Mod: Auto Update

[Black Hole]

Couldn't find another open topic.

I decided to use some time this afternoon for system maintenance, and updated my HD-FOX to 1.14 (HDR-FOX to follow). I then tried to install auto update and got this:

>>> opkg install auto-update
Installing auto-update (1.0.0) to root...
Downloading http://hummypkg.org.uk/hdrfoxt2/base/auto-update_1.0.0_mipsel.opk.
Installing anacron (2.3-1) to root...
Downloading http://hummypkg.org.uk/hdrfoxt2/base/anacron_2.3-1_mipsel.opk.
Installing cron-daemon (1.18.3-1) to root...
Downloading http://hummypkg.org.uk/hdrfoxt2/base/cron-daemon_1.18.3-1_mipsel.opk.

/mod/etc/init.d/S01crond: line 12: /mod/sbin/crond: not found
grep: /mod//var/spool/cron/crontabs/root: No such file or directory
Configuring cron-daemon.
Configuring anacron.
Configuring auto-update.
Collected errors:
 * extract_archive: Cannot create symlink from bin/crontab to 'busybox/busybox': Operation not permitted.
 * extract_archive: Cannot create symlink from sbin/crond to '../bin/busybox/busybox': Operation not permitted.

Anything to worry about?

 

[af123]

Yes, that doesn't look good. Could the USB disk be set to read-only?
I'd try re-running the command after a reboot.

 

[Black Hole]

Yes, that doesn't look good. Could the USB disk be set to read-only?

No, though I suppose it's possible the stick is low on space. I will check.

I'd try re-running the command after a reboot.

Will do.

Update: my problems were down to the USB stick being FAT32 (naturally), while the custom software needs facilities that are not provided in a FAT file system. Formatting the stick as Ext2 (see this topic - click) solved the problems.

 

[framedtoo]

what time does the auto update check ?

will it shut down the humax if it needs to

im only saying because, i have the auto update, but when i checked if there was new updates the other day, there where some

 

[af123]

It checks once a day, on the first boot of that day or at 2am if the Humax is left turned on.

It won't shut down the Humax for any reason...

 

[framedtoo]

i'll was only asking if it shut down because i never turn our's off, however some updates require power off, and the humax went into standby on its own according to the misses

 

[Black Hole]

It has its own idle stand-by timer, if you've not turned it off in the menus. The custom software might make it restart sometimes, but I don't think it can turn off.

 

[framedtoo]

i suspect the misses pressed the standby button by accident