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garyblas
16-04-13, 19:18
Can someone tell me how to remove a plugin directory that has no files inside it.
I can view the directory when i ftp into the box but it wont let me delete
judge
16-04-13, 19:20
if you telnet in as root, you should be able to remove it.
rm -rf /PATH_TO/DIRECTORY_NAME
garyblas
16-04-13, 19:30
if you telnet in as root, you should be able to remove it.
rm -rf /PATH_TO/DIRECTORY_NAME

Hi Judge, just tried this but directory did not remove?
Anything else i can try
judge
16-04-13, 19:45
are you sure you're pointing it at the correct location?
what plugin was it from?
as root, ou should be able to remove anything so be careful...
garyblas
16-04-13, 21:01
are you sure you're pointing it at the correct location?
what plugin was it from?
as root, ou should be able to remove anything so be careful...

Was a plugin called icefilms, it installed incorrectly so i reinstalled but it left the old one there as a blank directory. When i ftp into box the directory is still there but it has a question mark in the folder.

I have just used command to successfully remove another plugin
judge
16-04-13, 21:06
any message in telnet telling you why it can't be removed?
maybe it's an orphaned symlink, should still be able to remove it though...
anyway, i'm sure it's not doing any harm if it's empty.
garyblas
16-04-13, 22:39
any message in telnet telling you why it can't be removed?
maybe it's an orphaned symlink, should still be able to remove it though...
anyway, i'm sure it's not doing any harm if it's empty.

No message but directory remains in extension folder:/usr/lib/enigma2/python/Plugins/Extensions/Icefilms

Now when i press plugin i get error message saying Icefilm cannot be found
judge
16-04-13, 22:46
fresh flash, get rid of any deamons & worth the exercise/learning lesson so...
garyblas
16-04-13, 22:50
fresh flash, get rid of any deamons & worth the exercise/learning lesson so...

Last resort.... it must be storing something somewhere else will keep looking
judge
16-04-13, 23:10
Last resort.... it must be storing something somewhere else will keep looking

fresh flash is never a last resort, a bit like a good old spring cleaning...
if you know what you want backed up & restorded, should take no longer than 5 minutes...
garyblas
16-04-13, 23:33
fresh flash is never a last resort, a bit like a good old spring cleaning...
if you know what you want backed up & restorded, should take no longer than 5 minutes...

Defeated.. Reflashed back to backup image. All good again
judge
16-04-13, 23:37
Defeated.. Reflashed back to backup image. All good again

back-up images also restore old bad back-up issues...
best to start from scratch every now & again.
garyblas
16-04-13, 23:44
back-up images also restore old bad back-up issues...
best to start from scratch every now & again.

Yes i know but knew my backup was good and prior to any changes i made..
thanks for advice :)
Larry-G
17-04-13, 17:29
fresh flash is never a last resort, a bit like a good old spring cleaning...
if you know what you want backed up & restorded, should take no longer than 5 minutes...

I could not agree more, I think it's very good practice to get into the habit of performing a fresh flash once every few weeks at least, if for no other reason than to keep things fresh in your mind. once you have the hang of it you can easily be back up and running in less than 10 minutes from start to finish.