Haven't bothered trying to get better settings, but I've got it working.
Mode: AC
Channel: 136
Width: 40MHz
Country Code: US
Force 40MHz Mode
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That looks like a configuration error, that created a loop in your network; perhaps you should open a separate thread.
got the wifi broadcasting but having trouble connecting to it with my phone. desktop had no issues. getting about 25Mbits/sec on iperf3
If you're using any version of WPA-3 that might be the problem. Could be that your phone's software is incompatible/not updated for the standard. Try with WPA2.
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cheers. got it working. had to use wpa/wpa2. seems like my phone needs wpa
I recall, when I tried the snapshots, that the layout of the flash memory in Zyxel NBG6616 changes, when upgrading to 21.02. That forced me to do some specific changes:
fw_setenv boot_openwrt bootm 0x9F120000
fw_setenv bootcmd run boot_openwrt
fw_saveenv
before installing 21.02. In the meantime, the old version of openwrt would not boot.
Does anyone know, if it is still nescessary?
Read more about the problem:
LuCI has come a long way with 21.02 and is mostly javascript based now (if I understand it right), has near instant page loading, and most settings have explanations of what they are. My only issue would be how bright the Bootstrap theme is, there could be a dark mode with a dark grey/blue background.
Nevertheless, if you have a problem with the look just install all the theme packages. Try luci-theme-material. Install the package then change to it under System > Language and Style. It's a really nice looking alternative imo.
Hi,
Thanks for the new release(-candidate) with LXC support. Would it be possible to add IKCONFIG_PROC kernel option please to satisfy lxc-checkconfig? It is not essential to use LXC per se but probably a simple but nice/useful addition to kernel options?
Side note, may others have the same problem: default lxc-common.conf would try to utilize cgroup structure but only cgroup2 exists so need to comment out lxc.cgroup.* lines to lxc-start a container.
Thanks again for the release!
Iirc it's available as installable kmod-ikconfig
Hi
Thanks for the good work!
Is it planned to have a working sysupgrade (keeping most configuration) for the final 21.02 release even with DSA targets?
I think it's a pain to have to start over again just because of the switch configuration, given that most people use the default switch settings anyways.
Wouldn't it be possible to keep the configuration except the switch settings?
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No. User configs might be so complex, and there is so much variation between specific routers, that creating a useful migration would be too complex to be worthwhile
Ps.
For many routers you only need to remove the network config file (switch) and the system config file (LEDs).
Read e.g.
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Thanks, I'll do the /etc/config/network and /etc/config/system trick. But would have been even better if it was automated.
There have been a number of people that took a look at writing something to automate the process but threw their respective hands in the air after seeing the complexities involved. When you compound it is a tough nut to crack with throw away after use the reward / effort comes up rather short.
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Thank you @phinn , you are the only one who has given importance to my opinion about Luci's interface. There is some reluctance to talk about this topic in the forum, and I don't know why. I understand your position and I have done it on occasion just to change the color, it is even important that the source code of the pages has been changed for the better, ... but the interface remains the same. It would only be necessary to add a button "Quick Setup" on the first page, which will take us to a page where we can quickly configure the device as a router, bridge or repeater, without having to go to another page. For fine settings it can continue as is.
TIA
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Just gave the RC1 a try on my ipq40xx based Fritzbox-4040.
Some strange things stay for ever 
This is the (most annoying) one of them.
IPQ40xx Switch Config “Strangeness”
I hope someone can come up with a patch for this, like it was available for 19.07.x (x != 4)
Cheers,
Thomas
yes, indeed it is there. thank you very much for the hint.
I may be wrong, but what seems to be a simple one button addition in reality means several different setups for several different targets, each one with it's particular implementations. Again, I may be wrong, but doesn't seem like an easy task to develop / test/ maintain the logic behind each implementation.
Absolutely agree.
I only ask that if a developer has the necessary knowledge and time and ... wants to do it, it would be good for this community. Maybe the people of Gargoyle who are in this forum want to help.
TIA
Works fine after installing qemu-img.
LUCI is designed to be highly configurable and expose most configuration options to the user.
Gargoyle is designed the opposite, exposing most commonly used settings and sometimes macroing those into a single configuration toggle.
They're on completely opposite sides of the spectrum, and both approaches upset people depending on what they're after.
I'm pretty sure there's a setup wizard package that someone wrote. The name escapes me.
@cezary maintains a quick configuration tool for his releases. I don't know if that would be appropriate for wider use or not.
Certainly something that would require a new topic for discussion if you wanted to continue.
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