Can't select download directory in Transmission

[MicrowavedGerbil]

So I'm trying to set up a Sickrage/Couchpotato/Transmission system to automatically download torrents, but Transmission won't let me select the download directory, and whenever I try to do it in the WebUI, it won't save my changes. I've also tried changing it in the shell but all of the config documents I've tried have come up blank in vi/edit. I've tried reinstalling it but that hasn't worked either. I will post screenshots, if anybody has any suggestions, that would be great.

What it's supposed to look like: http://i.imgur.com/IpzUow0.png
What mine looks like (tried using script torrent done as download): http://i.imgur.com/HrArH7W.png

 

[valenteen]

Hi!
1. - Transmission download torrents don't work. Since I upgraded Transmission 2.84 to Transmission 2.92 it didn't work. When I select torrent file in the WebUI, I get an error message: download directory path is not absolute!
The watch directory path: /media/video, it worked correctly, but now only the uploads operate. I don't understand what happened.
2. - If I change the permission of Transmission directory (/mnt/volume/jails/transmission_1), then the Transmission automatically switch off. When I change the permission of Transmission directory back to 755, the Transmission runs again. The uploads work again, but downloads still don't work.
Please help!

 

[Joshua Parker Ruehlig]

this setting is available in the transmission webui, labeled "Download to"
it's also available if you access transmission from the remote cli or application.

 

[Joshua Parker Ruehlig]

Hi!
1. - Transmission download torrents don't work. Since I upgraded Transmission 2.84 to Transmission 2.92 it didn't work. When I select torrent file in the WebUI, I get an error message: download directory path is not absolute!
The watch directory path: /media/video, it worked correctly, but now only the uploads operate. I don't understand what happened.
2. - If I change the permission of Transmission directory (/mnt/volume/jails/transmission_1), then the Transmission automatically switch off. When I change the permission of Transmission directory back to 755, the Transmission runs again. The uploads work again, but downloads still don't work.
Please help!

never change the permissions of a jail dataset, that will brake the jail.

what did you set your download directory to?

 

[MicrowavedGerbil]

this setting is available in the transmission webui, labeled "Download to"
it's also available if you access transmission from the remote cli or application.

Yes, I know, but as I stated in my original post, those settings are overridden when you change transmission settings in the FreeNAS WebUI, they are changed back to the defaults when you press "OK", I have found that I can make it work by clicking "Cancel" to exit the menu instead of "OK"

 

[Joshua Parker Ruehlig]

Yes, I know, but as I stated in my original post, those settings are overridden when you change transmission settings in the FreeNAS WebUI, they are changed back to the defaults when you press "OK", I have found that I can make it work by clicking "Cancel" to exit the menu instead of "OK"

because they are know to transmission but of yet commuted to disk. start and stop transmission after changing settings through transmission and they'll be committed to disk.

 

[MicrowavedGerbil]

because they are know to transmission but of yet commuted to disk. start and stop transmission after changing settings through transmission and they'll be committed to disk.

Thank you for that tip, it seems to have now saved my settings so that transmission will download to the correct download directory

 

[Joshua Parker Ruehlig]

Thank you for that tip, it seems to have now saved my settings so that transmission will download to the correct download directory

sweet, glad it worked