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First time i couldn't update via image in /tmp. Whatever i've tried memory was too low. So, USB storage might be needed from now on to update.

If you're on 23.05.4 without USB support you need some files from here:

kmod-fs-exfat_5.15.162-1_mips_24kc.ipk
kmod-scsi-core_5.15.162-1_mips_24kc.ipk
kmod-scsi-generic_5.15.162-1_mips_24kc.ipk
kmod-usb-storage_5.15.162-1_mips_24kc.ipk

This is for exfat only. Add/replace other formats if needed.

Same as script (change ssh ip beforehand):

#!/bin/bash

wget https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/23.05.4/targets/ath79/generic/kmods/5.15.162-1-da89f936189e8280762513898b74a850/kmod-fs-exfat_5.15.162-1_mips_24kc.ipk \
 https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/23.05.4/targets/ath79/generic/kmods/5.15.162-1-da89f936189e8280762513898b74a850/kmod-scsi-core_5.15.162-1_mips_24kc.ipk \
 https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/23.05.4/targets/ath79/generic/kmods/5.15.162-1-da89f936189e8280762513898b74a850/kmod-scsi-generic_5.15.162-1_mips_24kc.ipk \
 https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/23.05.4/targets/ath79/generic/kmods/5.15.162-1-da89f936189e8280762513898b74a850/kmod-usb-storage_5.15.162-1_mips_24kc.ipk

for i in *.ipk; do 
	tar xf "$i"
	tar xf data.tar.gz 
done

tar czf - lib |ssh root@192.168.1.2 -- "tar xzf - -C /tmp"

Then find the files in /tmp/lib/modules and insert them manually with 'insmod'. Order might be important. Just try until it works. Then insert USB stick and check with dmesg |tail if it got registered as /dev/sda.

Imagebuilder-23.05.5:

  • USB support added (exfat only, add more formats manually)
  • Insert 'files' folder after image extraction from here for low-memory tweaks
#!/bin/bash

BUILDER="https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/23.05.5/targets/ath79/generic/openwrt-imagebuilder-23.05.5-ath79-generic.Linux-x86_64.tar.xz"

# download image builder
if [ ! -f "${BUILDER##*/}" ]; then
	wget "$BUILDER"
	tar xJvf "${BUILDER##*/}"
fi

cd openwrt-*/

if [[ ! -d files ]]; then
    echo -e "\nIf you have a \"files\" folder put it into folder now."
    read -p "Press enter to continue"
fi

# list all targets for this image builder, consider 'make help' as well
#make info

# clean previous images
make clean

# Packages are added if no prefix is given, '-packagename' does not integrate/removes a package
make image  PROFILE="tplink_tl-wr1043nd-v1" \
            FILES="files" \
            PACKAGES="-firewall -kmod-ip6tables -kmod-ipt-conntrack \
                     -kmod-ipt-core -kmod-ipt-nat -kmod-ipt-offload kmod-mac80211 kmod-nf-conntrack -kmod-nf-conntrack6 -kmod-nf-flow -kmod-nf-ipt \
                     -kmod-nf-ipt6 -kmod-nf-nat -kmod-nf-reject -kmod-nf-reject6 -kmod-ppp -kmod-pppoe -kmod-pppox -ppp -luci-proto-ppp -luci-proto-ipv6 -luci-app-firewall \
                     -ppp -ppp-mod-pppoe \
                     -ip6tables -odhcp6c -kmod-ipv6 -kmod-ip6tables -odhcpd-ipv6only \
                     -odhcpd \
                     -iptables \
                     -opkg \
                     zram-swap kmod-lib-lzo kmod-lib-lz4 kmod-lib-zstd kmod-crypto-acompress \
                     uhttpd uhttpd-mod-ubus libiwinfo-lua luci-base luci-mod-admin-full luci-theme-bootstrap \
                     -wpad-basic-wolfssl -wpad-wolfssl \
                     kmod-fs-exfat kmod-usb-storage kmod-scsi-generic \
                     htop"

exit 0
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