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power failed, nslu2 won't start ** solved **
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 3:30 am
by trouserless
Greetings All,
I recently had a power failure and the nslu2 will not reboot. I've tried unplugging, replugging in all gear peripherals. I tested the power supply and have 5.4VDC no problem. No lights when I press power...I can feel the `click' when I press/depress the button, no luck. No LEDs light, not signs of life at all. Tried reset, etc...nothing. Any ideas? I was running 2.0d.
Re:power failed, nslu2 won't start
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 3:52 am
by trouserless
solved...had to hold power button for 60 seconds and now it all works...strange, but glad.
Re:power failed, nslu2 won't start
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 11:15 pm
by admin
One of my NSLU2 also has a bit of trouble with the power on button. Pressing from various directions did help. Looks like the switch behind the button is not a high quality one. All the other NSLU work fine...
However, I am glad your is working again.
Re:power failed, nslu2 won't start
Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 5:33 pm
by trouserless
Its funny you mention that pressing the button from different angles worked for you in the past. That's the same issue I had with this nslug when I opened this new nslug I got from amazon.com. I had to shake it a few times to get it to work. This time I took the unit apart and was pressing the button with a small screwdriver to no avail. Pressing and holding was all it took...hopefully that is the solution for this box.
On a related note, I did see some hardware hacks (soldering) that power on the device when plugged in so if you loose power, when the power restores, the nslug boots automatically (like a wrt54g for instance).
http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/HowTo/F ... erAlwaysOn
Re:power failed, nslu2 won't start ** solved **
Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 10:30 pm
by admin
yes, these might be solutions to let the unit recover from power outage. But I think it is more for the brave and I don't recommend that for the broader public.
If the soldering iron is your friend... give it a try. :cheer:
May be you are lucky and the usb adapter modification does the trick for your unit. behavior seems to vary between units.
Re:power failed, nslu2 won't start ** solved **
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 7:07 pm
by peteroi
My slug showed similar problems when new. The power button was mainly sticking in \"pressed\" position and it did not release.
I opened the case (good help:
http://www.rwhitby.net) and cut the opening of the power button a little bit bigger - perfect solution....