FreeLinkomatix

=FreeLinkomatix= FreeLinkomatix is a tool for the Debian version of Linux used on the Buffalo LinkStation called FreeLink. It is designed to automate the addition of applications, libraries, and the upgrade to a v2.6 kernel (PPC linkstations only: LS1 and HG) which is not provided directly in the FreeLink distribution. A bash shell script modeled after Automatix will use apt-get to install applications from the APT debian repository. Some software will come from http://downloads.nas-central.org, the remainder will be compiled from source. This supports both the PowerPC and MIPSel versions of FreeLink. This script is similar to Andre's Web Installer. The script also looks for the most recent version of itself.

Primary Script

 * 1)  Update apt-repositories....
 * 2) Install DHCP-3 client if not present
 * 3)  Move /home /usr /var  from hda1 to hda3 and create symlinks
 * 4)  Install Samba
 * 5)  Troubleshooting Windows shares (samba) - guest access
 * 6) Install Webmin 1.3 and StressFree Solutions Tiger Webmin Theme
 * 7)  Allow all IPs for Webmin
 * 8)  Install SSH SSHd and the associated Webmin module
 * 9)  Install ProFTPd and Webmin module
 * 10)  Configure the time zone and use NTPdate
 * 11)  Install the Precompiled C development environment
 * 12)  Upgrade to Kernel 2.6 using Andre's web installer (PowerPC only)

Post Kernel 2.6 Script
PPC linkstations only: LS1 and HG
 * 1)  Add Kernel Network File System (NFS) and the Webmin Exports module
 * 2)  Install Rsync and download Webmin module rsyncmin
 * 3)  Add USB Automounting and CUPS Printer Support
 * 4)  Macintosh Specific Netatalk and Howl Zeroconf DNS discovery service
 * 5)  Add Firefly (mt-daapd) Media Server
 * 6) Ccxstream - Xbox Media Stream Protocol
 * 7)  KAID - XLink Kai online gaming for Xbox, 360, PS2 and PSP
 * 8) LAMP and  Gallery2 Photo gallery

Remaining Goals

 * 1) Jinzora - web based multimedia application
 * 2) SlimServer server software that powers audio players from SlimDevices
 * 3) GMediaServer - GNU UPnP media server
 * 4) Wizd - A Media Server for Syabas based players
 * 5) Ushare - UPnP Media Server for Linux
 * 6) Virtual Private Networking - PPTP

BASH Script Location
The in progress script is located in the talk/discussion page, anyone is free to change it: The Downloadable for use version is located at
 *  FreeLinkomatix - bash script
 * http://downloads.nas-central.org/Installers/Freelinkomatix/

Forum Discussion
Linkstation Community Forum / General Development /
 * The FreeLinkomatix - a system setup script for the Debian version of Linux

Installation

 *  Install FreeLink First: Get the archive 


 *  Flash The The LinkStation firmware flasher 
 * Open the archive and carefully read the included README file for any specific instructions.
 * Disable any firewall(s), including any built-in Windows firewall
 * Make sure the LinkStation and your PC are on the same sub-network. This likely requires that you change the IP address (and probably the subnet-mask) of your PC and router to a different IP address (out of the box the LS should start out on 192.168.1.XXX but in EM Mode it will have a static IP address of 192.168.11.150)
 * Run the firmware updater executable HD-???LAN FWUpdate-english.exe
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 * After finding your LinkStation, press the "Renew Firmware" button, and wait. Have patience, and keep your calm. If you think the Firmware updater is acting strange, do not try to disconnect the LinkStation or abort the update in another way.
 * After flashing connect your LinkStation up to the network with subnet 192.168.1.XXX
 * Find your LinkStation on the network and Telnet to it with PuTTYtel You will be at the root shell.


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root@LinkStation:/# passwd root
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 * cellpadding="2" colspan="2" style="font-size:100%; background-color:#000000; border-width:1px ; border-style: solid" | Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 %h
 * }
 * Change the root password

Primary Script
On a newly FreeLinked Linkstation you can get and install FreeLinkomatix with the following: wget http://downloads.nas-central.org/Installers/Freelinkomatix/freelinkomatix.sh chmod a+x freelinkomatix.sh ./freelinkomatix.sh

Post Kernel 2.6 Script
After Kernel 2.6 is done installing and the system reboots, Find your LinkStation on the network and open an SSH session to it with PuTTYtel, at this point you should be able to run the secondary script: wget http://downloads.nas-central.org/Installers/Freelinkomatix/postinstall.sh chmod a+x postinstall.sh ./postinstall.sh