For all WL-HDD users here's a custom firmware which includes:
* telnet daemon
* nfsv3 daemon
* ftp daemon (replaces stupid-ftpd)
* doesn't poll for the harddisk ănymore each 5 seconds
Every feature of the original 1.1.2.7 firmware is in this custom version, except NTFS R/W support!
You find the 11.5Mb zip file here:
http://website.wl500g.info/beta/firmware.php?fid=10
(courtesy of Antiloop, thanks man)
Below you find a copy of the accompanying readme.
JockyW
Code:Readme.txt: ---------- Date: 17 Oct 2004 Created by: JockyW THIS STUFF IS ONLY FOR WL-HDD2.5 USERS WHO KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING!!! I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DAMAGE Consult the WL-HDD forum on http://www.chupa.nl if you need support. (Since my time is limited I can not offer 24/7 support-:) ) What's it all about ------------------- This 1.1.2.7 based firmware + files which need to be installed on the built-in harddisk offers TELNET, NFSv3 (kernelspace), VSFTPD 2.0.1, Samba and HDD watchdog removed. I use this custom firmware for streaming from and to my satreceiver (Dbox2) Prerequisites ------------- - An Asus WL-HDD2.5 with built-in HDD which contains a shared partition "part1" which can be accessed from your PC with RW access - I assume the IP of the Asus is 192.168.1.220 - After unpacking the zip file you should have these 3 files: WLHDD_1.1.2.7_en.trx tmp.rar conf.tar.gz - you have an unrar util on your PC (I use Winrar) How to install -------------- 1) connect your PC by wire to the WL-HDD 2) boot up your WL-HDD 3) copy the files tmp.rar and conf.tar.gz to the root directory of the part1 share 4) unrar the file tmp.rar to /tmp (be careful: the files should be in /tmp *not* in /tmp/tmp !) 5) open the "backdoor" webpage in your browser: http://192.168.1.220/Main_AdmStatus_Content.asp http://wl-hdd/index.asp : Admin 6) copy the following command to the "System Command" textbox and then click the "Refresh" button: chmod a+x /tmp/harddisk/part1/tmp/busybox 7) copy the following command to the "System Command" textbox and then click the "Refresh" button: chmod a+x /tmp/harddisk/part1/tmp/telnetd 8) copy the following command to the "System Command" textbox and then click the "Refresh" button: ln -s /tmp/harddisk/part1/tmp/busybox /tmp/harddisk/part1/tmp/sh 9) copy the following command to the "System Command" textbox and then click the "Refresh" button: /tmp/harddisk/part1/tmp/telnetd -d -l /tmp/harddisk/part1/tmp/sh & 10) the previous command started the telnet daemon and now you can access it from your PC with: telnet 192.168.1.220 11) on the prompt type: cd /tmp/harddisk/part1 12) enter the command: tmp/busybox tar xzvf conf.tar.gz 13) all necessary files are now installed on the harddisk and now you flash the new firmware WLHDD_1.1.2.7_en.trx on your WL-HDD 14) wait until flashing is done and until the Asus has rebooted itself 15) congratulations! you (hopefully) made it :D How to use ---------- 1) you can now telnet directly into your Asus with: telnet 192.168.1.220 2) same for ftp (ftp 192.168.1.220): username = admin , password = admin 3) to use NFS you have to edit the file "exports" which you can do with a Unix compatible texteditor such as ultraedit on Windowz. You find it in the directory /conf/etc on the "part1" share. The absolute pathname is /tmp/harddisk/part1/conf/etc/exports What's to come -------------- Eventually a full blown Linux distribution with interesting apps which still can perform in the 16MB ram of the WL-HDD. But that only with the efforts of other more experienced Linux coders. My next version will be based on the now available 1.1.2.8 Credits ------- Without the help of Oleg and Antiloop of www.chupa.nl things would have taken much longer. Greetings to petgun and rubberdick who tested the NFS with their dbox satreceivers. Enjoy! JockyW
