Hi,
I just purchased a ZBT1326 router from China. I loaded the snapshot, but could not load other required packages because the build is a couple of weeks old (so has an earlier kernel).
I would like to make a suggestion that on the Device page, that there is more information about the upgrade file creation date. I have been watching this build for a few weeks (another story: the Router was sent back from Australian customs twice for an unknown reason. Third time lucky!)
The only way I can see to check if the upgrade file has been updated is by downloading, then checking the size. (It has been 4,194,477 bytes for some time). This is not a critiscism of the developer, but a suggestion.
I am prepared to wait for the latest snapshot, because then I can load all the packages I require on the router. (My router will be used as an Australian NBN access router, so I require the Router packages that seem to be missing on the minimal build.)
I am a not overly competent Linux user (even tho I have used it for 18 years! Love PCLinuxOS)
& one thing I had difficulty with was knowing where to start using the snapshot. Finally read enough & worked it out, but a guide to installing snapshots including the limitations would have been appreciated. (Might even write one myself!) Ended up being relatively easy once I realised that I could connect into my existing router to get web access.. Downloaded LUCI, but had compatibility issues with other packages.
regards, Doug
ps: Thanks to all the hard working developers. I have used LEDE for quite a while, on a TP-link WDR4300.
Thanks Tmomas. I did find all the information, but for an inexperienced hacker, it took me a while to find it all, then for the light bulb to pop! I got in to UCI easily, then was a bit lost. The light bulb moment was realising that I could hook straight from the Wan port to my existing Ethernet network.
Once there it was plain sailing, except I could not load some modules I require. Hence waiting for the next snapshot release.
regards, Doug
(I am a retired Technician, so understand the importance of documentation. Often a developer does not realise the failings of the end user! No critiscism, just reality)
I successfully installed snapshot then Luci. I can log into Luci successfully now, but cannot log into ssh. I get an error 'warning host identification has changed' then cannot log into ssh.
I want to load some modules that require an up-to-date kernel (as warned about compatibility with snapshots). How can I resolve this? Is there another option than re-compiling the source? (I am not confident about undertaking that step yet. I might be a linux user, but not a competent one! I am the muddle though type...) The modules I need to load are related to Voip, & Bufferbloat. I also eventually want to use this router to monitor link speed because I want some facts to confront our NBN (National Broadband Network) about the woeful speed of the wireless NBN in Australia.
If you expect a change in the keys, you can remove the "offending key" with
your-desktop $ ssh-keygen -R <IP or host name>
"Expect" would include each boot under "failsafe" mode as well as resetting to factory defaults, both of which would cause regeneration of the host key.
According to a very recent post, project-generated snapshots now have a repository of kernel modules that persist for some time. If this is a "community" build, you would have to work with the build's maintainer.
Thanks for all the help. I compiled an image, & everything seemed OK, except the wireless was not working. Turns out it is a bug in the current kernel. (I think I must have been bad in a previous life to have this much trouble!)
At least I only need to wait for the bug to be rectified, then re-compile the source.
btw, the router flies! it is so much faster than my old TP WDR4300. Cannot wait to use it!