OpenWRT is a Linux-based firmware program for embedded devices such as residential gateways and routers. It is very modular and feature-rich, but not all chipsets are supported.
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openwrt buildroot build_dir and staging_dir
I am confused about build_dir and staging_dir in openwrt buildroot.
What are they used for?
There are feeds in openwrt. I would imagine to build an image. You will select the packages you want in menuconfig and use make to build it.
The packages…
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Luci (openwrt) wifi bridge client - how to configure?
i need to configure a wireless bridge (something like a wireless switch).
I have TP-LINK TL-WR740N v4.22 with OPENWRT installed and other TP-LINK router with default firmware. I need to do this setup:
Router A (connected to the Internet via WAN…
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How do I revert back to an OpenWrt router configuration?
I recently ported Luci to an OpenWrt router. I was just exploring the thing. I disabled the DHCP server on LAN and enabled as DHCP client. I saved and applied the configuration to the router. Now after a restart I am not able to connect the router…
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Enter Hypervisor Mode on ARMv7 through Kernel Module
I am working on a project where I have a router with ARMv7 processor (Cortex A15) and OpenWRT OS. I have a shell on the router and can load kernel modules with insmod.
My goal is to write a kernel module in C which changes the HVBAR register and…
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Java on OpenWrt/DD-WRT
I have an existing solution written in Java which I would love to run on OpenWrt routers. Will OpenWrt even run Java without installing a lot of dependencies? Anyone ever tried this?
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Package is missing dependencies for libraries - OpenWRT
I am trying to compile OpenWRT with a custom package I have made inside it. Here is the OpenWRT Makefile for my package:
#
# Copyright (C) 2008 OpenWrt.org
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# This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
# See /LICENSE…
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File Encryption/Decryption with AES using linux
I'm using openwrt linux distribution and I want to encrypt a file using AES. How can I do that quickly and easily, and how can I - or someone else -decrypt it again?
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How to auto start an application in openwrt?
I have created a shell with necessary functions such as
start()
stop()
restart()
But my file is not getting started at boot time.
I have used update-rc.d command in "ubuntu" to add this file to the list of autostart applications. And it…
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How to reset luci password from ssh
I have forgotten my luci password, but can get in via ssh. How do I reset the luci password from the console? I see that in /etc/config/luci there is this:
config extern 'flash_keep'
...
option passwd '/etc/passwd'
...
So is it done with…
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Can I trigger a mobile client to automatically launch a web browser when connecting to wifi?
Assume that you have complete programmatic control over a wireless router (running say OpenWrt or DD-WRT - linux). The router is configured to broadcast an ssid, and the network is wide open.
A mobile user (iPhone/Android/BB) walks up.
1) on iPhone,…
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OpenWRT git clone fatal: Unable to find remote helper for 'http'
I'm trying to install LINC-Switch to OpenWRT and stuck on following problem:
git clone https://github.com/FlowForwarding/LINC-Switch.git
and get an error:
git fatal: Unable to find remote helper for 'https'
According to this link I've compiled git…
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ELF file exists in /usr/bin but turns out "-ash: file: not found"
i'm trying to install some new software package under openwrt using opkg,and the installation has been successful,and we can see the binary file really exists in the /usr/bin,and i have trird the lld check but turns out the same . as…
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OpenWRT - package missing dependencies when recompiling
If anybody can help me with this I would really appreciate it because it's driving me insane.
When I compile an OpenWRT image from scratch including my packages, usually, everything works fine.
Otherwise, when I then try to recompile, I keep…
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How to know the gcc version used to build the linux?
I use OpenWRT. it's a linux distribution for embedded systems
I want to know the gcc version used to compile the linux
I made some researchs in the net but without results.
I tried to execute these commands for some existing binary in the linux…
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How to choose target and other features in OpenWRT buildroot?
I have successfully cloned the OpenWRT buildroot from the subversion repository and I've been using it to build images that I run on Qemu. I can run the images in Qemu just fine.
Now I have tried to build an image for a router -- a Linksys WRT54GL…
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