      4096 Aug 26  2021 root
    drwxr-xr-x  2 root root      4096 Aug 26  2021 sbin
    drwxr-xr-x  2 root root      4096 Jul 21  2010 selinux
    drwxr-xr-x  2 root root      4096 Aug 26  2021 srv
    drwxr-xr-x  2 root root      4096 Mar 28  2012 sys
    drwxrwxrwt  2 root root      4096 Aug 26  2021 tmp
    drwxr-xr-x 10 root root      4096 Aug 26  2021 usr
    drwxr-xr-x 13 root root      4096 Aug 26  2021 var
  12. Edit /mnt/usb/etc/network/interfaces and change to your poloplug mac address (It should be under your pogoplug). 
    # Edit the file using `nano`
nano /mnt/usb/etc/network/interfaces
# Press Ctrl + O to save
  13. Unmount your USB drive. 
    umount -l /mnt/pogostick
  14. Remove the USB drive and plug it into your pogoplug.
  15. Power on your pogoplug.
  16. Wait for 5 minutes until the led light is solid green. You can now try to ssh to your pogoplug.

image

Reference: https://www.howtoforge.com/installing-debian-squeeze-on-pogoplug-v3-oxnas-cleanly

Install Software

You can install software by using apt-get, of course, there is no apt.

apt-get install curl

Install PHP 5.3.3

apt-get install php5
php -v