linux guru's please help

[Sicilian]

This might help. I've attached the ftp package that I've installed onto the player.

[LraiZer]

Originally Posted by LraiZer

maybe try putting a line in your /etc/inetd.conf to let inetd handle starting

your bftpd location

ftp stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/bftpd bftpd

if your bftpd is not installed in /usr/sbin/ then you shouldnt be putting that location in your inetd.conf, find your installed bftpd location and use that location instead as was shown above! maybe post your bftpd_start file as the contents may show you where bftpd was installed.

maybe this?

ftp stream tcp nowait root /tmp/hdd/root/bftpd bftpd

[Sicilian]

Ok done the following now, still now joy. Thank you for keeping with me

inetd.conf now reads: -

PHP Code:

#
# /etc/inetd.conf       A simple inetd.conf
#
# <service_name> <sock_type> <proto> <flags> <user> <server_path> <args>
#
# To re-read this file after changes, just do a 'killall -HUP inetd'
#
#
ftp     stream  tcp     nowait  root    /tmp/hdd/root/bftpd bftpd
telnet  stream  tcp     nowait  root    /usr/sbin/telnetd  telnetd
#auth   stream  tcp     nowait  nobody  /usr/sbin/nullidentd nullidentd
www     stream  tcp     nowait  www-data        /usr/sbin/httpd httpd -h /var/www
#
# End of inetd.conf 


I created a script called S51inetd because of whats written in rcS1, this is whats i've entered in S51inetd: -

PHP Code:

#!/bin/sh

/tmp/hdd/root/bftpd/bftpd_start

exit 0 


This is what my bftpd_start contains: -

PHP Code:

#!/bin/sh
#
/tmp/hdd/root/bftpd/bftpd -d -c /tmp/hdd/root/bftpd/bftpd.conf 


I've also attached some screenshots.

[LraiZer]

#
# /etc/inetd.conf       A simple inetd.conf
#
# <service_name> <sock_type> <proto> <flags> <user> <server_path> <args>
#
# To re-read this file after changes, just do a 'killall -HUP inetd'
#
#
ftp     stream  tcp     nowait  root    /tmp/hdd/root/bftpd bftpd -d -c /tmp/hdd/root/bftpd/bftpd.conf
telnet  stream  tcp     nowait  root    /usr/sbin/telnetd  telnetd
#auth   stream  tcp     nowait  nobody  /usr/sbin/nullidentd nullidentd
www     stream  tcp     nowait  www-data        /usr/sbin/httpd httpd -h /var/www
#
# End of inetd.conf

try removing that script you put in init.d and just try with above changes instead. if that dont work then i guess its back to manual start until someone what actually knows what they are doing helps

[Sicilian]

Originally Posted by LraiZer

#
# /etc/inetd.conf       A simple inetd.conf
#
# <service_name> <sock_type> <proto> <flags> <user> <server_path> <args>
#
# To re-read this file after changes, just do a 'killall -HUP inetd'
#
#
ftp     stream  tcp     nowait  root    /tmp/hdd/root/bftpd bftpd -d -c /tmp/hdd/root/bftpd/bftpd.conf
telnet  stream  tcp     nowait  root    /usr/sbin/telnetd  telnetd
#auth   stream  tcp     nowait  nobody  /usr/sbin/nullidentd nullidentd
www     stream  tcp     nowait  www-data        /usr/sbin/httpd httpd -h /var/www
#
# End of inetd.conf

try removing that script you put in init.d and just try with above changes instead. if that dont work then i guess its back to manual start until someone what actually knows what they are doing helps

Just tried that too, sorry to say no joy Thank you for all your help anyway

I've just found a forums dedicated to this media player called the mvixcommunity (my sumvision is a re-branded mxvix ultio, identical box). I'll make a post there see if anyone has any ideas, will keep you posted. I've also contacted the author of the ftp package to see if he's got a way of starting it automatically too.

Again, many thanks.

[Sicilian]

Got a reply from the author of the package last night

I had to modify the script that starts samba on the player. Added this: -

PHP Code:

start() {
        KIND="SMB"
# start modification
    killall bftpd
    sleep 5
        /tmp/hdd/root/bftpd/bftpd_start
# end modification