New Transmission add-on thread

[rrg]

easiest way i found to transfer torrents, was to use transmission remote dotnet (http://code.google.com/p/transmission-remote-dotnet/).

start off with the 100% complete torrent and move to your new NAS.
re-download the .torrent file
open transmission remote, and 'open with options', select the .torrent file.
point the location to the 100% completed torrent files (this is case sensitive, with / and not \, without a trailing /. ie: /media/Videos)

done!
im GUESSING the same can be done for partially completed downloads, just force a re-check (if it doesnt do it by default) when you add the torrent to transmission.

that said, your using AFP, so your on a mac? i think theres alternative tranmission remote clients, the dotnet version is windows...

Yes, I'm using a Mac, but I have an XP Virtual Machine running in VMware so I can run Windows clients if necessary.

It looks like there is indeed a multi-platform Transmission remote app here:

http://code.google.com/p/transmisson-remote-gui/

and it runs on the Mac. Not sure how to replicate your suggestion using this GUI, but I'll take a look.

Do I take it that the best way to control/administer/inspect Transmission is NOT via the Web GUI provided by the ReadyNAS add-on, but rather via its RPC interface using one of these remote-control clients?

And does this also provide pretty much the full set of controls that I would have access to if I edited the settings.json file directly?

[veehexx]

the built in webgui is very limited. it's more of a torrent monitor than an admin panel, hence the use of the transmission remote.

i dont think there's anything special about the dotnet version of transmission remote, just it has the 'add torrent with options' option, which allows you to specify another file location then the default

i've found you still need to run through the .json config file to configure watch folders, passwords, etc. limits can be set via webgui or RPC.

[handy]

Please excuse my dumb questions, but I can't seem to find the info' that I need in this forum or via Scroogle?

I've been using a Duo for some months, with the Transmission add-on. Today I pulled out the 1TB drive & installed a 1.5TB HDD & converted to Flex-RAID, RAID-0 mode. I then upgraded the firmware to 4.1.7 beta as advised in an effort to kill the can't find 2nd drive bug, for when I reinstall the 1TB drive later when I need the extra storage space.

Anyway, I can't for the life of me remember how to find/install the Transmission add-on?

I have a copy of Transmission_1.92Light.bin, which is now superseded from what I've read in this thread. I don't know how to install that, let alone find the later version.

So if someone would be so kind as to point me in the right direction I will be forever in their debt?

Thanks.

[mdgm]

Install via System > Update > Local in Frontview. Here's the Transmission add-on page for Sparc ReadyNas e.g. the Duo: http://www.readynas.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=24271.

[handy]

Thanks mdgm.

Transmission 1.93 Light, is installed & looks as it should.

Both my eyesight & my intelligence are diminishing with age...

Thankfully my sense of humour is still in good shape, & if nothing else I can allways find a reason to laugh at myself.

[dizlad]

Not an advanced user. Sorry if this has been asked but can't see an answer I understand.

Using a duo and windows is it possible to set transmission and share permissions such that torrents, downloads and completed files are kept in a user share with access only for that user. When trying to do this I get access not allowed errors in transmission.

If it is possible can you point me in the direction of somewhere that explains how to do it. If not possible with transmission is there an alternative that does?

Thanks

[veehexx]

what is the readyNAS based on in terms of transmission OS - GTK+?
im just wondering about what changelog sections i should be looking at/disregarding for readynas use...

i cant see it in the changelog for 2.00b2, and it's been like it for a while; any thoughts as to what's causing transmission to recheck partially completed torrents on every start of the transmission process (ie NAS reboot)?

[rrg]

Is 2.00b2 out? The link I found (earlier in this thread) is for 2.00b1.

[super-poussin]

2.00b02 is out , now you will find all the link in the official community addons forum

[veehexx]

useful tip: 'subscribe to thread' for the update alerts
i've done it for all my actively used addons.

[Trial_Master]

I'm still running 1.92 and have added "trash-original-torrent-files": true, to my settings.json file but the .torrent files aren't getting deleted from my Source Folder when downloading completes. I have watch-dir enabled.

Any ideas?

[veehexx]

i cant see it in the changelog for 2.00b2, and it's been like it for a while; any thoughts as to what's causing transmission to recheck partially completed torrents on every start of the transmission process (ie NAS reboot)?

S-P, not sure if this is a transmission issue or what you've done with your addon release, but 2.00b2 is showing some weird issues.
24 active, partially completed torrents. 22 of them are fine. however 2 of them are being re-checked on every start, the other 22 are starting instantly.
i've done various reboots and transmission service restarts and it's always the same results with the same 2 torrents.

torrents are all from the same tracker, downloaded in the same manner (download .torrent to a watch folder), and they are all downloading to the same default location.

once you get your internet back online, could you look into it/give your thoughts please

update: might be something related to completion %. just had 2 of the 22 go over 2% completion and it's checked both of them on a reboot - the 20 that are under 2% havent been checked!

[super-poussin]

there's no release note

sounds like this beta has some issue

I just recover my dsl line today

[veehexx]

nothing that i haven't had in previous releases of transmission (1.92, 1.93), S-P.

i've submitted a bug report (https://trac.transmissionbt.com/ticket/3272). im not sure on previous releases as i've only just discovered this recently while using 2.00b2, but when over 2% complete, it'll re-verify the torrent on every daemon start. it doesnt do it for torrents under 2%.

incidentally, i have seen some other news in the torrent world... utorrent have confirmed they will work on a linux client. it appears not to be in active production yet, but its something to look forward to even if it may be a year or 2 away here's hoping they'll release the source or have a release suited for our needs

[delhux]

I'm still running 1.92 and have added "trash-original-torrent-files": true, to my settings.json file but the .torrent files aren't getting deleted from my Source Folder when downloading completes. I have watch-dir enabled.

Any ideas?

Ditto here. I made sure to stop the Service before editing the .json file, but no luck--original torrent files remain.

And on a (perhaps) unrelated note, all of my downloaded directories (not files) download with the following permissions:

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drwxr-xr-x    2 nobody   nogroup

This makes it impossible for me to edit file names or uncompress archives when viewing the Downloads directory from my Mac (connected as an AFP mount point). My only solution has been to ssh in as root and chmod 777 the entire downloads directory. But I end up doing this VERY frequently.

Question 1: Is there any way to make sure directories downloaded via Transmission to the Downloads directory have drwxrwxrwx permissions by default?

Question 2: Is there anything I can do to get the "trash original torrent files" thing working?