ImageBuilder rewrites the local changes (base-files package)

[csharper2005]

Hi guys!
I have a couple of devices not yet officially supported in OpenWrt:

Add support for Beeline SmartBox TURBO+

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Add support for Beeline SmartBox Giga

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Devices requires modified files related to base-files package:

base-files/etc/board.d/01_leds
base-files/etc/board.d/02_network
base-files/etc/init.d/bootcount
base-files/lib/upgrade/platform.sh

I built an ImageBuilder 21.02 and tried to use it.

Unfortunatelly, ImageBuilder downloads the base-files package (that alredy compiled and included in my firmware) and rewrites the files mentioned above. As a result the firmware doesn't work as expected.

How to avoid such ImageBuilder behavour and forbid it rewrite my local base-files by official one?

[xabolcs]

You have to use FILES!

@xabolcs' custom builds for ramips/rt305x Sunvalleytek Tripmate devices: stock compatible flash layout for HooToo HT-TM01, HT-TM02 and RAVPower RP-WD02

Hi @xabolcs , good to hear the method is useful, it does look like a handy approach to maintaining custom OpenWRT images. Yes, I found that too a few months ago. Originally I didn't need to modify anything in base-files so I hadn't noticed it. I think the issue is that with Image Builder, those files come from the already built base-files packages (e.g. here). I found the easiest solution was specifying FILES= as you suggest. Because those are applied at the end of the filesystem build, it mea…

[csharper2005]

I also had that idea and tried it before but without success. I tried again... And it works now! Maybe wrong dir/filename was the reason. Thanks a lot!