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Using Telnet to Update Busybox
Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2013 9:21 pm
by XZodia
Hey folks, I don't know is this is within anyones knowledge here but I'm trying to update the version of
Busybox on
this device over telnet/ssh
I'm a bit out of my depth, can anyone help?
Re: Using Telnet to Update Busybox
Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 5:22 pm
by MickLH
Look into SFTP or SCP, copy the binary to the system through one of these mechanisms. You can use a tool like WinSCP or even most FTP programs to connect through SSH. You only need to copy it to the proper directory (/bin, /usr/bin, or /usr/local/bin most likely) and make it executable.
If you are at a linux terminal in the folder with new_busybox and your device IP is ravpower.local, this is roughly the sequence (WARNING: It would be a good idea to upload with a different name first just to test it, don't brick your shit because libraries and minor CPU inconsistencies can be the devil in the details!)
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scp -p ravpower.local:/bin/busybox new_busybox
ssh ravpower.local chmod +x /bin/busybox
Re: Using Telnet to Update Busybox
Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2013 5:39 am
by XZodia
could you break that down a little more? I'm a bit of a linux noob...
Re: Using Telnet to Update Busybox
Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2013 4:59 am
by OwnZ joO
If you can connect to it over ssh then you can transfer stuff to that box using sftp(ssh file transfer protocol) with FileZilla or WinSCP. It works basically the same as ftp, so you should be comfortable doing it. I don't know much about BusyBox, but after looking at the wikipedia page it might be as simple as uploading your new version of busybox to /bin/busybox
Good luck