Asus RT N66U: steps to get “Tomato Backup Settings & Log to USB Drive Script – TomatoUSB” working on an Asus RT N66U @AustinStAubin
Posted by jpluimers on 2012/07/27
Below are some steps to get the Tomato Backup Settings & Log to USB Drive Script – TomatoUSB by Austin Saint Aubin working on an Asus RT N66U router.
I presume you are using a Windows system (hence the FAT/FAT32 formatting of the USB stick) for doing the edits and copying of files to an USB stick.
- Read the documentation at Backup Settings, Logs, & More to USB Drive Script and Tomato Full Backup Script v9.x – Google Docs.
- Download the script
- Apply the change mentioned by user Zachman (make sure that when you save the script you keep the Unix line endings, otherwise it won’t work):
In your latest script which is Awesome:
Tomato Backup Script – 2011/10/01 – v1.0.2 – Written By: Austin Saint Aubin
there is a typo in the following line:
backThisUp "Web Domains" cp file "/proc/webmon_recent_searches" "$BackupsLocation/WebUsage/Domains" WebDomains txt $NumOfBackupsToKeep
the path should be/proc/webmon_recent_domains - Copy the script to the root of a FAT or FAT32 formatted USB stick
- Note the volume label of the USB stick (mine is
TOMATOUSB1G) - Insert the stick in your router (becuase of the volume label, it is mounted at /tmp/mnt/
TOMATOUSB1G) - Login to your router on the web interface (default at http://192.168.1.1)
- Go to the “Execute System Commands” (in Tools -> System)
- Copy/paste these two lines (replace
TOMATOUSB1Gwith the volume label of your USB stick)
nvram set usb_disk_main=/tmp/mnt/TOMATOUSB1G
nvram set usb_tomato=/tmp/mnt/TOMATOUSB1G/Tomato
mkdir $(nvram get usb_tomato)
cp $(nvram get usb_disk_main)/TomatoFullBackup.sh $(nvram get usb_tomato) - Press the Execute button
- From the documentation at Tomato Full Backup Script v9.x – Google Docs, follow the steps starting at Step 3, but first:
– replaceUSB_DISKin the steps with the volume label of your USB stick (mine isTOMATOUSB1G)
– replacebackupToUSB.shwithTomatoFullBackup.sh
– replace$(nvram get usb_disk_main)/Tomatowith$(nvram get usb_tomato)
I’m not totally happy with this being in the USB auto mount setting:
# Set Bandwith Save History Location
nvram set rstats_path=$(nvram get usb_tomato)/BandwidthUsage/
As when removing the USB stick, rstats_path will point to a non-existing path.
I am happy with files like this on external USB storage, as they allow you to restore a complete configuration, and the restore should work on a different router (of the same model and hardware revision):
/tmp/mnt/TOMATOUSB1G/Tomato/Backups/1.28.0000\ MIPSR2-095\ K26\ USB\ AIO/NVRam/Set/NVRam_\(1.28.0000_MIPSR2-095_K26_USB_AIO\)_2012-07-15_120214_\(Set\).txt
Now just make sure those files get copied off-line as well (:
Restoring to a router of same model and hardware revision allows you to keep spare equipment at hand for fall back or testing problems.
I’ve had issues with these routers:
- a Linksys WRT610N version 1 died on me (I didn’t bother buying a new one as shortly after buying the version 1, it got phased out and you could only buy version 2)
- a Fritz!Box 7340 died on me (which is owned by the DSL provider xs4all and it took them more than a week to get me a replacement which turned out to be a different and incompatible model)
- a SpeedTouch 580i (which I owned and for which I had a replacement) had funny issues (which later appeared to be issues with xs4all having me moved to a different DSLAM without telling me).
–jeroen
via:
- Backup Settings, Logs, & More to USB Drive Script – TomatoUSB.
- Tomato Backup Settings & Log to USB Drive Script – TomatoUSB.
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