ntpMerlin Problems with ntpMerlin

[amnesia]

I installed it once, and it worked for 30 minutes. I uninstalled it and reinstalled it after the router reboot, the same thing happened, it worked for 30 minutes and then the same error. Any one else experiencing this? Is there any solution to this?

amtm 4.2 FW by thelonelycoder

GT-AXE16000 (aarch64) FW-388.6 @ 192.168.110.1
Operation Mode: Wireless router

amtm - the Asuswrt-Merlin Terminal Menu

/mnt/GW_STOR01 Size 28.5G Used 84.0M (0%)

j2 open ntpMerlin 3.4.5

ep manage Entware packages

fd run Format disk fdl show log

sh manage shell history
rd manage Router date keeper
cj show all cron jobs

i show all available scripts or tools
u check for script updates
rr reboot router

amtm options
e exit t theme r reset a about
_____________________________________________

Enter amtm option
input is not an option

Enter amtm option j2
Installing required version of sqlite3 from Entware

Collected errors:
* opkg_conf_load: Could not create lock file /opt/tmp/opkg.lock: Read-only file system.
Collected errors:
* opkg_conf_load: Could not create lock file /opt/tmp/opkg.lock: Read-only file system.
ln: /opt/bin/ntpmerlin: Read-only file system
chmod: /opt/bin/ntpmerlin: No such file or directory
Creating database table indexes...

 

[dave14305]

Something is wrong with your USB drive or Entware, most likely.

 

[ColinTaylor]

Post the output of these commands please:

ls -l /tmp/opt
mount

 

[amnesia]

Post the output of these commands please:

ls -l /tmp/opt
mount

Here it is

ASUSWRT-Merlin GT-AXE16000 3004.388.6_0 Sat Jan 20 17:34:04 UTC 2024
gatekeeper@gw:/tmp/home/root# ls -l /tmp/opt/
drwxr-xr-x 2 gatekeep root 4096 Nov 28 12:12 bin
drwxr-xr-x 8 gatekeep root 4096 Nov 28 12:11 etc
drwxr-xr-x 2 gatekeep root 4096 Mar 19 2021 home
drwxr-xr-x 5 gatekeep root 4096 Sep 1 21:07 lib
drwxr-xr-x 2 gatekeep root 4096 Jul 30 2023 libexec
drwxr-xr-x 2 gatekeep root 4096 Jul 30 2023 root
drwxr-xr-x 2 gatekeep root 4096 Nov 28 12:11 sbin
drwxr-xr-x 7 gatekeep root 4096 Nov 28 12:11 share
drwxrwxrwx 4 gatekeep root 4096 Nov 28 12:21 tmp
drwxr-xr-x 4 gatekeep root 4096 Mar 19 2021 usr
drwxr-xr-x 7 gatekeep root 4096 Dec 10 02:03 var
gatekeeper@gw:/tmp/home/root# mount
/dev/root on / type squashfs (ro,relatime)
devtmpfs on /dev type devtmpfs (rw,relatime,size=737804k,nr_inodes=184451,mode=755)
proc on /proc type proc (rw,relatime)
tmpfs on /var type tmpfs (rw,relatime)
tmpfs on /tmp/mnt type tmpfs (rw,relatime,size=16k,mode=755)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,relatime)
debugfs on /sys/kernel/debug type debugfs (rw,relatime)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,relatime,mode=600,ptmxmode=000)
ubi:data on /data type ubifs (rw,relatime,assert=read-only,ubi=0,vol=10)
ubi:defaults on /tmp/mnt/defaults type ubifs (rw,relatime,assert=read-only,ubi=0,vol=11)
ubi:jffs2 on /jffs type ubifs (rw,relatime,assert=read-only,ubi=0,vol=13)
tmpfs on /tmp/mnt type tmpfs (rw,relatime,size=16k,mode=755)
ubi:defaults on /tmp/mnt/defaults type ubifs (rw,relatime,assert=read-only,ubi=0,vol=11)
tmpfs on /tmp type tmpfs (rw,relatime)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,relatime,mode=600,ptmxmode=000)
/dev/sda1 on /tmp/mnt/GW_STOR01 type ext4 (ro,nodev,relatime)

 

[ColinTaylor]

/dev/sda1 on /tmp/mnt/GW_STOR01 type ext4 (ro,nodev,relatime)

There's your problem. Your USB drive has gone into read-only mode.

Check the System Log for errors. But I suspect the USB drive has failed. Is it a SanDisk?

 

[amnesia]

/dev/sda1 on /tmp/mnt/GW_STOR01 type ext4 (ro,nodev,relatime)

There's your problem. Your USB drive has gone into read-only mode.

Check the System Log for errors. But I suspect the USB drive has failed. Is it a SanDisk?

Thanks. It was Kingston.

Changed to an SSD drive, formatted and mounted, but now I cannot install ntpMerlin. As soon as I type j2 for installation, the amtm returns to the start splash screen.

 

[ColinTaylor]

Sorry, I don't know anything about ntpMerlin. Maybe it's not compatible any more? Try finding the ntpMerlin thread and manually running its own installer.

Personally I see no need for it as the firmware already has an option to enable the built-in NTP server.

 

[heysoundude]

Maybe it's not compatible any more?

That would be unfortunate, but somebody took an earlier incarnation and made it what it is now, so I'm certain an enterprising person could update/upgrade it again

OP - works just fine on my AC86/current Merlin for AC hardware. @ColinTaylor may be, as usual, completely on point

 

[Crimliar]

I believe if you uninstall ntpmerlin from the command line (believe its as simple as):
opkg remove ntpmerlin
you should then be able to reinstall it

 

[amnesia]

Thanks. After a couple of attempts, it worked fine.