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    Installed Entware/Optware package on flash (without USB)

    TTT. How does the /opt work in asuswrt? In Merlin Wiki and Asus website: It seems like USB is a hard requirement? ./entware_install_arm.sh Info: Checking for prerequisites and creating folders... mkdir: can't create directory '/opt': File exists mkdir: can't create directory '/opt/bin': No...
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    How to select components when build from source ?

    Thanks for all the help Mark!! TRX Image: Total Size .... : 38490112 (37588.0 KB) (36.7 MB) CRC-32 ........ : 925BDB9A Runtime: 39:36 I guess this is the perfect example of "when you make something idiot proof; I just become better idiot" Installed the following packages python-dev...
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    How to select components when build from source ?

    Thank you for taking the time Mark!! Upgraded the kernel: <-- this is me grasping for straw Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS (GNU/Linux 3.16.0-33-generic x86_64) still failed at netatalk-3.0.5 :-( configure.ac:59: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_LTDL_DLLIB configure.ac:61: error: possibly undefined...
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    How to select components when build from source ?

    failed at Netatalk again :-( I am building for rt87u as well. Let me try to upgrade the kernel so it matches yours. Did you also performed this section? Notes for Ubuntu 13.10 and later
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    How to select components when build from source ?

    Thank you Mark!! Trying that now. Did you run apt-get update/upgrade after OS installed? Could the upgrade might have broke some dependency? Is this your version of Ubuntu Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS (GNU/Linux 3.16.0-30-generic x86_64) This is much harder than I thought lol..
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    How to select components when build from source ?

    Let's say if I want to remove the following components from the firmware; how does one do that? Minidlna Netatalk The dlna and Apple file server are feature I can live without :-) And those are the 2 things that's currently giving me problem when building firmware from source. Thanks Grasshopper
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    Build from source failed at netatalk-3.0.5

    Trying to see if I can compile from the source as an exercise. Is there a docker container/VM image which we can used to build firmware? That would be great. On my Ubuntu 14LTS VM it blew up at linking miniDlna. So I switched to: Build machine: Ubuntu 12.04.5 LTS (GNU/Linux 3.13.0-32-generic...
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    Installed Entware/Optware package on flash (without USB)

    Thanks!! Can you elaborate a bit? Which opkg binary should I use? and what about supporting libraries?
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    RF metrics: MCS value and/Or modulation for Broadcom (bcm4360) ASUS_RT-AC87U

    Not exactly a Merlin Q; but hopefully you guys can help. I want to stream video in home; and I want to monitor the RF parameter for the wifi client: MCS/Modulation(bpsk/qpsk/qam)/RSSI ASUS RT-AC78R running Firmware: 378.51 From https://wikidevi.com/wiki/ASUS_RT-AC87U: The 2.4 GHz radio is...
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    Installed Entware/Optware package on flash (without USB)

    Just started my journey on open source firmware for SOHO router(DD-Wrt/OpenWrt). Very glad I find this forum. ASUSWRT Merlin seems to have best of both world between factory(wifi driver)/OpenSource(features). Is it possible to installed Entware/Optware package on flash (without USB)? This is...
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