Hi everyone,
I have an old D-Link DIR-615-C1 that I have DD-WRT on and I would like to try and build LEDE with SQM for it. I have previously experimented with OpenWRT and did succeed in building an image with SQM that functioned but was not too stable. I would like to do a better job with LEDE project.
My question is on what packages to remove and add. For adding would it be enough to have +luci and +luci-app-sqm? For subtracting package management could be dropped -opkg and my ISP does not offer IPV6 so is there a catch all IPV6 meta name to subtract.
I know it's an old and under-powered router but maybe just maybe it will be transformed into Super Router!
Flash with a stable release first in which one you will base your build (I do not recommend to play with trunk builds)...
do a opkg list-installed and save that list for yourself and investigate the dependencies (usually are very easy to see, (you need to create a list of not-needed packages as you described...
to add sqm you just build with "sqm-scripts" or if you want to have sqm config on luci, use "luci-app-sqm" (automagically will add the "sqm-scripts" dependency as stated on opkg info luci-app-sqm | grep Depends
example to remove IPv6 support and add SQM support you could build using:
Thanks very much for the replies and info - this will certainly help steer me in the right direction. I'm still on the DD-WRT firmware and will work now on setting up the image build software on my system - running openSUSE leap. Thanks again and I will report back.
and I think it will work but I'm stuck at flashing the image on to the router. It's running DD-WRT right now and if I upload through the web interface it says upgrade successful and reboots to DD-wrt again - must trigger some backup failsafe. The other method is to trigger the failsafe firmware upgrade mode on the router by powering up the router while holding in the reset button - after around 15 seconds - the power light will flash amber on and off. Then with the network IPv4 address pointed to 192.168.0.2, subnet mask 255.255.255.0, DNS of 192.168.0.1 and browser address of 192.168.0.1 will take you to the upload screen. Upload firmware and I get message of "incorrect hardware ID image". I have tried using Firefox, Edge and Chrome. I have tried LEDE factory and sys upgrade, original D-Link firmware - all returns "incorrect hardware ID image".
If anyone has any suggestions on how to move forward?
If the firmware recovery page states wrong version, make sure you actually have the c1 model. D-link firmware should load. Then with the correct make/model, the factory .bin for your router from the Lede download page. After that you can use your own "cooked" sysupgrade versions.
On ddwrt forum they state that the HTTP stack in the c1 is misbehaving. They say that Firefox should work, were other browsers seem to fail. You could try with Firefox.
Thanks for the reply - Double checked, H/W version is C1 and original firmware was 3.11 N/A. I've tried Chrome, Firefox, IE11 and Edge - all return "incorrect hardware ID image" - maybe I'll try to get D-Link version 3.11 and see how that goes. I'm thinking, maybe this thing is quasi borked.
From my openSUSE drive, I set the network to static ip 192.168.0.2 netmask 255.255.255.0. Single cable from computer to one of the LAN ports on router.
Put router into recovery mode. unplugged power to router. Press and hold reset while plugging back in power plug. After around 15sec, power light on router will flash amber.
Open a terminal in the location where the LEDE firmware file that you want to upload. curl -0vF files=@lede-17.01.1-ar71xx-generic-dir-615-c1-squashfs-factory.bin http://192.168.0.1/cgi/index
(you can have this ready before hand) and press enter.
Wait for and watch the router reboot.
Reset the network back to DHCP.
Browser to 192.168.1.1 and LEDE initial setup.
So far everything works. All the LED's light properly. I tried right away to do a firmware sysupgrade with the custom image I generated but that was not successful so I had to redo everything over. I'm happy, for now, to get LEDE on the old DIR-615 running a 4.4 kernel just like my openSUSE Leap 42.2 and work next on getting SQM properly built-in.
Finally got 17.01.1 LEDE default for D-Link DIR-615C1 installed!
and work next on getting SQM properly built-in.