Possible to add EXT4 Support to NAS USB HD's?

[Zacharybinx34]

Merlin,
Is it possible to add EXT4 Support to NAS USB HD's?

Also, any ideas why if I hook up the HD to my Windows 10 machine (formatted in EXT3 and connected using EXT2 Volume Manager), then add files, then reconnect the drive to my router, it won't show any of those files? I have to add them through the network to the HD when it's connected to the router.

Thanks!

 

[RMerlin]

Ext4 is already supported on all ARM models. MIPS routers have a kernel that's too old for ext4.

 

[Zacharybinx34]

Ext4 is already supported on all ARM models. MIPS routers have a kernel that's too old for ext4.

What about not being able to move files to the USB EXT3 Hard Drive when it's connected to my PC? After I move them and plug the HD back into my router, it won't show any of those files?
Trasfering 600GB through my network isn't ideal =(

 

[john9527]

Make sure you aren't adding the files to the root directory (it won't show anything in root under SMB if you are using password protected sharing). Make a subdirectory and put them there.

 

[Zacharybinx34]

Make sure you aren't adding the files to the root directory (it won't show anything in root under SMB if you are using password protected sharing). Make a subdirectory and put them there.

Yep, I have that. Doesn't change things for me. Still same result.

 

[Xentrk]

Make sure you aren't adding the files to the root directory (it won't show anything in root under SMB if you are using password protected sharing). Make a subdirectory and put them there.

Thanks! I always wondered about. I used to have my NTFS formatted SMB mount password protected on a dd-wrt router. When I moved it to my AC88U, the only way I could see the folders was to not have it password protected, which I prefer not to do. Now I know why.

 

[thelonelycoder]

Thanks! I always wondered about. I used to have my NTFS formatted SMB mount password protected on a dd-wrt router. When I moved it to my AC88U, the only way I could see the folders was to not have it password protected, which I prefer not to do. Now I know why.

To share the full drive, including the root you could do something like this:
Create the file /jffs/configs/smb.conf.add and fill it in with your share:

[<given name>]
    comment = <description shown>
    path = /tmp/mnt/<your device name>
    dos filetimes = yes
    fake directory create times = yes
    valid users = <your routers admin name>
    invalid users =
    read list = <your routers admin name>
    write list = <your routers admin name>

Then use a script to mount the network drive. In Windows this could be a *.bat file, with the following content:

Net use <drive letter to use>: \\<your router IP>\<given name> <your router's password> /user:<your routers admin name> /persistent:NO

 

[RMerlin]

The reason why the root is not shared is because that would kill the ability of having multiple shares with different access permissions - as you would be sharing the root of them all, giving access to all sub-folders at the same time through that share.

 

[Trebuin]

I found the directory with permissions required worked best with NTFS as many things would lock you out...couldn't figure out why. I ended moving over to either ext3 or 4 (I can't remember which) & it works a lot better than NTFS. My rt-ac3200 was corrupting every NTFS partition I would attach to it.