Quickguide installing custom firmware?

[Grandmaster]

Thanks a lot for the answers

Any disadvanteges in the custom firmware?

Where can I get it?

How to get latest torrent client then? Or is it already implemented?

Do I have to configure the router again or are all settings still there after the update? Especially the passwords etc.

[LeperKing]

Thanks a lot for the answers
Any disadvanteges in the custom firmware?

Flashing firmware can brick your router. I've never experienced it, but apparantly it can happen.

Where can I get it?

Do a SEARCH in wl700ge forum using the words 'custom' & 'firmware'. It's the FIRST result! READ THE ENTIRE THREAD!!! The guys have put alot of work into developing this firmware. It doesn't take too long to read the posts about it!

How to get latest torrent client then? Or is it already implemented?

You have to install it. Linux experienced recommended. http://wl500g.info/showpost.php?p=43194&postcount=108

Do I have to configure the router again or are all settings still there after the update? Especially the passwords etc.

For me, the settings are all there including passwords.

LK

[Grandmaster]

It seems to be a little too heavy for me. I don't have any Linux experience.
I am a big Microsoft fan - don't kill me.

I hoped, there would just be an easy update, like just uploading a file through my browser, like the original firmware or wrt on my other linksys router.

Too bad for me, or could somebody just upload just a file?

[hal2k1]

It seems to be a little too heavy for me. I don't have any Linux experience.
I am a big Microsoft fan - don't kill me.

I hoped, there would just be an easy update, like just uploading a file through my browser, like the original firmware or wrt on my other linksys router.

Too bad for me, or could somebody just upload just a file?

There is this thread about getting a web-ui going:
http://wl500g.info/showthread.php?t=7507

I am also going to have a go at making an interactive web page applet for the router to work with its web server and
either enhanced-ctorrent or with rtorrent if that ever becomes available.

The aim would be to give a GUI interface to enhanced-ctorrent (for torrents) and to wget (for other downloads) similar to the one that comes with the default Asus firmware.

If I get it working well, I might even make this interface available (with password) to the WAN side, so that it would be possible remotely to get the router to start a download.

At this time, I am having trouble getting python installed properly. I would have to do a lot more learning if I had to use another scripting language instead, am I am not at all sure if even python can do what I want it to.

This project will take me a little time to complete.

[hal2k1]

At this time, I am having trouble getting python installed properly. I would have to do a lot more learning if I had to use another scripting language instead, am I am not at all sure if even python can do what I want it to.

This project will take me a little time to complete.

Further to this topic, here is where I got stuck on this:

$ ipkg install py-bittorrent
Installing py-bittorrent (5.0.1-3) to root...
Downloading http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/optware/oleg/cross/stable/py-bittorrent_5.0.1-3_mipsel.ipk
Installing py-twisted (2.4.0-3) to root...
Downloading http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/optware/oleg/cross/stable/py-twisted_2.4.0-3_mipsel.ipk
Installing py-zope-interface (3.1.0c1-2) to root...
Downloading http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/optware/oleg/cross/stable/py-zope-interface_3.1.0c1-2_mipsel.ipk
Installing py-crypto (2.0.1-2) to root...
Downloading http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/optware/oleg/cross/stable/py-crypto_2.0.1-2_mipsel.ipk
Configuring py-bittorrent
Configuring py-crypto
Configuring py-twisted
Configuring py-zope-interface
Successfully terminated.
$ bittorrent-console
/opt/bin/python2.4: can't load library 'libz.so'
$ bittorrent-curses
/opt/bin/python2.4: can't load library 'libz.so'
$ ipkg install libz
Nothing to be done
An error ocurred, return value: 4.
Collected errors:
Cannot find package libz.
Check the spelling or perhaps run 'ipkg update'
$

Is anyone able to shed some light on this?

[kfurge]

libz.so is in the zlib package. Note the "z" is in front.

- K.C.

[bklyn550]

Has anyone gotten a better BT client working also what the best way to get the custom firmware going?

I do not know linux so therefore it is a bit tough for me. Whats the best way to do it along with the list of files i need?

[hal2k1]

libz.so is in the zlib package. Note the "z" is in front.

- K.C.

OK, thanks. Installing zlib package (and thus getting the libz.so library installed) now gives this result:

$ bittorrent-console
/opt/bin/python2.4: can't load library 'libstdc++.so.6'

From this, I make an observation, and I have a question that arises out of the lack of documentation for ipkg.

The observation is that the dependency resolution of ipkg seems to be exceedingly poor.

The question is, how can I find out the name of a package that includes a given library (such as libstdc++.so.6 above)?

I tried the whatprovides sub-command, and I got this:

$ ipkg whatprovides libstdc++.so.6
Successfully terminated.
Collected errors:
What provides libstdc++.so.6

... which wasn't a great deal of help.