Going snapshot from stable

Installing and Using OpenWrt
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Hey, I must use latest snapshot release for Archer C7 v5, I'm currently on stable 19.07.3.

Can I use luci UI to flash snapshot? Or do I need ssh customized sysupgrade commands? I just want to make sure I don't brick the device.

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yes, the flashing process is identical no matter cli/luci...

of note;

  • some models have quirks usually in the other direction ( 17.x > 19.x ) etc.
  • the software on the router AFTER the flash won't have luci
  • don't keep settings ( largely takes care of point 1 ) backup manually and restore manually
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thanks, so i will flash the sysupgrade bin without preserving settings on luci web.

other thing is, is it true that i wont be able to install packages after a day? how can i get around this limitation?

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the two most common ways are either to;

  • periodically re-flash whilst keeping a script/list of stuff to install immediately ( you can keep settings )
    or
  • use the imagebuilder ( or buildroot ) and pack everything in pre-install phase ( which will likely rely a bit on option one anyway )
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i want to flash one last time and forget.. so i will quickly install packages i need including luci and thats it.

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One solution i use is luci-app-attendendsysupgrade
A luci interface for online imagebuilder and upgrading on latest snapshot.

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thats so clever! but chef site is not working, says wait 5s forever.

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If your image is building it can happen that timeout. Try it again.

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All went well, its better than the stable release. thanks for all the replies!

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