(Solved)Transmission 1.61 does not work

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Transmission 1.61 does not work

gjgjgj 31 May 2009 05:02

I recently upgraded my Transmission (with Clutch WebUI) from version 1.51 to 1.61 via ipkg.

However it seems that version 1.61 has some problems. Whenever I try to connect to the server using the web interface, I get the error, "Could not connect to the server". It seems that the server is running but is actively refusing connections.

If anyone has experience similar problems then please do let me know how was it solved. I will be grateful. My MBWE has turned into a virtual brick after I upgraded my transmission setup.

I also urge Bzhou and other ipkg maintainers to keep at least one older version of the transmission binary on their website. In case there is a problem, users can revert to the old version.

Re: Transmission 1.61 does not work

gjgjgj 31 May 2009 05:09

The following image is a screenshot of the error. Please let me know if you have a solution.

Re: Transmission 1.61 does not work

alllexx 31 May 2009 05:24

Hi,
That's strange. I installed transmission anew and it works perfectly on my box. Maybe, you should remove your transmission settings (/root/.config/transmission-daemon/settings.json) and configure it from scratch.
If this doesn't help, check out my custom firmware.

Cheers,
Alex

P.S. Here's v1.51 I just built if you nothing else works.

UPD: OTOH, some connection problems do pop up. I'll try v1.51 and if it works better, downgrade optware transmission for the mbwe-bluering feed

Last edited on 31 May 2009 05:50 by alllexx Show more

Re: Transmission 1.61 does not work

bzhou 31 May 2009 06:20

It could also be browser related problem, I know at least certain version of Chrome had some problem since 1.61. Try firefox and see if it helps.
It would be quite difficult for optware maintainer to keep old ipk, this incurs a lot of maintenance work. I'd suggest
1) more people learn how to build ipk themselves
2) retrieve and keep an old ipk yourself
3) communicate with transmissionbt upstream to help them find and fix problems
Optware usually only upgrade version when upstream release a stable version. Currently it's not stable enough. I can only runtime test one or two platforms.

Re: Transmission 1.61 does not work

alllexx 31 May 2009 07:20

I have the same problems with v1.51, so that's not a "version-related" problem - no reason to downgrade. Apparently, the poor CPU is just overloaded…
gjgjgj, just use the ipk I shared if it helps you.

Re: Transmission 1.61 does not work

gjgjgj 31 May 2009 15:30

Dear Alexx and Bzhou,

Thank you for your responses. It was indeed a browser related problem. I have been using Chrome for the past 6 months and the thought of using another browser never crossed my mind.

Dear Bzhou,
Thanks for the suggested solution. It worked like a dream. I do agree with you when you say that more people should learn how to build ipkg themselves. I will try to do the same. I was just wondering if its possible to build the old version when if I type "ipkg install transmission_o", after having removed the current version by typing "ipkg remove transmission". Since the old version is already built, it should reduce some amount of work.

Being a noob, I would like to ask one last question. Once I have retrieved the old ipkg, how do i install it ? Just unzip it in /opt/bin ?

Re: Transmission 1.61 does not work

alllexx 31 May 2009 16:38

Just issue `ipkg install /the/old.ipk`