Hi,
I've just subscribed to this list after running into a wall with a
Qube-3 that I've just turned on. I'm hoping that this is the right
place to ask such a question, but I'm not exactly sure. Please feel
free to correct me if the need arises.
Now, I've got this Qube-3, Professional Edition sitting next to me
whirring away, but not actually doing anything useful.
This box has been sitting under a desk for a little while collecting
dust as I've not had a chance to look at it. I know it has worked, as
I've accessed shares off of it before. When I picked it up off the
floor, the power was disconnected, so I'm assuming that there's been
an incorrect shutdown.[1]
I've attached a patch cable to the primary NIC (labeled 'I'), and
plugged it into a switch, and both ends are reporting links.
I'm not particularly familiar with the Cobalt products. I've had
extensive exposure to Linux on "normal" machines and FreeBSD. I assume
that it's not that different as the Qube-3 appears to be an x86
running Linux with a web interface attached.
I hit the power switch and the fan starts whirring. The link light on
the primary NIC is on, and the orange light flickers every now and
then. The each "block" of the top row of the LCD screen is filled in
completely, and it just sits there. I've just noticed that the bright
green light across the front of the box isn't on at all.
That's about as far as I get. I've tried swapping network cables,
interfaces etc., to no avail. I'm really interested as to why its
suddenly shat itself.
Under the power button, there's a little button that you need a pen to
push. Can someone tell me what this does?
I've spent a few hours digging through the documentation on the Cobalt
website, as well as the developer site. I can't find anything that
helps.
Can someone offer any advice to help me get this thing going? There
isn't any important data on it -- it can be obliterated if it needs to
be. I'd just like to get it working the way a normal Qube would.
Your help is appreciated.
Kind Regards,
- andrew
[1] Not that this should really effect it -- Linux should be able to
stand up to a bit of dirty shutdown.
--
Andrew J. Reid "Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem
andrew.reid@xxxxxxx mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane
+61 401 946 813 mittam"
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