After installing OpenWRT

Hi,
Attempting to install piratebox on:
D-Link wr703N 1.6

Using openWRT from [wiki.openwrt.org]
because [piratebox.cc]

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The problem is our opkg doesn't have the right address to download the
USB packages as defined in
[daviddarts.com]


Following a
opkg update

We get:
Downloading [downloads.openwrt.org].
wget: server returned error: HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found

Collected errors:
* opkg_download: Failed to download
[downloads.openwrt.org],
wget returned 1.


Any idea why?

Is it the wrong package version?

The piratebox software is on a usb stick, but seems like we need the openWRT files that recognise the flash drive.. However, they do not download..
Anyway to solve this?

Cheers and many thanks!

xxx

ok..

Found the correct link for openWRT drive that recognise the usb -
[downloads.openwrt.org]

Installed and indeed now the usb is viewable.

Unzipped the piratebox.

Rebooted the tplink router.

However, the piratebox software doesn't seem to be installed

Any hints??

Cheers!

Yes, you are following a totally old installation guide.
This one should be correct, if the device is listed as supported.. [piratebox.cc]
And we have custom firmware versions including an automatic installation.

good to hear!

Am following the old rules because TP-Link TL-W703N is not listed in the new auto install guide
[stable.openwrt.piratebox.de]

the question is -
how do i get the piratebox software installed?

openwrt is working, recognising the usb drive. i unzipped piratebox, but it doesn't install..

cheers!

Hi Matthias,

thanks for response. I'm on this project with lostsys.

We installed that old version of openwrt because we have the TP-Link TL-W703N which is not currently supported by latest piratebox but seems to have been in the past.

We got the OpenWRT image for the router from the link on [piratebox.cc] which I presume is the right one to use.

Having flashed that version of OpenWRT onto the router, we can successfully log in to it. However, by default the USB pendrive is NOT recognised. We CAN mount it manually, but if we try to restart (ie. to boot from a pendrive with piratebox installation software unzipped in it) it doesn't seem to do anything.

So, is there a way to *manually* ask to install PirateBox from that zipped PirateBox installer, from the OpenWRT command line?

Also, I've updated the /etc/opkg.config so that opkg now seems to point at a valid repository :
src/gz barrier_breaker [downloads.openwrt.org]

But while opkg list says a bunch of packages are installed, trying to install anything else with opkg throws an error. (Not a very meaningful one). For example if I try to install python I get :

opkg install python-base
Installing python-base (2.7.13-5) to root...
Downloading [downloads.openwrt.org].
Collected errors:
 * satisfy_dependencies_for: Cannot satisfy the following dependencies for python-base:
 * 	libpthread * 	zlib * 
 * opkg_install_cmd: Cannot install package python-base.

If I try to install one of these dependencies like zlib

opkg install zlib
Unknown package 'zlib'.
Collected errors:
 * opkg_install_cmd: Cannot install package zlib.

I know this is more an openwrt problem than a piratebox one, but do you have any intuitions about this?

cheers

Phil

Hi,
ok, several topics to discuss.

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Am following the old rules because TP-Link TL-W703N is not listed in the new auto install guide

Afaik it is and it is working. Please use this image

 openwrt-ar71xx-generic-tl-wr703n-v1-squashfs-factory.bin

This is valid for 1.x WR703N. I am assuming you are talking about the WR. I am not quite sure about 1.7 , but 1.6 should be working. I assume 1.7 will do , too

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Having flashed that version of OpenWRT onto the router, we can successfully log in to it. However, by default the USB pendrive is NOT recognised. We CAN mount it manually, but if we try to restart (ie. to boot from a pendrive with piratebox installation software unzipped in it) it doesn't seem to do anything.

Yes, the default openwrt image is pretty much empty, if you are lucky it will contain a web ui.
The PirateBox image contains the needed USB drivers + a couple of scripts which help to auto install the needed stuff

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So, is there a way to *manually* ask to install PirateBox from that zipped PirateBox installer, from the OpenWRT command line?

No, you can only follow a series of commands And the PirateBox packages are only compatible to OpenWrt-AA version (which mostly do not include needed backported device versions for WR703N).

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Also, I've updated the /etc/opkg.config so that opkg now seems to point at a valid repository :
src/gz barrier_breaker [downloads.openwrt.org]

No, that is not true. You are pointing to the current development version of OpenWrt which will directly lead into incompatibilities. The correct path for a AA would be

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https://downloads.openwrt.org/attitude_adjustment/12.09/ar71xx/generic/packages/

As mentioned above, stock AA (Attitude adjustment) does not include necessary drivers for 1.7 , see OpenWrt wiki.
I just saw, that the new downloads.openwrt.org runs as https, but the old Package files might point to http only. Try changing this, if that does not work ... well there might be the need to setup a proxy :-(

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how do i get the piratebox software installed?

The easiest way would be to try out the auto install firmware provided by us. Keep in mind, that your USB stick must be prepared properly ( see HowTo format my USB stick correctly?, which is also true for a manual installation)
If you want to do a reflash, the command

sysupgrade -n <firmware>

or (unsafe)

mtd -r write <firmware.bin> firmware 

is your friend. You can also have a look at those two failsafe recovery help descriptions: Reflash with USB & Reflash without USB

If you still want to go down the path of a manual installation, you should start with changing the only possible LAN port to a WAN port and make sure that the internet connection is working. If you were able to manage this, then you should follow this HowTo OpenWrt - Manual, which -AFAIK- should be still valid.
The shortest step by step howto is: OpenWrt for Yun


Hope that helps,
best regards
Matthias
edit: formatting post



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 05/27/2017 09:31PM by Matthias.

Hi Matthias ,

Following your instructions we were able to fix it all and the piratebox works!

Hoorah and many thanks!

Tomorrow we will try to run some new or modified software on it..

Hopefully it works fine..

Ciao for now!

xxx