How to install wpad basic instead wpad mini in prebuilt firmware

Installing and Using OpenWrt
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I flashed a image on my tp link wr841n v14 router but it doesnt have opkg
Thats why i cant install wpad basic instead of wpad mini.
I need 802.11r

I dont need pppoe or anyhing els.

Can anyone help to to install wpad basic instead wpad mini. In may existing fadmware without opkg file menager

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Uninstalling a package shipping with the image, won't free any flash space, and there's a reason why there's no opkg - there's simply no flash space available.
You need to build your own firmware image, from scratch.

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TL-WR841N v14 is a device with only 4 MB flash and 32 MB RAM.
Not really suitable for the current OpenWrt any more.

The OpenWrt actually has wpad-basic-xxx as the default for most devices, since year 2018. Including ramips/mt76x8

You are likely using somebody's tiny stripped-down build of an old OpenWrt version (likely currently unsupported), where the minimal core things have been tried to be scrammed into the tiny flash, and thus only the minimal wifi driver has been selected as it just fits it.

Old warning about those devices:

And the even newer

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I just want to know can i install a packeg without opkg packeg manager?
@frollic @hnyman

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That package format is gzip:ed tars, you can try to uncompress, and install it manually.

Don't blame us if something breaks.

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Can u give me a link to how to install gzip:ed tars

Or can u assist me to how to that. Any usable link?

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You can't "install" it, since there's no opkg.

You need to unpack it, then transfer the content over to the router, and hope there's space enough.

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