DNS323Wiki

software:source

2008-07-25T22:18:01+03:00

D-Link releases the GPL source code for the DNS-323 on their Technical Support web site. Unfortunately it's a stupid JavaScript site, so I can't give a direct link to the DNS-323 page. Instead you'll have to follow these steps: * Go to the D-Link GPL Source Code Support page. * In the “All products” drop-down list, select “DNS-323” and click the “Go” button. * Select the appropriate hardware version (e.g. A1 or B1). (Perhaps someone can post some information on the different …

hardware:serial - added small section on making a usb serial cable

2008-07-24T17:32:38+03:00

WARNING: attaching a serial port will certainly void your warranty and could destroy your unit. * CON4 is the 3.3V TTL serial port * Connect a level shifter like the MAX 3232 Pinout * Warning: Do not use 5v signals - you might damage the CPU * With the power botton facing you and component side up * Reading left to right

hardware:jtag - complete openocd.cfg

2008-07-22T13:20:06+03:00

WARNING: attaching a JTAG port will certainly void your warranty and could destroy your unit. Please feel free to update, cleanup or correct this page. What is this? This document shows how to use the JTAG port on the DNS-323. Requisites * You need openocd OpenOCDinstalled on a linux box * You can get the sources svn checkout svn://svn.berlios.de/openocd/trunk * You need a JTAG cable

howto:telnet

2008-07-21T08:40:45+03:00

Before you even try this, please be :!: WARNED :!: that using telnet to your DNS-323 you can very easily brick your unit. Modified firmware with telnet access I (piotr) used Helge's instructions to build firmwares in order to modify Dlink's firmware version 1.05. Currently it adds telnet access on port 23 without password authentication. You can download and reflash via the web interface. Only telnet is added, the rest of the firmware functionality is left intact.

howto:firefly

2008-07-18T11:55:41+03:00

The DNS-323 is delivered with an iTunes Server included. This server is the open source mt-daapd server, version 0.2.4.This is the reccomended stable release of mt-daapd which also supports iTunes 6.0.4. After 0.2.4, mt-daapd evolved into FireFly, self-titled to be The best open-source media server for the Roku SoundBridge and iTunes. FireFly is work-in-progress, but Roku has decided that one of the nighly builds are good enough for their customers and released version 1.0.

howto:ffp - config.xml is well hidden.. at least it was for me

2008-07-16T22:09:09+03:00

fun_plug is the name of a script that will run after the DNS323 has booted (see fun_plug). The fonz fun_plug (ffp) is a fun_plug script plus a collection of applications compiled and packaged by fonz. The system uses the DNS-323 fun_plug capability to hook your own start procedures to the startup.

howto:ffp-reloaded

Tobias — 2008-07-16T16:34:01+03:00

You can boot directly into ffp 0.5 and run it without firmware. WARNING: This is highly experimental. A serial connection may be required to track down problems. You should install the latest busybox package (>= 1.11.1). Installation Download and install ffp-reloaded packages from inreto.de

howto:open_ports_ftpd

2008-07-15T20:39:30+03:00

The ftp deamon included in the DNS-323 with firmware before 1.04 is WU-FTPD version 2.6.2. Unfortunately, this version contains a major security issue and we can only hope that D-Link upgrades to a more recent version, i.e. a fully patched 2.6.2 would be the best. More information about these security issues can be found at the WU-FTPD homepage

howto:cleanboot - reflash with telnet access

2008-07-15T08:17:24+03:00

Problem When you install fun_plug in your DNS-323 or CH3SNAS box, it runs most of the programs from the mounted hard disks, so it prevents them from being unmounted cleanly. You have this problem if your dmesg shows the following line: EXT2-fs warning: mounting unchecked fs, running e2fsck is recommended Solution Cleanboot will modify the reboot & shutdown process to overcome this issue, allowing you to cleanly reboot or shutdown your box.

talk:howto:ffp-reloaded - created

Tobias — 2008-07-14T18:07:29+03:00

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hardware:fan - add a new forum thread

2008-07-13T20:08:03+03:00

Fan Photos - In Context: Disassembly pictures[1 - cover off/best/3 wires][2 - exterior][3 - interior, in case][4 - interior, out of case] Variable-Speed Fan Details: Model ADDA AD0405HB-G73 Dimensions 40mm x 40mm x 10mm Voltage 5 volts dc Current 0.25 amperes Bearing Type Ball Blades 7 Wires 3 wires…

howto:fun_plug - Simple typo correction

2008-07-12T05:13:48+03:00

Creating a fun_plug file on your hard disk allows you to run a custom boot script. This feature allows additional software to run on the DNS-323. The most popular fun_plug implemention is Fonz fun_plug. For a good set of tutorial see the wiki entry.

talk:howto:ffp

Tobias — 2008-07-08T13:59:46+03:00

tomcoady, you made some changes I don't understand: * download the fun_plug (if called fun_plug.sh rename fun_plug) * download fun_plug.tgz files to Volume 1 (this may appear as a symbolic link). Do not unpack. * chmod fun_plug.sh 777 (or at least 744)

howto:simple_fun_plug_stepbystep

2008-07-07T13:45:24+03:00

Hardware HW: 2 x Samsung 501LJ (500GB) Preparation * hook up LAN cable to FRITZbox and power DNS323 * open firefox and connect to FRITZbox (in my case via and password) * if you don't see the web UI you may have the wrong address. If this has been assigned by a router attached to you LAN the easiest way to find this is using the windows only D-Link set-up utility.

howto:crosscompile

2008-07-05T21:44:51+03:00

Please feel free to update, cleanup or correct this page What is this? This document shows how to build the D-LINK DNS-323 GPL toolchain, kernel and u-boot loader Things you will need first * Development System x86 based Debian based “Ubuntu Dapper” * You will need the following tools: bison flex gcc-3.4 byacc g++-3.4 gettext patch * Check your active compiler version with gcc -v * If your compiler is newer then gcc-3.4 then change the /usr/bin/gcc symlink to point to /usr/bin/…

information:known_issues

2008-07-05T00:52:51+03:00

Unfortunately, the DNS-323 isn't the perfect piece of equipment and it contains a bunch of bugs and some compatibility issues. Windows Vista Can't Access Shares After A While Firmware: 1.05 Severity: High Description: After some period of normal usage, shares on the DNS-323 can no longer be accessed by Windows Vista. Workaround: Files can be recovered by connecting via FTP, or from a non-Vista computer. Fix: Still investigating. The actual root cause for this problem is still elusive. I h…

howto:backuppc

2008-07-04T02:35:30+03:00

BackupPC is a high-performance, enterprise-grade system for backing up Linux and WinXX PCs and laptops to a server's disk. BackupPC is highly configurable and easy to install and maintain. It runs quite well on the DNS-323. The accompanying forum thread is located here.

howto:custom_firmware

2008-07-02T16:46:50+03:00

Helge has instructions for creating a custom firmware. Helge reports that the firmware created via this process can be uploaded to the DNS-323 web interface! Apparently this eliminates the need for using a serial port to flash the 323... Testers wanted :). If this works, we could start working on a community firmware to replace the wretched D-Link firmware?

howto:backup_-_pc

2008-07-01T22:24:50+03:00

An interesting article titled “DNS323 RSync Time Machine!” was posted here on the DNS323 forum. The author, raid123, brought to light some very interesting information regarding use of RSync's hard links. Following implementation of such on my NAS I couldn't help but wonder if a similar approach could be used to backup data from three Windows based PC's located throughout the household. Following a brief search of the Internet I was pleased to see tools capable of assisting in this regard we…

howto:bittorrent

2008-06-24T18:01:00+03:00

Various torrent options are available. Please help expand this topic. Transmission and Clutch Torrent Client. Popular, lightweight & open source (of course) Automatic Transmission lacks auto-downloading capabilities, and that's where Automatic comes into the picture. Similar to clients like Azureus and µTorrent, you provide an RSS feed and some filters and Automatic will grab the torrents of your choice and feed t…

howto:php:filemanager

2008-06-24T17:47:29+03:00

if you have php running on the DNS-323 here are some file managers that work. simply put the files in the web directory and they will run. it can be downloaded here from MrSputnik The only thing I had to do was to create a symlink for tempoary files: mkdir /mnt/HD_a2/tmp ln -s /mnt/HD_a2/tmp /var/tmp

howto:appletalk - added optware/ffp 0.5 method

2008-06-22T19:30:31+03:00

This is a description copied from the forum posted by dcrosby. It's a draft howto on how to get Appletalk running on the DNS-323. Background: Terminology Note that there are two different technologies that are sometimes referred to (sometimes erroneously) as “AppleTalk.”

howto:chroot_debian

2008-06-20T21:18:38+03:00

Install Debian Sarge - by Mike Gore Please feel free to update, cleanup or correct this page What is this? This document shows how to setup Debian on the DNS-323. Note: this technique installs a Debian environment into the existing system, and does not require you to reflash or hack the NAS.

howto:backup - Modified format of cron job time

2008-06-18T02:45:31+03:00

This is a step-by-step tutorial on how to set up your DNS-323 for backup. The contents were copied from the following threads: * Tutorial: Backup Everything from Vol A to Vol B once a night by Chumby * DNS-323 Rsync Time Machine! by raid123

hardware:sound - created

2008-06-05T00:38:55+03:00

This guide explains how to connect a generic linux-compatible USB sound card to the CH3SNAS/DNS-323. In this example, a Conceptronic USB Sound adapter was used. It is a thumbdrive-size usb-stick based on the C-Media CM108 chipset, and features a stereo in- and output jack.

howto:optware

2008-05-30T09:35:53+03:00

Taken from [announce] optware/dns323 to build 1000+ ipk's by bzhou. This guide installs ipkg, a method to install packages built to run on the dns-323. There are quite a few now, check them out here First you will need to enable telnet access to your DNS323:

talk:start - update for 1.05 firmware

2008-05-29T20:52:37+03:00

Since regular users can't modify Main Page then here is the right place where you can point out some Main Page mistakes or suggestions how to improve it ^_^ Done Would it be possibe to remove the help text for DNS, which in this case i a part of the product name and not Domain Name Server.

playground:playground

2008-05-27T20:27:25+03:00

test

howto:bettersamba - Just added a title (BetterSambe) to the page and fixed the Header levels.

2008-05-22T03:46:24+03:00

The samba server on the device is pretty crippled for a few reasons: * No ability to authenticate against another server * No fine-grained access control via the web interface (e.g. write-only dropboxes, etc) There are a few ways to get around this. One option is to edit the firmware /etc/samba/smb.conf. Really, you need to keep an edited copy on the hard disk, and write a fun_plug script to copy the new version to ramdisk after the machine boots, then restart the samba server (and thu…

information:benchmarks - old revision restored

2008-05-21T18:43:46+03:00

A benchmark is test that measures the performance of a system or subsystem on a well-defined task or set of tasks. Benchmarks are often used to measure general things like graphics, I/O, computing (integer and floating point), etc., performance, but most measure more specific tasks like rendering polygons, reading and writing files, or performing operations on matrixes.

howto:lighttpd_php

2008-05-19T19:45:20+03:00

First, set up your crosscompile toolchain. Download . Extract, edit the file to correct the bug in tar xvfz zips/.tar.gz --> tar xvfz zips/$APP-$APP_VER.tar.gz and then execute. Transfer the result, dns323_lighttpd-1.4.13.tar.gz, to /mnt/HD_a2 and extract it lnx_bin/busybox3 tar xvz -f dns323_lighttpd-1.4.13.tar.gz

howto:external_drive

2008-05-05T12:32:31+03:00

The DNS-323 does not support external discs, but a small hack allows you to use them on the unit anyway. Before you even try this, you need to have telnet access to your device. Note: If you're a linux newbie and the steps below are too difficult for you, there is more background information and a set of “steps for dummies” to connect external USB drives to the DNS-323 at Attaching USB Storage to the DNS-323 for Linux Newbies & Dummies.

information:beginner_s_faq - Mainly Bolded the 'Questions' so they're easier to scan.

2008-05-04T08:58:07+03:00

Welcome to the Beginner's FAQ. I have created this page while going through the process of getting things setup on my DNS-323. Hopefully this page will answer for you some of the questions I had and save time. My goal is to provide a concise set of instructions for all users, be it young, old, with the times or not anyone can set up the DNS-323 for these things.

howto:php:oxyl - old revision restored

2008-05-03T00:46:37+03:00

This information was taken from the forum Special thanks to Emacs (yes it should be cleaned up but tis for another day) * Your DNS323 needs access to the Internet to start Oxyl (it checks for updates). Verify if this is working beforehand * - Example: Telnet to the DNS323 and type “nslookup www.cnn.com” -> If you get a valid ip address returned, you are connected and have name resolution wor…

howto:change_share_name - Clarified case where .smb.ses won't exist for default share settings

2008-05-01T10:53:01+03:00

This HOWTO walks you through changing the default share name(s) Volume_1 to one of your choosing (constrained only by smb valid share names). WARNING NOTE - Saving the configuration file in Unix format (LF terminators rather than CRLF) is CRITICAL

howto:subversion

2008-04-27T07:49:23+03:00

Start by installing Debian (howto) With just the minimal Debian etch (didn't try sarge) installed, I got a few errors while compiling Subversion due to missing required libraries. So below is a checklist to run so that ./configure while work from the first try (since it takes looooong to run, I thought it could be useful :-) )

start - option chart updated (more ideas needed > talk page)

2008-04-10T09:40:51+03:00

This is a little site about DNS-323 and Conceptronic CH3SNAS which is low-end 2 SATA Drive Bay network-attached storage (NAS) with RAID0/RAID1/JBOD feature. To edit this wiki you need to register at our forum, also take a look into syntax info. =)

howto:install_debian - old revision restored

2008-04-10T00:21:38+03:00

This page described how to get Debian natively running on your DNS-323. NOTE: If you follow this procedure, the DNS-323 will no longer run it's normal operation. It will only run debian. The function can be restored, details at the end. NOTE2: You can brick your unit if you are not careful, and maybe even if you are careful. As long as you don't overwrite the mtdblock4 device, you *should* be able to recover your system, but this procedure has not been well tested. MAKE SURE to save off yo…

howto:reduce_clock_drift - Added note about FW v1.04 claiming to fix clock drift

2008-02-24T14:47:14+03:00

The DNS-323 (like most computer devices) has two clocks - the “hardware clock” that runs all the time, and the “system clock” that runs only while the computer is on. To measure and reduce the system clock drift you will need: * telnet access to your DNS-323 * a busybox binary with the adjtimex function defined (from here or here) The D-Link provided /bin/busybox (FW v1.02b) does NOT have adjtimex defined * internet access to a NTP time server (or a time server on your local net…

howto:hardware_reset - hardware reset using pinhole RESET

2008-02-20T16:28:47+03:00

How to hardware-reset your DNS-323 There are 2 ways of hardware-resetting (or returning to factory defaults) * From the web interface Tools>System>Defaults: Restore To Factory Default Settings * Using the hardware reset button The hardware reset button is documented in the D-Link DNS-323 Manual ver 1.2. () however does not discuss how it is used.

howto:chroot_debian:linuxrc - Added some package requirements

2008-01-20T19:46:22+03:00

linuxrc #!/bin/sh #SYSLOG /etc/init.d/sysklogd start /etc/init.d/klogd start # DEVFS (This is only needed for sarge) /etc/init.d/devfsd start # Makedev /etc/init.d/makedev start # PTYs cd /dev MAKEDEV ptyp # NFS (You need to have portmap and nfs-user-server installed) /etc/init.d/portmap start #/etc/init.d/nfs-common start /etc/init.d/nfs-user-server start # Mail (You need to have exim4 installed) /etc/init.d/exim4 start # CRON /etc/init.d/atd start /etc/init.d/cron start # INETD (Thi…

howto:twonkyupnpserver - Fixed external link to download

2008-01-09T07:38:06+03:00

This will allow proper UPnP serving to Playstation 3 & XBOX360 Consoles - something alot more interesting now they both support mpeg4 (Divx/Xvid) Codecs. UPnP is improved in 1.04 firmwares but this will add the feature to 1.03 Firmwares. This tutorial is originally from here - PS3 Forums

howto:subversion:fun_plug_native

2007-12-30T00:27:38+03:00

There are two ways to install subversion by either a) installing debian and chroot-ing into it (howto) or b) installing natively by cross-compiling subversion to run natively on the DNS 322. This page describes the latter (b). The easy way: Installing pre-compiled binaries Updating from previous subversion releases before

information:dlink_files:102b114:usr:sbin:chk_fun_plug - recovery from old revision

2007-12-13T18:21:57+03:00

/usr/sbin/chk_fun_plug -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 301 Dec 27 2005 chk_fun_plug #!/bin/sh sleep 30 Dir_Len=28 Filename_Len=26 CUSTOMIZEHDPATH=/sys/custom/shared_name/HD file=$(find "$CUSTOMIZEHDPATH"/*) HD_Path=`expr substr "$file" "$Dir_Len" "$Filename_Len"` HD_Path=$HD_Path"a2" if [ -e /mnt/$HD_Path/fun_plug ]; then echo "function plug enable" /mnt/$HD_Path/fun_plug fi

information:dlink_files:102b114:etc:initab - recovery from old revision

2007-12-13T18:20:19+03:00

/etc/inittab -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 543 Dec 27 2005 inittab # This is run first except when booting in single-user mode. ::sysinit:/etc/rc.sh # /bin/sh invocations on selected ttys # # Must be first 'respawn' entries to avoid ^C problem # Start a shell on the console ::respawn:-/bin/sh #::respawn:/sbin/getty 9600 - #tty2::respawn:/sbin/getty 9600 tty2 # Start an "askfirst" shell on /dev/ttyS1 #ttyS1::askfirst:-/bin/sh # # Start internet super daemon; do NOT background! #…

information:dlink_files:102b114:etc:rc.sh - recovery from old revision sala

2007-12-13T18:19:12+03:00

/etc/rc.sh -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 12608 Jan 3 22:34 rc.sh #!/bin/sh mount -o remount -w %root% / #+Wilson12202005,removed due to repeatedly soft link #custom info link #ln -s /sys/crfs/codepages /etc/samba/codepages #ln -s /sys/crfs/etc_codepage/codepage /etc/codepage #ln -s /sys/crfs/web_page /web/web #ln -s /sys/crfs/upnp/upnpscript /bin/upnpscript ln -s /sys/crfs/default /default ln -s /sys/crfs/sbin/chkmtdversion /bin/chkmtdversion #Wilson12202005+ /usr/sbin/mtd_check e…

howto:securing_sftp - recovery from old revision

2007-12-13T18:15:30+03:00

Introduction This how-to will show you how to create a public chrooted environment for sftp/scp. It will also show you how to protect you ssh server from brute-force attacks Prerequisite * You'll need Debian and some some *nix experience * Install the compilers:

talk:howto:encrypted_partitions - Using OCF framework for dealing with encrypted partitions ?

2007-12-13T17:03:49+03:00

The Marvell 88f5182 have a cryptographic hardware (named “CESA”) thing that is allowing to reduce CPU usage while dealing with crypto stuff. If you check in the kernel, you'll see that this crypto hardware access is done using OCF. A guy from Marvell did post a dm-crypt.c patch to allow using OCF for encrypted partitions, I didn't checked DNS323's kernel source, but I don't think that this patch have been applied on it ...

howto:encrypted_partitions - title added

2007-11-28T09:09:33+03:00

It is possible to use losetup and friends to have encrypted partitions on your DNS 323. Currently, this is only possible for the 1.03 firmware, unless you fancy compiling your own kernel modules. Setting Up Firstly, you will need to have installed debian under a chroot. Then, install the “loop-aes-utils” package on it.

wiki:user:jzhuge

2007-11-28T02:11:28+03:00

fun_plug telnet Works great. Chrooted Debian Setup samba Works great. USB printer Works great. external USB hard drives Works great. mt-daapd/avai-daemon Works great. mldonkey-server Works great. mediatomb Haven't got it working with NeroHome nor Media Center.

software:kernel - created

2007-11-22T17:12:43+03:00

Differences D-Link vs. Mainline The D-Link provided Linux kernels shipped so far up to firmware 1.03 are derived from Marvell's BSP for their Reference Designs. In the meantime, there is an effort to push support for the Orion SoC family into mainline. The following table tries to sum up the differences:

hardware:gpio

2007-11-10T21:09:40+03:00

The following information was deduced by reading the D-Link supplied DNS323 2.6.12.6 kernel source together with empirical reverse engineering. GPIO Pin # GPIO Mask Direction Purpose 0 0×0001 Input unknown 1 0×0002 Output right amber LED (= sata ch0 LED) (low-active) 2 0×0004 Output left amber LED (= sata ch1 LED) (low-active) 3 0×0008 Output unknown 4 0×0010 Output power button LED (low-active, together with pin #5) 5 0×0020 Output power button…

talk:howto:crosscompile - talk from article page

2007-10-03T09:44:39+03:00

Pre-Compiled Binaries for DNS-323 Hey Admins, there should be a section for precompiled binaries for ease of use and so users can quickly get some binaries. I'd be willing to help contribute. -- You can upload files to wiki and along with that, write a proper how-to use this binary :) Other solution is to make fonz's fun_plug environment compatible packages which you can send to fonz and I am sure that he will post them on hes feed. --- sala 2007/10/03 09:37