Installation of FireFly on MSS

[rajt]

Does anyone have an idiots guide to install Firefly on a Maxtor Shared Storage Plus (which has the open firmware), similar to
this guide?

http://wiki.fireflymediaserver.org/Linkstation_Live_Pro_Install

Thanks

[squashuax]

My advice if you are going to try this? Ask everyone you know if they have any experience with Unix or Linux. They might save you a few hours of frustration.

Here are some things I learned along the way:

Directions are here:
http://wiki.fireflymediaserver.org/MSS_Installation

Follow the directions, but change the file source as follows:
echo “src nslu2 http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/nslu2/feeds/optware/mss/cross/unstable” > /opt/etc/ipkg.conf

echo “src firefly http://ipkg.fireflymediaserver.org/mipsel” >> /opt/etc/ipkg.conf

Check the firefly configuration with this:
cat /opt/etc/mt-daapd/mt-daapd.conf

Check the startup file with this:
cat /opt/etc/init.d/S60mt-daapd

Edit the startup file With this
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/lib /opt/bin/nano /opt/etc/init.d/S60mt-daapd

Change the startup line so it looks like this:
Sleep 2
/opt/lib/ld.so.1 /opt/sbin/mt-daapd -c /opt/etc/mt-daapd/mt-daapd.conf

Edit files using the cursor to navigate to the lines you need to change, delete lines with CTRL-K, type your changes, then write files by pressing CTRL-O, “enter” to save the file, and CTRL-X to exit the editor.

Turn on the server with this line:
/opt/etc/init.d/S60mt-daapd

Check to see if it’s running with this line:
ps auxw

If not, try this:
opt/lib/ld.so.1 /opt/sbin/mt-daapd -f -c /opt/etc/mt-daapd/mt-daapd.conf -y &

Check the rendezvous configuration with this
cat /shares/mss-hdd/__bonjour/etc/rendezvous.conf

Edit the Rendezvous configuration file with this:
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/lib /opt/bin/nano /shares/mss-hdd/__bonjour/etc/rendezvous.conf

Edit the mt-daapd configuration file
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/lib /opt/bin/nano /opt/etc/mt-daapd/mt-daapd.conf

Type “reboot” to reboot the MSS. You will need to press the button on the front to turn it back on.

Read the firefly log file with this:
cat /shares/mss-hdd/__daap/log/mt-daapd.log

Stop a running process with this:
kill -9 $PID
(replace “$PID” with the PID of the process you want to stop)

Good luck.

[rajt]

I have a Linkstation with Firefly and love the speed of it, so I am trying to install it on a MSS+ whose Media server is very slow in comparison.

I have firmware 2.6.2 OpenMSS1 installed.

I am following steps from here:

http://wiki.fireflymediaserver.org/MSS_Installation

So going through these steps this is what I get:

# echo “src nslu2 http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/optware/mss/cross/unstable” > /opt/etc/ipkg.conf
# echo “src firefly http://ipkg.fireflymediaserver.org/mipsel” >> /opt/etc/ipkg.conf

– these steps seem to work

# ipkg update

– this fails because it cannot find host http://ipkg.fireflymediaserver.org/mipsel/Packages
– if I try this in a browser I get the same.

#ipkg install mt-daapd

– this fails with a wget error, so I download and install all the packages files one by one from
http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/optware/mss/cross/unstable/ using ‘ipkg install ‘

# ipkg install mss-libhelper
# ipkg install mss-ld-so

– these 2 fail unknown commands and it suggests an ipkg update which I cannot do fully!
– ‘mss-libhelper’ and ‘mss-ld-so’ do not seem to be listed in the package description file /opt/lib/ipkg/lists/nslu2.

So I carry on…

# ipkg install ncursesw nano

– fails on wget, so I install it manually

# LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/lib /opt/bin/nano /opt/etc/init.d/S60mt-daapd

– fails as /opt/etc/init.d/S60mt-daapd file does not exist!

So now I stop and need some help !!

(maybe because it cannot find http://ipkg.fireflymediaserver.org/mipsel/Packages, it is failing in other areas?)

[squashuax]

I had the same problem.

Try
echo “src nslu2 http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/nslu2/feeds/optware/mss/cross/unstable” > /opt/etc/ipkg.conf

echo “src firefly http://ipkg.fireflymediaserver.org/mipsel” >> /opt/etc/ipkg.conf

[rajt]

Ok thanks, I will tonite.

But surely, http://ipkg.fireflymediaserver.org/mipsel, should come up in a browser without any error as a test to ensure the path is correct? But it doesn’t …

[Iris]

@rajt wrote:

Ok thanks, I will tonite.

But surely, http://ipkg.fireflymediaserver.org/mipsel, should come up in a browser without any error as a test to ensure the path is correct? But it doesn’t …

You’re right – it wasn’t working when you posted your original message but it is now.

Iris

[rajt]

Thanks guys.

All working now….using 1673 with a M1001 and R1000 (Radio)

Had a few issues with 1586 crashing on my Linkstation, but hope this one on the MSS works better.

In fact I’ve had a few problems with the Linkstation Live. My previous NAS was a Linkstation and the hard disk died. I then bought a Linkstation Live and then the firmware went funny. Got it changed and there are small annoying bugs in the firmware and now this new unit keeps beeping and then powering off! That unit will be going and I think I will stick to the MSS as it seems more robust !

[rpedde]

@Iris wrote:

@rajt wrote:

Ok thanks, I will tonite.

But surely, http://ipkg.fireflymediaserver.org/mipsel, should come up in a browser without any error as a test to ensure the path is correct? But it doesn’t …

You’re right – it wasn’t working when you posted your original message but it is now.

Iris

My bad. Moving hosting services, and forgot to move that one over. Oops!

— Ron

[rajt]

OK…first problem.

All was working ok, but now I cannot see the server from my Roku clients. I can access the service via http://mss:3689 on a web browser and it seems to be running, but it is not visible on the Rokus any longer?

Also if I need to install the stable 1586 version, do I just unpack the file: http://nightlies.mt-daapd.org/dl.php?FILE=mt-daapd_svn-1586-1_mipsel.ipk ?

Only thing I think I changed was the Server Name on the config screen to: ‘Music Server NAS’

Thanks:

[rajt]

Actually I’ve made a bit of a boo boo.

I tried to install the 1586 version, but it would not let me.

But now the config files seemed to have dissappeared?

These files have disappeared:

/opt/etc/mt-daapd/mt-daapd.conf

and

/shares/mss-hdd/__opt/etc/mt-daapd/mt-daapd.conf

How do I force a re-install of these files?

Thanks

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