no /dev/discs on own compiled 1.9.2.7-4

[Jean-Fabrice]

Humm.
I tried recompile 1.9.2.7-4 for my wlhdd but after flashing it, I lost /dev/discs.

Compile operation was :
src/wl500g-1.9.2.7-4/make kernel
src/wl500g-1.9.2.7-4/make
src/gateway/make
src/gateway/make package-WLHDD

any idea why my firmware lacks /dev/discs ?

[petgun]

Hi,
I wish you success with your special WL.HDD Edition of Olegs Firmware.
I also use a WL-HDD with the latest Oleg Firmware...the only things I miss: Formatting via WebGui, hdparm and a save shutdown. Do you have plans to implement that in a future version?

cu,
peter

[gerd]

Hi,
I wish you success with your special WL.HDD Edition of Olegs Firmware.
I also use a WL-HDD with the latest Oleg Firmware...the only things I miss: Formatting via WebGui, hdparm and a save shutdown. Do you have plans to implement that in a future version?

cu,
peter

Save shutdown ? USB => Eject unmounts the harddisk => you can switch the device off after....

BTW: Does anybody have a recompiled version with r/wsize 32768 for NFS server ?
BTW2: is there something i should know when i try to recompile with SUSE 9.2 ?

Ciao Gerd

[petgun]

Save shutdown ? USB => Eject unmounts the harddisk => you can switch the device off after....

thank you for the hint.

BTW: Does anybody have a recompiled version with r/wsize 32768 for NFS server ?

..I hope it will be in the final version

[Martin1802]

Hi :-)

I have some ideas for a custom version of oleg's or original ASUS firmware ...

--------------------------
- I'm searching one version in which I'm able to modify the default setting inside the .trx and do not have to change them after upgrading ...
* set my custom IPs / DHCP setting
* store my custom WEP keys / settings
* WLAN status default to off
* ...

- I want to have the keypress of button press modified ... to have easy access to some basic functions ...
* switch WLAN on / off (short button press toggles wlan)
* shutdown device (press button 5 sec.)
* reboot device (press button longer than 15 sec.)
* restore factory setting (press button on power on only!)
... this will be only possible examples for the new function of that button :-)
--------------------------

Posted also in my post on this thread ...

http://wl500g.info/showthread.php?t=1675

Any ideas how to realize this ?

Any chance to get anywhere the new ASUS firmware sources V1.2.3.4?

Thanks
Martin

[undead]

I have some ideas for a custom version of oleg's or original ASUS firmware ...
* ...

- I want to have the keypress of button press modified ... to have easy access to some basic functions ...
* switch WLAN on / off (short button press toggles wlan)
* shutdown device (press button 5 sec.)
* reboot device (press button longer than 15 sec.)
* restore factory setting (press button on power on only!)
... this will be only possible examples for the new function of that button :-)
--------------------------

I change button keypress in Oleg's firmware 1.9.2.7-3 (file rc/watchdog.c) with some other functionality:
- reboot 3 sec, power led flashs shortly
- power down 5 sec, power led flashs longly
- reset to factory settings 15 sec, power led flashs too longly
- and super feathure - short press (0.25-2 sec) watchdog counting short keypresses, power led flashs too quickly, and than run script

/usr/local/sbin/button-pressed <count>

where <count> - counts of press, and you can change button processing at any time and add any counts of functions ;
I write in script on one press WLAN ON/OFF:

/usr/local/sbin/button-pressed 

#!/bin/sh
buttonlog() {
        echo "`date`: $1" >> /tmp/button.log
}

wlupdown() {
        CHECK=`wl isup 2>&1| grep on`
        if [ -z "$CHECK" ]; then
                insmod wl && wl up && buttonlog "WiFi started up"
        else
                rmmod wl && buttonlog "WiFi shutdowned"
        fi
}


buttonlog "Button pressed count $1"

case "$1" in
1)
        wlupdown;;
*)
        buttonlog "No handlers for count $1";;
esac

und if you want to WLAN OFF on boot - write in /usr/local/sbin/post-boot script

wl down

[Oleg]

- power down 5 sec, power led flashs longly

Have you managed to turn off WL-HDD?

[undead]

Have you managed to turn off WL-HDD?

Yes, but "emulated" - i use execution this sequence:

wl down
/usr/local/sbin/pre-shutdown
sync
# call power led off (in watchdog.c)
halt

and device now in "shutdowned mode"

P.S.
in script /usr/local/sbin/pre-shutdown can add some more

[Oleg]

Yes, but "emulated" - i use execution this sequence:

wl down
/usr/local/sbin/pre-shutdown
sync
# call power led off (in watchdog.c)
halt

and device now in "shutdowned mode"

P.S.
in script /usr/local/sbin/pre-shutdown can add some more

well, in fact I'm interested on how stock firmware turns it off...

[undead]

well, in fact I'm interested on how stock firmware turns it off...

Your can view sources of original WL-HDD firmware (router/rc/services.c, void call_shutdown) - in original sources used this sequence:

1. unmount usb disks
2. stop services
3. rmmod usb
4. leds off
5. park hdd (ioctl)
6. set nvram shutdown_hit = 1
7. rmmod ide

and no really turn-off calls

call_shutdown used on call to linked as "stophd" rc, and on 10 sec key press.

[Oleg]

yes, just checked this. so, it's also a fake.

[petgun]

yes, just checked this. so, it's also a fake.

...but it's a usefull 'fake' and a little bit more than only a psychovisual power saving

[ray]

After some mods to fw, /dev/discs, /dev/ide gone...
but unresolved symbols appear in all ide modules.....
I have been playing with BT and HID...

[fredlcore]

Hi undead,

I change button keypress in Oleg's firmware 1.9.2.7-3 (file rc/watchdog.c) with some other functionality:
- reboot 3 sec, power led flashs shortly
- power down 5 sec, power led flashs longly
- reset to factory settings 15 sec, power led flashs too longly
- and super feathure - short press (0.25-2 sec) watchdog counting short keypresses, power led flashs too quickly, and than run script

Great idea, I was thinking of something similar but if you've already done it, could you post the diff to watchdog.c please?

Also, does anybody have a link to wlextract to change some of the files without recompiling everything? I could only find an unreachable host in Czech republic...

CU!

Frederik.