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

Fri Nov 4 04:37:34 EDT 2011

Hi Maxim,

On Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 8:53 AM, Maxim Kharlamov <mcs at podsolnuh.biz> wrote:
> 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.
You probably mean rc7-smoketest6, because rc6 doesn't include image
for the wndr3800. I didn't get the wndr3700v2 images to work they
required the small patch for it to work.

> After installing openwrt I uploaded cerowrt rc6 factory squashfs image. Did
> you mean that I should've uploaded sysupgrade version instead?

You should have could used it, if you tried from the webinterface. I
at least was successful with this. btw. I run jffs2 image.

I have only had a few issues, but I hope that are already fixed. I
just have to tests it. My issues are related to bug 291. This patch
might be in rc7-smoketest8.

>
> 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.
I haven't these issues. My first feeling is that this could be related
to your ISPs IPv6. btw have you tried the latest image and do you have
this issue if you are connected to your (other) router and directly to
the ISP?

> * 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.
I also have a 3G usb-dongle. I'll try this tomorrow. They are probably
not built as packages, because I think that they are in the sources.
Maybe file a feature request in the
http://www.bufferbloat.net/projects/cerowrt/issues . Otherwise there
are similar packages in
http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/trunk/ar71xx/packages/ but I
say don't use them :)

> * 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'"
I would recommend that you verify that you don't have this file on the
filesystem (find / -name libposlib.so.1). Then you could search for
the file with (pkg search \* libposlib.so.1). And if it finds it
install the missing package and retry.

>    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
>>> or
>>>
>>> http://huchra.bufferbloat.net/~cero1/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
>>> 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/)
>>>>> 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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> Max
>
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