[SOLVED] JSON parse failed

[Steini]

I was trying to Change settings in Transmission script and i got this error when tryin to start Transmission again:

JSON parse failed in /opt/etc/transmission-daemon/settings.json at pos 0: SPECIAL_EXPECTED -- remaining text "/opt/etc/init.d/"[FAILED]

I think I read somwhere that you can reset all settings.
Can anyone help me to fix this again please?

 

[TeHashX]

Which text editor used to modify?
This is default configuration http://pastebin.com/kGhV6WTC

 

[Steini]

Thank you for the script. I use putty but I have no experience so I have followed a guide to install transmission.
In my script port forwarding was not enabled so I was just changing it to "true" to enable it. When I tried to start transmission again the error came up. Maybe I did something else without knowing it.

I've been reading for hours in this forum and searched the Web for a solution but my basic skills in programming and Linux are zero so I'm just not able to make to much sense of these things.
I'm not a newbie in making my home network work and have been playing around with my computers for years so I usually get things to work.

In other words it would be of big help with some instructions or a guide on how to replace my current script to the one you posted a link.
As I mentioned in my first post I think I read somewhere that it is a command that resets all settings but I can't find it.
Also I think there are a command for updating or searching for new releases. It would be great to get a list of commands that works for things like that.

I hope someone can point me in the right direction.

 

[TeHashX]

Optware or Entware?

 

[Steini]

New Generation Optware.

 

[TeHashX]

Use this tutorial https://www.hqt.ro/transmission-download-manager-through-new-generation-optware/

 

[Steini]

Thanks. That is the guide I have followed. I can't see any answer there to the questions of this thread. Am I missing something?

 

[TeHashX]

You have to stop transmission for editing settings.json

/opt/etc/init.d/S95transmission stop

Remove bad json file

rm /opt/etc/transmission-daemon/settings.json

Create default one

cat >> /opt/etc/transmission-daemon/settings.json << 'EOF'
{
    "alt-speed-down": 50,
    "alt-speed-enabled": false,
    "alt-speed-time-begin": 540,
    "alt-speed-time-day": 127,
    "alt-speed-time-enabled": false,
    "alt-speed-time-end": 1020,
    "alt-speed-up": 50,
    "bind-address-ipv4": "0.0.0.0",
    "bind-address-ipv6": "::",
    "blocklist-enabled": true,
    "blocklist-url": "http://list.iblocklist.com/?list=bt_level1",
    "cache-size-mb": 2,
    "dht-enabled": true,
    "download-dir": "/tmp/mnt/sda1/Transmission",
    "download-queue-enabled": true,
    "download-queue-size": 3,
    "encryption": 0,
    "idle-seeding-limit": 180,
    "idle-seeding-limit-enabled": true,
    "incomplete-dir": "/tmp/mnt/sda1/Transmission/Incomplete",
    "incomplete-dir-enabled": false,
    "lazy-bitfield-enabled": true,
    "lpd-enabled": false,
    "message-level": 2,
    "open-file-limit": 5,
    "peer-congestion-algorithm": "",
    "peer-id-ttl-hours": 6,
    "peer-limit-global": 80,
    "peer-limit-per-torrent": 30,
    "peer-port": 51413,
    "peer-port-random-high": 65535,
    "peer-port-random-low": 49152,
    "peer-port-random-on-start": false,
    "peer-socket-tos": "default",
    "pex-enabled": true,
    "pidfile": "/var/run/transmission-daemon.pid",
    "port-forwarding-enabled": true,
    "preallocation": 1,
    "prefetch-enabled": 1,
    "proxy": "",
    "proxy-auth-enabled": false,
    "proxy-auth-password": "",
    "proxy-auth-username": "",
    "proxy-enabled": false,
    "proxy-port": 80,
    "proxy-type": 0,
    "queue-stalled-enabled": true,
    "queue-stalled-minutes": 300,
    "ratio-limit": 7,
    "ratio-limit-enabled": true,
    "rename-partial-files": true,
    "rpc-authentication-required": true,
    "rpc-bind-address": "0.0.0.0",
    "rpc-enabled": true,
    "rpc-password": "admin",
    "rpc-port": 9091,
    "rpc-url": "/transmission/",
    "rpc-username": "admin",
    "rpc-whitelist": "*.*.*.*",
    "rpc-whitelist-enabled": false,
    "scrape-paused-torrents-enabled": true,
    "script-torrent-done-enabled": false,
    "script-torrent-done-filename": "",
    "seed-queue-enabled": false,
    "seed-queue-size": 10,
    "speed-limit-down": 100,
    "speed-limit-down-enabled": false,
    "speed-limit-up": 100,
    "speed-limit-up-enabled": false,
    "start-added-torrents": true,
    "trash-original-torrent-files": false,
    "umask": 0,
    "upload-slots-per-torrent": 10,
    "utp-enabled": false,
    "watch-dir": "/opt/etc/transmission/watchdir",
    "watch-dir-enabled": true
}
EOF

Press ENTER

To modify settings, open with nano editor

nano /opt/etc/transmission-daemon/settings.json

Move with keyboard directions keys, do any changes, then save with "CTRL-O" (O from Omega not zero), Press ENTER, Exit nano with CTRL-X
Start transmission again

/opt/etc/init.d/S95transmission start

 

[Steini]

Thank you so much! I'll try that first thing when I come back home from work. I'll post here when I'm done.

 

[Steini]

Now its working again! Thank you for the instructions.

Thats the good thing and the bad thing is that I'm still struggeling with opening the port. If you look at the pictures you can see that: https://ipleak.net/ is seeing the right port open.

On the other hand is: http://www.canyouseeme.org/
giving me an error.


Also the private tracker I'm currently on for my torrents is also telling me I'm not connectable.

Could there be some settings on the router that needs to be enabled?


Any ideas?

 

[TeHashX]

Did you created firewall rule? At the end of tutorial: ACCESS FROM WAN

 

[Steini]

Yes, I did that when I installed the first time.

 

[TeHashX]

Post output from:
ls - l /jffs/scripts
cat /jffs/scripts/firewall-start

 

[Steini]

Here is the output.

 

[TeHashX]

Didn't posted
ls - l /jffs/scripts

 

[Steini]

What does that mean?
Nothing happens.

 

[TeHashX]

Sorry, was a space before "l"
ls -l /jffs/scripts

 

[Steini]

I posted the output in this area and got banned!
But now I'm back again.

Here is the output but I had to take a screenshot. It didnt upload as txt.

 

[TeHashX]

I just want to check permissions, are ok
Now reboot router or apply firewall rule and should be ok
sh /jffs/scripts/firewall-start

 

[Steini]

I rebooted and applyed the firewall rule.
Finally! Success. :-D

Thank you for helping me out. You made me a happy man. :-D