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| supported_devices:openwrt_on_432_devices [2019/11/19 01:14] – [Which release shall I chose?] jeff | supported_devices:openwrt_on_432_devices [2021/07/31 16:44] – [4 MB flash issue] update links vgaetera |
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| Find answers below. | Find answers below. |
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| <WRAP center round tip 80%> | |
| This page also applies to 8 MB flash devices, as they will have problems installing more than the basic set of packages. | |
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| For 8 MB devices, "surgery" to remove PPP, IPv6, or similar is probably not needed, but concept of building or assembling your own, custom image to save space is applicable. | ===== Which release shall I choose? ===== |
| </WRAP> | See also [[docs:guide-developer:security#support_status|Security]] |
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| | Choose the OpenWrt version according to your needs for maintenance releases and security fixes. |
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| ===== Which release shall I chose? ===== | |
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| Chose the OpenWrt version according to your needs for maintenance releases and security fixes. | |
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| * 15.05 | * 15.05 |
| * No. Unmaintained, no security fixes since 2016. Don't even think about it. | * No. Unmaintained, no security fixes since 2016. Don't even think about it. |
| * 17.01 | * 17.01 |
| * No. Unmaintained. | * No. Unmaintained. Has known security flaws as of November 2019 that will not be patched. |
| * 18.06 | * 18.06 |
| * Maintenance status: old, partly maintained | * Maintenance status: old |
| * Future (after June 2019) security fixes: Yes, until next major release (20.x) | * Future (after December 2020) security fixes: End of support |
| * Latest release: 18.06.5 (November, 2019) | * Latest release: 18.06.9 (December 2020) |
| * 19.07 | * 19.07 |
| * Maintenance status: current, maintained | * Maintenance status: current, maintained |
| * Future (after June 2019) security fixes: Yes | * Future (after December2020) security fixes: Yes |
| * Latest release: 19.07.0-RC1 (November, 2019) | * Latest release: 19.07.7 (February 2021) |
| * Offers "ath79" target as "ar71xx" target has been deprecated | * Offers "[[docs:techref:targets:ath79|ath79]]" target as "[[docs:techref:targets:ar71xx|ar71xx]]" target has been deprecated |
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| ===== 4MB flash issue ===== | ===== 4 MB flash issue ===== |
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| What can I do against the 4MB flash issue? | How can I work around the 4 MB flash issue? |
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| * **[[docs:guide-developer:quickstart-build-images|build your own image]]** 17.01/18.06/19.06 image with all possible **[[docs/guide-user/additional-software/saving_space|space saving measures]]**, or... | * **[[docs:guide-user:additional-software:beginners-build-guide|build your own image]]** 18.06/19.07 image with all possible **[[docs/guide-user/additional-software/saving_space|space saving measures]]**, or... |
| * ...use [[docs:guide-user:additional-software:extroot_configuration|extroot]] (only if USB available) | * ...use [[docs:guide-user:additional-software:extroot_configuration|extroot]] (only if USB available) |
| * no flash problems any more | * no flash problems any more |
| * **BUT:** It's kind of pointless to have a bunch of large packages (VPN, etc.) stored in extroot, but no RAM to run them on. | * **BUT:** It's kind of pointless to have a bunch of large packages (VPN, etc.) stored in extroot, but no RAM to run them on. |
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| | Why should I build my own image rather than installing packages? |
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| ===== 32MB RAM issue ===== | Building your own image compresses the packages you need to about half the size compared to installing them after you flash. |
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| What can I do against the 32MB RAM issue? | ===== 32 MB RAM issue ===== |
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| | How can I work around the 32 MB RAM issue? |
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| * Don't use LuCI (will not work at all, or will be terribly slow, or will crash due to OOM) | * Don't use LuCI (will not work at all, or will be terribly slow, or will crash due to OOM) |
| ===== Forum stuff ===== | ===== Forum stuff ===== |
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| * https://forum.openwrt.org/t/installing-latest-openwrt-on-old-hardware/40031?u=tmomas | * [[https://forum.openwrt.org/t/installing-latest-openwrt-on-old-hardware/40031?u=tmomas]] |
| * https://forum.openwrt.org/t/installing-latest-openwrt-on-old-hardware/40031/5?u=tmomas | * [[https://forum.openwrt.org/t/installing-latest-openwrt-on-old-hardware/40031/5?u=tmomas]] |
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| >4/32 devices can be used with the latest versions mostly OK, **provided that only basic routing functions are used**. | >4/32 devices can be used with the latest versions ((latest = 19.07 in this case)) mostly OK, **provided that only basic routing functions are used**. |
| >I am using three of these devices: MR3040v2, tl-841v9 and tl-1043ndv1 **on 19.07 build**. | >I am using three of these devices: MR3040v2, tl-841v9 and tl-1043ndv1 **on 19.07 build**. |
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| * https://forum.openwrt.org/t/installing-latest-openwrt-on-old-hardware/40031/8?u=tmomas | * [[https://forum.openwrt.org/t/installing-latest-openwrt-on-old-hardware/40031/8?u=tmomas]] |
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| >You're definitely looking at a **custom build**, but it can work for **basic** stuff. This is simpler than using extroot, which has the problem that the filesystem driver etc still must be in internal flash. Also its kind of pointless to have a bunch of large packages (VPN, etc.) stored in extroot but no RAM to run them on. | >You're definitely looking at a **custom build**, but it can work for **basic** stuff. This is simpler than using extroot, which has the problem that the filesystem driver etc still must be in internal flash. Also its kind of pointless to have a bunch of large packages (VPN, etc.) stored in extroot but no RAM to run them on. |
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| | ==== Community builds ==== |
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| | /* Add links to new community build forum topics here, latest one first, oldest one last */ |
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| | * [[https://forum.openwrt.org/c/community-builds-projects-packages/|Community builds in the OpenWrt forum]] - Search here for community builds for 4/32 devices |
| | * [[https://forum.openwrt.org/t/openwrt-19-07-builds-for-tl-wr740n-tl-wr741n-tl-wr743nd-tl-wr802n-tl-wr840n-tl-wr841n-d-tl-wr843n-d-tl-wr847n-tl-wr940n-tl-wr941nd/68686?u=tmomas|OpenWrt 19.07 Builds for TL-WR740N TL-WR741N TL-WR743ND TL-WR802N TL-WR840N TL-WR841N(D) TL-WR843N(D) TL-WR847N TL-WR940N TL-WR941ND]] |
| | * [[https://forum.openwrt.org/t/openwrt-18-06-4-build-for-tl-wr740n-tl-wr741n-tl-wr743nd-tl-wr841n-d-tl-wr940n-tl-wr941nd/43350?u=tmomas|OpenWrt 18.06.4 Build for TL-WR740N TL-WR741N TL-WR743ND TL-WR841N(D) TL-WR940N TL-WR941ND]] |
| | * [[https://forum.openwrt.org/t/custom-builds-lede-v17-01-7-librecmc-v1-4-5-for-tp-link-wr740n-d-wr741n-d-wr841n-d-wr941n-d-all-versions/41652?u=tmomas|Custom Builds LEDE 17.01.7 & libreCMC v1.4.5 for TP-LINK WR740N(D) WR741N(D) WR841N(D) WR941N/D) All Versions]] |
| | * [[https://forum.openwrt.org/t/update-lede-17-01-6-custom-builds-for-tp-link-wr841n-d-wr941n-d-wr743n-d-wr741n-d-wr740n-d-all-versions/20638?u=tmomas|Custom Builds LEDE 17.01.6 for TP-LINK WR841N(D) WR941N(D) WR743N(D) WR741N(D) WR740N(D) All Versions]] |
| | * [[https://forum.openwrt.org/t/testing-lede-17-01-security-backports-for-4-32-devices/74340?u=tmomas|[Testing] LEDE 17.01 security backports for 4/32 devices]] |
| | * [[https://forum.openwrt.org/t/optimized-build-lede-17-01-openwrt-18-06-librecmc-for-small-devices-tp-link-wr740n-d-wr741n-d-wr743n-d-wr841n-d-all-versions/16762?u=tmomas|Optimized build LEDE 17.01 / OpenWrt 18.06 / libreCMC for "small devices" TP-LINK WR740N(D) WR741N(D) WR743N(D) WR841N/D) All Versions]] |
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