DNS-323 Network Storage

[TimeTravel_0]

I want to delete the fun plug.
I can't uninstall it.
Can guide me how ?
thanks.

 

[Bieffe]

Complete Idiot’s Guide to installing Transmission & Clutch on DNS-323. There could be typo errors/ missed steps. Pls use at your own risks.

Acknowledgements & Credits :
The contents below were 99.99999% extracted from information provided by Shadowandy . Thanks to Shadowandy!!!

1. Go to this webby to dl fun_plug and fun_plug.tgz
http://www.shadowandy.net/2008/05/running-fonzs-fun_plug-05-on-dns-323.htm
Required files
fun_plug (from http://www.inreto.de/dns323/fun-plug/0.5/)
- right click on url and select “Save Target As…” to Volume 1
fun_plug.tgz (from http://www.inreto.de/dns323/fun-plug/0.5/)
- click on url and save to Volume 1

2. Reboot DSN-323 to unzip fun_plug.tgz (Uzip should be automatic)
3. After reboot, check Volume 1 and see if additional folders have been created on Volume1
4. Then click on this url: http://www.shadowandy.net/2008/05/transmission-for-dns-313-dns-323.htm
To dl these 2 files to your Volume 1
- libcurl (7.18.1) download
- transmission (1.22) download

5. On yr PC, click ‘Start’ and select ‘Command Prompt’
6. At command prompt level (“>”), enter “Telnet <your dns-323 ip-addr) ”
7. It should tell you that you are connected to your DNS-323
8. Enter the following commands in sequence
- / # cd mnt/HD_a2
- /mnt/HD_a2 # funpkg -i curl-7181.tgz
System Response: Installing package curl-7181 …
- /mnt/HD_a2 # funpkg -i Transmission-1.22-ffp0.5.tgz
System Response: Installing package Transmission-1.22-ffp0.5.tgz …
If you encounter Fatal Error; File not found, do not call 999. Simply rename the command to .tar instead of .tgz If still cannot, shout for help
Ok, you are half-way there……..the next steps are Life & Death….
9. At the /mnt/HD_a2 # prompt, enter the following command to execute Transmission-Daemon:
/ffp/start/transmission.sh start
System Response: Starting transmission-daemon
10.Enter the command to create a Torrents Folder on Volume 1:
- mkdir -p /mnt/HD_a2/torrents
11. Enter these commands in sequence:
- export TRANSMISSION_HOME=/mnt/HD_a2/.transmission
- transmission-remote -f /mnt/HD_a2/torrents
- chmod a+x /ffp/start/transmission.sh

Now to Install Clutch for Transmission
12. Again at the /mnt/HD_a2 # prompt, enter these commands in sequence:
Downloading the required files
- wget http://www.inreto.de/dns323/fun-plug/0.5/packages/php-5.2.6-2.tgz
System Response: Connecting to www.inreto.de (217.119.59.48:80)
php-5.2.6-2.tgz 100% |*******************************| 6414k 00:00:00 ETA

13. Setting up PHP and lighttpd. Enter these commands in sequence:
- funpkg -i php-5.2.6-2.tgz
System Response: Installing package php-5.2.6-2 …
- cp /ffp/etc/examples/lighttpd.conf-with-php /ffp/etc/lighttpd.conf
- mkdir -p /mnt/HD_a2/www/pages /mnt/HD_a2/www/logs
14. Downloading Clutch. Enter these commands in sequence:
- wget http://clutchbt.com/Files/Clutch-0.4.tar.gz
System Response: Connecting to clutchbt.com (74.52.213.130:80)
Clutch-0.4.tar.gz 100% |*******************************| 155k 00:00:00 ETA

15. Setting up Clutch. Enter these commands in sequence:
- tar xf Clutch-0.4.tar.gz -C /mnt/HD_a2/www/pages/
- mv /mnt/HD_a2/www/pages/Clutch-0.4/ /mnt/HD_a2/www/pages/clutch
- echo “/mnt/HD_a2/.transmission/daemon/socket” > mnt/HD_a2/www/pages/clutch/remote/data/socket.txt * this is a whole command *
16. Starting up lighttpd
- chmod a+x /ffp/start/lighttpd.sh
- sh /ffp/start/lighttpd.sh start
System Response: Starting /ffp/sbin/lighttpd -f /ffp/etc/lighttpd.conf

17. Accessing your Clutch
Now surf to http://<DSN-323 ippr-addr>:8080/clutch/ to use your transmission

18. If you encounter ‘Permission Denied’ during BT, then Telnet to your DSN323 again to give your Torrents folder ‘write’ access. Enter this command:
- chmod -R a=rwx /mnt/HD_a2/<Torrents> * Thanks to Lss *

Hello all any updates on these instructions above. Previous versions working like a gem. But wonder the latest Transmission, Funplug and Clutch will bring any advantages. Cos I intend to add a new HDD to my 323 but very scared it will mess up my volumes and therefore causing my now wonderful 323 Clutch to stop working. Anyway posted some questions for ShadowAndy hope he free to reply me.

 

[Bieffe]

Just found out from http://wiki.dns323.info/information:known_issues
That DNS323 will sabo u big time when replacing drives.

Once cover open the 323 will prompt u reformat. Even when displaying the correct info on the setup and u selected the correct drive etc.....it will reformat the wrong drive and wipe out all ur data.

So see the link for solutions with calculated risk. Meanwhile I too scared to open the 323 and will leave as it is lah.

What u ppl think.

 

[DAREN771]

Linux ext3 FTW. REAL journal filing systems don't need to be defragged. DNS323 is using ext3 filesystem.

Just found out from http://wiki.dns323.info/information:known_issues
That DNS323 will sabo u big time when replacing drives.

Once cover open the 323 will prompt u reformat. Even when displaying the correct info on the setup and u selected the correct drive etc.....it will reformat the wrong drive and wipe out all ur data.

So see the link for solutions with calculated risk. Meanwhile I too scared to open the 323 and will leave as it is lah.

What u ppl think.

 

[Bieffe]

Linux ext3 FTW. REAL journal filing systems don't need to be defragged. DNS323 is using ext3 filesystem.

Sorri my computer ligu limited.
Thats means 323 no use FAT or NTFS they use ext3 a kind of LINUX file so no need to defrag ya?

 

[mun_hoe]

Just found out from http://wiki.dns323.info/information:known_issues
That DNS323 will sabo u big time when replacing drives.

Once cover open the 323 will prompt u reformat. Even when displaying the correct info on the setup and u selected the correct drive etc.....it will reformat the wrong drive and wipe out all ur data.

So see the link for solutions with calculated risk. Meanwhile I too scared to open the 323 and will leave as it is lah.

What u ppl think.

open cover will reformat? no lah where got such thing, it does not have a toggle switch to trigger something........i open and close the cover so many times never prompt me anything i still watching my prawns and mp3s song song gao jurong

 

[DAREN771]

Sorri my computer ligu limited.
Thats means 323 no use FAT or NTFS they use ext3 a kind of LINUX file so no need to defrag ya?

yes you are right.

 

[trichard]

Just found out from http://wiki.dns323.info/information:known_issues
That DNS323 will sabo u big time when replacing drives.

Once cover open the 323 will prompt u reformat. Even when displaying the correct info on the setup and u selected the correct drive etc.....it will reformat the wrong drive and wipe out all ur data.

So see the link for solutions with calculated risk. Meanwhile I too scared to open the 323 and will leave as it is lah.

What u ppl think.

Adding an extra disc can wipe data on existing drive!
Firmware: 1.03, 1.05, 1.06 are all confirmed
Severity: High
Description: Consider you have one disk installed in the right hand bay, when looking at the front cover of the DNS-323. Now insert a second drive in the left bay while the device is powered off. After powering up the web interface will prompt “Your new, second hard drive will now be formatted. The existing harddrive will not lose any data.” It will display the vendor/model/serial number and size of the second drive. However if you press “next” it will format the first disk in the right bay.
Remarks: Slight variations to this procedure might not result in this bug. For example starting with the first drive being installed in another bay or hot adding (= while being powered on) drives.
Workaround: Don't have other disks installed when formating a new drive. Boot bay with just the new drive installed, format, power off, reinstall first disk afterwards. If volume numbering and network shares mess up, you can still swap drives. Or search forum for manually formating drives



Serious ??????????

 

[revogsx]

I have an existing 500GB and wanted to add another 1TB

here's what I did, I pull out the 500GB, inserted the new 1TB, webpage ask for format, so formatted it, then after format, restart.. then shutdown
then, reinserted the old 500GB without removing the new 1TB
started it and all is OK..

 

[shadowandy]

I have an existing 500GB and wanted to add another 1TB

here's what I did, I pull out the 500GB, inserted the new 1TB, webpage ask for format, so formatted it, then after format, restart.. then shutdown
then, reinserted the old 500GB without removing the new 1TB
started it and all is OK..

Yeah. This is the safest way to do it.

 

[Kin]

Adding an extra disc can wipe data on existing drive!
Firmware: 1.03, 1.05, 1.06 are all confirmed
Severity: High
Description: Consider you have one disk installed in the right hand bay, when looking at the front cover of the DNS-323. Now insert a second drive in the left bay while the device is powered off. After powering up the web interface will prompt “Your new, second hard drive will now be formatted. The existing harddrive will not lose any data.” It will display the vendor/model/serial number and size of the second drive. However if you press “next” it will format the first disk in the right bay.
Remarks: Slight variations to this procedure might not result in this bug. For example starting with the first drive being installed in another bay or hot adding (= while being powered on) drives.
Workaround: Don't have other disks installed when formating a new drive. Boot bay with just the new drive installed, format, power off, reinstall first disk afterwards. If volume numbering and network shares mess up, you can still swap drives. Or search forum for manually formating drives



Serious ??????????

Yeah, I learnt it the hard way when I added a new hdd the last time. All data gone. Ext2 formatted hdd are not easy to recover without backup of the partition/file tables.

 

[armaniexchange]

I have an existing 500GB and wanted to add another 1TB

here's what I did, I pull out the 500GB, inserted the new 1TB, webpage ask for format, so formatted it, then after format, restart.. then shutdown
then, reinserted the old 500GB without removing the new 1TB
started it and all is OK..

So i follow this method, and upon having the new drive installed, i will need to map the new drive again rite. I am on Standard configurations. Say i only have Volume1 now. And the new one is volume2.

 

[revogsx]

So i follow this method, and upon having the new drive installed, i will need to map the new drive again rite. I am on Standard configurations. Say i only have Volume1 now. And the new one is volume2.

yes, the new drive will be on Volume2, if not, shutdown and swap them

on may case, volume2 is the new large one, so I amended the UserID on NetworkAccess and "FTPserver on the Advanced webpage to point to the new drive,
With this, I didn't even have to reconfigure my external mediaplayer(xbox) and laptop

 

[Bieffe]

Just hope when I add my new drive, my currently installed Funplug and transmission will work when i put back my old hdd with the new one.

 

[revogsx]

Just hope when I add my new drive, my currently installed Funplug and transmission will work when i put back my old hdd with the new one.

it should not affect your funplug and transmission.. i also have these 2 apps

 

[Lss]

dns323 uses ext2. ext3 support was removed for some reason.

 

[revogsx]

ext3 support is back on 1.08 beta firmware

 

[Bieffe]

ok my ps3 can see the dns323 as media server but says there is no files....how to make video files i have on the 323 visible on the ps3?

 

[Bieffe]

bro, go to your dlink web console > Advance Tab > uPnP AV server > make sure that your AV service is enabled then changed the folder access to another sub folder instead of "root" or "Volume_1"

now i'am able to stream my AV files from my NAS to my PS3.. and i didnt bother to install any 3rd party apps on my ps3 nor my dlink dns-323 device..



hope this help.

my answers here shot too fast.

 

[armaniexchange]

Any one here have any idea when is firmware 1.08 be out for us to download?
I like some of the new features. And 1.07 didnt add much features.