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davidjb / technicolor-tg799vac-hacks

A collection of configuration for detoxing and improving the Technicolor TG799vac modem
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Unable to find remote helper for https #4

Closed 0jay closed 6 years ago

0jay commented 6 years ago

Hi I'm a noob so probably doing something wrong but have tried to install git-http and get a 'cannot install package' error after process seems to be running fine.

when I try to 'git clone https://github.com/davidjb/technicolor-tg799vac-hacks.git' I get the 'unable to find remote helper' message.

Do you know what I can do to solve this?

Thanks for your time. Oscar

davidjb commented 6 years ago

Given you've mentioned git-http, it sounds like you might be trying to run the commands on an OpenWRT system like perhaps your modem. If that's the case, the commands need to be run on a computer or separate device (eg not the modem), because you'll use the scripts and Python firmware flasher to remotely modify the modem. I modified the README a little bit to clear that up (https://github.com/davidjb/technicolor-tg799vac-hacks#setup) if that's the case -- my writing did jump around a bit between commands on host and commands on the modem.

If you're running git clone on another device that's not your modem, then it's a case of your git install probably doesn't have https:// support available or is too old to support modern HTTPS etc. In that case, either upgrade your environment or find another computer or device to run the scripts on or download the scripts manually from GitHub and unzip etc.

PR are welcome to help make the docs clearer :)

flywire commented 6 years ago

There are no releases so just select Clone or Download and Download ZIP. Script files are text so you could just copy and paste anyway.

0jay commented 6 years ago

Thanks David, that's what I was trying to do.

I've actually rooted the modem which is running fine now in 17.2 but wanted to run your detox script to clean things up (I established most of the process via command line instructions as I couldn't work out how to use your scripts last time).

I'm trying again, attempting to begin with the detox script but am getting a no such directory message.

I'd previously downloaded your script successfully, am I doing something obviously stupid? If it's not obvious dont bother replying as I don't want to waste your time.

Thanks again.

0jay commented 6 years ago

Allgood, I took flywire's advice and cut and pasted.

Is there no way to activate upnp without allowing this hardcoded password?

davidjb commented 6 years ago

@0jay Not sure I follow -- my scripts disable UPnP rather than activate or enable it.

0jay commented 6 years ago

All good David, I've got it sorted.

Appreciate all the work you've put into this - it's your guide that got me there in the end, even if I was jumping all over the shop.

Thanks again for your time. Oscar

davidjb commented 6 years ago

No worries, glad it was helpful. If you've got any suggestions or improvements, PR are welcome.