How to install compiler and binutils on FreeNAS

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I'd like to run a backup tool, duplicity, that apparently requires a cc compiler and binutils. I'm able to locate and install the required BSD packages for python, gcc, and dependencies from ftp2.freebsd.org. However, I can't find binutils.

How are binutils installed on a system like FreeNAS? I'm working with FreeNAS 0.70 (based on FreeBSD 7.2). I see several packages with binutils in the name, but it's not clear any of them are for my i386 platform.

e.g. I see i386-rtems-binutils-2.19.1, but I can't find any info that suggests this is correct for my platform. Google results mention it's for realtime systems.

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Sometimes simpler is better. With BSD you can say something like this:

# pkg_add -r binutils

and it will fetch the latest version from a repository and install.

One advantage of the -r (remote fetch) is that it fetches a "meta" package, and doesn't need the exact version number etc.

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Firefly freenas 8.2 with iTunes

I followed the FreeNAS Plugins documentation and I was having the same issue of FireFly reporting "Songs 0". I could not figure it out until I looked at the firefly output log, located here:

/mnt/volume1/jail/software/var/log/mt-daapd.log

where it reported:

2012-09-03 03:00:06 (18a217af): Rescanning database 2012-09-03 03:00:06 (18a217af): opendir: No such file or directory 2012-09-03 03:00:06 (18a217af): Starting playlist scan 2012-09-03 03:00:06 18a217af): Updating playlists 2012-09-03 03:00:08 (18a217af): Error rescanning... bad path?

I finally remembered FireFly lives in a jail and I had manually (incorrectly) changed the path of the "Mp3 dir:" FireFly plugin option to point to a different dataset that lives outside of the jail, so FireFly was unaware of the path.

I ended up setting the "Mp3 dir:" to: /mnt/volume1/jail/software/media

The plugin setting will display /media after you select the directory since it's a directory in the jail root. I then setup a NFS share to transfer the Mp3s into the directory.

After restarting the FireFly plugin service, FireFly successfully scanned the mp3s and is showing up in iTunes along with all the of the songs.

I also removed the recommended 2GB quota for the jail since I do not want a size restriction, as my mp3s will live in there.

I am using the following versions:

FreeNAS-8.3.0-BETA1-x64 (r12054)
firefly-1696_7-amd64

AirPrint and AirPlay on FreeNAS

Following @Roland Smith's suggestion, I created a portsjail on my FreeNAS. I gave the portsjail a static IP address, disabled VIMAGE and set the default gateway. I then went into the FreeNAS web-based shell and did the following:

Type jls, note the number of the jail and then type jexec [number] sh.
Once in the jail type pkg install cups hplip py27-cups.

Next utilize the CUPS.conf from the tutorial mentioned in my question:

cd /usr/local/etc/cups
mv cupsd.conf cupsd.conf.org
wget http://dl.dropbox.com/u/42238/pogoplug/cupsd.conf

Follow the steps in the FreeBSD tutorial on CUPS, save for the part concerning SMB sharing to finish setting up CUPS. Finishing by starting CUPS:
```
/etc/rc.d/devfs restart
/usr/local/etc/rc.d/cupsd restart
```
Then, log into http://[hostname]:631 and set up the printer (unfortunately, CUPS auto detection of network devices doesn't seem to be working in my BSD jail, so I had to manually set up the Brother MFC-7820N using the HP JetDirect option. I printed a test page to confirm my printer was working. I set the printer to be shared during the setup and enabled sharing on the main CUPS administrative web page.

To provide for iOS 6 and above support, enter the following, slight variation to the most common fix in the jailed shell:

echo "image/urf urf string(0,UNIRAST<00>)" > /usr/share/cups/mime/airprint.types
echo "image/urf application/vnd.cups-postscript 66 pdftops" > /usr/share/cups/mime/airprint.convs

Now, use the handy AirPrint generator to create an Avahi service advertisement:

cd /
wget -O airprint-generate.py --no-check-certificate https://raw.github.com/tjfontaine/airprint-generate/master/airprint-generate.py
python AirPrint-generate.py

Next, exit the jail to return to the main server. Then, I copied the AirPrint service to the server's own avahi system (since running Avahi in the jail doesn't seem to work reliably). However, because the /etc/ folder is recreated each time FreeNAS starts, instead of copying it directly, we need to create a Pre-Init script on the FreeNAS to copy it on startup. To do that, login the FreeNAS administrative interface again, click on the System category and then "Add Init/Shutdown Script," set the type to "Pre Init" and enter the following as the command:
```
cp [PathToYourJail]/usr/local/etc/avahi/services/AirPrint-*.service /etc/local/avahi/services
```
Click "OK," reboot and you should find that your AirPrint device(s) are now being broadcast by the FreeNAS.
From there, you should be good to go!

I've linked to my two remaining SuperUser questions concerning CUPS auto discovery and Avahi shutting down within the jailed environment. If anyone has suggestions on how to resolve those problems, I'd be grateful, however those do not prevent the above from working, they simply make it unnecessarily inelegant.

I have not yet tried to see if it is possible to get audio support to work on FreeNAS for AirPlay; I may try that at some point still.

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