Hi all, I have created a couple of new builds based on OpenWrt release 22.03.2 for these routers.
Note that I am not the creator of this thread, jlpapple, nor have any affiliation to him or his builds. I have a few WNR1000v2-VC routers myself that I use for minor additions to my network, like a Relayd bridge client.
Most importantly, I have NOT tested these builds for "daily driver" 24/7 use, as I do not use this hardware as my normal router/access point. I appreciate any feedback on how these builds hold up in that scenario, but I will not be able to troubleshoot or diagnose any stability problems. I have created builds for most of the hardware in the title of this thread, but do not have all of these routers to even test that the upgrading/flashing process is successful. Please be comfortable with the TFTP recovery process before testing my images on your main hardware- it's actually a pretty simple process on these routers.
I have created two separate builds: one with the firewall3 set of packages and one with firewall4. One of the major differences with the 22.03 release is the move to firewall4. However, the firewall4 package is very large in comparison. To get firewall4 to fit at all, I had to significantly cut down pretty "standard" command-line functionality like printk/dmesg, busybox help messages, hex error messages, etc. There really is no room for additional packages or features, and the firewall4 build is provided to be compatible with the base OpenWrt 22.03.2 install, since there is no official release for these routers, but with no ability to add anything additional.
On top of not having to cut down as much, the firewall3 build also has Relayd, Wireguard, and Zram included. This takes care of my needs for this hardware and should even allow for using it for a VPN service- either a home VPN server or an always-on client with a commercial VPN service that supports Wireguard, or both! The addition of Zram as swap should help with the limited 32MB memory on this hardware.
Here is the link to download the builds:
As jlpapple has done, I have included my config (and additional .patch) files in the .zip file and steps to reproduce or modify my builds if necessary. I've opted to include git diff patches instead of the "official" method of using the quilt tool, because there are a large number of Makefiles that have been modified to squeeze as much space out of individual packages as possible, and I find the process of applying git patches easier. The patches may not hold up for future 22.03.x releases, and I don't have much intention at this time to maintain future releases for this hardware, especially since I only use my routers sparingly for non-crucial networking purposes.