Does any one successfully setup syncthing on AXT-1800?

bring.fringe18 · 2024-01-27T05:29:20.554Z

That’s on me. I keep forgetting you’re not using a Linux filesystem on that storage device so chmod doesn’t apply here.

In your case I’d put a # in front of the option user 'syncthing' line in that conf, then check your paths in Syncthing GUI → Settings → Actions → Default Configuration → [ Edit Folder Defaults ] . You’ll need to restart Syncthing (Syncthing GUI → Actions → Restart).

There’s also a log in Syncthing that may be helpful for info under Actions.

Sir_SwampThing · 2024-01-27T11:29:48.904Z

It’s formatted as ext4, is that wrong?

admon · 2024-01-27T11:48:56.551Z

It might be just me, but chmod isn’t for user and groups, is it?
Try to run chown -R syncthing:syncthing /mnt/mmcblk0/syncthing instead.

Sir_SwampThing · 2024-01-27T12:00:36.000Z

And what result should I look for if I then use

ls -l

?

admon · 2024-01-27T12:03:35.523Z

should be syncthing & syncthing as user and group.
If everything fails you can still use

chmod 777 -Rv /mnt/mmcblk0/syncthing for any:any permission.

Sir_SwampThing · 2024-01-27T12:08:07.227Z

root@GL-AXT1800:/mnt/mmcblk0# ls -l
drwx------    4 syncthin syncthin      4096 Jan 26 21:29 syncthing

something like this?

admon · 2024-01-27T12:25:51.384Z

Yup, should be fine.

Sir_SwampThing · 2024-01-27T12:32:46.832Z

Unfortunately, same thing happening.

2024-01-27 12:31:31: Failed to create folder root directory mkdir /HX99G Syncthing: permission denied

2024-01-27 12:31:31: Error on folder "HX99G Syncthing" (l4ee6-zz9gu): folder path missing

admon · 2024-01-27T12:35:40.912Z

I don’t know much about syncthing but your folder is wrong.
Wherever you entered “/HX99G Syncthing” it must be /mnt/mmcblk0/syncthing

Sir_SwampThing · 2024-01-27T12:49:40.305Z

That’s just the label I have given to the saves folder on the Batocera machine.
The folder path is the correct path.
I believe (probably wrongly) that once I have created this it will be introduced to the router and the router should create a similar folder in /mnt/mmcblk0.

admon · 2024-01-27T12:51:13.195Z

Sir_SwampThing:

folder root directory mkdir /HX99G Syncthing

Pretty sure it’s not only a label.
mkdir /xxxx would try to create it on the router on the root-level, where it does not have permissions.

Sir_SwampThing · 2024-01-27T12:57:34.751Z

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Sir_SwampThing · 2024-01-27T13:03:17.908Z

But looking at the Batocera files, I now realise I am definitely doing something wrong.
I thought I was creating a link to the userdata/share/saves/snes folder but clearly I am not, it’s just creating a folder in userdata called HX99G Syncthing.

I have now tried calling the folder Syncthing, no joy.
Tried working from the router to the Batocera machine, no joy.

Every attempt results in the same error message.

root@GL-AXT1800:/mnt/mmcblk0/syncthing# ls -l
-rw-r--r--    1 syncthin syncthin       794 Jan 27 14:49 cert.pem
-rw-------    1 syncthin syncthin      7901 Jan 27 15:27 config.xml
-rw-------    1 syncthin syncthin      7274 Jan 27 14:49 config.xml.v0
-rw-------    1 syncthin syncthin        33 Jan 27 14:51 csrftokens.txt
-rw-r--r--    1 syncthin syncthin       798 Jan 27 14:50 https-cert.pem
-rw-------    1 syncthin syncthin       288 Jan 27 14:50 https-key.pem
drwxr-xr-x    2 syncthin syncthin      4096 Jan 27 15:38 index-v0.14.0.db
-rw-------    1 syncthin syncthin       288 Jan 27 14:49 key.pem

root@GL-AXT1800:/mnt/mmcblk0/syncthing# cd syncthing
-ash: cd: can't cd to syncthing: No such file or directory
root@GL-AXT1800:/mnt/mmcblk0/syncthing# cd /mnt/mmcblk0/syncthing
root@GL-AXT1800:/mnt/mmcblk0/syncthing# ls -l
-rw-r--r--    1 syncthin syncthin       794 Jan 27 14:49 cert.pem
-rw-------    1 syncthin syncthin      7901 Jan 27 15:27 config.xml
-rw-------    1 syncthin syncthin      7274 Jan 27 14:49 config.xml.v0
-rw-------    1 syncthin syncthin        33 Jan 27 14:51 csrftokens.txt
-rw-r--r--    1 syncthin syncthin       798 Jan 27 14:50 https-cert.pem
-rw-------    1 syncthin syncthin       288 Jan 27 14:50 https-key.pem
drwxr-xr-x    2 syncthin syncthin      4096 Jan 27 15:38 index-v0.14.0.db
-rw-------    1 syncthin syncthin       288 Jan 27 14:49 key.pem
root@GL-AXT1800:/mnt/mmcblk0/syncthing# whoami
root

ls -l is reporting that Syncthing is the user.
whoami reports as root.
Is that because whoami is referring to the device as opposed to the /mnt/mmcblk0?

Sir_SwampThing · 2024-01-27T16:56:51.541Z

It appears that

/mnt/mmcblk0/syncthing

is owned(?) by Syncthing. But any folders created inside the syncthing directory/folder are still root root.

Is this correct?

admon · 2024-01-27T17:00:21.669Z

Sir_SwampThing:

But any folders created inside the syncthing directory/folder are still root root.

Is this correct?

Only if you create them. If syncthing creates them, they should be not root:root

Sir_SwampThing · 2024-01-27T17:18:24.444Z

OK, so I have

device = root root
mnt/mmcblk0 = root root… I believe these are both correct?

I have

mnt/mmcblk0/syncthing = syncthing syncthing… which I also believe is correct?

So I need to figure out why, when Syncthing tries to create a new directory inside the existing syncthing directory, it gets denied permission.

admon · 2024-01-27T17:23:11.644Z

Sir_SwampThing:

So I need to figure out why, when Syncthing tries to create a new directory inside the existing syncthing directory, it gets denied permission.

As I said before, I am pretty sure that it does not create it there.
Failed to create folder root directory mkdir /HX99G Syncthing: permission denied

This totally tells us that it tries to create the dir inside / and not inside /mnt/mmcblk0/syncthing

Sir_SwampThing · 2024-01-27T17:36:18.595Z

OK.

So I have my Batocera machine and the GL-AXT1800 linked.

On which device do I select the folder I want to share?
Logic tells me that I should access the Batocera gui and select the “saves/snes” folder and share this with the router (and, as far as I can tell, the Batocera wiki says the same (but unfortunately, it is obvious that a lot of the Wiki is outdated) ).

But, if I do as I have explained above, I get the prompt to accept the share (in the router gui) but after a few seconds, it then tells me it can’t create the directory/folder.

admon · 2024-01-27T17:47:11.147Z

Sorry, can’t help you with this.

bring.fringe18 · 2024-01-27T23:24:57.331Z

You’re very close. Your nose is touching the finish line.

If you’re using option user 'syncthing' in the OpenWrt Syncthing conf (/etc/config/syncthing) on your ext4 formatted USB drive and the permissions (perms) for /mnt/mmcblk0/syncthing read syncthin syncthin using ls -l /mnt/mmcblk0/syncthing then you’re all set.

To be absolutely sure use chown -R syncthing:syncthing /mnt/mmcblk0/syncthing to ensure all files, folders within are converted in their permissions to the syncthing user.

Go into the Syncthing GUI, delete ay & all existing folders you may have ATM. Then go into Syncthing GUI → Actions → Settings & set the default path for all new folders to /mnt/mmcblk0/syncthing :

Does any one successfully setup syncthing on AXT-1800? Technical Support for Routers

So right now Syncthing is configured to its defaults & thinks its default data dir is /root/Sync. That’s not your USB stick; that’s a dir on the onboard flash. You need to edit the openwrt syncthing conf to point to your proper mount & its Syncthing dir. If you’ve already done that then try Syncthing GUI → Actions → Settings → General → Default Configuration [ Edit Folder Defaults ]. Input the full path to the Syncthing data dir that matches the one fr /etc/config/syncthing.conf. See my exampl…

Restart Syncthing by rebooting the device or just try Synchting GUI → Actions → Restart.

Don’t create new files/folder via SSH/SFTP in the /mnt/mmcblk0/syncthing dir. Any that are are automatically owned by the root user. You are the root (admin in Windows parlance) user. It is expected by Syncthing that it should all be owned by the synthing user. Manage everything for sync points/folders by the Syncthing GUI which runs as the syncthing user.

Everything Syncthing handles for sync’d files, folders should be managed by the Syncthing GUI & that data would be housed/stored at /mnt/mmcblk0/syncthing .

Beyond that there’s nothing more I can do here.