[How to] rtorrent & ntorrent

[darkside40]

Is the stop_on_ratio setting working for you?

In my /opt/etc/rtorrent.conf i have the line stop_on_ratio = 120 but this morning i recognized that there was a torrent with a ratio over 2,2 and still seeding?

So it seems that this command was not recognized by the client.

Edit:
The stop_on_ration command like it is showed all pver the Thread is simply wrong. It has to be combined with a scheduler Task, like it is explained in the sample rtorrent.conf.

[msj33]

Can someone please just post a WORKING guide from start to end!

The existing guide must be OUT-OF-DATE, because I(and others) keep getting Time-out issue!

I tried to sum up what everyone has written in this thread, and sofar i got nowhere.

I'm getting annoyed in using Enhanced Torrent, because its SO buggy!

Please help, thanks

/Morten

[cupacup]

Everyone says, that its a firewall issue - but where? I opened both ports in IPTABLES and my Modem/router.

My ASUS is NOT setup like a router - Only as an Access point - Don't know if this has any effect to the issue.

Are you sure you also forwarded ports on internal router to you access point. Opening port on your router will not work , for other devices behind router.

[msj33]

cupacup> Yes I portforwarded port 10000-11000 to 192.168.1.10 which is my ASUS - Then furthermore did the IPTABLES changes as suggested in the guide.

Can someone working post:
Guide

or

Firmware version
Rtorrent/Libtorrent versions
etc.

Thanks

/Morten

[msj33]

Whooooo.........somehow i got it working!!?!?!?

I don't know how, but i would guess, that it is cause by a update.

I did a "ipkg update" and afterwardx a "ipkg upgrade" and then did gouryella's setup again and everything is working fine now - no longer timeout issue.

Thanks goes out to the ones who tried to help me out

/Morten

[dclagoa]

Hi everyone, ¿Is there any way to get rtorrent to exit automatically when all the torrents are finished or had been deleted?

[ecori]

Hi guys,
I got rtorrent running, and I like it alot. The possibilities automatization are great. However, I still got an error when downloading for some time. I got the message: file chunk read error: cannot allocate memory. I tried to figure out what was going on, and noticed an option called max_memory_usage (see http://libtorrent.rakshasa.no/wiki/R...formanceTuning). I have tried using several values (at the moment 105306368), but still the error message pops up all the time. How did you solve this issue?
Thanks for thinking with me,
Ecori

[ebabinski]

Hello, could anybody post an upgraded/updated howto of installing the rtorrent?

I've tried countless times to make this work but I could not see the process in the ps axf.

I tried manually running rtorrent and I get that .rc file could not be found.

Here's my ipkg list_installed

adduser - 1.10.3-1 - a multi-call binary for login and user account administration
coreutils - 6.12-2 - Bunch of heavyweight *nix core utilities
cron - 4.1-7 - Standard vixie cron, with cron.d addition
diffutils - 2.8.1-6 - contains gnu diff, cmp, sdiff and diff3 to display differences between and among text files
dtach - 0.8-1 - A program that emulates the detach feature of screen.
e2fslibs - 1.41.1-1 - Ext2 Filesystem Libraries
e2fsprogs - 1.41.1-1 - Ext2 Filesystem Utilities
expat - 2.0.1-1 - XML Parser library
findutils - 4.2.32-1 - File finding utilities
fontconfig - 2.5.0-0 - Font configuration library
freetype - 2.3.6-1 - Free truetype library
gconv-modules - 2.2.5-7 - Provides gconv modules missing from the firmware.  These are used by glibc iconv() implementation.
glib - 2.12.13-1 - The GLib library of C routines.
groff - 1.19.2-2 - front-end for the groff document formatting system
hdparm - 8.9-1 - Linux hard drive parameter utility
ipkg-opt - 0.99.163-10 - The Itsy Package Manager
less - 418-1 - Less file browser
libcurl - 7.19.0-2 - Curl is a command line tool for transferring files with URL syntax, supporting FTP, FTPS, HTTP, HTTPS, GOPHER, TELNET, DICT, FI
libgd - 2.0.35-2 - An ANSI C library for the dynamic creation of images
libjpeg - 6b-2 - collection of jpeg tools
libpng - 1.2.32-1 - Portable Network Graphics Libraries
libsigc++ - 2.0.18-1 - libsigc++ implements a typesafe callback system for standard C++.
libtorrent - 0.12.3-1 - libtorrent is a BitTorrent library with a focus on high performance and good code.
libuclibc++ - 0.2.2-8 - C++ standard library designed for use in embedded systems
libxml2 - 2.7.1-1 - Libxml2 is the XML C parser and toolkit developed for the Gnome project.
man - 1.6f-1 - unix manual page reader
man-pages - 2.76-1 - unix manual pages
mc - 4.6.1-3 - Midnight Commander File Manager
nano - 2.1.5-1 - A pico like editor
ncurses - 5.6-3 - NCurses libraries
ncursesw - 5.6-2 - NCurses libraries with wide char support.
openssl - 0.9.7m-4 - Openssl provides the ssl implementation in libraries libcrypto and libssl, and is needed by many other applications and librari
pcre - 7.8-1 - Perl-compatible regular expression library
popt - 1.14-1 - A C library for parsing command line parameters.
procps - 3.2.7-6 - PROCPS System Utilities
readline - 5.2-2 - The GNU Readline library provides a set of functions for use by applications that allow users to edit command lines as they are
rtorrent - 0.8.3-1 - rtorrent is a BitTorrent client for ncurses, using the libtorrent library.
screen - 4.0.3-2 - A screen manager that supports multiple logins on single terminal
slang - 2.1.4-1 - S-Lang is a multi-platform library designed to allow a developer to create robust multi-platform software.
termcap - 1.3.1-2 - Terminal emulation library
uclibc-opt - 0.9.28-13 - micro C library for embedded Linux systems
unzip - 5.52-3 - A (de)compression library for the ZIP format
xmlrpc-c - 1.11.00-3 - A library providing modular implementation of XML-RPC for C and C++.
zlib - 1.2.3-3 - zlib is a library implementing the 'deflate' compression system.

and my ps axf for reference

PID TTY      STAT   TIME COMMAND
    1 ?        S      0:01 /sbin/init
    2 ?        S      0:00 [keventd]
    3 ?        SN     0:00 [ksoftirqd_CPU0]
    4 ?        S      0:00 [kswapd]
    5 ?        S      0:00 [bdflush]
    6 ?        S      0:00 [kupdated]
    7 ?        S      0:00 [mtdblockd]
   57 ?        S      0:00 telnetd
  506 pts/0    Ss     0:00  \_ -sh
  522 pts/0    R+     0:00      \_ ps axf
   62 ?        S      0:00 httpd vlan1
   68 ?        S      0:00 klogd
   73 ?        S      0:00 [dnsmasq]
   75 ?        S      0:00 [khubd]
   85 ?        Ss     0:00 lpd
   87 ?        Ss     0:00 p9100d -f /dev/usb/lp0 0
   90 ?        Ss     0:00 waveservermain
   92 ?        Ss     0:00 rcamdmain
   96 ?        S      0:00 [usb-storage-0]
   97 ?        S      0:00 [scsi_eh_0]
  113 ?        S      0:00 udhcpc -i vlan1 -p /var/run/udhcpc0.pid -s /tmp/udhcp
  114 ?        Ss     0:00 pppd file /tmp/ppp/options.wan0
  116 ?        Ss     0:00 infosvr br0
  117 ?        Ss     0:00 watchdog
  120 ?        Ss     0:00  \_ ntp
  127 ?        S      0:00 dropbear
  146 ?        S      0:00 [kjournald]
  147 ?        S      0:00 [kjournald]
  174 ?        S      0:00 /sbin/syslogd -m 0 -O /opt/var/log/syslog.log -S -l 7
  179 ?        Ss     0:00 /opt/sbin/cron
  213 ?        S      0:00 upnp -D -L br0 -W ppp0
  495 ?        Ss     0:00 [screen]
  499 pts/1    Ss+    0:00  \_ /bin/sh

As you can see, there is no sign of rtorrent.

I'm using oleg's 1.9.2.7-10 firmware
Any help is much appreciated.

[ecori]

Hi,
rtorrent runs great on my asus. I had some memory problems initially, but with the latest release that seems to be fixed. I installed rtorrent as described at the beginning of this thread, however I did not use lighttpd. After installation of rtorrent (be sure also libTorrent is installed, but that is present on your list), I edited the startup script at only 2 positions:

 nano -w /opt/etc/init.d/S99rtorrent

then at the beginning make a change:

dirlayout=RTORRENT_Custom

(if you don't, you will get an error message)
A littlebit further in the file you will find user=

user="admin"

(or other name, that you use to login onto your router)

Be sure it is executable:

 chmod +x /opt/etc/init.d/S99rtorrent

These settings should take care for rtorrent to find its config file (located in /opt/etc/rtorrent.conf)

Next I edited rtorrent.conf using:

nano -w /opt/etc/rtorrent.conf

# This is an example resource file for rTorrent. Copy to
# ~/.rtorrent.rc and enable/modify the options as needed. Remember to
# uncomment the options you wish to enable.
scgi_port = 127.0.0.1:5000
# Minumum amount of peers to connect per torrent, if available.
min_peers = 20

# Minumum amount of peers to connect per torrent.
max_peers = 40

# Same as above but for seeding completed torrents (-1 = same as downloading)
#min_peers_seed = 10
#max_peers_seed = 20

# Maximum number of simultanious uploads per torrent.
max_uploads = 5

#max_uploads_global = 20
#max_downloads_global = 30

#max_open_http = 10
#max_open_sockets = 128
#max_open_files = 256

# Global download rate in KiB. "0" for unlimited.
download_rate = 800

# Global upload rate in KiB. "0" for unlimited.
upload_rate = 800

# Default directory to save downloaded files. Note it doesn't support
# space yet.
#directory = /opt/share/torrent/work/
directory = /tmp/mnt/disc0_3/torrent/work

# Watch a directory for new torrents, and stop those that have been deleted.
#schedule = watch_directory,5,5,load_start=/opt/share/torrent/dl/*.torrent
#schedule = untied_directory,5,5,stop_untied
schedule = watch_directory,5,5,load_start=/tmp/mnt/disc0_3/torrent/source/*.torrent
schedule = untied_directory,5,5,stop_untied=
schedule = untied_directory,5,5,close_untied=
schedule = untied_directory,5,5,remove_untied=




# Close torrents when diskspace is low.
on_finished = move_complete,"execute=mv,$d.get_base_path=,/tmp/mnt/disc0_3/torrent/target;d.set_directory=/tmp/mnt/disc0_3/torrent/target"
schedule = watch_directory,10,10,"load_start=/tmp/mnt/disc0_3/torrent/source/*.torrent,d.set_custom2=1"
on_finished = set_done_var,d.set_custom2=
on_erase = rm_files,"branch=d.get_custom2=,\"execute={rm,-rf,--,$d.get_base_path=}\""

schedule = low_diskspace,5,60,close_low_diskspace=10000M

# Default session directory. Make sure you don't run multiple instance of rtorrent using the same session directory. Perhaps 
#using a relative path? session = /opt/share/torrent/session
session = /tmp/mnt/disc0_3/torrent/session


# The ip address reported to the tracker.
#ip = rakshasa

# The ip address the listening socket and outgoing connections is
# bound to.
#bind = rakshasa

# Port range to use for listening.
port_range = 51777-51780

# Start opening ports at a random position within the port range.
#port_random = no

# Check hash for finished torrents. Might be usefull until the bug is
# fixed that causes lack of diskspace not to be properly reported.
check_hash = no

# Set whetever the client should try to connect to UDP trackers.
use_udp_trackers = yes

# Alternative calls to bind and ip that should handle dynamic ip's.
#schedule = ip_tick,0,1800,ip=rakshasa
#schedule = bind_tick,0,1800,bind=rakshasa

#
# Do not modify the following parameters unless you know what you're doing.
#

# Hash read-ahead controls how many MB to request the kernel to read
# ahead. If the value is too low the disk may not be fully utilized,
# while if too high the kernel might not be able to keep the read
# pages in memory thus end up trashing.
hash_read_ahead = 5

# Interval between attempts to check the hash, in milliseconds.
hash_interval = 10

# Number of attempts to check the hash while using the mincore status,
# before forcing. Overworked systems might need lower values to get a
# decent hash checking rate.
hash_max_tries = 3

safe_sync=yes

# Max number of files to keep open simultaniously.
#max_open_files = 128

# Number of sockets to simultaneously keep open.
#max_open_sockets = <no default>


# Example of scheduling commands: Switch between two ip's every 5
# seconds.
#schedule = "ip_tick1,5,10,ip=torretta"
#schedule = "ip_tick2,10,10,ip=lampedusa"

# Remove a scheduled event.
#schedule_remove = "ip_tick1"

# Stop torrents when reaching upload ratio in percent,
# when also reaching total upload in bytes, or when
# reaching final upload ratio in percent.
# example: stop at ratio 2.0 with at least 200 MB uploaded, or else ratio 20.0
#schedule = ratio,60,60,"stop_on_ratio=200,200M,2000"
#schedule = ratio,30,60,stop_on_ratio=200
schedule = ratio,60,60,"stop_on_ratio=110,50M,300"

# Encryption options, set to none (default) or any combination of the following:
# allow_incoming, try_outgoing, require, require_RC4, enable_retry, prefer_plaintext
#
# The example value allows incoming encrypted connections, starts unencrypted
# outgoing connections but retries with encryption if they fail, preferring
# plaintext to RC4 encryption after the encrypted handshake
#
encryption = allow_incoming,enable_retry,prefer_plaintext

# Enable DHT support for trackerless torrents or when all trackers are down.
# May be set to "disable" (completely disable DHT), "off" (do not start DHT),
# "auto" (start and stop DHT as needed), or "on" (start DHT immediately).
# The default is "off". For DHT to work, a session directory must be defined.
#
dht = auto

# UDP port to use for DHT.
#
dht_port = 52000 

# Enable peer exchange (for torrents not marked private)
#
peer_exchange = yes

#
# Do not modify the following parameters unless you know what you're doing.
#

And you should open up some ports in your firewall:

nano -w /usr/local/sbin/post-firewall

add lines:

# Allow access rtorrent

iptables -I INPUT 1 -p tcp -i "$1" --syn --dport 51777:51780 -j ACCEPT
iptables -I INPUT 1 -p udp -i "$1" --dport 52000 -j ACCEPT

Now download ntorrent from
http://code.google.com/p/ntorrent/
install somewhere on your pc,
connect to your rtorrentsession choosing SSH, give the host adress (ip of your router) and login data. The great thing about ntorrent is that you don't need to put additional crap on your router. I tried it with lighttpd and a website user interface (like webtorrent or so), but I think ntorrent is more reliable.

In my setup I have the impression it runs better than transmission, after a couple of days it still downloads at full speed, and in contrast of transmission, it remains responsive. Also, it starts automatically torrents found in the source directory, after finishing the torrents it starts seeding until a certain ratio is achieved (in my case set to 1.1). There are even more options which you can find here:


I hope this is helpful for you,
good luck,
Ecori

[ebabinski]

ecori...

You are my savior!!! Your howto worked!! I'm downloading at full speed now!

Thank you very much!!

[ecori]

You're welcome, nice to hear that it works for you too. I tried rtorrent while also transmission was installed. It appeared to me, that rtorrent was running better. So, also for others who would like to try, just give it a shot!

[ebabinski]

Tried transmission. The fastest speed I got was 2 kbps. LOL.

This procedure by ecori would also load rtorrent on startup. no need to type the console command every time you restart

[spigot]

Hello.
I installed rtorrent and did all configuration, but i still can't download. Every time I start torrent downloading I get "Closed torrents due to low disk space" error, but my disk is empty?
Any suggestion?
Thanks.

[ecori]

Hi Spigot,
I don't recognize your error, however I can imagine that this would happen if rtorrent thinks that there would not be enough free space on your harddrive. Perhaps you could try to change inactivate the rule:
schedule = low_diskspace,5,60,close_low_diskspace=10000M
by adding a # in front of the line, ie.

# schedule = low_diskspace,5,60,close_low_diskspace=10000M

[spigot]

Hi ecori,
thank you for your help.
That was first thing I did, but without any change. Torrent starts and then stops with this message.