No space left on overlay, sysupgrade devel builds or compile? [Solved]

Installing and Using OpenWrt
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Hello again, dear friends,

I am using a relatively old RE450 with only 8 MB flash. After installing OpenWRT and upgrading all packages, only 270KB is left. My only need is to install wpad-mesh-openssl which is 445.2 KB, and currently fails for lack of space.

I know I could build my own system, but I want to avoid it if something more simple is possible.

So my first question would be: if I sysupgrade using Development Snapshot builds, keeping my configuration, will it give me the same result as upgrading OpenWrt 19.07.3 stable build with updates?

Kind regards,

2

How much free space did you have before upgrading all packages?

3

Thanks, I see your point. I think there was enough space to install wpad-mesh-openssl. But I have to stay with a non-updated system? Wouldn't it be more suitable to use devel instead?

Does stable + updates = devel? This is more my question.

4

Let's be bold and try devel. I will get back and report.
Devel is not the same architecture : ath79, so I will loose my configuration and I cannot upgrade.

5

Same problem. After installing devel and LuCi, same space is left on device: 225 KB.
A possible solution is to work without LuCi to see if enough space is left.

6

opkg upgrade is never recommended except in rare cases where a specific security vulnerability has been discovered and patched. If you run snapshot builds you have the up to date version of everything already.

7

Thanks.

Even without LuCi there is no space left on device. I am afraid 8MB of flash is really not enough and I have to buy a new AP to extend my network ...

8

I reverted to stock OpenWRT release. Did no update. Space left is 1.5 Mb, so enough space. I understand I will not update the système. Thanks!

9

I still don't get it. I removed wpad-basic and installed wpad-mesh-openssl.
And still no space left on device. So it is the end. Thanks.

10

Use the image generator to rebuild your image, stuff installed through opkg takes way more space compared to included in squashfs.

11

Thanks, I am following https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-developer/quickstart-build-images
I selected wpad-mesh-openssl and I am currently building.
This build system is really nice!

Will get back.

12

That would work as well, but the image builder uses the SDK so you don't need to compile anything:

https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/additional-software/imagebuilder

13

Thanks/ This seems more complicated, this is only my first build.
Besides, I like the idea of a complete build even if it takes a night,

14

Is the simple build script https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-developer/quickstart-build-images
able to fetch dependencies? I selected wpad-mesh-openssl and unselected wpad-basic. Is that enough to fetch dependencies?

15

Building your own image is more complicated, yes, if that's what you mean. The SDK/image builder, you can just grab that from OpenWrt's downloads.

Trust me... it's way easier than what you're doing right now. All you need to tell the image builder is -wpad-basic wpad-mesh-openssl to remove wpad-basic and include wpad-mesh-openssl.

P.S. Any reason why you're selecting the way heavier openssl variety and not the wolfssl one? That one is a lot lighter. No wonder your hardware chokes on you pulling in the whole OpenSSL thing.

16

The image builder seems a lot more difficult to me :smile:

Could you paste a sample build script so I understand.

The page is not very straightforward: https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/additional-software/imagebuilder

17

Unfortunately, the built image is not working. Only one wireless interface (n) is seen. The ac interface is not working. Any idea?

/etc/conf/wireless

config wifi-device 'radio0'
	option type 'mac80211'
	option channel '36'
	option hwmode '11a'
	option path 'pci0000:00/0000:00:00.0'
	option htmode 'VHT80'
	option disabled '0'

config wifi-device 'radio1'
	option type 'mac80211'
	option channel '11'
	option hwmode '11g'
	option path 'platform/qca955x_wmac'
	option htmode 'HT20'
        option disabled '0'

On the original OpenWRT 19.07.3 image :

ath10k-firmware-qca988x-ct - 2019-10-03-d622d160-1
base-files - 204.2-r11063-85e04e9f46
busybox - 1.30.1-5
cgi-io - 19
dnsmasq - 2.80-16.1
dropbear - 2019.78-2
firewall - 2019-11-22-8174814a-1
fstools - 2020-05-12-84269037-1
fwtool - 2
getrandom - 2019-06-16-4df34a4d-3
hostapd-common - 2019-08-08-ca8c2bd2-3
ip6tables - 1.8.3-1
iptables - 1.8.3-1
iw - 5.0.1-1
iwinfo - 2019-10-16-07315b6f-1
jshn - 2020-02-27-7da66430-1
jsonfilter - 2018-02-04-c7e938d6-1
kernel - 4.14.180-1-342af9e4f67b3447c53216ab8e3b12a1
kmod-ath - 4.14.180+4.19.120-1-1
kmod-ath10k-ct - 4.14.180+2019-09-09-5e8cd86f-1
kmod-ath9k - 4.14.180+4.19.120-1-1
kmod-ath9k-common - 4.14.180+4.19.120-1-1
kmod-cfg80211 - 4.14.180+4.19.120-1-1
kmod-gpio-button-hotplug - 4.14.180-3
kmod-hwmon-core - 4.14.180-1
kmod-ip6tables - 4.14.180-1
kmod-ipt-conntrack - 4.14.180-1
kmod-ipt-core - 4.14.180-1
kmod-ipt-nat - 4.14.180-1
kmod-ipt-offload - 4.14.180-1
kmod-lib-crc-ccitt - 4.14.180-1
kmod-mac80211 - 4.14.180+4.19.120-1-1
kmod-nf-conntrack - 4.14.180-1
kmod-nf-conntrack6 - 4.14.180-1
kmod-nf-flow - 4.14.180-1
kmod-nf-ipt - 4.14.180-1
kmod-nf-ipt6 - 4.14.180-1
kmod-nf-nat - 4.14.180-1
kmod-nf-reject - 4.14.180-1
kmod-nf-reject6 - 4.14.180-1
kmod-ppp - 4.14.180-1
kmod-pppoe - 4.14.180-1
kmod-pppox - 4.14.180-1
kmod-slhc - 4.14.180-1
libblobmsg-json - 2020-02-27-7da66430-1
libc - 1.1.24-2
libgcc1 - 7.5.0-2
libip4tc2 - 1.8.3-1
libip6tc2 - 1.8.3-1
libiwinfo-lua - 2019-10-16-07315b6f-1
libiwinfo20181126 - 2019-10-16-07315b6f-1
libjson-c2 - 0.12.1-3.1
libjson-script - 2020-02-27-7da66430-1
liblua5.1.5 - 5.1.5-3
liblucihttp-lua - 2019-07-05-a34a17d5-1
liblucihttp0 - 2019-07-05-a34a17d5-1
libnl-tiny - 0.1-5
libpthread - 1.1.24-2
libubox20191228 - 2020-02-27-7da66430-1
libubus-lua - 2019-12-27-041c9d1c-1
libubus20191227 - 2019-12-27-041c9d1c-1
libuci20130104 - 2019-09-01-415f9e48-3
libuclient20160123 - 2019-05-30-3b3e368d-1
libxtables12 - 1.8.3-1
logd - 2019-06-16-4df34a4d-3
lua - 5.1.5-3
luci - git-20.136.49537-fb2f363-1
luci-app-firewall - git-20.136.49537-fb2f363-1
luci-app-opkg - git-20.136.49537-fb2f363-1
luci-base - git-20.136.49537-fb2f363-1
luci-lib-ip - git-20.136.49537-fb2f363-1
luci-lib-jsonc - git-20.136.49537-fb2f363-1
luci-lib-nixio - git-20.136.49537-fb2f363-1
luci-mod-admin-full - git-20.136.49537-fb2f363-1
luci-mod-network - git-20.136.49537-fb2f363-1
luci-mod-status - git-20.136.49537-fb2f363-1
luci-mod-system - git-20.136.49537-fb2f363-1
luci-proto-ipv6 - git-20.136.49537-fb2f363-1
luci-proto-ppp - git-20.136.49537-fb2f363-1
luci-theme-bootstrap - git-20.136.49537-fb2f363-1
mtd - 24
netifd - 2019-08-05-5e02f944-1
odhcp6c - 2019-01-11-e199804b-16
odhcpd-ipv6only - 2020-05-03-49e4949c-3
openwrt-keyring - 2019-07-25-8080ef34-1
opkg - 2020-05-07-f2166a89-1
ppp - 2.4.7.git-2019-05-25-3
ppp-mod-pppoe - 2.4.7.git-2019-05-25-3
procd - 2020-03-07-09b9bd82-1
rpcd - 2019-12-10-aaa08366-2
rpcd-mod-file - 2019-12-10-aaa08366-2
rpcd-mod-iwinfo - 2019-12-10-aaa08366-2
rpcd-mod-luci - 20191114
rpcd-mod-rrdns - 20170710
swconfig - 12
uboot-envtools - 2018.03-3
ubox - 2019-06-16-4df34a4d-3
ubus - 2019-12-27-041c9d1c-1
ubusd - 2019-12-27-041c9d1c-1
uci - 2019-09-01-415f9e48-3
uclient-fetch - 2019-05-30-3b3e368d-1
uhttpd - 2020-03-13-975dce23-1
urandom-seed - 1.0-1
urngd - 2020-01-21-c7f7b6b6-1
usign - 2019-08-06-5a52b379-1
wireless-regdb - 2019.06.03-1
wpad-basic - 2019-08-08-ca8c2bd2-3

On the built system:
base-files - 204.2-r11063-85e04e9f46
busybox - 1.30.1-5
cgi-io - 19
dnsmasq - 2.80-16.1
dropbear - 2019.78-2
firewall - 2019-11-22-8174814a-1
fstools - 2020-05-12-84269037-1
fwtool - 2
getrandom - 2019-06-16-4df34a4d-3
hostapd-common - 2019-08-08-ca8c2bd2-3
ip6tables - 1.8.3-1
iptables - 1.8.3-1
iw - 5.0.1-1
iwinfo - 2019-10-16-07315b6f-1
jshn - 2020-02-27-7da66430-1
jsonfilter - 2018-02-04-c7e938d6-1
kernel - 4.14.180-1-342af9e4f67b3447c53216ab8e3b12a1
kmod-ath - 4.14.180+4.19.120-1-1
kmod-ath9k - 4.14.180+4.19.120-1-1
kmod-ath9k-common - 4.14.180+4.19.120-1-1
kmod-cfg80211 - 4.14.180+4.19.120-1-1
kmod-gpio-button-hotplug - 4.14.180-3
kmod-ip6tables - 4.14.180-1
kmod-ipt-conntrack - 4.14.180-1
kmod-ipt-core - 4.14.180-1
kmod-ipt-nat - 4.14.180-1
kmod-ipt-offload - 4.14.180-1
kmod-lib-crc-ccitt - 4.14.180-1
kmod-mac80211 - 4.14.180+4.19.120-1-1
kmod-nf-conntrack - 4.14.180-1
kmod-nf-conntrack6 - 4.14.180-1
kmod-nf-flow - 4.14.180-1
kmod-nf-ipt - 4.14.180-1
kmod-nf-ipt6 - 4.14.180-1
kmod-nf-nat - 4.14.180-1
kmod-nf-reject - 4.14.180-1
kmod-nf-reject6 - 4.14.180-1
kmod-ppp - 4.14.180-1
kmod-pppoe - 4.14.180-1
kmod-pppox - 4.14.180-1
kmod-slhc - 4.14.180-1
libblobmsg-json - 2020-02-27-7da66430-1
libc - 1.1.24-2
libgcc1 - 7.5.0-2
libip4tc2 - 1.8.3-1
libip6tc2 - 1.8.3-1
libiwinfo-lua - 2019-10-16-07315b6f-1
libiwinfo20181126 - 2019-10-16-07315b6f-1
libjson-c2 - 0.12.1-3.1
libjson-script - 2020-02-27-7da66430-1
liblua5.1.5 - 5.1.5-3
liblucihttp-lua - 2019-07-05-a34a17d5-1
liblucihttp0 - 2019-07-05-a34a17d5-1
libnl-tiny - 0.1-5
libopenssl1.1 - 1.1.1g-1
libpthread - 1.1.24-2
libubox20191228 - 2020-02-27-7da66430-1
libubus-lua - 2019-12-27-041c9d1c-1
libubus20191227 - 2019-12-27-041c9d1c-1
libuci20130104 - 2019-09-01-415f9e48-3
libuclient20160123 - 2019-05-30-3b3e368d-1
libxtables12 - 1.8.3-1
logd - 2019-06-16-4df34a4d-3
lua - 5.1.5-3
luci - git-20.136.49537-fb2f363-1
luci-app-firewall - git-20.136.49537-fb2f363-1
luci-app-opkg - git-20.136.49537-fb2f363-1
luci-base - git-20.136.49537-fb2f363-1
luci-lib-ip - git-20.136.49537-fb2f363-1
luci-lib-jsonc - git-20.136.49537-fb2f363-1
luci-lib-nixio - git-20.136.49537-fb2f363-1
luci-mod-admin-full - git-20.136.49537-fb2f363-1
luci-mod-network - git-20.136.49537-fb2f363-1
luci-mod-status - git-20.136.49537-fb2f363-1
luci-mod-system - git-20.136.49537-fb2f363-1
luci-proto-ipv6 - git-20.136.49537-fb2f363-1
luci-proto-ppp - git-20.136.49537-fb2f363-1
luci-theme-bootstrap - git-20.136.49537-fb2f363-1
mtd - 24
netifd - 2019-08-05-5e02f944-1
odhcp6c - 2019-01-11-e199804b-16
odhcpd-ipv6only - 2020-05-03-49e4949c-3
openwrt-keyring - 2019-07-25-8080ef34-1
opkg - 2020-05-07-f2166a89-1
ppp - 2.4.7.git-2019-05-25-3
ppp-mod-pppoe - 2.4.7.git-2019-05-25-3
procd - 2020-03-07-09b9bd82-1
rpcd - 2019-12-10-aaa08366-2
rpcd-mod-file - 2019-12-10-aaa08366-2
rpcd-mod-iwinfo - 2019-12-10-aaa08366-2
rpcd-mod-luci - 20191114
rpcd-mod-rrdns - 20170710
swconfig - 12
uboot-envtools - 2018.03-3
ubox - 2019-06-16-4df34a4d-3
ubus - 2019-12-27-041c9d1c-1
ubusd - 2019-12-27-041c9d1c-1
uci - 2019-09-01-415f9e48-3
uclient-fetch - 2019-05-30-3b3e368d-1
uhttpd - 2020-03-13-975dce23-1
urandom-seed - 1.0-1
urngd - 2020-01-21-c7f7b6b6-1
usign - 2019-08-06-5a52b379-1
wireless-regdb - 2019.06.03-1
wpad-mesh-openssl - 2019-08-08-ca8c2bd2-3

What's wrong. Why is wifi ac not available?

18

Could someone move this thread to Developers section of the forum, thanks.

19

Your build doesn't have the ath10k chip firmware and driver: ath10k-firmware-qca988x-ct, and kmod-ath10k-ct. The 5 GHz radio requires those. kmod-ath10k-ct-smallbuffers should be used instead of kmod-ath10k-ct if the RAM is 128 MB or smaller.

I'm leaving this in Installing and Using because it really isn't a developer question.

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20

Thanks.

The ath10k-ct is marked as module in make menuconfig.

So I thought it would be present but not:
ls -lh /etc/modules.d/ath*
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6 May 16 18:32 /etc/modules.d/ath9k

I could install by opkg install ath10k-firmware-qca988x-ct kmod-ath10k-ct and 5Ghz AC wifi is back

It seems that modules have to be selected with (*) in make menuconfig to be added to packages. I am trying to rebuild and will keep you informed.

OpenWRT really rocks ... It will allow me to migrate my old APs to WPA3 and mesh. I am impressed. Thanks.