ruTorrent 3.3 + rTorrent by WhoCares

It sounds suspiciously to me that the session dir is not being used. Did you make sure to create the following directories before starting rtorrent:

/c/.rtorrent/session/
/c/media/temp/download/

Also, your watch configuration looks off, you have tv/xx repeated a bunch of times?

I missed some permissions, this guide helped me: http://www.readynas.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=62668&p=351300&hilit=configure+rtorrent#p351300

the xx is just censored information. Things seam to work now.

Next up is to find a RSS torrent downloader thats works with this setup.

Edit: I saw now the I missed a # at line 1. This was not related.

There are a few little quirks. For example I have found with the watch feature that if you remove the .torrent files after they've been collected that when it finishes it will get into some kind of stuck state for that torrent and won't start seeding it right. So I plop them in the watch dir, I wait until they have been swept up, then I remove them. There is supposedly a .rctorrent.rc script floating around that will move the torrent files after they are swept up, automatically, but I haven't had time to pursue it.

I have a problem. When I try to download a torrent (from torrent file) I get "Bad response from server: (500 [error,list]) Link to XMLRPC failed. May be, rTorrent is down?". Does anyone know what this means and how I can fix the problem?? After this error message, nothing works, I get thios message: "09.07.2012 15:42:24] Bad link to rTorrent. Check if it is really running. Check $scgi_port and $scgi_host settings in config.php and scgi_port in rTorrent configuration file." Restarting the service on the NVX just reproduces all the same problems..and as I have indicated elsewhere, I cant seem any torrent client to run, including Transmission (which used to work) and I even tried the uTorrent which doesnt work.

edit: fixed by reinstalling the ReadyNAs firmware.

Is there any way making the 'settings sticking process' easier? I have tried to follow the instructions above, but got lost..

you need a session

Ok I think I have most of the bits done. I'm just not clear on how to get the rutorrent service to automatically start when the NAS powers on...

edit: never mind it does auto starts - just takes a bit longer :D

edit2: It starts automatically some of the times?

edit3: The times it does start, I actually need to to stop and start the service via frontview, so I dont get the "Bad link to rTorrent. Check if it is really running. Check $scgi_port and $scgi_host settings in config.php and scgi_port in rTorrent configuration file" error message. On restarting it, everything is fine...

edit4: I actually have worked out, it is not starting automatically, even though on some occasions frontview gives the impression (green dot checked box) that it has. If I click on apply in this state ( green dot and checked box) it reports that the service is started and I can then connect as normal. What do I do to get it started automatically - this is the only thing not working for me now??

edit5: Last edit, I promise :D To finish this story, I just ended up uninstalling ruTorrent, then reinstalling it, which broke it and Transmission, I then uninstalled Transmission, reinstalled NVX firmware, and then reinstalled Transmission. Both were then working. I edited and set up all the necessary files for ruTorrent, and tested a restart of the NAS several times - ruTorrent starts automatically and also maintains it settings etc. All seems well now, both Transmission and ruTorrent work without a problem and that hopefully will be the end of my 'saga' and I can start enjoying some automatic downloading...... :rofl: Thanks to all the people that posted there steps here.

^^^^ Glad u got urs up and running lol it can be frustrating when ur confused lol


Is there (what would be ) a command to auto COPY what was downloaded to a static dir , but keeps the original files in-tact ON COMPLETION ???? if there r ne configuration experts out there lol ( i am actively googling now and if i find and answer ill post here also) i figure were all on the same page on this thread someone here should know lol

ive worked it down to this particular command in the rc file id like to mod :

# Move completed downloads to preset target
system.method.set_key = event.download.finished,move_complete,"d.set_directory=$d.get_custom1=;execute=mv,-u,$d.get_base_path=,$d.get_custom1="

could it be as simple as changing "execute=mv" to "execute=cp" ??? wishfullthinking :) that way it will download to the download dir and copy to the move dir ?




***** Found the command ( i was almost right ;) lol )

code was modified as:

system.method.set_key = event.download.finished,move_complete,"execute=cp,-R,$d.get_base_path=,/c/media/TESTING"

/c/media/TESTING being ur own dir ..... Like i explained this simply makes a copy of the content (on torrent completion) and leave it in a static dir of ur choice eg:/c/media/TESTING

Any ideas if you can block IPs somehow in this version? I know the new version of rTorrent have native IP Blocking.
Or are there any other solutions for IPfilter on ReadyNas Ultra?

make sure you su to admin user before trying to run it.