Could not lock /tmp/opkg.lock: Resource temporarily unavailable.

[david_n_c]

I ran fix-disk from the Maintenance Mode Menu. Output follows -

Running /bin/fix-disk
Custom firmware version 3.03
Checking disk sda
Unmounted /dev/sda1
Unmounted /dev/sda2
Unmounted /dev/sda3
Running short disk self test
No pending sectors found - skipping sector repair
Using superblock 0 on sda1
Using superblock 0 on sda2
Using superblock 0 on sda3

Checking partition /dev/sda3...
e2fsck 1.42.10 (18-May-2014)
Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes
Pass 2: Checking directory structure
Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity
Pass 4: Checking reference counts
Pass 5: Checking group summary information
/dev/sda3: 15/2592 files (0.0% non-contiguous), 74613/2622611 blocks

Checking partition /dev/sda1...
e2fsck 1.42.10 (18-May-2014)
Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes
Pass 2: Checking directory structure
Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity
Pass 4: Checking reference counts
Pass 5: Checking group summary information
/dev/sda1: 15/288 files (6.7% non-contiguous), 11574/265064 blocks

Creating swap file...
Setting up swapspace version 1, size = 1073737728 bytes
UUID=04422e5e-ff6a-4205-8cd5-4642f08493d8

Checking partition /dev/sda2...
e2fsck 1.42.10 (18-May-2014)
Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes
Pass 2: Checking directory structure
Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity
Pass 4: Checking reference counts
Pass 5: Checking group summary information
/dev/sda2: 4681/116416 files (4.8% non-contiguous), 58490795/119208324 blocks
Removing extra swap space.
Are you having problems with a delete loop? [Y/N]: n
Skipped

Finished

So it all seemed to pass, however I still can't download webif.
The first time I tried to download webif after running fix-disk this is how far
it got before appearing to stall....

This may take some time depending on your Internet connection speed.
Please wait..
Connection to online repository at http://hpkg.tv successful!
Updating package list...
Downloading http://hpkg.tv/hdrfoxt2/base/Packages.gz.
Inflating http://hpkg.tv/hdrfoxt2/base/Packages.gz.
Updated list of available packages in /mod/var/opkg/base.
Installing webif (1.2.2-9) to root...
Downloading http://hpkg.tv/hdrfoxt2/base/webif_1.2.2-9_mipsel.opk.
(no change after 15 minutes)

The second time I tried to download webif it didn't get quite as far
before appearing to stall.....

This may take some time depending on your Internet connection speed.
Please wait..
Connection to online repository at http://hpkg.tv successful!
Updating package list...
Downloading http://hpkg.tv/hdrfoxt2/base/Packages.gz.
Iflating http://hpkg.tv/hdrfoxt2/base/Packages.gz.
Updated list of available packages in /mod/var/opkg/base.
(no change after 15 minutes)

Any advice would be welcomed.

 

[Black Hole]

Try the Telnet menu "rset" option. You should then be able to reinstall the CF from scratch. An even more "nuclear option" is to use "srma" - it will then be necessary to install a proper standard firmware before reverting to custom firmware.

Either should clear whatever knot your system has got into.

 

[david_n_c]

I did rset and reinstalled the CF. This worked and I was able to download all the webif packages. So, it's sorted out. I still can't play recorded proprammes on my laptop despite having VLC add-on in Firefox and VLC active-x in Internet Explorer but I couldn't do that any way - so never mind. Thanks Black Hole.

 

[Black Hole]

I still can't play recorded proprammes on my laptop despite having VLC add-on in Firefox and VLC active-x in Internet Explorer

Explain exactly how you are trying to do that.

 

[antipodean]

I did rset and reinstalled the CF. This worked and I was able to download all the webif packages. So, it's sorted out. I still can't play recorded proprammes on my laptop despite having VLC add-on in Firefox and VLC active-x in Internet Explorer but I couldn't do that any way - so never mind. Thanks Black Hole.

What version of VLC? there is at least one version that doesn't like playing with the DLNA service the hummy provides.