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can someone help me with installing twonky on wl-700ge? I wanna be able to stream .mp4 and .avi video files to my dlink dsm-510 wirelessly.. the built-in media server in asus is not able to do it..
I have no knowledge about programing in linux.. so I would really appreciate if someone could detail the steps out for me.
Thanks a bunch..
Look here:
http://wl500g.info/showthread.php?t=7945&highlight=twonky
and read my message":
Twonkymedia 4.3 installs fine
Maybe I should have posted it as a proper HOW-TO message, but I hate to post things twice, and moreover, the forum has a search facility.
good luck
Marc
Hello Marc, thank you for your reply.. I had seen that posting of yours before.. but had a few questions..
1> You said and i quote "Just unzip this in e.g. /opt/share/TwonkyMedia,"
where exactly is this folder hierarchy set up? In the PC or in the Asus router??
In my asus router I have the usual directories.. namely.. Download, Music, Videos, USB etc..under the /shares/MYVOLUME1/MYSHARE1.. Where exactly in this should I unzip it?
2> You said and I quote "give this command:
chmod 700 twonkym* cgi-bin/* plugins/*
and with
./twonkymedia it runs."
Where exactly should give this command? in a text file of some sort or in the rc.local?? I am not sure. sorry, like I said, I am clueless about linux.
3> should I first update it to the kfurge firmware?
Thanks
Hello Marc, thank you for your reply.. I had seen that posting of yours before.. but had a few questions..
1> You said and i quote "Just unzip this in e.g. /opt/share/TwonkyMedia,"
where exactly is this folder hierarchy set up? In the PC or in the Asus router??
In my asus router I have the usual directories.. namely.. Download, Music, Videos, USB etc..under the /shares/MYVOLUME1/MYSHARE1.. Where exactly in this should I unzip it?
2> You said and I quote "give this command:
chmod 700 twonkym* cgi-bin/* plugins/*
and with
./twonkymedia it runs."
Where exactly should give this command? in a text file of some sort or in the rc.local?? I am not sure. sorry, like I said, I am clueless about linux.
3> should I first update it to the kfurge firmware?
Thanks
Ok, my message is not a full How-to. So I left out the part that I assumed that one had installed kfurge's image. Now, 5 years ago I did not know anything about Linux, but I installed Suse 8.0, and that took only 30 minutes. After that I had hundred applications to play with. Now I am not so clueless about Linux anymore, but I am still used to a graphical interface, so peeking around in the router isn't my cup of tea either. But, if you read a lot around here, you learn a lot. That said, you will first take the courage to read through the excellent, but Linux-minded http://home.comcast.net/~kfurge/wl700ge.html
You don't have to follow all the steps though. Just install it, and follow the section after Installing the new firmware image In my opinion you can just use the web interface to flash it.
At least follow steps 1 to 3 after that.
Now you will have an /opt directory in the router. You kan create a /opt/share/TwonkyMedia there. The chmod command has to be given once, in this same directory. The you can run Twonky with ./twonkymedia, but that will only work until you end the telnet or ssh session. Didn't I say you had to telnet/ssh to the router in the first place? :rolleyes:
To start Twonky every time you power up the Asus, you have to change the rc.local.
Don't fall in the trap to edit rc.local with notepad!!!! . Do it with nano or joe.
Look around here, search for terms you don't understand, use Google a lot, and be welcome in the amazing world of Linux.
Greets
Marc
one question.. I've seen links posted for the source of the starter rc.local script like for example http://home.comcast.net/%7Ekfurge/rc.local
if I click on this link.. it opens up a webpage with unix style language script I guess..
so do I copy this and paste it on notepad and name it rc.local?
No, choose "Save link target as" in the contextmenu (right mouse click)
Marc
Archimalaka
08-11-2007, 23:06
Is a good alternative if you want to edit unix files under windows