Known update problems with some devices?

Installing and Using OpenWrt
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Known update problems with some devices?

I want to update my openwrt devices to a newer version, especially they should be able to use mwan3

Which is the best openwrt version for mwan3 at the moment?

I have built my own 24.10.1 image with with a few packages more than standard. Is it a problem to remove a few with the new image, because mesh doesn't make sense here because of a few devices.

I want to upgrade with a linux terminal and keep the configuration. Do I have take care of something? Should the updates work now with the devices below. Earlier I have read, that there could be some problems and therefore I did not update till now.

Which of the routers below are not able to use mwan3? I probably would use the TUF-AX6000 with mwan3, but who knows, maybe someday there is a reason to use another router. Good to know which one is too weak.

mwan3

Model ASUS TUF-AX6000
Architecture ARMv8 Processor rev 4
Target Platform mediatek/filogic
Firmware Version OpenWrt 24.10.1 r28597-0425664679 / LuCI openwrt-24.10 branch 25.123.45881~e061a5f
Kernel Version 6.6.86

Model ASUS RT-AX53U
Architecture MediaTek MT7621 ver:1 eco:3
Target Platform ramips/mt7621
Firmware Version OpenWrt 24.10.1 r28597-0425664679 / LuCI openwrt-24.10 branch 25.123.45881~e061a5f
Kernel Version 6.6.86

Model Zyxel WSM20
Architecture MediaTek MT7621 ver:1 eco:3
Target Platform ramips/mt7621
Firmware Version OpenWrt 24.10.1 r28597-0425664679 / LuCI openwrt-24.10 branch 25.123.45881~e061a5f
Kernel Version 6.6.86

Model D-Link DAP-X1860 A1
Architecture MediaTek MT7621 ver:1 eco:3
Target Platform ramips/mt7621
Firmware Version OpenWrt 24.10.1 r28597-0425664679 / LuCI openwrt-24.10 branch 25.123.45881~e061a5f
Kernel Version 6.6.86

Model Netgear EX6150v2
Architecture ARMv7 Processor rev 5 (v7l)
Target Platform ipq40xx/generic
Firmware Version OpenWrt 24.10.1 r28597-0425664679 / LuCI openwrt-24.10 branch 25.123.45881~e061a5f
Kernel Version 6.6.86

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mwan3 is a software feature, it should work on 'every' device.

…well, the later two devices are extender class devices, with a single ethernet port only - it wouldn't make sense to run mwan3 on those (although you can…).

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Good point. Thank you!

I have plenty of unused memory with most routers, so I would like to include all needed packages with https://firmware-selector.openwrt.org/

Does this make sense for routers which don't use mwan3?

Which packages should I add for mwan3 when I build the image?

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Or flash space?

If mwan3 isn't needed, not sure how it makes sense.

(Dependencies are installed automatically.)

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Not sure how to query

root@TUF-AX6000:~# free
              total        used        free      shared  buff/cache   available
Mem:         496568       83084      377160         464       36324      370516


root@AX53U-S1:~# free
              total        used        free      shared  buff/cache   available
Mem:         249092       60144      158852         396       30096      149128

It makes sense if routers are changed and the only disadvantage is lost space.

Don't know if there are packages which make sense and are not installed automatically.

Also the question is if it makes sense with firmware-selector, because:

An unofficial nftables port of mwan3 by community member dl12345 has been made of mwan3 that supports the latest release 25.12.

So if I need an inofficial repo, i think this is not used with firmware-selector.

Does it make sense to use the official packages first in the image and install afterwards unofficial nftables?

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I'm getting the impression that this inquiry is not specifically related to mwan3.

I guess you linked that to mention @dl12345?

(Tagged him, since you mentioned his package.)

OK, in that case, feel free to add any unnecessary packages to the devices you "change" (or simply add the packages then :man_shrugging: ).

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Well, maybe it would have been better to create more than 1 thread.

The 1st question, was, if there are problems with these routers when upgrading to 25.12.5 from 24.10.1

If there are known problems with some, I would not upgrade and there is no need to discuss mwan3.

At the end I need mwan3 with 2 devices (working and backup device) and I can choose.

If there are no known upgrade problems to 25.12.5 my question is how can I prepare an image for flashing using firmware-selector.openwrt.org

And now I have no idea how to include mwan3 with all needed packages and if it makes sense to include the mwan3-package with firmware-selector

Here you can find apk-files. But if you need to install this manually, it looks like it doesn't make sense to include packages with firmware-selector.

For me it looks like it doesn't make sense to add mwan3 since unofficial nftables is needed.

For the moment it is a question only, if there can be something prepared with firmware-selector.

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You can't do this with Firmware Selector. Perhaps you're confusing the terms "Firmware Selector" with "Image Builder".

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Correct: he'd install it using the unofficial apk release I've made available on my github, if a release exists for that architecture.

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Thanks a lot. That was my question. So I upgrade first to 25.12.5

Yes. I meant https://firmware-selector.openwrt.org/ where I can select a router and add individual packages.

I am doing something like this:

As an example, I added simply:

iperf iperf3 nmap openssh-sftp-server rsync rsyncd

I thought I could add there mwan3 and other packages.

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That is my starting point:

Model ASUS TUF-AX6000
Architecture ARMv8 Processor rev 4
Target Platform mediatek/filogic
Firmware Version OpenWrt 24.10.1 r28597-0425664679 / LuCI openwrt-24.10 branch 25.123.45881~e061a5f
Kernel Version 6.6.86

Can you provide a link please where I should start reading beginning with the installation of mwan3 and 25.12.5. I am always starting in the middle of the process, when I am searching.

The update to 25.12.5 will be done in a shell with sysupgrade. I know how to do this.

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Just to be clear, you can't add unofficial packages.

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Thanks, that what I thought from the beginning, but I wanted to clarify this.