Extra/newer Optware ipk's not in the ddwrt ipkg feed

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davygravy 24 Mar 2011 15:44

Below is a list of ipk packages I've got up (all made with the uclibc nslu2 buildroot toolchain).

I started this when I wanted a newer unfs3, and decided there was some low-hanging fruit here. Use at your own risk, you've been warned, etc. Enjoy if it works for you. NOTE: I've got svn access to the nslu2 dev setup, so many of these will end up in the official Optware feed. If you have a special request, let me know and I might be able to add it in. Best practice is to not just let me know, but also post to the nslu2 linux dev group.

If its package & version info says "now available in Optware feed", then the version in Optware is now equal to or newer than what I'd posted. Use the Optware version in that case.

Install them as you would any locally present ipk.

Note: you may have to fiddle w/ dependencies. Know how to use ipkg before you start this.
run df -h on your box to confirm that you have space in your filesystem
make backups of any config/start files or scripts in /opt/etc/ that might get overwritten. ipkg is not smart about this, the way that apt-get is.
cd /mnt/sdb1 #or whatever USB drive you have present on your TomatoUSB router
wget <url-of-ipk-file>
ipkg install <ipk-filename>

Let me know if you have a particular package that is in buildroot already, or in other nslu2 feeds, or in the git/svn/cvs repo already, but isn't built, and I might try to build it.

Download List : ipkg packages built w/ the dd-wrt/nslu2 optware toolchain, uclibc-based

package & version	description	link	status
amule 2.3.1rc1	the popular p2p client-server-utility set - note this is a release candidate, it requires libiconv (below)	amule_2.3.1rc1-2_mipsel.ipk	tested/works - both amuled and amuleweb, but you may experience some memory usage problems and related crashes (translation: a memory hog)
Airprint & Cloud Print Support tarball	CUPS, HPLIP, Gutenprint, cloudprint.py, Ghostscript, Poppler, python-cups, and all other requirements to make Airprint and Google Cloud Print work on your Broadcom router	TomatoUSB-DDWRT_Airprint-Cloudprint_support-03282013c.tar.gz	tested/works; custom built to work as a unit; see Tutorial: Airprint and Google Cloud Print-via Optware for details and directions
DansGuardian 2.9.8.0	Dan's Guardian content blocker	dansguardian_2.9.8.0-1_mipsel.ipk	needs testing and /opt/etc/ .conf , /opt/etc/S files checked
dsniff_2.3	The dsniff suite of packages, including dsniff, arpspoof, urlsnarf, msgsnarf, etc. FOR EDUCATIONAL & HOME NETWORK AUDITING PURPOSES ONLY	dsniff_2.3-1_mipsel.ipk	tested & all working except webmitm (ssl/cert problem). Note that you should upgrade your libdb to libdb_5.0.32-2 for full functionality.
gcc 4.1.1	Gnu C Compiler - version 4.1.1 - just in case you really need to compile something on your router	gcc_4.1.1-5_mipsel.ipk	needs testing - please provide feedback if you test it
hfsplus-utils_1.0.4	utilities for working with Apple HFS+ partitions	hfsplusutils_1.0.4-1_mipsel.ipk	need testing, need verification of function - these are built from last release of source for this project, though could be lacking some new Apple features
hplip_3.11.3 now available in Optware feed	new version of Hewlett Packard's open source HPLIP drivers for imaging and printing	hplip_3.11.3-1_mipsel.ipk	needs testing, especially with newest printers, scanners, etc
jfsutils_1.1.15 now available in Optware feed	filesystem utilities for IBM's JFS filesystem	jfsutils_1.1.15-1_mipsel.ipk	untested : jfs.ko module doesn't load for me currently
libdb 5.0.32	Berkeley Database lib, with compat185 enabled	libdb_5.0.32-2_mipsel.ipk	tested, works
libiconv_1.13.1	character conversion	libiconv_1.13.1-1_mipsel.ipk	tested & works
motion_3.2.12 now available in Optware feed	new version	motion_3.2.12-1_mipsel.ipk	needs testing - please give feedback if using
nbd-client_2.9.13	client binary for network block device userspace utilities	nbd-client_2.9.13-1_mipsel.ipk	untested - please post back with your results
nbd-server_2.9.13	server binary for network block device userspace utilities	nbd-server_2.9.13-1_mipsel.ipk	untested - please post back with your results
netatalk 2.1.5	linux-based AFP server for Apple OS X users, with TimeMachine support enabled	netatalk_2.1.5-2_mipsel.ipk	tested/works, good throughput (on gigabit LAN: read 9MB/sec, write 7.3MB/sec), post back with success or failure, and what router it ran on, the client (10.5.6, 10.6.7, etc) and load
nfs-utils 1.0.7 (see note in status ===>)	NFS-kernel toolbox, enables nfsd.ko to do its stuff (has mountd, lockd, etc.)	nfs-utils_1.0.7-5_mipsel.ipk	tested/works, use only with kernel server, not with unfs3
nmap_5.35DC1 now available in Optware feed	more recent (July 2010) version of the well known network scanner, compat w/ openssl-0.9.7 (see link below)	nmap_5.35DC1-1_mipsel.ipk	tested/works
p910nd_0.95_mipsel.ipk now available in Optware feed	print server for embedded devices (like our router)	p910nd_0.95-1_mipsel.ipk	tested/works, you'll have to add in the lockfile w/ "touch /var/lock/subsys/p910nd" and custom-killoldp910nd, start this one via your optware set up
siproxd_0.8.0 now available in Optware feed	Proxy/masquerading daemon for the SIP protocol. Newer version seems to be required by some VoIP providers.	siproxd_0.8.0-1_mipsel.ipk	needs testing/feedback - notify if extra features need to be enabled
squid_3.1.8 test version, distinct from the one in the Optware feed - has transparent proxying support configured in	Squid proxy/cache, w/ native IPV6 support, transparent proxy support	squid_3.1.8-2_mipsel.ipk	tested/working - note that it is more capable, but package is twice the size of squid 2.6.23
tinyproxy_1.8.2 now available in Optware feed	newest version of tinyproxy, with transparent option enabled	tinyproxy_1.8.2-1_mipsel.ipk	needs testing - please supply feedback if using
transmission 2.21	legacy package — bittorrent client with built-in web interface, configured w/ —enable-lightweight	transmission_2.21-3_mipsel.ipk	tested/works
transmission 2.30b4 (special beta build, enabled for µtp and configured w/ —enable-lightweight)	bittorrent client with built-in web interface	transmission_2.30b4-1_mipsel.ipk	tested and works, but you may have to minimize the resources footprint by editing your settings.json file
unfs3 0.9.22 now available in Optware feed	newest version of user-space NFS server, requires portmap (in optware feed)	unfs3_0.9.22-1_mipsel.ipk	tested/works
wxbase 2.8.12 now available in Optware feed	a newer version, required for amule 2.3.1 & later versions of amule	wxbase_2.8.12-1_mipsel.ipk	tested/works

Various Broadcom Routers Running TomatoUSB (or DD-WRT) with Airprint & Cloud Print
See my Repo's at http://github.com/davygravy
Extra/Newer Optware ipks not in the dd-wrt/nslu2 feed
davy's 1-wire weather, courtesy of TomatoUSB, Optware & Maxi

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karog 24 Mar 2011 15:52

transmission 2.20 is now in the standard ipkg upgrade as I just got it.

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davygravy 24 Mar 2011 16:17

kk, thanks, fixed w/ 2.22 uploaded now.

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docbill 24 Mar 2011 17:04

Thanks, I'll give these a try. Can you post instructions on how to build the packages? I would love to build a autofs package… (Of course I realize that will also require changing the kernel options to support autofs.)

Regards,

Bill

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davygravy 24 Mar 2011 17:14

I'd worked for a few years w/ OpenEmbedded and some ARM toolchains, so it was familiar territory. Here are a few links I followed and read (more or less in order of importance):

Things I installed, from Ubuntu 10.04:

build-essential
automake
autoconf
texinfo
libtool 1.5.26-1 (manually, with dpkg -i, instead of apt-get [wich installs libtool 2.2x])

Things I had to mess with, or had problems with:

libtool (I ended up uninstalling it, since it seemed to confuse the toolchain and builds, since the toolchain tried to reference/use it, instead of the libtool that it created for itself - after uninstalling I had to rebuild the entire toolchain - takes about 1 hr on my 3.6GHz Core2 Quad) eventually replaced it w/ libtool1.5

If you want to build a package that isn't in the nslu2-ddwrt-optware feed, then you'll have to see if it is in their source (maybe they didn't build it because it won't build for them, or maybe they thought there was no need for it). If it isn't in their source, then you can check here at the buildroot git webif: http://git.buildroot.net/buildroot/

I installed this toolchain on top of Ubuntu 10.4 and it works for the most part. (Some packages - using libtool- have issues, so I am trying it in VirtualBox on Ubuntu 6.06 LTS, and I'll post back on how that turns out. … OK, the checkback = it is so slow incomparision to a normal installation, but still OK … just about 1/4 of the original speed…- haven't seen a benefit from this yet)

Remember to _not_ build as root, just as a regular user, prolly in your home dir. I did this in Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, and I had to chase down some dependencies & missing packages…

As far as autofs, not sure how well that is supported in the 2.6.22.19 kernel. (I just checked and I can't see any instance/case/listing of anyone ever building it… ymmv).

My reason for building the stuff was for NFS.

Incidentally, I now have nfs-utils, and there is a nfsd.ko module, but it segfaults for me when I attempt to insmod it. :(

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docbill 24 Mar 2011 17:23

On significant problem I found with this build of unfsd3 is showing absolute path rather than the path specified in the /opt/etc/exports file.

For example, I have an export of /mnt/share. With the older version of unfsd3 it shows up as that path. With the newer version it shows up as:

/tmp/mnt/share

This is particularly bothersome, as I do not want it to be apparent that mount is in /tmp.

Bill

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davygravy 24 Mar 2011 17:36

I'm not sure, but it is my guess that the change in behavior is code-based. It is possible that it might be compiler-induced. Dunno.

Where do you read this path from? From the router itself? or from a (proper) client?

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ray123 24 Mar 2011 17:42

For example, I have an export of /mnt/share. With the older version of unfsd3 it shows up as that path. With the newer version it shows up as: /tmp/mnt/share This is particularly bothersome, as I do not want it to be apparent that mount is in /tmp.

Not much you can do about that. /mnt is in / which is in the flash and therefore is non-writable. /mnt is symlinked to /tmp/mnt which is in ramfs and is writable. Of course, the directory must be writable so that the mount-point directory can be created in it.

Whenever something references "/mnt" it follows the link(s) and shows the true actual name—which is "/tmp/mnt".

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davygravy 24 Mar 2011 18:31

@docbill: I'm not sure I'm seeing what you are seeing.

From my OS X laptop, when I run

showmount -e <ip-of-router/server>

I see the following:

AirMini10v:~ davygravy$ showmount -e airdisk1.local
Exports list on airdisk1.local:
/mnt/sdb1                           xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/255.255.0.0

I get the same with both packages, 0.9.22 and the older/original 0.9.18. (I'm running 10.6.6 Snow Leopard, as a client)
Correction/addition: I also see the exact same thing from my Ubuntu build machine. Same result if I run it locally on the server, too.

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docbill 24 Mar 2011 18:46

Not much you can do about that. /mnt is in / which is in the flash and therefore is non-writable. /mnt is symlinked to /tmp/mnt which is in ramfs and is writable. Of course, the directory must be writable so that the mount-point directory can be created in it.

Whenever something references "/mnt" it follows the link(s) and shows the true actual name—which is "/tmp/mnt".

Yeah. I was actually able to get it to work in a chroot environment with the symbolic links replaced with bind mounts. But it was a pain in the neck, so I went back to the old version. My guess is there is either a configuration option for unfsd, or there is a custom patch that was applied on the previous version so it would not dereference the symbolic link.

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