the download page says to unpack to /boot/unmenu.

where is boot file?  i don't see that in flash drive.  where does this get unpacked in flash drive?

do you have to shut down unraid and put flash in main pc?

do i make a folder in flash called boot?

 

thanks,

rlr

I would start with the instructions for UnMENU, where there is a note about /boot.  You may also find it helpful to read the FAQ section on the Console, especially "How is a Linux console different from a Windows console?", especially the part about the Root folder, and a few of the nearby questions, such as the one above it.

I would start with the instructions for UnMENU, where there is a note about /boot.  You may also find it helpful to read the FAQ section on the Console, especially "How is a Linux console different from a Windows console?", especially the part about the Root folder, and a few of the nearby questions, such as the one above it.

 

yeah, i had read all that, that's where i got the questions.  i did pick up a few more tidbits (about the /boot folder) though, so that helped, but it still doesn't say where to put the unmenu folder, is it right when you open flash drive, in what i think is the root folder?

 

thanks!

Yes, create unmenu in the root of the flash drive.  From Windows, that would be something like md  \\Tower\flash\unmenu.  At the console, it would be mkdir  /boot/unmenu.

 

Edit:  corrected forward/back slashes

Yes, create unmenu in the root of the flash drive.  From Windows, that would be something like md  //Tower/flash/unmenu.  At the console, it would be mkdir  /boot/unmenu.

 

hmmm, i created unmenu folder, from windows, unpacked zip files to it, then it says to use directory address ending in uu to start program, i typed that into explorer(windows) and i got the prompt for what program do you want to use to open this program with, i cancelled at that point, i was expecting a file to execute.

Yes, create unmenu in the root of the flash drive.  From Windows, that would be something like md  //Tower/flash/unmenu.  At the console, it would be mkdir  /boot/unmenu.

 

hmmm, i created unmenu folder, from windows, unpacked zip files to it, then it says to use directory address ending in uu to start program, i typed that into explorer(windows) and i got the prompt for what program do you want to use to open this program with, i cancelled at that point, i was expecting a file to execute.

 

you need to run the uu script from one of a few places...

 

a) from a keyboard (& monitor) attached directly to the unraid box (console method)

b) from telnet/putty/other similar client connected over the network from a windows machine

c) using a unix-friendly text editor (notepad2 or comparable) edit the file in the config folder on the flash drive called go[/b](/boot/config/go in console/telnet or //Tower/flash/config/go via the network) with the following:

 

# Start unMENU
sleep 10
/boot/unmenu/uu

 

After you make the changes and replace the old go file with your edited version (probably a good idea to save a back-up of the original), reboot the unraid system and unmenu will start automatically (everytime you reboot)

 

***NOTE please ensure you press enter after the uu to make the last line in the line an empty line***

 

like this:

>BUNCH OF STUFF

>

># Start unMENU

>/boot/unmenu/uu

>

 

Cheers,

Matt

Yes, create unmenu in the root of the flash drive.  From Windows, that would be something like md  //Tower/flash/unmenu.  At the console, it would be mkdir  /boot/unmenu.

 

hmmm, i created unmenu folder, from windows, unpacked zip files to it, then it says to use directory address ending in uu to start program, i typed that into explorer(windows) and i got the prompt for what program do you want to use to open this program with, i cancelled at that point, i was expecting a file to execute.

 

you need to run the uu script from one of a few places...

 

a) from a keyboard (& monitor) attached directly to the unraid box (console method)

b) from telnet/putty/other similar client connected over the network from a windows machine

c) using a unix-friendly text editor (notepad2 or comparable) edit the file in the config folder on the flash drive called go[/b](/boot/config/go in console/telnet or //Tower/flash/config/go via the network) with the following:

 

# Start unMENU
sleep 10
/boot/unmenu/uu

 

After you make the changes and replace the old go file with your edited version (probably a good idea to save a back-up of the original), reboot the unraid system and unmenu will start automatically (everytime you reboot)

 

***NOTE please ensure you press enter after the uu to make the last line in the line an empty line***

 

like this:

>BUNCH OF STUFF

>

># Start unMENU

>/boot/unmenu/uu

>

 

Cheers,

Matt

 

hey, thanks a lot, slightly confused though.  before i just read this, i tried to start it, from terminal, by using /boot/unmenu/uu, but nothing happened.  shouldn't that start it?  i unpacked to \\tower\flash\unmenu, is that the right place for unmenu folder?

 

so, what you're saying here is that this will set it to start automatically each time.  normally you have to start uu every time?

 

thanks,

rlr

Yes, create unmenu in the root of the flash drive.  From Windows, that would be something like md  //Tower/flash/unmenu.  At the console, it would be mkdir  /boot/unmenu.

Yes, the root of the flash drive in windows at is \\tower\flash   (note... backslashes, NOT forwardslashes... big difference...)

Many prople create an unmenu folder there... It would then be \\tower\flash\unmenu

hmmm, i created unmenu folder, from windows, unpacked zip files to it, then it says to use directory address ending in uu to start program

, i typed that into explorer(windows) and i got the prompt for what program do you want to use to open this program with, i cancelled at that point, i was expecting a file to execute.

The command to start a Linux process must be typed at a Linux prompt... not on windows.

 

you need to run the uu script from one of a few places...

 

a) from a keyboard (& monitor) attached directly to the unraid box (console method)

b) from telnet/putty/other similar client connected over the network from a windows machine

c) using a unix-friendly text editor (notepad2 or comparable) edit the file in the config folder on the flash drive called go[/b](/boot/config/go in console/telnet or //Tower/flash/config/go via the network) with the following:

 

# Start unMENU
sleep 10
/boot/unmenu/uu

 

After you make the changes and replace the old go file with your edited version (probably a good idea to save a back-up of the original), reboot the unraid system and unmenu will start automatically (everytime you reboot)

 

***NOTE please ensure you press enter after the uu to make the last line in the line an empty line***

 

like this:

>BUNCH OF STUFF

>

># Start unMENU

>/boot/unmenu/uu

>

 

Cheers,

Matt

 

hey, thanks a lot, slightly confused though.  before i just read this, i tried to start it, from terminal, by using /boot/unmenu/uu, but nothing happened.  shouldn't that start it?  i unpacked to \\tower\flash\unmenu, is that the right place for unmenu folder?

It did start it. (at least from what you said, it is running. )  What you started was a web-server.  It does nothing on the linux server except start a web-server and return the prompt, exactly as you said.  The web-server it started is working as a process that disassociates itself from the terminal, so you get back your prompt and can log off without it stopping. The web-server is listening on a different port than the normal maintenance console for unRAID. 

 

To see if it is running as a process, type:

ps -ef | grep uu | grep -v grep

To see the web-pages it serves, you use your web-browser, but on port 8080 instead of the default port of 80. 

Its url notation for that on your PC, in  your web-browser is

http://tower:8080

(Note Forward slashes.)

 

IE explorer tries to be both a web-browser and a file-browser... it allows you to get very confused.  back-slashes refer to files, forward slashes refer to web-pages to send content to your web-browser.

so, what you're saying here is that this will set it to start automatically each time.  normally you have to start uu every time?

 

thanks,

rlr

Yes, if you always want it to run, you must start it every time you reboot.

 

Tell us more about the two networks, wired and wireless... I have a feeling you are making things way more complicated than you need.  Describe your network(s) what router/switch you have, if any, where you have the unRAID server plugged, etc.

 

Joe L.