Joined: 08 May 2018 Posts: 14249 Location: Texas, USA
Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2022 3:49 Post subject:
DIR-882 is not configured for the transmission client, probably due to flash size constraints. This file was added to the public repo in 2018, but going by current firmware image size, not sure if optimizations over the past couple of years have freed up enough space to include transmission because I have no idea off the top of my head that size limitation set in u-boot, etc.
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Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2022 10:17 Post subject:
Its not enabled, the # before it disables it. So no, your router is unlikely to have sufficient space, I wouldn't recommend it anyway, your hw generally wont be able to handle the regular routers config + torrent, torrenting can be quite CPU intensive and when CPU is taken, everything suffers.
Joined: 08 May 2018 Posts: 14249 Location: Texas, USA
Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2022 12:53 Post subject:
The config file was added in 2018; there is neither an older version of it or a newer version of it as plainly shown in that link if you do your homework (i.e. click where it says, "History").
So, to reiterate what @the-j0ker has plainly stated, NO, it's NOT included in the current release. Again, given current firmware image file sizes and not knowing how much weight transmission would add to current release, it will likely not get included because the resulting firmware image size would brick your router (hence why it was probably commented out in the first place). _________________ "Life is but a fleeting moment, a vapor that vanishes quickly; All is vanity"
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Joined: 31 Jul 2021 Posts: 2146 Location: All over YOUR webs
Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2022 17:24 Post subject:
What would help here is a CLI flash of firmware and grabbing the complete output and attaching it, to compare the erased blocks vs writen to see if theres enough blocks left depending on size of block for this device...
Then looking at the transmission source, which was last updated 2 years ago so its due for a refresh.
Joined: 08 May 2018 Posts: 14249 Location: Texas, USA
Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2022 17:53 Post subject:
Of course, there's a highly vintage torrent client (ctorrent) in the repo from back during the Eko dayz. I can't find any upstream development since 2004, though, without attempting a CVS checkout from sourceforge.net
Thanks guys for the great inputs and for your time, I am still learning actually I just brought this router from someone because saw on the Router Database that it supports DD-WRT and there is written RAM: 128 MB and FLASH: 128MB and also because it has 2 USB ports It seems I mistaken it, I had before an ISP router KAON AR4010 but it lacked of functions and it is buggy wanted to use as an additional AP connected via cable.
Was thinking to use this DIR-882 with torrent client, Samba server, Openvpn server. What I understood from you guys now, it was not the best option to buy this router (wanted to have features cheaply )
You can always use Entware to load a torrent client
i must read about this Entware, before i had a HPE Microserver Gen10 running Clearos for transmission client and other features but i was thinking to reduce the power consumption going back to my isp router and started to miss the functions what i had on the router i will read about Entware so i can understand that setup.