ASUS RT-AX58U (F/W Ver.:V3.0.0.4.384.8601) with Asuswrt-Merlin 3004.388.5 - Transmission: "Could not connect to the server. You may need to reload"

[8helge8]

I'm trying to install Transmission on my router but it doesn't work for some reasons with the following error:

Full log of installation Entware and Transmisison:

 Enter amtm option  ep
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 This installs Entware - the ultimate Software repository
 on this router.

 Visit https://entware.net to learn more about Entware

 Author: thelonelycoder
 https://www.snbforums.com/forums/asuswrt-merlin-addons.60/?prefix_id=16&starter                                                                                                                                                             _id=25480
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 Continue? [1=Yes e=Exit] 1
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 Running pre-install checks
 Corrected invalid Entware symlink
 Pre-install checks passed
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 Select device to install Entware to

 1. /tmp/mnt/Apacer_PHD

 Select device [1-1 e=Exit] 1

 Running device checks on /tmp/mnt/Apacer_PHD
 Device checks passed
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 Testing Entware servers availability

    bin.entware.net failed, primary server
 1. entware.diversion.ch - Mirror by thelonelycoder
 2. mirrors.bfsu.edu.cn - Mirror by Beijing Foreign Studies University

 Select Entware server to use [1-2 e=Exit] 1
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 amtm is now ready to install
 Entware (armv7sf-k3.2) to

  /tmp/mnt/Apacer_PHD

 1. Install Entware now
 2. Return to device/server selection

 Enter selection [1-2 e=Exit] 1
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 Creating install directory at /tmp/mnt/Apacer_PHD/entware

 Installing Entware (armv7sf-k3.2), using external script

...
Info: Congratulations!
Info: If there are no errors above then Entware was successfully initialized.
Info: Add /opt/bin & /opt/sbin to $PATH variable
Info: Add "/opt/etc/init.d/rc.unslung start" to startup script for Entware servi                                                                                                                                                             ces to start
Info: Found a Bug? Please report at https://github.com/Entware/Entware/issues
...

admin@RT-AX58U-14D0:/tmp/home/root# opkg install nano
Installing nano (7.2-2a) to root...
...
Configuring nano.
admin@RT-AX58U-14D0:/tmp/home/root# opkg install transmission-web transmission-d
aemon
Installing transmission-web (4.0.3-4) to root...
...
Configuring transmission-daemon.
Configuring transmission-web.
admin@RT-AX58U-14D0:/tmp/home/root# opkg install transmission-remote transmission-daemon
Installing transmission-remote (4.0.3-4) to root...
Downloading https://entware.diversion.ch/armv7sf-k3.2/transmission-remote_4.0.3-                                                                                                                                                             4_armv7-3.2.ipk
Package transmission-daemon (4.0.3-4) installed in root is up to date.
Configuring transmission-remote.
admin@RT-AX58U-14D0:/tmp/home/root# opkg install ca-bundle ca-certificates
Installing ca-certificates (20230311-1) to root...
...
Configuring ca-certificates.
admin@RT-AX58U-14D0:/tmp/home/root# /opt/etc/init.d/S88transmission stop
 Checking transmission-daemon...              alive.
 Shutting down transmission-daemon...              done.
admin@RT-AX58U-14D0:/tmp/home/root# nano -w /jffs/scripts/firewall-start
admin@RT-AX58U-14D0:/tmp/home/root# chmod a+rx /jffs/scripts/firewall-start
admin@RT-AX58U-14D0:/tmp/home/root# /jffs/scripts/firewall-start
admin@RT-AX58U-14D0:/tmp/home/root# /opt/etc/init.d/S88transmission start
 Starting transmission-daemon...              failed.
admin@RT-AX58U-14D0:/tmp/home/root# /opt/etc/init.d/S88transmission start
 Starting transmission-daemon...              already running.
admin@RT-AX58U-14D0:/tmp/home/root#

 

[Ripshod]

I'm confused - which firmware is your router actually running on?

 

[8helge8]

I'm confused - which firmware is your router actually running on?

Asuswrt-Merlin 3004.388.5​

"F/W Ver.:V3.0.0.4.384.8601" is just printed on the back of the router