BitTorrent Sync

BitTorrent Sync

19feet 26 Apr 2013 18:30

I tried to run BitTorrent Sync (watch at labs of bittorrent) on my WD MyBook World Edition (White line) without success. I downloaded ARM version of BitTorrent Sync, copied it to root folder, loged in as root an started it with ./btsync. But I cannot access BitTorrent Sync with WebGUI via YourLocalIP:8888/gui.

Does anyone know how to run BitTorrent Sync on WD MyBook World Edition (White line)?

Re: BitTorrent Sync

Amit Feldman 07 Oct 2013 05:44

I'm also looking to make this work. Alignment problems all the time, I got to make it work for les than 2 seconds.

Re: BitTorrent Sync

Amit Feldman 07 Oct 2013 05:47

Did you fixed it already? I need help with this aswell.

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bawbb 10 Oct 2013 00:09

Hi all,
This is my first post (ever!). I have been trying for a while now to get a backup solution for all my devices (iphones, ipads, mac, macbook, laptop with ubuntu and WD devices etc). I have managed to learn some linux basics and its been great fun. So far I have tried owncloud, crashplan and finally bittorrent sync (BTS). I like the latter cause of its simplicity, although its still a sync not true backup??. My main hub is a raspberry pi converted into a NAS attached to a 4 TB hard disk. I have installed BTS .. works fine with most devices so far. Only one which if works … WD MBWE (white light).. would be ultimate. So yes I am seeking the same answer as 19feet and Amit … Is it possible ??

Re: BitTorrent Sync

Amit Feldman 11 Oct 2013 04:11

I made it run for like 5 seconds under WD firmware with optware, then it died. So i'm pretty sure you'll need a MBL instead. Maybe using debian wheezy will do the trick for all of us.

Re: BitTorrent Sync

ayeti 12 Oct 2013 18:36

I just noticed this topic…. does the world edition use a PPC processer or arm…. I know that my MyBookLive 3TB, uses a PPC processor…. so the PPC build of 1.1.70 btsync works, ….. it did take a bit to get the permissions and btsync.conf correct….

but I've had btsync running fine on mine for at least 3 months….
I even wrote a shitty script to re-install after a firmware update.

also…. btsync by default runs in daemon mode….. you should check top to make sure it's not still running when you think it died.

Re: BitTorrent Sync

ayeti 12 Oct 2013 18:47

also, I assume your running it as root… I had issues with btsync not being able to create it's pidfile, it did take me some time tinkering with it,

(and I looked it up in the forum and the WBWE white is a ARM)
and the btsync betas have no error messages, at least for now. so it won't point you to the problem.

you could check the storage folder that it creates by default, next to the program when you run it the first time, there should be a basic log in there, sync.log or something.