[HowTo] Install and configure Oleg's firmware

[vmoakley]

Hi,
This firmware is great. It does so may things and it does it great.I installed transmission. GUI and web start. But when I put a torrent into the web or gui it just stops. I have re installed twice. And still no joy. If anyone has any ideas I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[vmoakley]

Just the adding another piece. The web browser starts then says on file or directory when it stops.

[wengi]

@vmoakley

i am sorry but i have no idea.
Are there any hints in the syslog?

wengi

[wengi]

I begin to thank u for all good work u done here. I mount on my WL500gP a USB 500GB HDD(WD) with all settings requaired. It's work very good, inclusive transmission, samba, i even have a printer connected who doing a great job..etc. Now i buy a 1 TB HDD(WD Green, 64MB) and i use Paragon to format it with one single ext3 partition(it takes about 11 hour to do this..). First question is: what settings can i do for second HDD(1 TB) to see him on samba? and last question, if i use a USB-HUB i manage to connect all 3 devices (first HDD 500GB, second HDD 1 TB and the printer). Thank's again for great job you do here, without your post i can't make anything to work.

swordfish77

Hi swordfish77,

No support via PM, so this will be discussed here.
Using a second HDD is simple. You will have to add it to your fstab so it will be mounted on reboot.
Second you will have to add it to the samba config. Try the original via Webinterface.
Otherwise you will have to use the ipkg version.
Give it a try.

wengi

[swordfish77]

I added to fstab but who to add on samba? I use putty, because in web interface i just enable or disable samba..

Other problem is , in df i see half of my second HDD and with fdisk -l i see entire second HDD.( I mention that i format second HDD with Paragon DiskMngr, in Win7). I try to format with my Asus (with tutorials suport)but everything was wrong(in what i doing of course). I disable samba and ftp via web interface, i try to unmount /dev/discs/disc0/part2(first i try with part 1), i manage to fdisk finally,i del. partition,create new,primary,nr.of part,enter,enter, then w to save, than reboot.
I attach. picture to explain better, so what is wrong? (Probable everything, but be mercifull with me..pls)

[swordfish77]

..after the fdisk i try to format hdd and the rezult is in the picture. I even try to unmount with following cmd: unmount /dev/discs/disc0/part1 (like in tutorial..).Response was -sh unmount : not found...What should be the problem. I'm very angry because last year i install first HDD without problem, with all ipkg , transmission works impecable and that piece of...junk, i cannot simply formated! Jizas

[wengi]

Hi swordfish,

first of all: please do not post images but copy the text from putty and post it in an CODE Tag.

Before acting on samba you should make shure that the HDD is mounted properly. This is not the case.
So let us bring some light to this:

1)
Your "old" HDD should have a swap partition. This is not the case. All three partitions are normal ones. Maybe your swap is in a normal file but this does not correspond to your fstab. Change part1 to a swap partition (type 82, see HowTo). You can check swap by typing "free".

2)
One disc is /dev/scsi/host0 and the other is /dev/scsi/host1. This corresponds to /dev/discs/disc0 or /dev/discs/disc1.
Have a look at your fstab: you allways use disc0. You even use part1 twice and map two different partitions to the same directory. This can not work!

Please try the following as last line in your fstab:

/dev/discs/disc1/part1  /tmp/mnt/disc1_1   ext3    rw,noatime      1       1

The directory /tmp/mnt/disc1_1 should allready exist.

This should work after a reboot.
If disc0 and disc1 are interchanged try to swap the USB Ports.

wengi

[dare023]

Is there a way to set up a web server on oleg's firmware?(and run joomla - it requires http/php/mysql )

[wengi]

Its all here.
You only have to search!

http://www.wl500g.info/showthread.php?t=20306

wengi

[dare023]

Its all here.
You only have to search!

http://www.wl500g.info/showthread.php?t=20306

wengi

Thank you!
I searched but did not find it.

[samih]

Hi,

Thank you wengi for an awesome how-to. I've used this multiple times with success.

I just installed the WL500gp-1.9.2.7-d-r1222.trx into WL500Gp successfully using this how-to. I installed this over DD-WRT using these instructions: http://vip.asus.com/forum/view.aspx?...Language=en-us. The renewed Oleg's firmware seems to be much more better than DD-WRT with wl500gp if you want proper usb hdd support.

note to how-to:
- I missed the "create startup scripts" section because it was in the middle of SSH daemon related stuff with "only firmware older than 1.9.2.7-d-rxxxx" note. I think this startup script section should be more independent and not in the middle of sections to be skipped with latest renewed firmware. Now it's rather easy to miss.
- I have enabled the NFS support from web interface. Is there any downsides with this?

I would also like to add to conversation about hardware problems, that also my wl500gp's power supply was faulty. The router seemed to be bricked with no reason. The output voltage of PSU seemed fine when there was no load (PSU idle, no router attached). After attaching the router the output voltage dropped and the wl500Gp wouldn't even start up. I replaced the faulty PSU with a generic PSU which had enough output power (http://www.yeint.fi/index.php?main=6...roductID=15037). Now it has been in use for an year or so with no problems. So: check your PSU if you experience odd problems or your router seems to be bricked without reason! The original power supply may degrade in use.

[wengi]

Hi samih,

thanks for the hints. I moved up the startup scripts.
Now it is the first thing to do and will hopefully not be missed.

NFS should not have any negative effect. All fine.

The PSU thing is very common. There are many posts reporting such probs.

wengi

[unemployed]

simple question. i think. do i have to reformat my drive if it is already formatted in ext3? can i not just resize my partition and add the ipkg and swap partitions? ive already got almost 1tb on it so i would rather not have to reformat.

[wengi]

Hi,

yes, you can!!!

OK, serious: It does not matter how you create your partitions.
But most important: It has to be partitioned EXACTLY as in the howto.
Order and type of the partitions are really important!

Size does NOT matter ()

wengi

[MacWahle]

Is it possible to create VPN connection from wan to router? this would solve many problems

Did you get a answer to this question? Was gonna start a new thread but did some searching first ( maybe not good enough tho :P )

For anyone else who reads this I am very interested to set-up VPN to my server so that I can be anonymous on the net without paying for all these VPN services out there...