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 Additionally, the version of the "ip-full" package available in the latest Entware is outdated too and doesn't solve the issues I'm experiencing.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.