does this addon automatically install the latest dropbox linux release, or only a particular version?does the dropbox linux release update itself, or is it required to pay for another 'dropbox installer' ?

TeknoJnky wrote:does this addon automatically install the latest dropbox linux release, or only a particular version?Currently it downloads a particular release of DropBoxTeknoJnky wrote:does the dropbox linux release update itself, or is it required to pay for another 'dropbox installer' ?The automatic update feature is broken at this time. WhoCares? is looking into a fix for this. For now the update files that dropbox automatically downloads are deleted.You would have to pay for an update. See http://www.readynasxtras.com/about (page appears to be down at the moment but shouldn't be for too long).However if you know what you're doing you could extract the contents of the add-on modify the install script (i.e. the line where the dropbox tar archive is downloaded from dropbox.com via wget) to download the latest version of DropBox and install the add-on over the top of itself. No guarantees this would work (though in most cases it should), but you'd be missing any bug fixes or other improvements WhoCares? makes to the add-on.This is my favourite community add-on at the moment.

thanks, I'll wait until the auto-update is working.

FWIW, the current version of the addon is v1.2.49-rnx86-0.2.25, which is newer than the one indicated in the "intel" addon forum.I'm just posting to follow-up and ask whether anyone else has noticed that applying a new version of RAIDiator (upgrade or downgrade) results in Dropbox not starting at all. I've had to uninstall and reinstall the addon each time I apply a new firmware image to the NAS. Annoying at best, to be quite honest. I'm curious whether others are seeing this behavior.

I haven't seen this happening yet. The thing is: the dropbox add-on doesn't require anything special from the ReadyNAS firmware. So the only thing that I can imagine preventing it from starting up properly after a firmware up- or downgrade is that the the /etc/default/services file gets overwritten or mangled somehow. Because this is the central point from which Frontview determines what services/add-ons to start (or not to start). If after an up- or downgrade the Dropbox entries in this file aren't there anymore, the service won't start. That said I already did some firmware updates on the ReadyNAS where my Dropbox is running and it continued to work just fine. So I'd be really interested in why it doesn't work for you. I will do some local testing but in case you find out more details in the meantime, it would be nice if you could share them.-Stefan

Well, I've had a look through the startup scripts and config and I do definitely see a problem, but unsure of the cause. One this is true... up- or downgrading the firmware will not itself cause the issue. Rather, simply /restarting the NAS/ will cause it.The init.d script expects the file /c/.dropbox-dist/run_dropbox.sh to exist, and it doesn't. Strangely, it does exist in two different /c/.dropbox-dist-old-* directories, but not in the current one. Very odd. Wonder why... But whatever is happening during install obviously doesn't run the normal startup sequence, or it would fail. So instead it just lurks waiting for a restart to happen.

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WhoCares_
Mentor
Feb 14, 2012
Guys, thanks for the feedback. The problem here again seems to be Dropbox's auto-update function. I will look into that, this integrated auto-update feature is driving me nuts.

@btaroli: what type of Dropboxes do you have enabled for the add-on?

-Stefan
btaroli
Prodigy
Mar 06, 2012
Hi there... just wanted to touch base and check in whether there was any update on all this. We're now on what appears to be a stable 4.2.20 beta (yay!). But still this behavior in DropBox add-on persists. I guess that's not a surprise, but I wanted to circle back because there appeared to have been a lot of concurrent behaviors happening, and now we're down to one. :D

Anyway, just curious. If there's an update I'll be happy to pull (or test!) it. ;) :naskiller:
AMRivlin
Apprentice
Mar 24, 2012
any news regarding this.
mdgm-ntgr
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Mar 24, 2012
An update is being prepared by WhoCares? It'll be released when it's ready.
mdgm-ntgr
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Apr 09, 2012
The update has been released: http://readynasxtras.com/readynas-x86-add-ons/dropbox-x86
AMRivlin
Apprentice
Apr 09, 2012
Oddly, when I purchased it, it said the amount paid is not sufficient for products ordered.

I guess I will buy it again, and ask for a refund.
WhoCares_
Mentor
Apr 09, 2012
Guess you were the lucky guy who ordered just the minute the switch was done.

-Stefan
AMRivlin
Apprentice
Apr 09, 2012
Yep, I have been waiting for the update.

I have paid 2.49 and then 2.99, I installed it, and enabled the global dropbox, but was not given any prompt to connect it to "my dropbox account". How do I get it to prompt the connection?
mdgm-ntgr
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Apr 09, 2012
Have a read of http://readynasxtras.com/readynas-x86-add-ons/dropbox-x86

You have to click on a button to the left of the disable button to generate the connection link to link the global dropbox to an account.
AMRivlin
Apprentice
Apr 09, 2012
I did RTM, but it never kicks in with that connection prompt. I don't want private DBs just Global.

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