Dreambox Automount

[AnarXiscO]

Hi,

may anybody tell me how can I automount NFS plugin in the latest ruDream image?

Other question about such great image: why I can't upload settings with Dreamboxedit? (I'm able to retrive them, but the db don't charge the uploaded settings)

Thx guys,
xisco

[dre]

have you unchecked the http-authentification in the expert-setup? this should make it possible to reuse dreamboxedit.

[AnarXiscO]

Originally Posted by dre

have you unchecked the http-authentification in the expert-setup? this should make it possible to reuse dreamboxedit.

Thx, dre: now it rules

Now I remain with the other question: how to automount the nfs fs?

Cheers,
xisco

[dre]

also in the expert setup you have the communication setting. since 1.08 there's is additional point: mounts (blue button on your rc). go in there and put in the necessary information (ip-adress of the nfs-server, the share-name (without "/"), the mountpoint (with "/") and if you want some extra settings like rw. below these fields you have a checkbox which is labeled "automount". i hope it works for you. i could not yet manage to get nfs working in 1.08.

dre

[jpm]

nfs server MUST be running when you reboot your Dreambox in order to enable automount to work!!!

[AnarXiscO]

Well, thx guys I succed in mount the nfs in the way mr Dre showed me.
Now it's configured like this:
ruDream 1.08 in CF (256Mb) default image;
240Gb volume in nfs (@ jpm: always running... )
/var on CF

The problem is: now that it does the automount, I'm not more able to record with ngrab ("device unavailable" or something like this). More, the swap file, originally mounted in the nfs partition, does't work anymore. I tried to make another one (expert menu/memory ../swap file on hd) but now on /hdd I've mounted the CF (without enough space), while the nfs is mounted in /mnt/nfs (and doesn't exist the option "swap file on nfs").

Any idea or another sleepless night?



xisco

[dre]

you could try this: in /var/bin you have a file called hdd_swapfile.sh. if you open this in a editor you will see the following:

#!/bin/sh

SIZE=`cat /tmp/inputnumber.tmp`
SIZE=$((1024*$SIZE))

# Enable swap-file, if available.
if [ -e /var/tuxbox/config/hdd_swap_file ] ; then
[ -e /hdd/hdd_swap_file ] && rm -f /hdd/hdd_swap_file
dd if=/dev/zero of=/hdd/hdd_swap_file bs=1024 count=$SIZE
mkswap /hdd/hdd_swap_file
[ -e /hdd/hdd_swap_file ] && exit 0 || exit 1
else
exit 0
fi

if you replace the /hdd with /mnt/nfs, you can use the swap on hdd to create a swap on nfs. i don't know if it works but i could...

i've got a question for you: which nfs-server are you using on your computer?

[AnarXiscO]

Originally Posted by dre

you could try this: in /var/bin you have a file called hdd_swapfile.sh. if you open this in a editor you will see the following:



if you replace the /hdd with /mnt/nfs, you can use the swap on hdd to create a swap on nfs. i don't know if it works but i could...

i've got a question for you: which nfs-server are you using on your computer?

Hi dre, very kind as usual!


I use Truegrid NFS, a very simple utility. What I really love of this box, is the possibility of configuring almost everything, if able of course...

xisco

[dre]

thx for your answer. i was trying it too with truegrid. but as it is not that important for me, i do not want to spend to much time...

[AnarXiscO]

Originally Posted by dre

thx for your answer. i was trying it too with truegrid. but as it is not that important for me, i do not want to spend to much time...

It is such easy to configurate Trugrid that I forgot how I did it... but if you need, I can see and explain

xisco