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| network:firmware:prep [2025/10/18 07:46] – system | network:firmware:prep [2026/04/06 14:14] (current) – system | ||
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| - | ====== Prepare OpenWRT | + | ====== Prepare OpenWRT |
| ===== Prepare The System ===== | ===== Prepare The System ===== | ||
| * This page describes the preparations you need to make in order to build OpenWRT with the included MESHdesk packages. | * This page describes the preparations you need to make in order to build OpenWRT with the included MESHdesk packages. | ||
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| <code bash> | <code bash> | ||
| sudo apt-get update | sudo apt-get update | ||
| - | sudo apt-get install build-essential subversion git-core libncurses5-dev zlib1g-dev gawk flex quilt libssl-dev xsltproc libxml-parser-perl unzip mercurial | + | sudo apt-get install build-essential subversion git-core libncurses5-dev zlib1g-dev gawk flex quilt libssl-dev xsltproc libxml-parser-perl unzip mercurial |
| </ | </ | ||
| ==== Storage location for the SDK ==== | ==== Storage location for the SDK ==== | ||
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| * We recommend that you create a folder that contains the version of the firmware you are going to build. | * We recommend that you create a folder that contains the version of the firmware you are going to build. | ||
| * You must do this as a normal Linux user (not root). | * You must do this as a normal Linux user (not root). | ||
| - | * Here we create a folder for version **24.10.3**. | + | * Here we create a folder for version **25.12.2**. |
| <code bash> | <code bash> | ||
| # Create the working directory | # Create the working directory | ||
| - | mkdir 24.10.3 | + | mkdir 25.12.2 |
| # Change to our working directory | # Change to our working directory | ||
| - | cd 24.10.3 | + | cd 25.12.2 |
| </ | </ | ||
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| <code bash> | <code bash> | ||
| git clone https:// | git clone https:// | ||
| + | #If it timeout you can use the git protocol which seems more robust: | ||
| + | git clone git:// | ||
| </ | </ | ||
| * This repository has different branches. To see which branches are available and which one we are currently using, enter the following command. | * This repository has different branches. To see which branches are available and which one we are currently using, enter the following command. | ||
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| git tag -l | git tag -l | ||
| </ | </ | ||
| - | * We will checkout the tag **24.10.3**. | + | * We will checkout the tag **25.12.2**. |
| <code bash> | <code bash> | ||
| - | git checkout | + | git checkout |
| </ | </ | ||
| - | * Confirm that this **24.10.3** is now checked out. | + | * Confirm that this **25.12.2** is now checked out. |
| <code bash> | <code bash> | ||
| git branch | git branch | ||
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| ./ | ./ | ||
| ./ | ./ | ||
| - | #For backward compatibility in 24.10 with older Luci libs | + | #For backward compatibility in 25.12 with older Luci libs |
| ./ | ./ | ||
| #Add the iptables translator package to translate iptables to nftables | #Add the iptables translator package to translate iptables to nftables | ||
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| ./ | ./ | ||
| ./ | ./ | ||
| + | #Jan 2026 Support for VPN - Make sure the device have enough space when including them | ||
| + | ./ | ||
| + | ./ | ||
| + | ./ | ||
| + | ./ | ||
| + | ./ | ||
| </ | </ | ||
| * Now everything is ready to add the MESHdesk package. | * Now everything is ready to add the MESHdesk package. | ||
| - | [[network: | + | [[network: |