[Bloat] First-time install on brand new WNDR3700v2 not working

Thu Nov 3 23:53:58 PDT 2011

Hi Dave,

Well, at least for rc6 jffs2 factory image the tftp update method didn't
work. I tried many times and tried renaming the image file - no luck (file
transferred but completely ignored). Maybe it's a quirk of wndr3800, don't
know.
After installing openwrt I uploaded cerowrt rc6 factory squashfs image. Did
you mean that I should've uploaded sysupgrade version instead?

First impressions:
* Ge00 interface not getting up automatically. Every time I restart the
router, I need to do 'ifup ge00' or bring it up via web interface.
* Lack of opkg packages: I installed kmod-usb-serial, but couldn't find
kmod-usb-serial-option, usb-modeswitch, usb-modeswitch-data or sdparm;
consequently, couldn't get my 3g dongle to work. Cerowrt sees it as a usb
cd-rom.
   If I remove kmod-usb-storage, it kinda sees it as a usb serial device,
but cannot do anything with it.
* DHCPv6-PD isn't supported. Looks like it is scheduled for 1.2? My ISP
uses DHCPv6-PD to delegate /48 ipv6 prefixes. Meanwhile I installed
dibbler-client, but can't run it: "can't load library 'libposlib.so.1'"
   When I connected the router to my main ipv6 enabled router, it was able
to pick the ipv6, but something still wrong with the dns - it only works
for ipv4. Not sure exactly what is happening.

Thanks,
Max

On 4 November 2011 03:22, Dave Taht <dave.taht at gmail.com> wrote:

> Wow. 3 flashers in one day. (there is no specific cerowrt list, this is as
> good a place as any, at least for now)
>
> I will try to improve the flashing instructions but to clarify here:
>
> the 'FACTORY' images are are for installing when you have factory firmware
> installed. Usually, but *not always*, you can install that via the factory
> web interface, but always, you can install via a tftp update.
>
> The 'SYSUPGRADE' images are for when you have a prior version of openwrt,
> cerowrt, dd-wrt, etc, already installed.
>
> JFFS2 vs squashfs is a matter of personal choice. If you plan to do lots
> of development or coding on the router, go with jffs2. Otherwise squashfs
> saves space.
>
> I'm really delighted to see people trying cerowrt out (and all on a day
> while I was offline!). I look forward to any feedback you might have.
> (bugs, features on the wiki please)
>
> but: I have to note that although rc7-smoketest8 is proving out pretty
> good... it's what I call a 'smoketest', not even a release candidate. I try
> to come out with smoketests once a week, and my hope was to get rc7 itself
> out in ~2 weeks...
>
> but as we're lagging  the kernel development cycle by a little bit too
> much (and some core trees are only just now coming online again) I'm going
> to slip a whole bunch of stuff out of rc7's roadmap.
>
> What I've been burning mental cycles on - is that now that I'm relatively
> happy with the wireless performance and overall stability/features - is
> trying to improve the gateway AQM system to suck a little less. Which is
> proving to be hard. And also improving wireless latency further using a
> sane classifier with QFQ - which is also proving to be hard although I have
> more of a grip on that at the moment.
>
> Anyway, don't expect miracles from cero yet! Bloated queues move to your
> laptop, and upstream links - which are also bad places for them! - fixing
> your laptop is relatively easy - upstream link harder - you have to fix
> bloat everywhere you can.
>
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 12:54 PM, Shane Turner <turner at chebucto.ns.ca>wrote:
>
>> I have a neglected WNDR3700v2 at home, still in the box, waiting to be
>> flashed and tested with. Which firmware did you choose in the end?
>>
>> http://huchra.bufferbloat.net/**~cero1/rc7-smoketests/rc7-**
>> smoketest8/openwrt-ar71xx-**generic-wndr3700v2-jffs2-**factory.img<http://huchra.bufferbloat.net/%7Ecero1/rc7-smoketests/rc7-smoketest8/openwrt-ar71xx-generic-wndr3700v2-jffs2-factory.img>
>> or
>> http://huchra.bufferbloat.net/**~cero1/rc7-smoketests/rc7-**
>> smoketest8/openwrt-ar71xx-**generic-wndr3700v2-squashfs-**factory.img<http://huchra.bufferbloat.net/%7Ecero1/rc7-smoketests/rc7-smoketest8/openwrt-ar71xx-generic-wndr3700v2-squashfs-factory.img>
>>
>> In what way did you deviate from the procedure at
>> http://www.bufferbloat.net/**projects/cerowrt/wiki/Cerowrt_**
>> flashing_instructions<http://www.bufferbloat.net/projects/cerowrt/wiki/Cerowrt_flashing_instructions>to get it working? Did you have to rename the file? Did you have to flash
>> to OpenWRT first?
>>
>> Shane
>>
>>
>> On November-03-11 12:30:05 AM, Jim Reisert AD1C wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 3:39 PM, Maxim Kharlamov wrote:
>>>
>>>  What I ended up doing is:
>>>> 1. did 30-30-30 reset (described, for instance, here:
>>>> http://www.myopenrouter.com/**article/18623/How-to-Hard-**
>>>> Reset-Your-NETGEAR-WNR3500L/<http://www.myopenrouter.com/article/18623/How-to-Hard-Reset-Your-NETGEAR-WNR3500L/>
>>>> )
>>>> 2. flashed OpenWRT using netgear web gui (it shows a warning but allows
>>>> to
>>>> continue)
>>>> 3. another 30-30-30
>>>> 4. flashed CeroWRT from OpenWRT gui
>>>> 5. profit!
>>>>
>>>
>>> I'm up!  Thanks, Max!
>>>
>>> I was unable to load the CeroWRT code from the OpenWRT GUI, but was
>>> able to reset the router then TFTP the image in.
>>>
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Thanks,
Max
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