Make sure that first you have my openwrt repositories enabled Install amule ipkg update ipkg install amule Running aMule for the first time (creates /.aMule) $ cd / $ amuled Get cryptkey.dat, clients.met, preferences.dat, preferencesKad.dat, key_index.dat, load_index.dat and src_index.dat files from eMule's config directory (usually, under Windows, something like C:\Program files\eMule\config) and copy them into ~/.aMule. Now start aMule so it reads those files. You're done! (http://www.amule.org/wiki/index.php/FAQ_aMule). Create a password for /.aMule/amule.conf $ cd /.aMule $ echo -n mypassword | md5sum | cut -d ' ' -f 1 34819d7beeabb9260a5c854bc85b3e44 Edit /.aMule/amule.conf -AcceptExternalConnections=0 +AcceptExternalConnections=1 -Enabled=0 +Enabled=1 -Password= +Password=34819d7beeabb9260a5c854bc85b3e44 -ECPassword= +ECPassword=34819d7beeabb9260a5c854bc85b3e44 Delete the old server.met file with rm /.aMule/server.met and get a new server.met file which you save to /.aMule/server.met Don't forget to adjust your port forwardings Now you're ready to do a first test. Start aMule with '/etc/init.d/amule start'. To permanently enable aMule on each reboot do '/etc/init.d/amule enable'. It takes a few minutes to find the first server were aMule can connect to. A successful connection 'cat /.aMule/logfile' looks similar to this: 2007-01-23 17:36:51: Connecting to The cybernetic dunge0n (209.204.61.110 - 209.204.61.110:0) 2007-01-23 17:36:51: Connection attempt to The cybernetic dunge0n (209.204.61.110:4661) timed out. 2007-01-23 17:36:51: Servers: Trying to connect 2007-01-23 17:36:51: Connecting to DonkeyServer No4 (62.241.53.3 - 62.241.53.3:8080) 2007-01-23 17:36:51: Connected to DonkeyServer No4 (62.241.53.3:4242) 2007-01-23 17:37:01: Warning: DonkeyServer No4 (62.241.53.3:4242) - NG : You have a lowid. Please review your network config and/or your settings. 2007-01-23 17:37:01: Servers: Connected 2007-01-23 17:37:01: Connection established on: DonkeyServer No4 2007-01-23 17:37:01: Connected to DonkeyServer No4 with LowID 2007-01-23 17:37:01: New clientid is 14917932 2007-01-23 17:37:01: ServerMessage: server version 17.14 (lugdunum) 2007-01-23 17:37:01: ServerMessage: '_____________________________________________________________________________________ ' 2007-01-23 17:37:01: ServerMessage: '[_] [_] [_] [_] [_] [_] [_] [_] [_] | [_] [_] [_] [_] [_] [_] [_] [_] [_] [_] [_] [_] [_] | [_] [_] [_] [_] [_] [_] [_] [_] [_] ' 2007-01-23 17:37:01: ServerMessage: '-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------' 2007-01-23 17:37:01: ServerMessage: ' www.Movies-testen.de | (!!!) M O V I E- T E S T E R W E R D E N (!!!) | www.Movies-testen.de ' 2007-01-23 17:37:01: ServerMessage: ' www.Movies-testen.de | | www.Movies-testen.de ' 2007-01-23 17:37:01: ServerMessage: ' www.Movies-testen.de | > Einfach bei Movies-testen.de anmelden | www.Movies-testen.de ' 2007-01-23 17:37:01: ServerMessage: ' www.Movies-testen.de | > DVD AUS DEM BRIEFKASTEN HOLEN | www.Movies-testen.de ' 2007-01-23 17:37:01: ServerMessage: ' www.Movies-testen.de | > Fragebogen ausfüllen & DVD BEHALTEN! | www.Movies-testen.de ' 2007-01-23 17:37:01: ServerMessage: ' www.Movies-testen.de | | www.Movies-testen.de ' 2007-01-23 17:37:01: ServerMessage: ' www.Movies-testen.de | http:\\www.Movies-testen.de | www.Movies-testen.de ' 2007-01-23 17:37:01: ServerMessage: '-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------' 2007-01-23 17:37:01: ServerMessage: '[_] [_] [_] [_] [_] [_] [_] [_] [_] | [_] [_] [_] [_] [_] [_] [_] [_] [_] [_] [_] [_] [_] | [_] [_] [_] [_] [_] [_] [_] [_] [_] ' 2007-01-23 17:37:01: ServerMessage: '----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------' 2007-01-23 17:37:01: Saving of server-list completed.