Packages.gz is missing in the repository for Asus RT-AX59U

Hello,

I've installed the OpenWRT on my Asus RT-AX59U 2 weeks ago.
Now I'd like to install the storage usb-drives support as it was described here
https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/storage/usb-drives.

But when I do
opkg update
I get the errors

 * opkg_download: Failed to download https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/targets/mediatek/filogic/packages/Packages.gz, wget returned 8.
 * opkg_download: Failed to download https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/packages/aarch64_cortex-a53/base/Packages.gz, wget returned 8.
 * opkg_download: Failed to download https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/packages/aarch64_cortex-a53/luci/Packages.gz, wget returned 8.
 * opkg_download: Failed to download https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/packages/aarch64_cortex-a53/packages/Packages.gz, wget returned 8.
 * opkg_download: Failed to download https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/packages/aarch64_cortex-a53/routing/Packages.gz, wget returned 8.
 * opkg_download: Failed to download https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/packages/aarch64_cortex-a53/telephony/Packages.gz, wget returned 8.

I checked the url https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/targets/mediatek/filogic/packages/ and the Packages.gz is missing there.

But I sure, the file Packages.gz was in the repository several days ago, I've seen it there.

Could you please help me? Is it the problem with given repository or there is another valid repository, which I can use to install the modules on my Asus RT-AX59U?

Thank in advance!

snapshots use apk - The future is now: opkg vs apk.

Ok, great, could you please help, how to add USB storage support using apks?
Unfortunately the steps for apks is not described hier :frowning:
https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/storage/usb-drives

And there are no apk modules with names like kmod-usb-storage* in the repository.

if your snapshot's more than > 24h old, the installation will fail anyway, due to kmod kernel version mismatch.

install latest snapshot, or the 24.10-RC5 - https://firmware-selector.openwrt.org/?version=24.10.0-rc5&target=mediatek%2Ffilogic&id=asus_rt-ax59u.
I'd go for the latter.

there was also a bug a week ago or so, where snapshots where being built without apk.

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@frollic
Thank you for reply! I understood.
I've installed the release 23.05.5 and installed the packages for USB storage and SAMBA then.
I haven't found the infomation wich modules I need to install to get USB for 24.10, therefore I decided wait with it before the information will be available.

Why would there by any difference between 23.05 and 24.10 modules required for usb?
Usually the kernel module naming does not much change in Linux.
(You might just test 24.10 with the same modules as for 23.05)

@hnyman
I don't know.
I've checked and compared the module lists in the release and snapshot repos.
The modules with names kmod-usb-storage*, kmod-fs-* are available in the release repository
https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/23.05.5/targets/mediatek/filogic/packages/
but they are missing in the snapshot repository
https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/targets/mediatek/filogic/packages/

Hey I use the same one, how much max speed you see with 5ghz?

90-95 Mbit/s without OpenVPN
35 Mbit/s with OpenVPN

Oh okay you dont use gigabit internet then. I was getting 600mbit with ax53u but not with this.

They are instead in
https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/targets/mediatek/filogic/kmods/6.6.70-1-7520f413149ac060ff02685d13815237/
But that is actually snapshots from the master branch.

For 24.10 it would be
https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/24.10.0-rc5/targets/mediatek/filogic/kmods/6.6.69-1-83c6d4e14f7353564d3cadaf38a15bef/

One more question, does 160Mhz work reliably for you? Wifi won't even show up when I set it 160Mhz, but it will on 80Mhz. Also WPA3 makes wifi really slow. On WPA2 I get 700Mbits.

Wifi doesn't show up too by width 160Mhz.

Thank you for the information!