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Re: PirateBox is setup and inactive but the USB key is always blinking

You have to rename auto_package_done to auto_package, that the installer will install the packages. auto_package is the important file, without this the installer won't install any packages.

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Re: PirateBox is setup and inactive but the USB key is always blinking

Ok I did it, off/on the router, but 1 hour later the USB key is still blinking (note: I see the WIFI 'PirateBox - Share Freely' SSID). # cat /opt/piratebox/version piratebox-ws_1.1.3 ##...

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Re: PirateBox is setup and inactive but the USB key is always blinking

Hi, can you please retry the flashing. I maybe did a mistake in preparing the install_zip for the test. I added a different commit messages in the version file for confirmation. It should look like...

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Re: PirateBox is setup and inactive but the USB key is always blinking

After doing these steps, the USB blinked for 45 min until I off/on the router. After restart, the USB key does not blink, but seems not mounted : root@jYTPYFtJ:/# root@jYTPYFtJ:/# mount rootfs on /...

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Re: PirateBox is setup and inactive but the USB key is always blinking

Ok, this is weird. Can you post the complete output of the command dmesg Would you mind to try a different USB Stick? That totally looks like an issue with that one.. from the current point of view, I...

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Re: PirateBox is setup and inactive but the USB key is always blinking

# dmesg [ 0.000000] Linux version 3.3.8 (strubel@compute) (gcc version 4.6.3 20120201 (prerelease) (Linaro GCC 4.6-2012.02) ) #2 Mon Feb 1 20:10:10 CET 2016 [ 0.000000] MyLoader: sysp=2222a3aa,...

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Re: PirateBox is setup and inactive but the USB key is always blinking

In this dmesg log, everything seems quite normal. Looks like I have to run some tests for myself with a corresponding usb stick :-/

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Re: PirateBox is setup and inactive but the USB key is always blinking

ok, so I did find some time to dig out an USB stick with a LED and reinstalled a stock PirateBox on my MR3020. For me, the USB light is steady, only blinking when activity. here the comparable output...

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Failure to extend root - slow USB stick?

I just starting using PirateBox to create a small sharing spot for this little corner of my neighborhood. I got it going on an AR150 and it works great...but only when I use an 8GB USB drive. I bought...

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Re: Failure to extend root - slow USB stick?

Hi, this is a very good summary. Thank you. But I am still wondering what is happening! That is a crazy issue and I haven't seen such a thing before. I have a few questions about the new 64GB usb...

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Re: Failure to extend root - slow USB stick?

Hi Matthias, it seems that the stick is not slow--I was wrong. It does have something to do with the formatting, but I can't tell what is wrong. Maybe it's a leftover superblock at the beginning that...

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Re: Failure to extend root - slow USB stick?

The advice with using /dev/sda in ext.config will only help, if the box isn't already installed because of the generated fstab configuratoin entries. My USB stick looks pretty much the same:...

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Re: Failure to extend root - slow USB stick?

Hi Matthias, Overwriting didn't help; it still has that weird behavior after reformatting. I tried some other USB drives and they just work without any extra effort. I think I'm going to admit defeat...

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Re: Failure to extend root - slow USB stick?

Too bad, but try a different usb stick :-p Do you want to invest 2 or 3 boxes to play around with development version and do some development for mesh networking ? It seems you are quite good :-)

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Turn PirateBox to Access Point

Hi. I've made a PirateBox with MR3040 and customized OpenWrt image. My PirateBox itself can connect to Internet. I can ping websites and get their real IP address from PirateBox shell. But the devices...

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Re: Turn PirateBox to Access Point

Hi, so you have two issues to - Switch between AP and PirateBox mode based on the status of the ethernet connection - Provide Internet Access (and turn of PirateBox). First of all, you need to change...

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Re: Failure to extend root - slow USB stick?

Perhaps, but I probably will not have enough free time until the summer. My holiday break is ending, and I still have some things to do with this single node. I do want to experiment with a mesh using...

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Re: Failure to extend root - slow USB stick?

Currently we do not have syncing available, but it would be helpful to have a helping hand for approaching a stable implementation. Happy new year!

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Found a MR3040 - Can't Seem to Access it

Hi Folks, I was told on Twitter that I should post here - here goes. At work I was handed a TPLink MR-3040 device that the owner had originally been using to distribute apks at workshops. I've been...

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Re: Found a MR3040 - Can't Seem to Access it

I should mention - all lights are on with the router. It doesn't seem to be bricked.

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Re: PirateBox 0.6.3 - Chatbox problem

If this helps anyone in the future, I had to visit on two different devices the URL location of where the chat_content.html is located: [piratebox.lan] there I only saw the first anonymous default...

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Re: Found a MR3040 - Can't Seem to Access it

Hi, thanks for posting here! It is very difficult to give valuable support on twitter. When you are writing: Quote I should mention - all lights are on with the router. Do you mean that all lights are...

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Re: X( WARNING TP-Link TL-WR703N v1.7. X(

It works! PirateBox runs on the TL-WR703N v1.7 with latest firmware as of 2018-01-04 I realize that this is an old thread, but everything I can find says the same as this thread, "PirateBox won't run...

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Re: Known hardware - firmware combinations

The hardware page says that PirateBox doesn't work on the TP-Link TL-WR703N v1.7. That's not exactly true. I recently purchased one of these with the latest firmware available. While you can't flash...

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Re: Known hardware - firmware combinations

Thanks for reporting back. I updated the list and added a note to your post above.

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Re: Found a MR3040 - Can't Seem to Access it

Hi Matthias, Thanks for your help. At your suggestion I set my own ip address and used telnet to access my MR3040. I used these instructions to get to get a piratebox install working. Thanks again! Derek

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Can't access 3020 piratebox

I followed the instructions to install piratebox on the device except for setting up upnp. I can connect to it, but nothing happens when I use my browser.

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Re: Can't access 3020 piratebox

Did you try to open up the following urls with HTTPS: Language: PHPhttp://192.168.1.1 http://piratebox.lan http://bbc.com ?

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Re: Can't access 3020 piratebox

Ok, it worked. However I'm not sure why it doesn't redirect me to the page automatically.

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Re: Can't access 3020 piratebox

Ok. I assume I’m that your browser is using https per default (or the most time). For several reasons we do not answer https connection, which is why it’s does not work if your start you browser...

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