MT6000 custom build with LuCi and some optimization - kernel 6.6.x

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Dear. I would like to share with you my custom build with kernel 6.6.x

Difference with standard openWRT version:

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Setting of chanlist in LuCi in case you enable the background radar feature.
if you don't use auto channel it is mandatory to insert a chanlist

iBF settings are for 2g ang 5g network

  • script to set irq-affinity (from mtk)

  • WiFi is not enabled

  • LuCi is installed

  • Automount of usb drive with ksmbd just plug your usb flashdisk or hard drive

Latest release here:

How to compile directly from my source?

Prerequisites:
I suggest Ubuntu 22.04

sudo apt update
sudo apt install build-essential clang flex bison g++ gawk \
gcc-multilib g++-multilib gettext git libncurses-dev libssl-dev \
python3-distutils rsync swig unzip zlib1g-dev file wget llvm

This procedure is useful if you want to compile your own image with your preferred packages.

Download and update the sources

git clone https://github.com/pesa1234/openwrt.git
cd openwrt
git pull

Select a specific code revision (main is like standard openwrt version)

git branch -a
git checkout next-r2.4.mtk

Update the feeds

./scripts/feeds update -a
./scripts/feeds install -a

Import my latest config

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pesa1234/MT6000_cust_build/main/2024.06.12_r26661_6.6.32_next-r2.4.mtk.rc2/targets/mediatek/filogic/config.buildinfo -O .config

USE RAW LINK

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Modify packages installed (y) or present as module (M) or add your preferred

make menuconfig

Download all
make download

Compile
make -j$(nproc)

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I may have to give this a spin.. how is the 6.1 kernel treating you on this hardware? Any noticeable benefit?

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I didn't try a lot 5.15.

6.1 will be next stable this is why I switch to 6.1. If somebody would like to test it and compare with 5.15 I'm curious

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@pesa1234 can you help me understand this statement: “Compiled to optimize speed”

Is that in reference to the last few lines in the diffconfig?

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Does your build include the changes in https://github.com/openwrt/openwrt/pull/14140 ?

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Here the two lines
Openssl compiled with

CONFIG_OPENSSL_OPTIMIZE_SPEED=y

-O2 as -Os

CONFIG_TARGET_OPTIMIZATION="-O2 -pipe -mcpu=cortex-a53"
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No, it isn't still merged on main

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I know it's a different platform, but I see what I think are security references and compile options to use hardware encryption?? Can any of the work that was done here help?

https://divested.dev/unofficial-openwrt-builds/mvebu-linksys/patches/

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About hardening I leave as standard, is better to analyze cost-benefit of these option on this device.
Regarding hardware encryption it is enabled by default.

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updated r24991_6.1.75

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how is 2.4ghz wifi with this snapshot?

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If you are referring to the
0003-kernel-generic-6.1-config-hardening.patch, you could use it. It’s a generic patch that negates some known bad bits. diff the `0002 and 0003’ patch to see what changed.

0001, 0005, 0009, and 0010 are also generic patches that could be applied to most builds.

I’m just responding to your question, I am not advocating that anyone just add anything from this patch set without understanding exactly how it will affect your build. Read and understand any patch before you apply it.

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In my opinion is good, better than my old wrt1900acs... But my environment is different from your. Only a fast test can give you a good idea

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looks like there's and mt76 updated driver. can you compile a new image with kernel 6.1 based on the latest snapshot, please?

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Yes, I'll do it tomorrow.

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thanks. respect!

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@DariukaB I may have missed the mt76 driver update in master. Where do you see it? https://git.openwrt.org/?p=openwrt/openwrt.git;a=shortlog;h=refs/heads/master

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There have been a couple so far this year:
https://git.openwrt.org/?p=openwrt%2Fopenwrt.git&a=search&h=refs%2Fheads%2Fmaster&st=commit&s=mt76%3A

Mostly small bug fixes and WiFi 7 chip added (good news for future mediatek devices).

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uploaded

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Uploaded https://github.com/pesa1234/MT6000_cust_build/tree/main/20240218_r25239_6.1.78
Changed title, now our device is with 6.1 as stable, enjoy

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