Goto the Setup section then "Software Update" and change it to manual...It was the manufacturer's update wiping out the custom firmware. Shame you can't disable it.
Goto the Setup section then "Software Update" and change it to manual...
wooo-hooo! All sorted.
It was the manufacturer's update wiping out the custom firmware. Shame you can't disable it.
Thanks for your help!
You're absolutely right! I just assumed that because the options were "automatic" and "manual" that the latter disabled the former by default... (having never used them...)I think the manual update option simply lets you enter a different transponder to look for. (Manual page GB53) - I must admit I never remember seeing it before.
...I've just installed 4.0.7 on my box.
The install went as described in the readme, and the box reports "Custom FW v4.0.7" on the front panel display at bootup, but I'm not able to get the webpage up:-
"Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at 192.168.0.30."
The Humax has a net connection - I can stream iPlayer content from channel 901, and I can ping the box from my PC.
Install started
cp: unable to open `/opt/tmp/telnet_1.0_mips.opk': No such file or directory
Collected errors:
* make_directory: Cannot create directory `/opt//var': Read-only file system.
* make_directory: Cannot create directory `/opt/var': Read-only file system.
* make_directory: Cannot create directory `/opt//var': Read-only file system.
* pkg_init_from_file: Failed to make temp file /telnet_1.0_mips.opk.control.Ni3gw9: Read-only file system.
* rm_r: Failed to open dir : No such file or directory.
rm: cannot remove `/opt/tmp/telnet_1.0_mips.opk': No such file or directory
Install done
Thinking about it, I wonder if this is because I've upgraded the disk to 2TB?
Hmmm - how did you partition it and what sizes?
Custom firmware installs to the Music and Photos partition so (a) It needs to exist and (b) it needs to be writable. Going by the log of the unsuccessful telnet
install, it appears that it failed because the file system is read only. Maybe you need to remove the drive and check it with e2fsk.
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo e2fsck /dev/sdc4
e2fsck 1.42 (29-Nov-2011)
e2fsck: Group descriptors look bad... trying backup blocks...
/dev/sdc4: recovering journal
e2fsck: unable to set superblock flags on /dev/sdc4
/dev/sdc4: ********** WARNING: Filesystem still has errors **********
Google is your friend. Information HERE and HERESo, what's the next step from here? I don't have any music or photos, so can I just re-format the partition or something like that? If so, what process would I need to follow in Ubuntu to do that? After the filesystem fix, do I just re-install 4.08 again?
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo mke2fs -n /dev/sdc4
mke2fs 1.42 (29-Nov-2011)
Filesystem label=
OS type: Linux
Block size=4096 (log=2)
Fragment size=4096 (log=2)
Stride=0 blocks, Stripe width=0 blocks
65808 inodes, 263064 blocks
13153 blocks (5.00%) reserved for the super user
First data block=0
Maximum filesystem blocks=272629760
9 block groups
32768 blocks per group, 32768 fragments per group
7312 inodes per group
Superblock backups stored on blocks:
32768, 98304, 163840, 229376
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ e2fsck -b 32768 -fv /dev/sdc4
e2fsck 1.42 (29-Nov-2011)
e2fsck: Permission denied while trying to open /dev/sdc4
You must have r/w access to the filesystem or be root
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo e2fsck -b 32768 -fv /dev/sdc4
e2fsck 1.42 (29-Nov-2011)
/dev/sdc4: recovering journal
e2fsck: unable to set superblock flags on /dev/sdc4
/dev/sdc4: ********** WARNING: Filesystem still has errors **********
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo e2fsck -b 98304 -fv /dev/sdc4
e2fsck 1.42 (29-Nov-2011)
/dev/sdc4: recovering journal
e2fsck: unable to set superblock flags on /dev/sdc4
/dev/sdc4: ********** WARNING: Filesystem still has errors **********
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo e2fsck -b 163840 -fv /dev/sdc4
e2fsck 1.42 (29-Nov-2011)
/dev/sdc4: recovering journal
e2fsck: unable to set superblock flags on /dev/sdc4
/dev/sdc4: ********** WARNING: Filesystem still has errors **********
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo e2fsck -b 229376 -fv /dev/sdc4
e2fsck 1.42 (29-Nov-2011)
/dev/sdc4: recovering journal
e2fsck: unable to set superblock flags on /dev/sdc4
/dev/sdc4: ********** WARNING: Filesystem still has errors **********
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$
is there any guidance/instructions on using media tomb. i've installed it but the user interface is very unfriendly and the help file doesn't work.
mkfs.ext3 /dev/sdc4Re my issue above, I'm not finding any obvious solutions via google.
Is there an easy "nuclear" option, to just format that partition empty?
thanks, Martin
mkfs.ext3 /dev/sdc4
Install started
cp: unable to open `/opt/tmp/telnet_1.0_mips.opk': No such file or directory
Collected errors:
* make_directory: Cannot create directory `/opt//var': Read-only file system.
* make_directory: Cannot create directory `/opt/var': Read-only file system.
* make_directory: Cannot create directory `/opt//var': Read-only file system.
* pkg_init_from_file: Failed to make temp file /telnet_1.0_mips.opk.control.5VomKW: Read-only file system.
* rm_r: Failed to open dir : No such file or directory.
rm: cannot remove `/opt/tmp/telnet_1.0_mips.opk': No such file or directory
Install done
Nothing to do with chmod I'm afraid. You still have your original problem.But, telnet still failed for the same error:-
Perhaps something with chmod (though I'm not sure exactly what)?
Thanks again, Martin
Nothing to do with chmod I'm afraid. You still have your original problem.
* make_directory: Cannot create directory `/opt//var': Read-only file system.
It looks like /dev/hd4 (the Music and Photos partition) is still not being mounted read/write. In which case the custom firmware cannot create the directory structure it requires. You can access the basic web interface simply because that is implemented entirely in firmware. However, if you try and click on the "Download & Install the Full Web Interface" button I suspect it will just return more Read-only errors in the status report. Try copying an mp3 from USB stick to Music, or a jpg to Photos to confirm the Read-only status.
Install started
Installing telnet (1.0) to root...
Configuring telnet.
Install done
(I added some line breaks)Downloading http://hummypkg.org.uk/foxsat/base/Packages.gz. Inflating http://hummypkg.org.uk/foxsat/base/Packages.gz. Updated list of available packages in /opt/var/opkg/base.
Installing webif (2.71) to root... Downloading http://hummypkg.org.uk/foxsat/base/webif_2.71_mips.opk.
Installing jim-tcl (0.7.1) to root... Downloading http://hummypkg.org.uk/foxsat/base/jim-tcl_0.7.1_mips.opk.
Installing service-manager (1.1-1) to root... Downloading http://hummypkg.org.uk/foxsat/base/service-manager_1.1-1_mips.opk.
Installing busybox (1.18.4-1) to root... Downloading http://hummypkg.org.uk/foxsat/base/busybox_1.18.4-1_mips.opk.
Installing epg (1.5) to root... Downloading http://hummypkg.org.uk/foxsat/base/epg_1.5_mips.opk.
Installing sysclock (1.1) to root... Downloading http://hummypkg.org.uk/foxsat/base/sysclock_1.1_mips.opk.
Installing hmt (2.1) to root... Downloading http://hummypkg.org.uk/foxsat/base/hmt_2.1_mips.opk.
Configuring busybox.
Configuring jim-tcl.
Configuring service-manager.
Configuring sysclock.
Configuring epg.
Configuring hmt.
Configuring webif.
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!! CONGRATULATIONS !!
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You have successfully installed the full web interface and supporting packages.
Please restart your Foxsat HDR in order to complete the initialisation process.
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Now I know why I was confused, great work to root out this bug and find a cure, very well done!The transfer of files within the range of 0 to 2GB, 4 to 6GB, 8 to 10GB, etc, etc succeeded, whereas files within the range of 2 to 4GB, 6 to 8GB, 10 to 12GB, etc,etc failed.
My Foxsat has suddenly started to ask for a username and password. How can I fix that? I have telnet and FTP access. Any help much appreciated.
Thanks.
I don't recollect setting a password on the settings page.
After entering cd /opt/etc I get /bin/sh: cd/opt/etc: not found