mldonkey running on my asus wl500dg router: success!!

[sophana]

Hi

I just dreamed of that, I did it.
I could compile and run successfully mldonkey cvs 2.6.0 on my asus wl500g delux wifi router. low power p2p!

This router has a 200mhz mips processor and 32mb ram with an usb2 controller.
I use a chrooted sarge debian distrib for mipsel under openwrt, and an usb2 2.5inch harddrive

I could just download one single file to test.

The mlnet process takes 32mb at start, 40mbyte one hour later. It did not swap much. I cannot test more yet, because I'm waiting for my new adsl line to come...

My question is: is there a specific configuration setting that lower memory usage? compiling for one network only?

Thanks

[imognimma]

Hi,

congrats !!

I'm currently trying to run mldonkey 2.6.7 on a cobalt qube2 (MIPS r5000, 250MHz, 64B Ram). I successfully installed debian sarge 3.1 (mipsel). I also managed to compile mldonkey, but the kernel included has a problem with PCI bus handling, resulting in a NIC lockup after a few minutes of network activity.

I'm currently building a new kernel to overcome this problem. (which takes hours .... )

I wonder if there are any other know issues with running mldonkey on mipsel machines ?

I've got some error messages on the first start of mldonkey (before networking locked up), I'll come back later after the new kernel is compiled & installed.

cu

[sophana]

I've been asked some more info about that:

First you have a mass storage (usb hard drive). Then you must install a debian root file system somewhere in your router mass storage.
Some more info here (works with any router firmware):
http://wiki.wl500g.info/index.php/Debian%20Distribution

Then once you chroot inside the debian, you are in a real debian!
Then you can use apt to get everything you need to compile mldonkey like in any pc.

It works just fine but it is a little slow (not the download, but the web ui interface...)
As I finally needed more services at home (mail, web, ...) I finaly did setup a old pc.

[Kasei99]

Great job Sophana

You can compile with options like

./configure --disable-gnutella --disable-gnutella2 --disable-fasttrack --disable-gui --disable-filetp

but that´ll only shrink the binary itself for a few MB and i dont think thats what youre looking for. I compiled it with only ed2k and bt enabled and have about the same memory consumption as you.

There is a Asus WL-700g out there which got 64MB RAM, a 266mips CPU and an internal 3.5" HDD. The Kamikaze builds are working on it so maybe that would be an alternative? Not cheap though ~200$
That router with an integrated gigabit switch, adsl2 modem and debian working on it would make me wet my pants

[fabtar]

I think that the best way to reduce memory consumption, is:
disable kad, disable Emule MOD and other stats, recduce the overall maximum number of sources.

To disable GeoIP and Ipfilter could be a right choice.

Obiouvly I suggest to run ed2k-only core.

[spiralvoice]

Removing emule SUI support might also be useful, as it uses some CPU.

./configure --disable-donkeysui
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Link overview and precompiled cores here: http://mldonkey.sourceforge.net/DownloadLinks

[fabtar]

disabling upload compression(by option) could save useful cpu cycles