DSM-G600, DNS-3xx and NSA-220 Hack Forum

Well, depending on the usage pattern, it might even shorten your HDD life-span, if it will constantly have to spin down/up the platters and park/unpark the heads.
It will, however, most probably reduce power consumption, and thereby heat.

There is no real trick to getting FFP to run on USB. It actually can be installed on the disks as usual. What I do is simply configure each application that I want to run to use the USB stick for logs and such.

I run Transmission for torrents. It is installed on the USB stick but I left the "incomplete" and "complete" directories on the hard disk to handle large file downloads. IMO the best source for Transmission is right here by KyleK http://dns323.kood.org/forum/t2719-%5BR … ssion.html The instructions are simple and are in the first post along with a link to the download.

Automatic, Lighttpd, Cron scripts, logrotate and rsync all send logs to the USB stick.

My drives spin down most of the day/night except evenings when I am accessing videos and torrents are downloading.

I can see this easily as I access the admin console via a script once an hour and extract the HDD temperature. When the drives are off, the units run about 31-32 degrees. This rises to 37-39 degrees during heavy usage times.

I don't use any UPNP or other media server. For one reason, I don't want/need one, but also as it is resource intensive and may cause more disk activity.

Last edited by FunFiler (2011-05-03 17:39:43)

There are old steps in that link and it is overly complex for most people. Since much of it points to KyleK's link that I provided, I'd suggest starting with something simple, then you can tweak it as required after you get it running.

I'm sure there are many here who will help you as required.

Running it from USB is simple enough, but again, I'd suggest getting it installed and working in a normal configuration first. Then you can simply move it to the USB stick after. This is essentially just a matter of moving the directory, editing the startup script and then making a few configuration changes.

Last edited by FunFiler (2011-05-03 18:42:49)

Assuming your followed a guide such as this one http://dns323.kood.org/howto:fun_plug then you can view the fun_plug log and/or telnet in to your DNS323.

sarvesh29 wrote:

still reading about what to do next.

I think you're going about this the wrong way. It "should" be less about what it can do and more about what you need and want it to do. Also, take into consideration that this box has limited memory and CPU resources. All those extras may come at a cost of reduced responsiveness and lower transfer rates.

The "perfect setup" is in the eyes of the beholder.
Having said that, here's a thread covering what other people have done with their DNS-323, to inspire you: http://dns323.kood.org/forum/viewtopic.php?id=6351

Last edited by scaramanga (2011-05-04 19:05:41)

You need to change the download location to /mnt/HD_a2/Downloads in the settings.json file or change the permisisons on (/home/nobody/Downloads

figured it out.my download directory was set as an incoming folder, but the incomplete torrent was not set to mount on the HD_a2 thus the error.

since some hours have been getting this message after login in:

BusyBox v1.11.2 (2010-02-02 10:50:14 CST) built-in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.

what can i do?

So am I right in thinking there's no special trick to making the disks not spin up other than

a) Don't hit them that much with torrents running 24/7
b) Things that log to disk -> Point them at a USB stick

There's nothing more to it?

But those two are the most common? I imagine most people have a relatively similar set up when it comes to fun plug

One thing is on my mind, why do i get FAILED on the Disk Tools 'scan disk' ? Do i have to be worried? The drive is on ext3.

Okay. I think it must be ffp.

Last edited by sarvesh29 (2011-05-14 10:00:19)