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I will be referring “Buffalo Linkstation Live with Bittorrent” as LsLivev3

From the day I bought my LsLivev3 until the time I am writing, I am not satisfy with the performance of its default bittorrent client.
It open up a lot of port, chocking a lot of router and LsLivev3 memory, yet download rate were dissatisfactory.

Initially, I intend to install FreeLink: it is one of alternative firmware that frees up my LsLivev3 from Buffalo default access restriction.
After reading through the documentation, I felt it is too risky to proceed it.
Plus, the devices that had been discussed there, are previous version of Buffalo Linkstation Live and Pro series, which is v1 and v2.

Then another post in LS Live 3 AKA LS-CHL: How to backup and setup lenny caught my interest, installing Debian, Lenny version on it.
Yet again, too risky. Now, it include voiding the warranty.

Scrap again.

Reading through another post in Installing rtorrent and ntorrent on LS Live, not only the solution is safe and avoid warranty void, it also offer alternative application like apt-get: ipkg.

apt-get or Advanced Packaging Tool is an application that handles software installation on Linux.
Rather than compiling the source code, compile its dependency library and etc, apt-get offer easy solution for installing software.
It automatically search for software dependency and install it directly.

From here on, I will be using alien language for some will confuse.
So ignore this if you are not interested.

Let us begin.

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1.   Introduction

LsLivev3 by default, have the apt-get application, but not useable.
There is no reason for you to pursue of getting it work, too troublesome.
Solution, installing ipkg from optware.

First of all, you need to unlock your LsLivev3 with acp_commander,
or refer here for more detailed documentation on it :
Open Stock Firmware
PS – Your machine must have java installed.

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2.   Accessing Your LsLivev3

Fired up your command line or terminal.

java -jar acp_commander.jar -t <IP ADDRESS> -o

replace <IP ADDRESS> with your LsLivev3 IP address.

Then, open up telnet application:

telnet > o <IP ADDRESS>

login as root, no password.

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3.   Installing ipkg and transmission and configure Transmission

Bootstrap it (LsLiveV3)

cd /tmp
wget http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/optware/cs05q3armel/cross/stable/lspro-bootstrap_1.2-5_arm.xsh
sh lspro-bootstrap_1.2-5_arm.xsh

Reconnect back your telnet, update your ipkg and start install Transmission

ipkg update
ipkg install transmission

PS – There are other packages offer by ipkg, do check it out : IPKG Package List

Once everything done, you need to edit your transmission config file.

vi /root/.config/transmission-daemon/settings.json

If you do not know how to use vi, I suggest copy the whole config file to your storage area, and edit it there.
Don’t forget to change the owner (default is nobody)

cp /root/.config/transmission-daemon/settings.json /mnt/disk1/<ur_share_folder_name>/
chown nobody /mnt/disk1/<ur_share_folder_name>/settings.json

Here is my configuration file. Detailed documentation can be found here : Editing Configuration Files for Transmission

{
“blocklist-enabled”: 0,
“download-dir”: “/mnt/disk1/UltraStorage/Download/”,
“download-limit”: 100,
“download-limit-enabled”: 0,
“upload-limit”: 25,
“upload-limit-enabled”: 1,
“encryption”: 1,
“max-peers-global”: 200,
“peer-limit-global”: 240,
“peer-limit-per-torrent”: 60,
“lazy-bitfield-enabled”: 1,
“peer-socket-tos”: 8,
“peer-port”: 51413,
“port-forwarding-enabled”: 1,
“peer-port-random-enabled”: 1,
“peer-port-random-low”: 1024,
“peer-port-random-high”: 65535,
“pex-enabled”: 1,
“rpc-authentication-required”: 0,
“rpc-password”: “”,
“rpc-port”: 9091,
“rpc-username”: “”,
“rpc-whitelist”: “192.168.1.*”
}

Once everything is done, save it and run the transmission

transmission-daemon

If you editing the file without using vi, you should copy paste it back.

cp /mnt/disk1/<ur_share_folder_name>/settings.json /root/.config/transmission-daemon/settings.json

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4.   Running and Accessing Transmission

transmission-daemon

To access it in browser, simply logon to http://<IP_ADDRESS>:9091