ipkg update fails

[Noah]

G'day,

As I am still a Linux-noob I'm lost. I want to install fdupes, so I enter:

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ipkg install fdupes

Although the file is only 11k, it takes a few minutes. After which it gives me:

ipkg install fdupes
Installing fdupes (1.40-1) to root...
Downloading http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/optwa ... unstable/f dupes_1.40-1_i686.ipk
Nothing to be done
An error ocurred, return value: 22.
Collected errors:
ipkg_download: ERROR: Command failed with return value 4: `wget --passive-ftp -q -P /opt/ipkg-8VGjWA http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/optwa ... _i686.ipk'
Failed to download fdupes. Perhaps you need to run 'ipkg update'?

Fine, so I do:

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ipkg update

Which finally after some time of downloading gives me:

ipkg update
Downloading http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/optwa ... ackages.gz
An error ocurred, return value: 1.
Collected errors:
ipkg_download: ERROR: Command failed with return value 4: `wget --passive-ftp -q -P /opt/ipkg-svUy9X http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/optwa ... ckages.gz'

I've googled and googled and googled, but I can't seem to find a solution. Does anybody happen to have a clue?

Thank you in advance for your answer,

Bye,

[Noah]

I got the answer myself

It turned out my router address was changed (true, I replaced the router and it had a different address) and the Syno couldn't find it. Changed it in control panel/network/default gateway and everything works again.

[some-Ds409plus-user]

I recently installed ipkg on a 409+ and after I installed the boostrap I got the following failure

syno> ipkg update
Downloading http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/optwa ... le/Package s.gz
An error ocurred, return value: 1.
Collected errors:
ipkg_download: ERROR: Command failed with return value 41: `wget --passive-ftp -q -P /opt/ipkg-MLnI1c http://ipkg.nsl u2-linux.org/feeds/optware/syno-e500/cross/unstable/Packages.gz'

its because the native wget that comes with the synology don't support passive mode
so you need to make the system to temporary use the wget that comes with the bootstrap, for this go to /root/.profiles and move /opt/bin:/opt/sbin in front of the PATH

TEMP SOLUTION
AS I DONT RECOMAND TO USE ANOTHER WGET I RECOMAND THE TEMPORARY SOLUTION
as root in the shell

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PATH=/opt/bin:/opt/sbin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/syno/sbin:/usr/syno/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/syno/mailstation/bin:/usr/syno/mailstation/sbin
export PATH

now ipkg update should work until your reboot

THE FINAL SOLUTION

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vi /root/.profiles

now press "I" on the keyboard to put vi in INSERT MODE
then modify the line containing PATH

PATH=/opt/bin:/opt/sbin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/syno/sbin:/usr/syno/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/syno/mailstation/bin:/usr/syno/mailstation/sbin

now press [Esc] key and then insert the following keys one by one

:wq!

now vi is gonna save(write) and quit and you land in the shell again
Modifying the PATH in the profile is only effective next boot
but we like to ipkg update also immediately so we enter in the shell the following

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PATH=/opt/bin:/opt/sbin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/syno/sbin:/usr/syno/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/syno/mailstation/bin:/usr/syno/mailstation/sbin
export PATH

this tells the system to use the new PATH
now the system uses the binaries from the /opt folder preferential.
and ipkg update should not fail any more

THEORETICALLY THERE IS ANOTHER DIRTY TRICK
to replace the synology wget in the root folder. But i sincerely do not recommend because this can produce a unknown status

have fun
christian