Opkgscript.sh not restoring packages

[robca]

I'm new to OpenWRT and still figuring things out. I'm using 23.05.2 on a Linksys EA8300, and configuring it with all the necessary add-ons (opkg packages).

I want to be able to restore everything after an update, and after reading the wiki I decided to use opkgscript to create a list of installed packages and restore them after update. I have the script on a SSD connected to the router, and when I execute ./opkgscript.sh write, it creates the opkg.installed file in /etc/config

The file seems to contain all packages I installed, plus the ones in the image file, e.g.

adblock-fast - 1.1.1-1
ath10k-board-qca4019 - 20230804-1
ath10k-board-qca9888 - 20230804-1
ath10k-firmware-qca4019-ct - 2020-11-08-1
ath10k-firmware-qca9888-ct - 2020-11-08-1
attr - 2.5.1-1
avahi-dbus-daemon - 0.8-8

But when I use ./opkgscript.sh script it doesn't add any package to the script (I see only #! /bin/sh). Also ./opkgscript.sh -t install doesn't do anything (should list a series of packages to install).

Looking at the script, this instruction if ! grep -q "^$PACKAGE\$" "$PREQLIST"; then seems not to work as expected. but I got lost trying to figure out why the lists is not built correctly.

First of all, is opkgscript the best way to reinstall all non-preinstalled pckages? If so, am I the only one with a problem? Should I open a bug in github for this script?

[spence]

I'm not familiar with the opkgscript.sh script but see this post:

OpenWrt 23.05.2 - Service Release

You can ignore that one, I see all the time on x86 updates and it has never been an issue. This one, though, means that the build server is somehow out-of-date or its config files are broken, so auc did nothing. So, you could wait until the builder comes back, or bail out on auc for the time being and use the firmware selector to make a new img. Assuming you want to try that, you need to figure out what packages you have that are "user installed", like auc does internally. Motivated by wha…

for an excellent way to get the list of added packages. You'll want to get and run the pkg-scan.shscript from @efahl at his github page. That referenced post also points to another forum thread with more discussion.

[otnert]

When I did use opkgscript.sh these are the commands to:

test install
sh /etc/config/opkgscript.sh -u -t -v install

install missing packages
sh /etc/config/opkgscript.sh -u -v install

when running the script in etc/config directory for example.

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Nowadays I use Attended Sysupgrade to allow an OpenWrt device to update to new firmware while preserving the packages and settings.

Upgrade using Attended Sysupgrade

[robca]

@otnert

When I did use opkgscript.sh these are the commands to:

test install
sh /etc/config/opkgscript.sh -u -t -v install

install missing packages
sh /etc/config/opkgscript.sh -u -v install

when running the script in etc/config directory for example.

Thanks! I just tested, and using sh /etc/config/opkgscript.sh -u -v install I experience the same problem (nothing listed, even if I have plenty of packages installed and the opkg.install file looks good)

Attended sysupgrade looks exactly like what I was looking for. Will try for sure!

[robca]

Replying to my own thread, probably bad etiquette but just as info for future users. Attended Sysupgrade does everything I need, including generating a list of installed packages. Thanks again for the suggestion