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Gordon -
Follow-up on my Excito Gentoo server update.

1.) This Gentoo B3 1.18 has faster responses on my home Internet. Nice surprise, nimble.
Temperature of the server is warmer (45-50° C) according to B3 interface.

2.) The Logitech Media Server (LMS) is now Lyrion Music Server.
Lyrion web site ...

Gordon,

Completed the B3 version 1.18 (Gentoo Profile 23) upgrades for both of my Excito B3 servers,
earlier this week. I hope to use the Logitech music server later this year.
As always, a few hiccups — along the way !

bubbagenb3img-1.18.0.xz

I used MS Windows tools (XZ Util and Win32 Disk ...

Thank you for reminder to jot down my network settings.

When a release (version) is very stable, I tend to stay with that version —
unless Security vulnerabilities are reported or noted.

Not having Updates on the GUI discourages action (good & bad feature).

greg

Gordon,
Thank you for this work.
I intend to upgrade one of my B3 servers (running 1.14.5) later this month.
We will see how the process goes (What did I forget?)

I will do Live USB First, before committing to writing to server’s HD with backup files.

greg
Chicago

The eBay USA reseller is Mr. Gates (UdfnYkyOj7F).
He posted the availability of those Last Excito B3 units back in 2017 !!
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I purchased one (wireless) back in 2017 and a second one (w/o wireless) in 2020.
Today, both have a 3 TB Western Digital Red NAS (older design) drives.

The latest supported ...

There are still (2) two NOS Excito B3 ($10 without WiFi; $15 with WiFi) and w/o Hard Drive
listed on eBay by netdiskountdeals (Highland Park, NJ).

I bought one a couple years ago, updated boot to support >2 GB drives and
loaded the Gentoo image created by Gordon.
Using as Low power (high ...

Gordon -
Thank you for your work on Bubbagenb3 version 1.14
I appreciate your work on support for Bubba overlay (simple, lightweight).

Both of my B3 mini servers (one with WiFi) are now running Bubbagenb3 version 1.14.5 (systemd).
You noted that with the Gentoo 5.10.27 LTS base OS, you added ...

The SSH server is configured to allow root login using password `gentoob3`
Thank you.
I think I will install Gentoo (Bubbagen Live) on this “new” B3 server.
I like your addition of the historic B3 web page functionality on Gentoo.
I have found that this SMB function on Gentoo to be superior to ...

Once booted, you can use your browser to connect to the B3 through http://b3,
where you should see the familiar Excito B3 admin.
The default username and password for the administrator account is:
Username: admin Password: admin
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Gordon,
The B3 web server page worked fine, with default ...

Mr. Gates (UdfnYkyOj7F) still has a few Excito B3 servers (New Jersey, USA) still listed on eBay.
He started this Thread 4 years ago (2017).

He only has one (1) LAN-version left (I bought the other one, last week).
These units have the Old UBOOT (2 TB hard drive limit),
so you need to be ...

I acquired a NOS Excito B3 (no wireless) last week.
Given the age of this B3 server, it likely had the old version UBOOT, that would not support 3 TB or greater HD.
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I successfully installed the Debian 10 (Buster) kernel, created by Charles (MouettE), yesterday.
Pre-configuring a static LAN in ...

Configuring a Legacy Excito B3 with 2TB hard drive (likely old uBoot, have not checked).
Finally installed the Debian buster OS image (MouettE), after a couple of False Starts.

/etc/apt/sources.list
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/excito.list

These files already had “buster” in their configuration ...

Gordon -
I received a 404 error, with your web link.

https://github.com/gordonb3/bubbagen/re ... -1.14.5.xz

greg

If you like the Bubba front-end, it should install on the B2 as well. The straight forward `old` method to get the packages is to use `layman` to add the overlay. Since you already have a B3 with Bubbagen you can however also rsync the following for the `new` method:
1. /etc/portage/repos.conf ...

Sakaki -

Thank you for this work.
I pulled out my Bubba|2 , retired after I acquired a B3 (and installed Gordon’s image) a few years ago.
Found a spare WD Red 2 TB drive and used a San Disk Cruzer Fit 16 GB (USB 2.0) for your gentoo-b2 image.

Your instructions were helpful. Set the date, after ...