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transmission does not auto start - supahfly - 28th Mar, 2015 09:43 PM
Hi
I installed the tranmssion package via xbian-config.
If I check the services status, i see autostart is checked but the service never starts during boot.
I checked the /etc/init.d/ script, which works cause I can start it from command line.
I also checked the /etc/rcx.d directories, which indeed contains the services for transmission.
Any idea why the transmission daemon is not starting?
Thx
s.
RE: transmission does not auto start - supahfly - 29th Mar, 2015 04:33 AM
Anyone?
RE: transmission does not auto start - f1vefour - 29th Mar, 2015 04:48 AM
Any errors about transmission when booting up?
RE: transmission does not auto start - supahfly - 29th Mar, 2015 06:36 PM
where would I find those booterrors? I tried adding a log file of transmission in /etc/default/transmission, but failed to do so.
RE: transmission does not auto start - f1vefour - 29th Mar, 2015 10:49 PM
You should see something in dmesg about transmission failing to start.
RE: transmission does not auto start - supahfly - 30th Mar, 2015 01:43 AM
there's nothing in dmesg at all ...
What other log files are there in xbian to check what happens during boot?
I now have the same when trying to add permanent iptables.
I added that as well via update rc.d, rebooted, but no such luck, I have to start it manualy after boot.
RE: transmission does not auto start - f1vefour - 30th Mar, 2015 03:33 AM
Sounds like an upstart issue but I'm unsure.
RE: transmission does not auto start - supahfly - 30th Mar, 2015 04:58 AM
transmission service is not ported to upstart it seems, hence I am using the rc.d mechanism ...
It would have been easier indeed if it was added to upstart.
Can someone point me to some useful log files where I could troubleshoot this issue?
RE: transmission does not auto start - f1vefour - 30th Mar, 2015 05:58 AM
Why not just create an upstart job? This has to be a raspbian issue since it isn't an xbian package, have you checked if anyone on raspbian has the same issue?
I don't know where failed service logs are stored.
RE: transmission does not auto start - f1vefour - 30th Mar, 2015 07:06 AM
Here is one you can edit to suit:
https://launchpadlibrarian.net/113253473/transmission-daemon.upstart
Code:
start on (filesystem and net-device-up IFACE=lo)
stop on runlevel [!2345]
# give time to send info to trackers
kill timeout 30
setuid debian-transmission
respawn
pre-start script
# stop job from continuing if no config file found for daemon
[ ! -f /etc/default/transmission-daemon ] && { stop; exit 0; }
# source the config file
. /etc/default/transmission-daemon
# stop job from continuing if admin has not enabled service in
# config file.
[ "$ENABLE_DAEMON" != 0 ] || { stop; exit 0; }
end script
script
. /etc/default/transmission-daemon
exec /usr/bin/transmission-daemon -f $OPTIONS
end scriptRE: transmission does not auto start - supahfly - 31st Mar, 2015 02:33 AM
thanks for that, I tried adding it to /etc/init/transmission, but as you can guess, no good :-).
Damn, the bigger problem is, logging, I have no idea where to find logfiles, and if there are logfiles like the upstart dir, there's nothing useful in there...
Is this a raspbian problem you think?
RE: transmission does not auto start - Peiote - 26th Mar, 2016 11:29 PM
(31st Mar, 2015 02:33 AM)supahfly Wrote: thanks for that, I tried adding it to /etc/init/transmission, but as you can guess, no good :-).
Damn, the bigger problem is, logging, I have no idea where to find logfiles, and if there are logfiles like the upstart dir, there's nothing useful in there...
Is this a raspbian problem you think?
It autostarts here. Just need to select that option in SSH menu (I know you did it). Fresh reinstall?
RE: transmission does not auto start - supahfly - 8th Jun, 2016 11:47 PM
(26th Mar, 2016 11:29 PM)Peiote Wrote:(31st Mar, 2015 02:33 AM)supahfly Wrote: thanks for that, I tried adding it to /etc/init/transmission, but as you can guess, no good :-).
Damn, the bigger problem is, logging, I have no idea where to find logfiles, and if there are logfiles like the upstart dir, there's nothing useful in there...
Is this a raspbian problem you think?
It autostarts here. Just need to select that option in SSH menu (I know you did it). Fresh reinstall?
I started using raspbian itself, and a happy camper ever since.
I had stability issues with xbian, I had to reboot occasionally, lockups, the startup issue, ...
raspbain runs for several months now without the need for a reboot ...
RE: transmission does not auto start - IriDium - 9th Jun, 2016 04:39 AM
Set to solved as originator has moved to Raspbian