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mr3020_with_openwrt [2013/02/15 00:17] – ny inqtalled p samermr3020_with_openwrt [2014/01/11 05:28] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 With OpenWRT the default IP address of the router is 192.168.1.1. Connect to the router via Ethernet cable using telnet or web GUI. The router should now be configured to connect to the Internet. The following example supposes that the MR-3020 router is connected to a gateway configured with 192.168.1.1. With OpenWRT the default IP address of the router is 192.168.1.1. Connect to the router via Ethernet cable using telnet or web GUI. The router should now be configured to connect to the Internet. The following example supposes that the MR-3020 router is connected to a gateway configured with 192.168.1.1.
  
-<code autoconf+<code> 
-# vi /etc/config/network+root@OpenWrt:~# vi /etc/config/network
 config interface 'lan' config interface 'lan'
         option ifname 'eth0'         option ifname 'eth0'
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         list dns '8.8.8.8'         list dns '8.8.8.8'
  
-#vi /etc/config/wireless+root@OpenWrt:~#vi /etc/config/wireless
 config wifi-device 'radio0' config wifi-device 'radio0'
         option type 'mac80211'         option type 'mac80211'
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 root@OpenWrt:~# firstboot root@OpenWrt:~# firstboot
 </code> </code>
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 ====== Extroot configuration ====== ====== Extroot configuration ======
 +
 +Start by removing the luci graphical interface in order to free some space for future package updates. Type the following command multiple times in order to remove all dependencies.
 +
 +<code>
 +root@OpenWrt:~# opkg remove luci*
 +</code>
  
 Update the packages and install the necessary tools to migrate rootfs on external storage  Update the packages and install the necessary tools to migrate rootfs on external storage 
  
-<code autoconf+<code> 
-opkg update && opkg install kmod-usb-core kmod-usb2 kmod-usb-storage kmod-fs-ext4 block-mount kmod-usb-uhci kmod-usb-ohci+root@OpenWrt:~# opkg update && opkg install kmod-usb-core kmod-usb2 kmod-usb-storage kmod-fs-ext4 block-mount kmod-usb-uhci kmod-usb-ohci
 </code>  </code> 
  
-On a linux machine, plug a usb external drive or a memory stick. Start by wiping existing partition table from USB memory stick. In order to identify the name of the corresponding device, take a look at ''/var/log/syslog''. Type''dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda bs=64k count=1'' +On a linux machine, plug a usb external drive or a memory stick. Start by wiping existing partition table from USB memory stick. In order to identify the name of the corresponding device, take a look at ''/var/log/syslog''. Type ''dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda bs=64k count=1'' 
  
 Partition USB memory stick with 64M swap, 256M root and rest as third partition Partition USB memory stick with 64M swap, 256M root and rest as third partition
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 Create swap and filesystems, also set unique label in addition to automatically generated uuid Create swap and filesystems, also set unique label in addition to automatically generated uuid
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 <code> <code>
-mkswap /dev/sda1 -L ow_swap_`dd if=/dev/urandom bs=1k count=1|tr -dc "a-f0-9"|cut -c1-6` 
 mkfs.ext3 /dev/sda2 -L ow_root_`dd if=/dev/urandom bs=1k count=1|tr -dc "a-f0-9"|cut -c1-6` mkfs.ext3 /dev/sda2 -L ow_root_`dd if=/dev/urandom bs=1k count=1|tr -dc "a-f0-9"|cut -c1-6`
 mkfs.ext3 /dev/sda3 -L ow_data_`dd if=/dev/urandom bs=1k count=1|tr -dc "a-f0-9"|cut -c1-6` mkfs.ext3 /dev/sda3 -L ow_data_`dd if=/dev/urandom bs=1k count=1|tr -dc "a-f0-9"|cut -c1-6`
 +</code>
 +
 +Get back to your router and activate swap:
 +<code>
 +root@OpenWrt:~# mkswap /dev/sda1 -L ow_swap_`dd if=/dev/urandom bs=1k count=1|tr -dc "a-f0-9"|cut -c1-6`
 </code> </code>
  
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