Entware RT-AC68U (armv7l Kernel: 2.6.36.4) in need for a newer "ip-full" package

[Tarek Yag]

Hi,

I'm not that experienced with Linux binaries, packages, and building them, so excuse me if I have any mis-understanding here. Some little guidance would be very much appreciated.

Router: RT-AC68U
Firmware: Merlin 386.14
Entware for armv7sf-k2.6

I'm experiencing some issues in Merlin scripts due to the fact that I have a very old version of "ip-full" package built-in with the latest official Merlin firmware for my router. Additionally, the version of the "ip-full" package available in the latest Entware is outdated too and doesn't solve the issues I'm experiencing.

Firmware built-in "ip-full" version:

ip utility, iproute2-ss150210

Entware latest "ip-full" version:

ip-full - 4.4.0-10a - Routing control utility (Full)
ip-full - 4.4.0-10b - Routing control utility (Full)

Could be there a newer, ready-to-use "ip-full" package (built-in or Entware) for my router's model or a similar model that I can simply copy or install?

OR - Is it possible to request from Entware team an updated version of "ip-full" package for the platform in question?

OR - Could someone please guide me how to manually download and install a recent version of the package for my router?


Kindly,

 

[eibgrad]

entware for arm updates

TLDR - my repo's address https://maurerr.github.io/entware-armv7-k26/ ⚠️ github pages enforces TLS support so make sure you do "opkg install wget-ssl ca-certificates" before replacing entware or add my repo ⚠️ so if you didn't notice my previous post entware has dropped support for...

www.linksysinfo.org

??

 

[Tarek Yag]

@eibgrad, thanks a lot! I've just checked out that great project, I think I might ask for the package or even make a tiny contribution to the project.

Any other help from anyone is welcome too!

 

[JGrana]

There are a number of different versions floating around.
On my AX88U Pro running kernel 4.19, it’s 5.11 and on a Raspberry Pi running kernel 6+ version it’s 6.1

The bigger question is - what are you trying to do that you believe requires an update?
What are the issues your scripts are having?

 

[thelonelycoder]

FYI:
For new armv7 router Entware installations in amtm, @maurer repo https://maurerr.github.io/entware-armv7-k26/ is automatically added.
One can check in amtm by entering ep and look for the 6. Parallel use Entware-backports Repo status.

 

[Tarek Yag]

There are a number of different versions floating around.
On my AX88U Pro running kernel 4.19, it’s 5.11 and on a Raspberry Pi running kernel 6+ version it’s 6.1

I know, but I must use a package specific to my router's architecture, which is older than what you've just mentioned

The bigger question is - what are you trying to do that you believe requires an update?
What are the issues your scripts are having?

I have an incompatibility in VPNDomainRouting script, as it needs a newer ip-full package to function 100% correctly. It's not the script's fault at all. So, that's why I'm researching the option of making a manual update to the package.

 

[Tarek Yag]

For new armv7 router Entware installations in amtm, @maurer repo https://maurerr.github.io/entware-armv7-k26/ is automatically added.

Indeed, and already checked here! But, @maurer still doesn't have the package version that is required for my issue. I guess I'll go ahead and contact him very soon. Thanks for your help.

 

[dave14305]

There's definitely a correlation between the iproute2 version and the Linux kernel version. No idea how backwards compatible the newer versions are, but I would speculate you're out of luck on kernel 2.6.x, otherwise someone would have backported the latest versions by now.

 

[ba5il]

FYI:
For new armv7 router Entware installations in amtm, @maurer repo https://maurerr.github.io/entware-armv7-k26/ is automatically added.
One can check in amtm by entering ep and look for the 6. Parallel use Entware-backports Repo status.

Unfortunately the new version of libuv from maurerr's repo doesn't work with bind-tools. And I spent a lot of time figuring this all out.

netmgr/uverr2result.c:101:isc___nm_uverr2result(): unable to convert libuv error code in udp_send_cb (netmgr/udp.c:804) to isc_result: -38: function not implemented

At least 6. Parallel use Entware-backports Repo status should be 'off' by default.

 

[Tarek Yag]

@ba5il, would you please provide more information on this issue? Where does this happen and what function it affects?

 

[ba5il]

@ba5il, would you please provide more information on this issue? Where does this happen and what function it affects?

This happens every time you call nslookup, dig or host. Replacing libuv_1.48.0-1_armv7-2.6.ipk with 1.44 version from bin.entware fixed the problem

Found some information here https://github.com/Entware/Entware/issues/976

 

[Tarek Yag]

@ba5il, thank you for the additional information you provided via the link. I'll do the fix now, although I'm not experiencing any related issues.

BTW, I just tested nslookup and it is working fine, but the issue is present with dig, and I don't have host binary (possibly not needed in my setup).

 

[Tarek Yag]

I had to disable the option "Parallel use Entware-backports Repo" in Entware settings to do the fix successfully. It still downloads the buggy version with that setting still enabled.

I just reported this to Entware team at the same GitHub Issue link @ba5il provided

 

[Tarek Yag]

No idea how backwards compatible the newer versions are, but I would speculate you're out of luck on kernel 2.6.x, otherwise someone would have backported the latest versions by now.

Thanks for your feedback! You helped me think that the best people to figure this out are Entware team themselves. So, I just submitted a package request at their Project at GitHub:

Latest possible version of "ip-full" package for ARM architecture, needed · Issue #1093 · Entware/Entware

Entware Feed: [armv7sf-k2.6] Device: [ASUS RT-AC68U] Firmware: [Merlin 386.14] Some script projects for Merlin firmware (both old and latest versions) require iproute2 version 4.9+ to work as expec...

github.com

Hoping to get some good help from them, or at least a definitive answer!