Realtek firmware on 1st/2nd boot

Installing and Using OpenWrt Network and Wireless Configuration
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I have installed OpenWRT onto a normal PC using the 19.xx ext4 image - that machine had an Intel NIC, so it loaded up the interface without any trouble.
I added the realtek mods etc like so...

opkg install kmod-8139cp kmod-8139too kmod-phy-realtek kmod-rtl8xxxu pciutils

I now have another PC that I'd like to install onto, but that one has ONLY realtek devices available. This means I can't use the network until I install the drivers/firmware, but I can't access the network to do so.
I'm assuming I need to copy the relevant files to a temp subdir, and then install them manually into the system....but... I don't know where to put them on the bootable USB device that has the install image on it.
Can anyone point me at the right article?

Thanks

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What about the image builder? You can (easily) create your own image with all the packages you need.

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I haven't ever tried that, but now seems to be a good time to see if I can manage. Thank you!

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If I want to build an image for an x86_64 PC using 19.07 with realtek mods, would I refer to the https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/additional-software/beginners-build-guide to build a "normal" one, or the https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-developer/quickstart-build-images to build a "snapshot" one?

In one of the examples, the make line was

make image PROFILE=tl-wr841-v11 PACKAGES="luci luci-ssl luci-i18n-base-ca luci-i18n-firewall-ca luci-i18n-base-es luci-i18n-firewall-es luci-i18n-base-en luci-i18n-firewall-en xl2tpd kmod-ipt-conntrack-extra iptables-mod-conntrack-extra kmod-ipt-conntrack-extra iptables-mod-ipopt" FILES=files/

In my case, would I use "PROFILE=x86_64", or does this not matter particularly?
And lastly, will the build pull in necessary dependancies, or should I check each one and specify it/them?

Thanks again

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My two cents:

  • Use this guide instead: https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/additional-software/imagebuilder
  • You do not want to compile each package, just create an image from the already compiled packages.
  • Unless you really need a snapshot, use the latest stable release.
  • You need to use the correct profile for your platform (use "make help" for the details).
  • Including a package also includes all needed dependencies, just add the same packages you would install using "opkg".
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Thank you Eduardo. I created a custom image and it works perfectly

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