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  1. #1

    [Howto] Install recent version of Transmission for Oleg firmware

    If you've installed the image kindly created by raas directly or indirectly using my tutorial you may have noticed that the Transmission version is quite old by now and the latest one has to be installed differently.

    This tutorial helps you in that. In fact it's sufficient to run only a script that does everything for you:
    Code:
    #!/bin/sh
    #written by ecaddict, distributed (conveyed) under GPL version 3 or any later version
    
    BASE="/mnt/protected/Downloaders/Transmission"
    CONFD="/opt/etc/transmission"
    CONFF="${CONFD}/settings.json"
    INITF="/opt/etc/init.d/S60transmission"
    EBDIR="`echo ${BASE} | /bin/sed 's#/#\\\\/#g'`"
    
    killall transmission-daemon
    ipkg update
    ipkg install openssl libcurl libevent zlib transmission
    ln -s /opt/share/transmission /mnt/transmission
    mkdir -p ${CONFD}
    mkdir -p ${BASE}
    mkdir -p ${BASE}/done 
    mkdir -p ${BASE}/work
    mkdir -p ${BASE}/source
    
    #check https://trac.transmissionbt.com/wiki/EditConfigFiles for config options
    cat > ${CONFF} << __EOF__
    {
    "alt-speed-enabled": false,
    "alt-speed-time-begin": 1080,
    "alt-speed-time-day": 127,
    "alt-speed-time-enabled": true,
    "alt-speed-time-end": 1320,
    "alt-speed-up": 100,
    "alt-speed-down": 600,
    "blocklist-enabled": 1,
    "cache-size-mb": 8,
    "download-dir": "${EBDIR}\/done",
    "incomplete-dir": "${EBDIR}\/work",
    "incomplete-dir-enabled": true,
    "watch-dir": "${EBDIR}\/source",
    "watch-dir-enabled": true,
    "encryption": 1,
    "max-peers-global": 100,
    "peer-port": 65534,
    "pex-enabled": 1,
    "port-forwarding-enabled": 1,
    "rpc-authentication-required": false,
    "rpc-password": "",
    "rpc-bind-address": "192.168.1.1",
    "rpc-port": 9091,
    "rpc-url": "/transmission/",
    "rpc-username": "",
    "rpc-whitelist": "127.0.0.1,192.168.1.*",
    "rpc-whitelist-enabled": false,
    "speed-limit-down": 1200,
    "speed-limit-down-enabled": true,
    "speed-limit-up": 200,
    "speed-limit-up-enabled": true,
    "ratio-limit" : 5,
    "ratio-limit-enabled": true
    } 
    __EOF__
    
    cat > ${INITF} << __EOF__
    #!/bin/sh
    #written by ecaddict, distributed (conveyed) under GPL version 3 or any later version
    
    CONFD=${CONFD}
    CONFF=\${CONFD}/settings.json
    OPTIONS="-g \${CONFD} -e /opt/var/log/transmission"
    NAME=transmission
    EXEC=/opt/bin/\${NAME}-daemon
    
    checkcnfg() {
      if ! [ -x "\${EXEC}" ]; then
        echo \${NAME} "\${EXEC} not found."
        exit 1
      fi
      if ! [ -r "\${CONFF}" ] ; then 
        echo "\${NAME} cannot find readable config \${CONFF}"
        exit 2
      fi 
    }
    
    d_start() {
      checkcnfg
      export TRANSMISSION_WEB_HOME='/opt/share/transmission/web/'
      \${EXEC} \${OPTIONS}
    }
    
    d_stop() {
      killall transmission-daemon
    }
    
    case "\$1" in
      start)
    	echo "Starting \$NAME"
    	d_start
    	echo "."
    	;;
      stop)
    	echo "Stopping \$NAME"
    	d_stop
    	echo "."
    	;;
      restart|force-reload)
    	echo "Restarting \$NAME"
    	d_stop
    	sleep 2
    	d_start
    	echo "."
    	;;
      *)
    	echo "Usage: \$0 {start|stop|restart|force-reload}" >&2
    	exit 3
    	;;
    esac
    
    exit 0 
    __EOF__
    chmod u+x ${INITF}
    
    cd /opt/etc/lighttpd/ && [ ! -f lighttpd.conf.old ] && cp lighttpd.conf lighttpd.conf.old
    sed -i 's/^#\(.*"mod_rewrite",\).*/\1/' lighttpd.conf
    
    if [ -z "`sed -n 's/\/transmission\/rpc/&/p' lighttpd.conf`" ]; then
    cat >> lighttpd.conf << __EOF__
    url.rewrite-once += ( "^/transmission[/]?\$" => "/transmission/web" )
    \$HTTP["url"] =~ "^/transmission/rpc" {
      proxy.server = (
          "" => (
           (
             "host" => "192.168.1.1",
             "port" => 9091
           )
        )
      )
    }
    __EOF__
    fi
    
    /opt/etc/init.d/S80lighttpd restart
    /opt/etc/init.d/S60transmission start
    ps afx | grep transmission-daemon
    So what does it do?
    Creates the Transmission config file:
    /opt/etc/transmission/settings.json
    Creates the starter script:
    /opt/etc/init.d/S60transmission

    It also creates couple of directories in /mnt/protected/Downloaders/Transmission/ (should they not exist already).

    It also has to modify the lighttpd.conf file as it probably does not have the mod_rewrite module enabled and for almost sure it's missing the proxy function for transmission port (9091), which is required if you'd like to access it remotely via lighttpd (like I prefer via https instead of opening 9091 port on the firewall) .
    Don't worry, the old version is saved during the first run as /opt/etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf.old should anything go wrong.
    The script also restarts lighttpd and starts transmission.

    If everything goes fine you can access it from LAN via:
    http://192.168.1.1:9091
    or
    https://192.168.1.1/transmission/
    or whatever port and transport you use with your web server.
    From internet you can access it either via VPN (if you've installed it) the same way or using your public (WAN) IP address and https.

    The configuration file contains reasonable parameters (like lowering the bandwidth used during the evening where usually traffic peaks so being nice with others) and watch directory etc.
    If you feel, however you can adjust it based on the following link:
    https://trac.transmissionbt.com/wiki/EditConfigFiles
    or using the GUIs.
    If you change the settings.json file directly don't forget to stop Tranmission before saving it as when Transmission exits it overwrites the config file.

    While the built in web interface of Transmission is nice it's certainly lacking compared to Transmission remote GUI (not to talk about ruTorrent what I prefer with rtorrent) so you may prefer installing the Transmission remote GUI on your PC/laptop:
    http://code.google.com/p/transmisson-remote-gui/

    All you need to do is set 192.168.1.1 and 9091 as port in the connection options.

    One thing I particularly don't like about transmission that it stores the torrents in the subdirectory of the configuration directory, which is /opt/etc/transmission/torrents

    In my view the best would be somewhere in /mnt/protected/Downloaders/Transmission/torrents so you may remove the torrents directory from /opt/etc/transmission/ and add a link instead to /mnt/...

    The install script is also uploaded here: install.tar.gz

    So if you're really lazy you can install it single line (copy to PuTTY) or whatever terminal client you use:
    Code:
    cd /tmp && wget -O install.tar.gz "http://wl500g.info/attachment.php?attachmentid=8276&d=1316097791" && tar xvzf install.tar.gz && ./install.sh
    After successful install don't forget to remove the old transmissiond with ipkg remove transmissiond as it uses quite much memory and precious CPU time. Comment out also from /opt/etc/crontab the transmission_watchdog via inserting # to the beginning of the line.
    Last edited by ecaddict; 23-10-2011 at 09:16. Reason: fixed typos

  2. #2
    Is this meant as an update to 2.33 from 2.31 (which you get with ipkg) in general or only as an update if I have setup my router with your "headstart"/"the simply way" script?
    Or why do you write its quite old by now as 2.31 was released in may, so 5 months isn't "that old"

  3. #3
    This tutorial is meant for those who are using transmissiond, which is pretty old, the latest (1.42-1) beeing from 02-Dec-2010. The reason for the tutorial that the old transmissiond is started using watchdog via cron (so quite differently).
    The new transmission (as opposed to transmissiond) package has different set of programs (so no transmissiond or watchdog) and the package does not seem to contain a starter script (located normally in /opt/etc/init.d/).

    If someone is already using the new tansmission package this kind of automatic install is not needed.
    As also the configuration files are different (transmissiond old: /opt/etc/transmission.conf, transmission new: settings.json), the easiest to tell if you need this upgrade to search for config. files.

    Another way to check if you have 1.x or 2.x version is:
    ipkg list_installed | grep transmission

    If you have 2.31 already properly configured you can skip this tutorial.

  4. #4
    Hi!
    i've a wl500gp v1 and i followed this guide (http://www.wl500g.info/showthread.ph...117#post112117) and then the guide on this thread to update transmission.
    A usb 4gb pen is connected in the usb port, thats it.

    After the upgrade I was able to connect to transmission, web admin page, so normal use but when I added a torrent the router stopped working.

    After a reboot i was able to copy and past the syslog (in the attachment)

    At 23:03:50 i've reboot the router.

    Can u help me? I'm a linux newbie
    Attached Files Attached Files

  5. #5

    Update and Upgrade IPKG

    I accidentally updated and upgraded ipkg, my transmission has upgraded to 2.61-1 and now web interface is not working very well

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  6. #6
    Hi, i had same problem with corrupted web interface...

    ...for me helped fix whitch I found somewhere in german discussion on this forum (I don't understand german, but I tried it and it is working )
    Code:
    ipkg remove transmission
    ipkg install http://demongloom.dyndns.info:81/asus/transmission_2.50-1_mipsel.ipk
    Code:
    [root@router init.d]$ ipkg remove transmission
    Removing package transmission from /opt/...
    Successfully terminated.
    [root@router init.d]$ ipkg install http://demongloom.dyndns.info:81/asus/transmission_2.50-1_mipsel.ipk
    Downloading http://demongloom.dyndns.info:81/asus/transmission_2.50-1_mipsel.ipk
    Installing transmission (2.61-1) to /opt/...
    Downloading http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/optware/oleg/cross/stable/transmission_2.61-1_mipsel.ipk
    Configuring transmission
    Successfully terminated.

  7. #7
    Quote Originally Posted by Jekyll View Post
    Hi, i had same problem with corrupted web interface...

    ...for me helped fix whitch I found somewhere in german discussion on this forum (I don't understand german, but I tried it and it is working )
    Code:
    ipkg remove transmission
    ipkg install http://demongloom.dyndns.info:81/asus/transmission_2.50-1_mipsel.ipk
    Code:
    [root@router init.d]$ ipkg remove transmission
    Removing package transmission from /opt/...
    Successfully terminated.
    [root@router init.d]$ ipkg install http://demongloom.dyndns.info:81/asus/transmission_2.50-1_mipsel.ipk
    Downloading http://demongloom.dyndns.info:81/asus/transmission_2.50-1_mipsel.ipk
    Installing transmission (2.61-1) to /opt/...
    Downloading http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/optware/oleg/cross/stable/transmission_2.61-1_mipsel.ipk
    Configuring transmission
    Successfully terminated.
    Got it to work thanks

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