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<nowiki>wget http://www.3iii.dk/linux/dd-wrt/slim-samba-usb.tar.gz</nowiki> | <nowiki>wget http://www.3iii.dk/linux/dd-wrt/slim-samba-usb.tar.gz</nowiki> | ||
tar xvzf slim-samba-usb.tar.gz | tar xvzf slim-samba-usb.tar.gz | ||
- | ./ | + | ./samba2.usb |
And you should be up and running! | And you should be up and running! | ||
- | USB is designed to be hot-plug, and | + | USB is designed to be hot-plug, and Slim Samba2 will automatically start next time you boot the router, or next time you plug-in the USB drive. |
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sh /tmp/unplug.usb | sh /tmp/unplug.usb | ||
Just to make sure all files on your USB drive are closed properly. | Just to make sure all files on your USB drive are closed properly. | ||
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== Install slim-samba-usb on a USB drive using a Linux PC == | == Install slim-samba-usb on a USB drive using a Linux PC == |
Revision as of 01:34, 24 January 2009
Slim Samba2 for USB
Based on the work of patwood I have made a quick-and-easy and slimmed down version of Optware Samba2. I call it "Slim Samba2 for USB", and it is only made for Broadcom MIPS-based CPU routers. This includes the Asus, Linksys, and Buffalo routers supported by dd-wrt. For other CPUs you need the full Optware Samba packages.
Out-of-the-box Slim Samba2 (v.4) has been designed to run on USB drive with one or three partitions.
Slim Samba it self is installed and run from the first partition (/mnt) on the USB drive, as this works well with the USB and NAS settings in the web-GUI.
With Slim Samba v.4 use of a three partition drive will automatically be detected, and /mnt/data will automatically be mounted on the third partition.
User data is ment to be in the folder /mnt/data. You may however adjust this to your hearts content, and smb.conf has been prepared such that you can just unmark (remove #) from several of the lines in smb.conf - but for standard file server, SlimSamba should work fine out-of-the-box
Prepare for slim-samba-usb
- Tested with Eko version V24TNG-svn11218.
- For Mini_usb_ftp version your partition must be ext3
- For Mega version your partition can be either ext2 or ext3
Enable USB in web-GUI and set
- enable USB1.1, USB2 as neded for your router and usb drive
- enable "USB Storage Support"
- enable "ext2 / ext3 File System Support"
- enable "Automatic Drive Mount"
- set "Run-on-mount Script Name" to /mnt/samba.usb
- set "Disk Mount Point" /mnt
For good meassure you should also set shutdown commands in web-GUI
- tab: Administration -> tab: Commands -> text field: Commands ->
- write this line
sh /opt/usr/sbin/unplug.usb
- Click "Save Shutdown"
In Services -> NAS -> ProFTPD
- Anonymous Login can be enabled if desired
- and "Anonymous Home Sub-directory" can be set to /data/public
Install slim-samba2-usb on a USB drive using you router and a terminal
In a (putty) terminal type in these commands
cd /mnt wget http://www.3iii.dk/linux/dd-wrt/slim-samba-usb.tar.gz tar xvzf slim-samba-usb.tar.gz ./samba2.usb
And you should be up and running!
USB is designed to be hot-plug, and Slim Samba2 will automatically start next time you boot the router, or next time you plug-in the USB drive.
Before you un-plug the USB drive from a live router you should however run the command:
sh /tmp/unplug.usb
Just to make sure all files on your USB drive are closed properly.
Install slim-samba-usb on a USB drive using a Linux PC
a) Download the file http://www.3iii.dk/linux/dd-wrt/slim-samba-usb.tar.gz
b) Unpack the files from slim-samba-usb.tar.gz to the USB drive
c) You should minimum see the following in the root of your USB drive
folder: data folder: opt file: samba.usb file: unplug.usb
d) You may want to change the workgroup name in /USBdrive/opt/etc/samba/smb.conf (see below for guide)
e) When you have set the web-GUI of you router, un-mount the USB drive from you Linux PC and plug it into your dd-wrt box. And you should be up and running.
Customise your slim-samba2-usb Windows Workgroup name
You may have to edit /opt/etc/samba/smb.conf to fit your Windows Workgroup name, or you could just use the default Windows workgroup name "workgroup" on your windows pc's.
To edit the smb.conf file in a terminal with the vi editor do the following
vi /opt/etc/samba/smb.conf
Find the line: workgroup=workgroup and change it to your windows workgroup name
If you workgroup name is "valhalla" you would change the line to: workgroup=valhalla
- Note: vi hints:
- When you open vi it is in command mode (you see a - at the bottom left of your screen)
- press i to enter edit mode (you see an I at the bottom left of your screen)
- press ESC to exit edit mode and enter command mode
- When in command mode
- press :wq ENTER to give the commands write and quit
- press :q! ENTER to quit without saving changes
- press :q ENTER to quit if you have made no changes
- When you understand that vi has the two modes of operation, command mode and edit mode, and how :easy it is to switch between the two, vi can actually become one of your best Linux friends.
- to delete a line - be in command mode - and press dd
- google "linux vi command" for more vi commands
- When you open vi it is in command mode (you see a - at the bottom left of your screen)
- Note: You could also use WinSCP to locate and edit script files, as an editor is included in WinSCP.
How to access Samba shared drives from windows
If your pc is in the same workgroup as Samba (default: workgroup) then you just go to Neighbourhood in Windows Explorer and a new machine (default: DD-WRT) should appear.
You can also go directly to the Samba server in Windows by typing the IP number of your router in the address bar of Windows Explorer like: \\192.168.1.1
You should see data and printers folder
If your routers LAN IP does not begin with 192.168.
If you use an IP range for your network that is not in the 192.168.x.x range, you need to edit /opt/etc/samba/smb.conf line hosts allow = to include your IP range.
If you for example use 10.0.0.x for your local network, you could change the line to be
hosts allow = 192.168. 10.0.0. 127.
or simply
hosts allow = 10.0.0. 127.
Did everything go right
You can use one or more of the following commands to see if your slim-samba2-usb install went well
Check the active processes using the ps command
:~# ps PID USER VSZ STAT COMMAND ~ snip ~ 163 root 1792 S proftpd: (accepting connections) ~ snip ~ 224 root 3588 S /opt/sbin/smbd -D 231 root 2280 S /opt/sbin/nmbd -D ~ snip ~
Check to see if /opt has been mounted using the ls, df or mount commands
:~# ls /opt etc lib sbin var
:~# df Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on /dev/root 2304 2304 0 100% / /dev/discs/disc0/part1 241116 10138 218530 4% /mnt /dev/discs/disc0/part1 241116 10138 218530 4% /opt
:~# mount rootfs on / type rootfs (rw) /dev/root on / type squashfs (ro) none on /dev type devfs (rw) proc on /proc type proc (rw) ramfs on /tmp type ramfs (rw) /dev/discs/disc0/part1 on /mnt type ext3 (rw) /dev/discs/disc0/part1 on /opt type ext3 (rw)
A comment about PATH, LD_LIBRARY_PATH and a custom profile
So long as you use dd-wrt EKO svn11218 or newer, there should be no need to adjust anyting in the /etc/profile, as the new default profile is optimised to work better with Optware based packages.
Use command set to see how PATH and LD_LIBRARY_PATH already include /opt... paths