Ok false alert e.e
My laptop's putty was outdated. I updated it and now it's working. I was even able to change its IP and plug it on my LAN, so now I'm accessing my router directly from PC.
I'm now trying to properly install OpenWRT on it. That german image doesn't have luci, so I can't use it to upgrade.
Obvious attempt is to upgrade it. I try sysupgrade openwrt-18.06.4-ramips-mt7621-ubnt-erx-sfp-squashfs-sysupgrade.tar
but I get an odd error:
root@OpenWrt:/tmp# sysupgrade openwrt-18.06.4-ramips-mt7621-ubnt-erx-sfp-squashfs-sysupgrade.tar
Device ubnt-erx not supported by this image
Supported devices: ubnt-erx-sfp
Image check 'fwtool_check_image' failed.
What I understand from this message is that "the image" is recognizing the device as a ubnt-erx, not a ubnt-erx-sfp... but it is a sfp! I see the SFP port on the left of its 5 normal RJ45 ports!
Ok, trying to install luci then. I ran opkg update then install luci, here's the full output:
root@OpenWrt:/tmp# opkg update
Downloading http://downloads.lede-project.org/snapshots/targets/ramips/mt7621/packages/Packages.gz
Updated list of available packages in /var/opkg-lists/%n_core
Downloading http://downloads.lede-project.org/snapshots/targets/ramips/mt7621/packages/Packages.sig
Signature check passed.
Downloading http://downloads.lede-project.org/snapshots/packages/mipsel_24kc/base/Packages.gz
Updated list of available packages in /var/opkg-lists/%n_base
Downloading http://downloads.lede-project.org/snapshots/packages/mipsel_24kc/base/Packages.sig
Signature check passed.
Downloading http://downloads.lede-project.org/snapshots/packages/mipsel_24kc/luci/Packages.gz
Updated list of available packages in /var/opkg-lists/%n_luci
Downloading http://downloads.lede-project.org/snapshots/packages/mipsel_24kc/luci/Packages.sig
Signature check passed.
Downloading http://downloads.lede-project.org/snapshots/packages/mipsel_24kc/packages/Packages.gz
Updated list of available packages in /var/opkg-lists/%n_packages
Downloading http://downloads.lede-project.org/snapshots/packages/mipsel_24kc/packages/Packages.sig
Signature check passed.
Downloading http://downloads.lede-project.org/snapshots/packages/mipsel_24kc/routing/Packages.gz
Updated list of available packages in /var/opkg-lists/%n_routing
Downloading http://downloads.lede-project.org/snapshots/packages/mipsel_24kc/routing/Packages.sig
Signature check passed.
Downloading http://downloads.lede-project.org/snapshots/packages/mipsel_24kc/telephony/Packages.gz
Updated list of available packages in /var/opkg-lists/%n_telephony
Downloading http://downloads.lede-project.org/snapshots/packages/mipsel_24kc/telephony/Packages.sig
Signature check passed.
root@OpenWrt:/tmp# opkg install luci
Installing luci (git-19.243.51105-2fab0ad-1) to root...
Collected errors:
* verify_pkg_installable: Only have 0kb available on filesystem /overlay, pkg luci needs 1
* opkg_install_cmd: Cannot install package luci.
https://forum.archive.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?id=31353 I found
Yes, squashfs is read-only, so nothing gets removed (and trying to remove some modules will just consume more space, as you already noticed).
You probably need to build an own image.
I don't know what squashfs means, but looks like this image is no good.
What should I do now? Is it possible to reinstall openwrt-18.06.4-ramips-mt7621-ubnt-erx-sfp-initramfs-kernel.bin now that I'm free from EdgeOS?
Or should I sysupgrade to a ubnt-erx (no sfp) sysupgrade.tar?