I tried to use the attended sysupgrade feature today for the first time, which didn't work. The error seems to indicate a lack of disk space? Is there a RootFS size limit on the build server? Package list missing or not up-to-date, generating it. Building package index... Downloading https://dow…

[image] supersebbo: Is there a RootFS size limit on the build server? yes, the default is ~100MB.

Is there a way to change this? Or is any larger RootFS size completely unsupported?

[image] supersebbo: is there a way to change this yes, if you use it "offline", and build on your own system.

OK, so deploy the ASU server locally? Is there a Wiki/Guide for this?

Using the Image Builder Using the Image Builder See also: Image Builder frontends, Using the toolchain, Quick image building guide The Image Builder (previously called the Image Generator) is a pre-compiled environment suitable for creating custom images without the need... …

Perhaps we are talking cross-purposes. I was specifically asking about the ASU (Attended System Upgrade) server. I've used the image builder locally before but was hoping to automate this process using ASU, however the OpenWRT hosted server seems to have an image size limit. The instructions for …

I see ... But I also don't see the point of using the ASU, if you're already building your own image? Simply add the packages you want, during the build process ?

I'm at a point now where all the packages I need have finally been merged into the release packages, but there are still some kmods that I need to be installed as part of the image (otherwise networking doesn't work for example) so I can't simply use the release sysupgrade images. So I'm looking fo…

if you need 100+MB of packages, then you're probably right. I'm guessing this is an x86, or something similar ?

Yes, x86 ext4. I size my image for 1GB but only actually use about 180MB. I suppose I could go on an aggressive package removal hunt to get this down to 100MB but it would be difficult for sure.

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frollic June 26, 2023, 11:59am 12

I use dual installs, since it makes my life easier, and lets me modify the next release
before I actually start using it. Also makes it easy to roll back.