Installing Optware ipkg (better instructions for Firmware 04)

[mefo]

hello there... i just bought my patriot box office so im quite new here.
so could you help me about this "wget" thing..?
thanks..

[wenlez]

anyone able to increase the size of the root partition?

[snappy46]

hello there... i just bought my patriot box office so im quite new here.
so could you help me about this "wget" thing..?
thanks..

Hi mefo,

I am not really sure what you are asking here but; "wget" is a linux command issued from the PBO telnet prompt to download a file from the internet. File will be downloaded to the current directory (pwd) where it was issued unless specified otherwise. Can you be more specific in your request.

Hope this helps.

Snappy

[snappy46]

anyone able to increase the size of the root partition?

Why?? I think you should look into some of the semi-official firmware which already have an increased root partition. As long as you have enough room on the root partiton to create symbolic link that is all you need to make it as big as you want (well as big as internal HDD or connected USB device).

If you tell us why you want to make the root partition bigger we might be able to help you more.

Cheers !!!

[wenlez]

The firmware I use is a Official Firmware but modded with Chinese IMS and other functions. The root partition is already full, and is mounted as read only. I can not make sym link to /opt.

I'm just looking forware to isntall MPD.

[snappy46]

The firmware I use is a Official Firmware but modded with Chinese IMS and other functions. The root partition is already full, and is mounted as read only. I can not make sym link to /opt.

I'm just looking forware to isntall MPD.

Sorry but I am not familiar with this firmware so my help is limited. Is this firmware using yaffs or squashfs??? squashfs can not be mounted as read-write it is read only no matter what you do; "mount -o remount,rw /" has no effect therefore you can not create the /opt directory. If you plan on making any changes to the root directory you must have a yaffs based firmware. As I already mentioned most semi-official uses yaffs; the official firmware from P61(BC18) and above uses squashfs which can never be written to (read-only).

Snappy46

[wenlez]

No wonder, this firmware uses squashfs.

[snappy46]

No wonder, this firmware uses squashfs.

You could always ask the person that repack the firmware if he could make the firmware optware friendly. All that would be required is to create a symbolic link /opt to /usr/
local/etc/opt and then repack the firmware. You could then just install your optware on the /usr/local/etc/opt .... or wherever you want by creating more symbolic link or overmount point in that directory.

Cheers!!!