amtm amtm 4.5.2 - the Asuswrt-Merlin Terminal Menu, May 02, 2024

[ColinTaylor]

And at the end of the day reboot scheduler could use 'exec halt' as command and then both routes could work.

Have you confirmed that "exec halt" works where "halt" didn't?

 

[thecheapseats]

one of the first things I asked up here - was if there was a way to clean shutdown an asus/merlin router - and @RMerlin pointed me to the cmd-line 'halt' command (asus undocumented)... my old unix habits die hard...

without that command I would not have been able to find the error in the 'dc' filesystem script run at each startup (if enabled ) which was throwing a filesystem 'dirty' each reboot on ext4-fs mounts... @ColinTaylor was kind enough to run this error to ground with @RMerlin's help - and fix it...

just pulling the power-plug/switching-off anything with an active filesystem is simply a bad-admin practice... DON'T do it...

'halt' is your friend... use it...

 

[joe scian]

This morning amtm update stops at entware check and halts - need to control c to exit -anyone having this issue today on an AC86U running latest firmware before the new upgrade this morning with OVPN. Interesting this is happening on my 2nd installation on an ax86u as well this morning. The only thing in common that i did before this error happened is an update to skynet blocked country list in both locations. Added a whole heap of countries to that list. Surely that could not have contributed to this. Certainly the only change since yesterday when amtm update check was working on both sites. I will roll back the changes on 1 site to see if that is the problem . Certainly dosent sound related though.

 

[John Fitzgerald]

This morning amtm update stops at entware check and halts - need to control c to exit -anyone having this issue today on an AC86U running latest firmware before the new upgrade this morning with OVPN.

I just ran mine for you without any problems.

 

[joe scian]

This morning amtm update stops at entware check and halts - need to control c to exit -anyone having this issue today on an AC86U running latest firmware before the new upgrade this morning with OVPN. Interesting this is happening on my 2nd installation on an ax86u as well this morning. The only thing in common that i did before this error happened is an update to skynet blocked country list in both locations. Added a whole heap of countries to that list. Surely that could not have contributed to this. Certainly the only change since yesterday when amtm update check was working on both sites. I will roll back the changes on 1 site to see if that is the problem . Certainly dosent sound related though.

Well That was the problem - as soon as i removed the country list in skynet - amtm update check worked fine. How in the hell is that related Lonelycoder ?

 

[John Fitzgerald]

The only thing in common that i did before this error happened is an update to skynet blocked country list in both locations. Added a whole heap of countries to that list. Surely that could not have contributed to this. Certainly the only change since yesterday when amtm update check was working on both sites.

I have to load Skynet last after Unbound. Adding Country Blocks has been a more recent problem and appears to conflict with Unbound. I stopped adding Country Blocks.

I've had the halt error previously. Sometimes I thought it was a server check hang-up.

See if removing the Country Block List stops the error.

 

[joe scian]

I have to load Skynet last after Unbound. Adding Country Blocks has been a more recent problem and appears to conflict with Unbound. I stopped adding Country Blocks.

I've had the halt error previously. Sometimes I thought it was a server check hang-up.

See if removing the Country Block List stops the error.

Yes as my post reads above the country block made amtm update fail just before entware checking. However it got past skynet which leads me baffled. How is it technically possible for this to happen to amtm update check i have no idea. Only lonelycoder can answer that and i fathom even he dosent know.!!!

 

[John Fitzgerald]

Yes as my post reads above the country block made amtm update fail just before entware checking. However it got past skynet which leads me baffled. How is it technically possible for this to happen to amtm update check i have no idea. Only lonelycoder can answer that and i fathom even he dosent know.!!!

In the past I've run short lists (10 or less) and I've run 50-60 Countries. Something changed this year (last 6mo) and I'm not sure why. I've kept my eye open for someone else to notice. Not sure who's end is causing the conflict. It could be Entware.

 

[joe scian]

In the past I've run short lists (10 or less) and I've run 50-60 Countries. Something changed this year (last 6mo) and I'm not sure why. I've kept my eye open for someone else to notice. Not sure who's end is causing the conflict. It could be Entware.

You could be right - it points to Entware as there have been updates of that recently - and the fact that amtm update stops at Entware checking. But the interrelationship with Skynet country blocking is still flabbergasting!!

 

[Viktor Jaep]

How in the hell is that related Lonelycoder ?

First... your attitude needs to be in check. That's no way to speak with anyone.

Second... you're probably blocking Russia, or another untold number of Eastern-Bloc countries where Entware is typically hosted from... If you would have noticed, @thelonelycoder had already anticipated this, and lets you choose from a good number of other sources to download Entware from, directly within the AMTM interface.

Surely that could not have contributed to this.

Surely it did.

 

[joe scian]

First... your attitude needs to be in check. That's no way to speak with anyone.

Second... you're probably blocking Russia, or another untold number of Eastern-Bloc countries where Entware is typically hosted from... If you would have noticed, @thelonelycoder had already anticipated this, and lets you choose from a good number of other sources to download Entware from, directly within the AMTM interface.


Surely it did.

fair call - I doubt lonelycoder would have taken offence - but you are probably correct with the observation around Entware.

 

[Viktor Jaep]

fair call - I doubt lonelycoder would have taken offence

Personally speaking... anytime anyone attacks the operation of your script/app... you take offence.

 

[joe scian]

Personally speaking... anytime anyone attacks the operation of your script/app... you take offence.

How do you conclude that I was attacking his script? All I was asking him to do was to clarify how adding country blocks to skynet could affect amtm updating. I did suggest that even he may not know - that was probably premature to say the least - he obviously does know. But i wasnt attacking his script at all - we even suggested that Entware may be the issue and you clarifed as much - even though a previous iteration of Entware worked just fine with the script and with 50-60 countries in the block list. However i cant be sure whether Russia or other Eastern bloc countries were in that list as you alude to- John would know that. If any offence was taken then I apologise to Lonelycoder however Im sure hes big enough to answer for himself rather than through proxys like you

 

[Viktor Jaep]

rather than through proxys like you

Happy to be a proxy, just so you know... since I'm in this "field" myself, personally and professionally. Its always better to first determine the variables before playing the blame game.

we even suggested that Entware may be the issue and you clarifed as much - even though a previous iteration of Entware worked just fine with the script and with 50-60 countries in the block list.

Entware isn't really the issue... it's working and downloads fine. It's your excessive blocking that's probably the issue. Who is to blame here?

Only lonelycoder can answer that and i fathom even he dosent know.!!!

Oh I'm sure he knows.

 

[joe scian]

Happy to be a proxy, just so you know... since I'm in this "field" myself, personally and professionally. Its always better to first determine the variables before playing the blame game.


Entware isn't really the issue... it's working and downloads fine. It's your excessive blocking that's probably the issue. Who is to blame here?

I am to blame - me and only me - now can I please have the last word - please?!!!

 

[joe scian]

I am to blame - me and only me - now can I please have the last word - please?!!!

I will work out which countries servers host entware and will post if anyone is interested

 

[Viktor Jaep]

I am to blame - me and only me - now can I please have the last word - please?!!!

Apology accepted...

I will work out which countries servers host entware and will post if anyone is interested

We would love to know what you find out! Definitely post your results. This is a technically-minded community that would love to know!

 

[joe scian]

Entware is a package manager with about 2000 packages for embedded devices1. It is the ultimate repo for embedded devices2. Entware can be installed on various devices, such as routers, NAS, media players, and so on. Entware uses different servers to host its packages, depending on the architecture of the device. For example, for ARMv7 devices, Entware uses the following servers2:

• http://bin.entware.net/armv7sf-k3.2
• http://entware.wl500g.info/binaries/armv7
• http://pkg.entware.net/binaries/armv7

For MIPS devices, Entware uses the following servers2:

• http://bin.entware.net/mipselsf-k3.4
• http://entware.wl500g.info/binaries/mipsel
• http://pkg.entware.net/binaries/mipsel

You can find more information about Entware and its supported devices on its GitHub page2 or its wiki page. I hope this answers your question.

1: [PACKAGE] Entware, the ultimate repo with about 2000 packages 2: GitHub - Entware/Entware: Ultimate repo for embedded devices : https://github.com/Entware/Entware/wiki

 

[Viktor Jaep]

Entware is a package manager with about 2000 packages for embedded devices1. It is the ultimate repo for embedded devices2. Entware can be installed on various devices, such as routers, NAS, media players, and so on. Entware uses different servers to host its packages, depending on the architecture of the device. For example, for ARMv7 devices, Entware uses the following servers2:

• http://bin.entware.net/armv7sf-k3.2
• http://entware.wl500g.info/binaries/armv7
• http://pkg.entware.net/binaries/armv7

For MIPS devices, Entware uses the following servers2:

• http://bin.entware.net/mipselsf-k3.4
• http://entware.wl500g.info/binaries/mipsel
• http://pkg.entware.net/binaries/mipsel

You can find more information about Entware and its supported devices on its GitHub page2 or its wiki page. I hope this answers your question.

1: [PACKAGE] Entware, the ultimate repo with about 2000 packages 2: GitHub - Entware/Entware: Ultimate repo for embedded devices : https://github.com/Entware/Entware/wiki

 

[John Fitzgerald]

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Do any of the above cause the problem?

I just changed EP server from 1 to 2 and ran update without a stall.

Have not entered countries.