unrar in 2n

[Nvdias]

Hi:

I've been trying to install unrar in my fonera2N.

Using the distribution found at http://ipkg2.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/optw ... ss/stable/ , editing opkg.conf and updating opkg (opkg update) makes it possible to install unrar.
But when I try to run-it, I always get a "not found error".


Note that I install unrar with
opkg install -dest hdd unrar,
in which "hdd" is a link to an external usb disk where I have other applications install.
Also the PATH variable is pointing to /tmp/mounts/hdd/usr/bin.

Oddly, unrar is installed in /tmp/mounts/hdd/opt/bin
but even running /tmp/mounts/hdd/opt/bin/unrar gives the same "not found" error (and unrar file is there !)

does anyone have any thoughts about this ?

Thanks a lot

[Jazzy2]

I had that sort of problem when the program was compiled for the wrong architecture (Not sure if that's the right term, I'm new to all this stuff)
I've compiled unrar for the fonera N and you can download it here http://cid-98d3e9acab16d266.skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?resid=98D3E9ACAB16D266!120&Bpub=SDX.Docs&Bsrc=GetSharingLink (the unrar file).
If you copy that to a folder on your external hard disk and then go in to that folder and run

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opkg install unrar_3.8.5-1_mipsel.ipk -dest hdd

it should set up unrar for you. I tried it and it worked although I needed this line in my opkg.conf so it could download some dependencies

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src snapshots2 http://downloads.openwrt.org/kamikaze/8.09.2/rb532/packages

[Nvdias]

good idea. thanks.

[Skynetbbs]

good idea. thanks.

the opkg.conf will be fixed in a next firmware release
there is a plugin (unofficial) that fixes it partly though

thnx for the unrar!
perhaps it should be added to the plugin list on the wiki?

[tman]

Anybody wrote a "plugin" for unrar? It would be nice to install it through web interface, not terminal.

[Skynetbbs]

Anybody wrote a "plugin" for unrar? It would be nice to install it through web interface, not terminal.

or a "market" plugin that will choose between the 10.000 openwrt applications and a "destination" where to install like the Torrent plugin does

[Nvdias]

but .... why do you want an unrar installation via web interface if unrar is to be used via terminal ?

[tman]

I'm using fonera from a mobile phone with mobile putty, it's pretty hard to type a lot of characters for the install. With web interface I could upload the file and activate. Pretty stupid reason...could say ...why I don't use a PC? Because I'm 99% of time 'on the go'.
Another reason could be to be ...just like other plugins...intallable in the webui. Just for keeping the basic idea of a 'standard plugin'.

[tman]

should I edit opkg.conf or it's already fixed? i have 2.3.6.1
thanks!

edit: running the install returns:

Colleted errors: *Could not obtain administrative lock

[Matthijs]

This is probably the easiest way to get opkg working: http://wiki.fon.com/wiki/Plugin_opkgfix

2.3.7.0 will have this working out of the box.

[tman]

Ok, then i will better wait for 2.3.7.0 instead of fixing things...
When 2.3.7.0 will come out ?

Thanks for the hint!

[Nvdias]

you don't need to wait !
to solve the administrative lock issue you just need to create the directory.
just type in:

mkdir /usr/lib/opkg

[tman]

Ok I have installed the opkgfix plugin and the folder /opkg showed up (or maybe it was alredy there...dont know)
but now how to execute this?

opkg install unrar_3.8.5-1_mipsel.ipk -dest hdd

should I replace 'hdd' with some path ?

[tman]

ERROR: unknown dest name ...
Tried with 'hdd' and '/tmp/run/mountd/sda1/unrar' , does not work

edit: tried also Disc-A1, or full path , with or without quotes ... same error

[Nvdias]

hdd is the destination I've defined in opkf.cfg
You must define your own destination or omit-it to install in fonera internal memory (if you have enough available)

[tman]

where is located opkg.cfg ? (btw... Find -name opkg.cfg does not work on fonera....?)
thanks!

[Jazzy2]

My first reply was to the person that wrote the ushare wiki so I didn't give the relevant details.
It's worth checking out. the wiki helped me a lot http://wiki.fon.com/wiki/Ushare. The file is /etc/opkg.conf
Thanks Nvdias.

[tman]

Jazzy2, please post a new link to download unrar, the skydrive link you mentioned is dead by now. Thanks !

Upppsss! Now I see that Jazzy is banned. Anybody have the unrar downloaded to upload it again somewhere ?
Thanks !

[Nvdias]

These are the files you need. You may get them from any distribution across the web, download them into your fonera hdd and install with "opkg -install filename ...":

libuclibc++_0.2.2-9_mipsel.ipk
unrar_3.9.8-1_mipsel.ipk

[tman]

libuclibc++_0.2.2-9_mipsel.ipk
unrar_3.9.8-1_mipsel.ipk

Thanks for replying. I found libuclibc++_0.2.2-9_mipsel.ipk here:
http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/optwa ... ss/stable/
But unrar is a newer version on this site:
unrar_4.1.3-1_mipsel.ipk

I guess is ok if it's newer....or ?

Edit:
installed unrar 4.1.3-1, then I try to run it but I have this error:
root@Fonera:~/run/mountd/sda1# unrar e log.rar
-ash: unrar: not found
root@Fonera:~/run/mountd/sda1# ./unrar l log.rar
-ash: ./unrar: not found
root@Fonera:~/run/mountd/sda1#

what am I doing wrong ? the unrar file is in the /opt/bin folder. I tried also to copy it to /bin, same error...