This tutorial is incomplete: When i wrote this I did not realize that the 3rd partition on the HD is too small by default.

What is SABnzbd?
SABnzbd is a free/open-source cross-platform binary newsreader written in Python.

It simplifies the process of downloading from Usenet dramatically, thanks to its friendly web-based user interface and advanced built-in post-processing options that automatically verify, repair, extract and clean up posts downloaded from Usenet. SABnzbd also has a fully customizable user interface, and offers a complete API for third-party applications to hook into.

What's bad about SABnzbd?
*High cpu usage while downloading or unrarring/parring. So you need to use the builtin scheduler.

More info : http://www.sabnzbd.org/

How to install:
Install Optware(link) First, it's easy.
Tested on firmware 2388; I had an optware install problem on Beta-2891.

Short version:


After installing the url is http://YOUR-POHD:8080/sabnzbd/
Not http://YOUR-POHD:8080/ , that url is a blank page.

OR the Long version:
Same script, but execute steps manually, lines starting with # are comments.


Folder settings, store everything on HDD1


Disable api key ; need this for "service sanznbd stop".
(advanced users: see here: http://wiki.sabnzbd.org/install-as-a-unix-daemon)

I tried to install Sabnzb using the above description. However, when I try to start the service I get an error stating service: not found.
What did I do wrong?

What's the exact error message?

Or:

Python error?

I'm new to Linux-OS. I installed using the above script.
Doesn't seem to work: can't connect to the given port.

Code:
[root@PlayonHD root]# #install optware first!
[root@PlayonHD root]# #main install
[root@PlayonHD root]# ipkg install sabnzbdplus
pkg install py25-feedparser

#get service script for easy starting and stopping.
wget http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1225177/pohd/howto/S90sabnzbd -O /opt/etc/init.d/S9 0sabnzbd

#enable service
service sabnzbd on

#start service
service sabnzbd start

#done:
echo "Go to http://YOUR-POHD:8080/sabnzbd/ and edit your settings."

Package sabnzbdplus (0.4.12-1) installed in /opt/ is up to date.
Nothing to be done
Successfully terminated.

[root@PlayonHD root]# #for rss-feeds:
[root@PlayonHD root]# ipkg install py25-feedparser
Installing py25-feedparser (4.1-1) to /opt/...
Downloading http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/optwa ... mipsel.ipk
Installing python25 (2.5.4-2) to /opt/...
Downloading http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/optwa ... mipsel.ipk
Nothing to be done

An error ocurred, return value: 22.

Collected errors: ipkg_download: ERROR: Command failed with return value 3: `wget -q -P /opt/ipkg-pdW1He http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/optwa ... ipsel.ipk'
Failed to download python25. Perhaps you need to run 'ipkg update'?

[root@PlayonHD root]#
[root@PlayonHD root]# #get service script for easy starting and stopping.
[root@PlayonHD root]# wget http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1225177/pohd/howto/S90sabnzbd -O /opt/etc/init.d/S90sabnzbd
--2010-01-02 22:54:04-- http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1225177/pohd/howto/S90sabnzbd
Resolving dl.dropbox.com... 174.129.33.163, 174.129.33.164, 75.101.129.115, ...
Connecting to dl.dropbox.com|174.129.33.163|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 363 [application/octet-stream]
Saving to: `/opt/etc/init.d/S90sabnzbd'

100%[======================================>] 363 --.-K/s in 0.001s

2010-01-02 22:54:05 (575 KB/s) - `/opt/etc/init.d/S90sabnzbd' saved [363/363]

[root@PlayonHD root]#
[root@PlayonHD root]# #enable service
[root@PlayonHD root]# service sabnzbd on
Usage: /opt/etc/init.d/S90sabnzbd {start|stop|restart}

[root@PlayonHD root]#
[root@PlayonHD root]# #start service
[root@PlayonHD root]# service sabnzbd start
Starting SABnzbd.
/opt/etc/init.d/S90sabnzbd: /opt/etc/init.d/S90sabnzbd: 20: python2.5: not found

[root@PlayonHD root]#
[root@PlayonHD root]# #done:
[root@PlayonHD root]# echo "Go to http://YOUR-POHD:8080/sabnzbd/ and edit your settings."


Idea anybody?

Yea, i know what's going on.

When I wrote this tutorial I forgot to check how much disk space this takes on the linux partition (partition 3)
By default it's only 150Mb, and i think it's full : Failed to download python25.

You can check with df -h:


I don't know an easy solution
The hard solutions are:
1: figure out how to free some space on that partition.
2: OR start gparted from a linux live-cd pc and enlarge partition 3.
ed:spelling

edit nvm

I have installed but can't get it to start, anyone know what I have done wrong?

Usage: /opt/etc/init.d/S90sabnzbd {start|stop|restart}
Starting SABnzbd.
Could not find platform independent libraries <prefix>
Could not find platform dependent libraries <exec_prefix>
Consider setting $PYTHONHOME to <prefix>[:<exec_prefix>]
'import site' failed; use -v for traceback
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/opt/share/SABnzbd/SABnzbd.py", line 23, in <module>
import logging
ImportError: No module named logging
Go to http://YOUR-POHD:8080/sabnzbd/ and edit your settings.

Same problem

I made a mistake when writing the tutorial , I did't realize this was going to be a problem.
The HD formatted by playon!hd contains 3 partitions:
*1:ntfs
*2:swap
*3:ext3 linux

The 3rd partition is only 150Mb that is too small.
The only solution is:
*Resize partition 3 to 500MB with gparted/kaparted (or partition magic? maybe)
*Ask acryan to change the default formatting, so these things do work on a newly formatted disk.


the_dead_parrot:
Your problem is most probably solved by a reboot; or a telnet login/logout.

But how to change the partition with those programs?
It's not made for this system right?
Or do i need to do this through telnet (like putty)