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Suggestion: compile "initramfs" release #4

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lars18th opened this issue Jan 10, 2018 · 1 comment
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Suggestion: compile "initramfs" release #4

lars18th opened this issue Jan 10, 2018 · 1 comment

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@lars18th
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Hi,

In addition to the SYSUPGRADE release, I suggest to release too the INITRAMFS version.
This will help users that tries to check the firmware using the serial console with the TFTP load.
See: http://lede-project.org/docs/guide-developer/adding_new_device#testing_images

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Hi,

In order to obtain the both files "openwrt-ramips-mt7620-ArcherC2-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin" (the one distributed here) and the "openwrt-ramips-mt7620-ArcherC2-initramfs-kernel.bin" (the one that I request), you need only to do:

  • When execute the "make menuconfig" then select "TARGET IMAGES" ---> and enable RAMDISK. Leave enabled "SQUASHFS" too.

After compile, you see both files in the "bin/ramips/" directory. Then please distribute both files in the release section.

With this you enable the option for flashing (with "squashfs-sysupgrade.bin") the OpenWRT firmware; and for booting (with "initramfs-kernel.bin") using the TFTP mode of the Bootloader. The advantage with the second method it's that you can test the firmware without flahshing anything. So it's completly safe!

I hope you do this upgrade!
Thank you for this port. 😄

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