@Heujenthro Hi

A newer package has come to the fore, that is, Pharos Control 2.0.4-1.

Upgrade to the newer version to solve the problem.

This is what i found in the tp-link community support forum itself.

Step 1: Get the package

Start ftp from the command line, connect to my FTP server and download the Debian package PharosControl-2.0.4-1.deb:

    $ ftp ftp.rent-a-guru.de
    ...

    220 ftp.rent-a-guru.de FTP server ready.
    Name (ftp.rent-a-guru.de:username): ftp
    331 Anonymous login ok, send your complete email address as your password.
    Password: yourmail
    ...
    ftp> cd /private

    ftp> bin
    ftp> get PharosControl-2.0.4-1.deb

    local: PharosControl-2.0.4-1.deb remote: PharosControl-2.0.4-1.deb
    200 PORT command successful
    ...
    226 Transfer complete.
    17350818 bytes received in 6.89 secs (2.4012 MB/s)
    ftp> quit

        $

Check the SHA256 sum:

    $ sha256sum -b PharosControl-2.0.4-1.deb 
    fdfd1c2f13939ce6094fe18ec936ed493c098339bdb8ee6fe5f9a0c753eeb8ad *PharosControl-2.0.4-1.deb

    $

Step 2: Install the Package using dpkg

The community version of Pharos Control will be installed in the directory /opt/tplink/PharosControl. It does not overwrite nor remove an official TP-Link installation of Pharos Control 2.0.0 in directory /opt/pharoscontrol — both versions can co-exist as long as only one server is running at the same time.

To install Pharos Control 2.0.4, become root and run the following dpkg command:

    $ su root

    Password: yourpw

    # dpkg --install PharosControl-2.0.4-1.deb

    ...

That's all. dpkg will install a start/stop script for starting the service at boot time and it will automatically start the Pharos Control server after the installation if a JRE could be found on your system. Now launch a web browser and go to http://yourhost:9321/ to access the web UI.

Should you want to remove the package for any reason, you can do so using the dpkg command:

    # dpkg --remove PharosControl-2.0.4-1.deb

This removes everything except configuration files, which may avoid having to reconfigure the package if it is reinstalled again later. If you also would like to remove configuration files and the role account for Privilege Separation, run dpkg with option --purge instead of --remove.

Using the pharosctl utility to manage Pharos Control

Pharos Control also installs the utility pharosctl for managing the server. It supports the same commands as the start/stop script /etc/init.d/pharosctl does, but has even more commands and options.

Usage:

    pharosctl [-hvwV] [-{W|S} sec] [-n nice] [-l {theme}] [-i file] command

  where command is one of:

    start          start Pharos Control. See also options -w and -W.
    stop           stop Pharos Control.
    restart        restart Pharos Control. Sets option -w automatically.
    status         print curent status of Pharos Control.
    shutdown       gracefully stop Pharos Control.
    list           list active web sessions of Pharos Control.
    kick [session] terminate an active web session of Pharos Control.
    dump [file]    create a dump of Pharos Control's database in file.
    restore [file] restore a dump from file into Pharos Control's database.
    theme [name]   select theme name of Pharos Control.
    reset          reset Pharos Control to its factory settings.
 

  Options are:
    -h             print this help message.
    -v             be verbose (prints startup messages).
    -V             print version of pharosctl, then exit.
    -w             wait for Pharos Control to become ready.
    -W sec         wait up to sec seconds for Pharos Control to become ready.
    -S sec         save sec as default wait time for option -w and exit.
    -n nice        set the nice value for Pharos Control (range -19 to 20).
    -l themes      list all installed themes for Pharos Control and exit.
    -i file        install given file as a new theme for Pharos Control and exit.
 

See the manpage pharosctl(8) for a detailed description of each command and option.

I hope this helps!

Ruskin

System admin | Apps4Rent

@RuskinF , Thanks for sharing this solution but i'm hesitated to use this version since it is not the official release by the tp-link support.

@R1D2 , I would not implement this version yet uunless it will released officially by TP-Link support.

Do you know why Pharos Control version 2.0.2 for Linux didn't work?

I'm using Raspberry Pi 4 as my server.

@R1D2 , If that's the case, Pharos Control 2.0.2 Linux is not working on java openjdk version "11.0.6" 2020-01-14.

Hardware: Raspberry Pi 4

Where we can report this issues?

@R1D2 , Unfortunately Raspberry Pi 4 has an error using JRE8. 

Linux raspi4 4.19.93-v8+ #1290 SMP PREEMPT aarch64 GNU/Linux

Error:

$ java -version

#

# A fatal error has been detected by the Java Runtime Environment:

#

#  SIGBUS (0x7) at pc=0xf64c0828, pid=5910, tid=0xf616b460

#

# JRE version:  (8.0_212-b01) (build )

# Java VM: OpenJDK Client VM (25.212-b01 mixed mode linux-aarch32 )

# Problematic frame:

# V  [libjvm.so+0x15e828]

#

# Core dump written. Default location: /home/pi/core or core.5910

#

# An error report file with more information is saved as:

# /home/pi/hs_err_pid5910.log

#

# If you would like to submit a bug report, please visit:

#   http://bugreport.java.com/bugreport/crash.jsp

#

@R1D2 , Where can i get that? Do you have a link to download?