Report Devices Here With 18.06.0 Provided Image too big to save overlay

I got same issue of image too big error , but I got a perfect image with latest updates by manipulating the kernel parameters like MTDPARTS and append/ padding for fixing boundaries

Is this something related ?

Please use this topic only for what it is meant for: Reporting devices.

For any questions, please open new topics (and perhaps link them to this topic here).

Thanks!

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@petersmith69

If you're having problems with a specific router, if there isn't a thread for that device, you can start one and get some help on "putting your firmware on a diet." There isn't going to be any "magic" solution for devices that simply don't have the required resources for a full build of current, robust OpenWrt firmware.

For 850re v2 check my post at the end of this thread:

Not as good as an official openwrt release but works with enough free space left to save a few configs.

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@jow Now that several devices have been reported here that lose configuration after a reboot, what are we going to do now with those devices?

Since we know that they don't work as expected with 18.06, I propose to take the respective 18.06.* images offline, and suppress 19.07 image generation (or take them offline after generation, whatever is easier to implement).

What do you think?

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I agree with that. Do we already have a condensed form of the devices listed here?

Sure, here is what I could exctract from this topic (and other topics that are linked to this one):

This posting is wiki, i.e. everybody can edit it for adding more affected devices.
Please make sure to only add devices with 4MB flash.
Devices with 8MB flash are not affected and shall not be added to this list.

Brand Model Topic link / Comment
ASUS RT-N10+ B1
Cisco Valet M10 Linksys e1000 failing to install 18.06.1 firmware
D-Link DIR-300 B5
D-Link DIR-300 B1
D-Link DIR-600 B1 Report Devices Here With 18.06.0 Provided Image too big to save overlay
D-Link DIR-600 B2 Report Devices Here With 18.06.0 Provided Image too big to save overlay
D-Link DIR-615-D1
D-Link DIR-615-D3
D-Link DIR-615-H1
Edimax 3g-6200n 19.07 -- Report Devices Here That Can't Save Settings
EnGenius ESR-9752 / ESR-9753 OpenWrt 19.07.0 first release candidate
Linksys E1000 v1 same Hardware as Valet M10
Netgear WNR612v2 Community Build available.
Netgear WNR1000v2 and v2-VC Community Build available.
Netgear WNR2000v4
On Networks N150R Same as WNR612v2 see link above
TP-Link TL-WA750RE v1 [SOLVED] TL-WA750RE factory reset on reboot
TP-Link TL-WA850RE v2
TP-Link TL-WA855RE v1
TP-Link TL-WR840N v5
TP-Link TL-WR841ND v8 Flashed rom changes aren't persistent
Sitecom WL-351 v1.002
Unbranded A5-V11
Unbranded wr512-3gn
ZyXel Keenetic v1
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Unfortunately no idea, how to edit the previous post:

A further failing 4MB flash device is:
Brand: D-Link
Model: DIR-615-D1

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Edit button at the bottom right of the post. Just added it for you.

I've got a tp-link wa850re v2 with overlay issues and a tp-link wa850re v1.2 with NO overlay issues (running OpenWrt 18.06.2). Not sure if that sheds any light on the question whether problems with overlay are size issues...

In any case, I've created a thread here

and I'm happy to investigate if someone can give me pointers what to look for.

TL-WR840N V5 also resets itself after reboot.

This is already known, see the list above.

dir-600 b1 also

Please add affected devices to the table above. The posting is wiki, i.e. everybody can edit it and add more affected devices.

Can't edit it or don't find where.

D-Link DIR-600 B2 has the same problem.
(Though it's a clone on B1 and DIR-300 B1/2/3)

Hi tglaria, welcome to the OpenWrt community! :slight_smile:

As a brand new foum user, you are not yet able to edit wiki-postings.

Regarding DIR-600 B2: Which image or OpenWrt release have you flashed, 18.06.0 or a newer one?

I tried with 18.06 (I thought that was the one being reported).
Version 17.01 worked an I built a 19.03 one with less packages that fitted (no ppp, ip6 or opkg).

I re read.
It was the latest, 18.06.8.

Which of the eight 18.06.x releases? 18.06.0 / 18.06.1 / 18.06.3 / ...?

I reread and rhen realised what you were asking.
It's the latest, 18.06.08
Sorry about that.

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any update on Netgear WNR2000v4 ???

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