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External Boot/Packages on Gargoyle - WR1043ND
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 8:06 pm
by varma
Hi all!
I'm a new user of WRT platforms.
I tried this version and I liked it very much.
Now I'd like to boot from a external pendrive to install packages as amule, transmission and ushare to have a sort of media server that I know need lot of memory to work well.
I read about block_extroot on openWRT wiki and I tried to install it on gargoyle without success.
Do I need to build my own image with this package included?
I tried to understand how to build an image but is needed a huge knowledge of linux packages.
Is there a way to add just the block-extroot necessary packages to a standard build for my tl-wr1043nd?
Thank you very much for the work you are doing.
These firmware are awesome.
Marco
Re: External Boot/Packages on Gargoyle - WR1043ND
Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2011 5:00 am
by arteq
Simply you need to remove plugin-usb-storage and cleaup after that:
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opkg remove plugin-gargoyle-usb-storage
uci del gargoyle.display.system_usb_storage
uci del gargoyle.scripts.system_usb_storage
uci del gargoyle.system.usb_storage
uci commit gargoyle
rm /etc/rc.d/S56usb_storage
Now, install block-mount, block-extroot
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opkg update
opkg install block-mount block-extroot
and setup fstab properly:
eg.
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fstab.automount=global
fstab.automount.from_fstab=1
fstab.automount.anon_mount=1
fstab.autoswap=global
fstab.autoswap.from_fstab=1
fstab.autoswap.anon_swap=0
fstab.@mount[0]=mount
fstab.@mount[0].options=rw,sync
fstab.@mount[0].enabled_fsck=0
fstab.@mount[0].enabled=1
fstab.@mount[0].fstype=auto
fstab.@mount[0].device=/dev/sda1
fstab.@mount[0].is_roots=1
fstab.@swap[0]=swap
fstab.@swap[0].device=/dev/sda2
fstab.@swap[0].enabled=0
reboot
Re: External Boot/Packages on Gargoyle - WR1043ND
Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2011 9:07 am
by varma
Thank you very much!
It looks to be easier than I expected!
And this won't compromise any usb drive functions such as Hdd sharing via GUI, ecc?
Thank you again!
Re: External Boot/Packages on Gargoyle - WR1043ND
Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 1:30 pm
by varma
I don't know why but I'm not getting it working....
Every time I reboot the router freezes and I need to enter in failsafe mode and
firstboot.
Maybe I need some more packages?
I tried to install block-hotplug too but it doesn't change anything.
Should I reboot some more times (e.g. after extroot pkg installation)?
Could a partitioned pendrive (3gb pkg, 0,5gb boot, 0,5gb swap - all primaries partitions) be a problem?
May I need to setup a sleep time in /etc/init.d/fstab as suggested on
http://wiki.openwrt.org/doc/uci/fstab.
I tried quiet every combination of this parameters. Hope there aren't typos in the command you suggested.
Thank you everybody
Marco
Re: External Boot/Packages on Gargoyle - WR1043ND
Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 2:26 pm
by varma
might be I fallen in this problem??
https://dev.openwrt.org/ticket/7433
# WARNING: this is an auto generated file, please use uci to set defined filesystems' > /etc/fstab
(that honestly I hardly understand)
Marco
Re: External Boot/Packages on Gargoyle - WR1043ND
Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 5:36 pm
by varma
Let's try to summarize the procedure I followed without any positive results.
After recovering the router in failsafe mode,
I put my freshly formatted Pendrive. (3 Gb ext2 sda1, 512Mb ext2 sda2, 512Mb swap sda3)
I clean the not needed packages
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opkg remove plugin-gargoyle-usb-storage
uci del gargoyle.display.system_usb_storage
uci del gargoyle.scripts.system_usb_storage
uci del gargoyle.system.usb_storage
uci commit gargoyle
rm /etc/rc.d/S56usb_storage
I install the needed packages
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opkg update
opkg install block-hotplug block-extroot
I fix the bug on fstab (# echo....)
and for double sure
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rm /etc/fstab
ln -s /tmp/fstab /etc/fstab
I modify the values (enable=1, is_rootfs=1, device=/dev/sda2, fstype=auto) with
(is there any difference using uci or vi editor?)
then I start the fstab
(is this good? should I use uci commit???)
finally I copy the files in my usb flashdrive
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mount /dev/sda2 /mnt
mkdir /tmp/root
mount -o bind / /tmp/root
cp /tmp/root/* /mnt -a
umount /tmp/root
umount /mnt
and REBOOT
the router starts rebooting
now is unreachable via webgui and ssh
so failsafe mode and start again!!
these have been my afternoon
please help me!
thanks
Marco
Re: External Boot/Packages on Gargoyle - WR1043ND
Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 5:24 am
by varma
I'm going to reflash the firmware to have a fresh installation.
What do you suggest for my configuration?
(TL WR-1043ND 1.4, where I'd like to install ushare, amule, transmission on a external FS in a pendriveand with an HDD shared, both on a USB HUB)
the tested version 1.3.9 or the newly introduced 1.3.10?
thank you for the help
please UP (I'm feeling lonely
)
Marco (from Italy)
Re: External Boot/Packages on Gargoyle - WR1043ND
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 5:51 am
by varma
Please UP
I would like just to know if the procedure I followed is right.
Thank you
Marco
Re: External Boot/Packages on Gargoyle - WR1043ND
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 5:11 pm
by varma
Hi.
Another fail.
Is there anybody so kind to write a clear HOWTO or a guide to set up this very useful function?
I'm still fighting to understand the right procedure, if is needed to copy the root folder, if there is still the bug in extroot, what packages do I really need in gargoyle that is not identical to OpenWRT, and so on.
Thank you everybody again!
Marco
Re: External Boot/Packages on Gargoyle - WR1043ND
Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 5:59 pm
by kjaergaard
Hey and thanks for this nice firmware. I have a proposal, could somebody that knows how to install and mesh around with gargoyle firmware, make a video tutorial, for the newbie guys
