FreeAgent Theater and GoFlexTV

[frontrunner]

Actually I would like to  use the  mod-firmware Even I tried many times  I did not install it. Something is wrong but I  have not found it. I didn't make any connection  my media to PC. My pc did not see the player.

I must try maybe more

[bodhi78]

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frontrunner wrote:

Actually I would like to  use the  mod-firmware Even I tried many times  I did not install it. Something is wrong but I  have not found it. I didn't make any connection  my media to PC. My pc did not see the player.

I must try maybe more

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Did you follow this procedure ?

[frontrunner]

The precedure is like for expert user. I am pluging usb stick inculuding mod firmware then I do not know what I should do. I am connecting internet with wireless so I am trying to change the IP then I am disconnecting. I think  I need figures.

[jimfree]

I also tried to install the mod via wireless connection and it would not work.  I was able to successfully install the mod using a hard wired connection.  Since you are using telnet to connect to the box it does not have to be connected to a TV during the mod.  I carried it to the router, connected, installed the mod, then carried it back to the TV.  Voila!

[bodhi78]

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jimfree wrote:

I also tried to install the mod via wireless connection and it would not work.  I was able to successfully install the mod using a hard wired connection.  Since you are using telnet to connect to the box it does not have to be connected to a TV during the mod.  I carried it to the router, connected, installed the mod, then carried it back to the TV.  Voila!

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jimfree,

Installing Mod 2.23 has nothing to do with either wireless or wired connection! in your case, the wireless connection from your PC to the FAT+ simply did not work correctly. I always connect to the FAT+ from my laptop wirelessly, and that's how I installed the Mod 2.23 FW.

-bodhi

[bodhi78]

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bodhi78 wrote:

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jimfree wrote:

I also tried to install the mod via wireless connection and it would not work.  I was able to successfully install the mod using a hard wired connection.  Since you are using telnet to connect to the box it does not have to be connected to a TV during the mod.  I carried it to the router, connected, installed the mod, then carried it back to the TV.  Voila!

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jimfree,

Installing Mod 2.23 has nothing to do with either wireless or wired connection! in your case, the wireless connection from your PC to the FAT+ simply did not work correctly. I always connect to the FAT+ from my laptop wirelessly, and that's how I installed the Mod 2.23 FW.

-bodhi

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I should clarify what I've said above: in your case, the wireless connection from your PC to the FAT+ simply did not work correctly. The FAT+ wireless connection is problematic. So this is not to say that your PC or your network has problem. It's likely something inside the FAT+ that has prevented you to run the telnet and flashing the Mod 2.23. So when you've plugged the Ethernet cable to the router you're using wire, and that just by-pass any wireless connection problem the FAT+ has, and allow you to complete the Mod. So I think it is good advise that you gave in your experience

[bodhi78]

@dm and everybody,

I will upload another binpack version (1.3) with Transmission and Keep Alive installation. Is there anything you think we should add to this autorun.sh (version 1.3)?

#!/bin/sh
#
# autorun.sh ver 1.3
#
# 
#
# Set these option to YES to start, or NO to skip the service (if already started, NO does 
# not stop it).
# 

FTP=NO
SAMBA=YES
KEEPALIVE=YES
SYSLOG=YES
CRONTAB=NO
ENABLEMMSRTMP=NO
TRANSMISSION=NO

# wait 20 seconds before running this script. This allows users to telnet into the FAT+
# and stop the autorun if desired
#

echo Wait 20 seconds before starting ...
sleep 20

# start busybox ftp and syslog - assuming busybox-mipsel is already at /usr/local/etc/

if [ "$FTP" == "YES" ]; then
   /usr/local/etc/bin/tcpsvd -vE 0.0.0.0 21 /usr/local/etc/bin/ftpd  -w / &
   echo Started Ftp
else
   echo Ftp NOT Started
fi

#check if needed to mount /opt
if  /usr/local/etc/bin/mountpoint /opt -q ; then
   echo /opt already mounted
else
   echo Mounting /opt
   mount -o bind /usr/local/etc/oleg-optware /opt
fi

#
# start samba and redirect logs to /tmp
#

if [ "$SAMBA" == "YES" ]; then
  
  if [ -n "`pidof smbd`" ] ; then
    echo "Stopping smbd"
    killall smbd
  fi

  if [ -n "`pidof nmbd`" ] ; then
    echo "Stopping nmbd"
    killall nmbd
  fi

  if [ ! -d /tmp/samba ]; then
        mkdir /tmp/samba
        mkdir /tmp/samba/log
        rm -rf /opt/var/log/samba
        ln -s /tmp/samba/log /opt/var/log/samba
        rm -rf /opt/var/samba
        ln -s  /tmp/samba /opt/var/samba
  fi
  /opt/sbin/smbd -D;
  echo "Started smbd"
  /opt/sbin/nmbd -D;
  echo "Started nmbd"

else
   echo Samba NOT Started
fi

# setup the system PATH to include /usr/local/etc/bin

umount -l /etc/profile
mount -o bind /usr/local/etc/profile /etc/profile

if [ "$KEEPALIVE" == "YES" ]; then

  if [ ! `/usr/local/etc/bin/pidof -s keep-alive.sh` ] ; then
    /usr/local/etc/bin/keep-alive.sh &
    echo Start KeepAlive process
  else
    echo KeepAlive already started
  fi

else
   echo KeepAlive NOT Started

fi

if [ "$CRONTAB" == "YES" ]; then

  if [ ! `pidof crond` ] ; then
    crond -l0 -c /usr/local/etc/cron/crontabs/
    echo "started crond"
  else
    echo "crond already started"
  fi
else
   echo Crontab NOT Started
fi

if [ "$SYSLOG" == "YES" ]; then

  if [ ! `pidof syslogd` ] ; then

    /usr/local/etc/bin/syslogd -C64
    echo "started syslogd"
  else
    echo "syslogd already started"
  fi

else
   echo Syslog NOT Started
fi

if [ "$ENABLEMMSRTMP" == "YES" ] ; then

   cp -p  /usr/local/etc/bin/wmv /tmp/www/cgi-bin/
   cp -p  /usr/local/etc/bin/rtmp /tmp/www/cgi-bin/
   echo "enabled MMS RTMP Streams"
else
   echo "NOT Enabling MMS RTMP Streams"
fi

if [ "$TRANSMISSION" == "YES" ]; then

  if [ ! `pidof transmission-daemon` ] ; then
     /usr/local/etc/run_transmission.sh
  fi

else
  echo Transmission NOT Started
fi

exit 0

[maikai]

Hi,

I have been going through this thread a few times and have manage to flash my APAC FAT+ to the 2.23 fw mod US. All seems to be working fine.

Hit a snag while installing the bin pack by bodhi. I am no good with linux commands but manage to narrow down my problem. While installing the pack, the readme.txt says to run '/tmp/usbmounts/sda1/bin/optware-install.sh' but found out that my usb is SDA not SDA1. When i ran the optware-install.sh, all the errors are file or directory not found. Anyway to solve this?

Also, if I manage to install the optwares, is there a GUI to manage the files between the FAT+ and my PC?

THanks a bunch!

[bodhi78]

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maikai wrote:

Hi,

I have been going through this thread a few times and have manage to flash my APAC FAT+ to the 2.23 fw mod US. All seems to be working fine.

Hit a snag while installing the bin pack by bodhi. I am no good with linux commands but manage to narrow down my problem. While installing the pack, the readme.txt says to run '/tmp/usbmounts/sda1/bin/optware-install.sh' but found out that my usb is SDA not SDA1. When i ran the optware-install.sh, all the errors are file or directory not found. Anyway to solve this?

Also, if I manage to install the optwares, is there a GUI to manage the files between the FAT+ and my PC?

THanks a bunch!

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maikai,

It's odd that your USB is mounted as SDA. Can you unplug the FAT+ power cord for while (1 hour) and plug it back, insert the USB again to see if it detect as sda1 ? the first USB drive that you insert should be sda1.

If it still mounted as SDA, then you can modify these 3 lines in optwares-install.sh, and run the script again.

cp /tmp/usbmounts/sda/bin/ipkg-cl .
cp /tmp/usbmounts/sda/bin/uclibc-opt_0.9.28-13_mipsel.ipk .
cp /tmp/usbmounts/sda/bin/ipkg-opt_0.99.163-10_mipsel.ipk .

And no, in optwares there is no GUI to manage FAT+ files from the PC. You can download and try Filezilla, it's a Windows-based FTP file manager. After you've install the binpack, your FTP is already running on the FAT+, so it will work with Filezilla.

Let us know how it goes!

-bodhi

[java007]

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bodhi78 wrote:

@dm and everybody,

I will upload another binpack version (1.3) with Transmission and Keep Alive installation. Is there anything you think we should add to this autorun.sh (version 1.3)?

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Thank you bodhi78. Do you have a projected date for uploading the 1.3 update? I am preparing to install the mod 2.23 firmware, but will wait a bit for your file updates if that is coming soon.