Install Openwrt On X86 Pc
Nebbia88 wrote: you are completely right! Normally you should find your router-specific version here: for some reason it's not been compiled by bots.
[HowTo] OpenWRT on x86 PC (Page 1) — Community Documentation — OpenWrt — Wireless Freedom. [HowTo] Install OpenWRT on x86 PC. 1 - Get the image here. Old pc = router. Installing OpenWrt x86 on a PC. Grab the latest binary code from OpenWrt download site. Dd if=openwrt-x86-2.6-ext2.image of.
Can't understand why, they should compile for ALL targets. Waiting for some real expert to answer. If openwrt team got the source code, and IF the team have time to combine the source code to openwrt, their build system will build for that model(s). But somehow, due to copyright issue, they don't have the source code for every models, or due to copyright issue they can't release non-stock firmware for those models. Or, the source code for some models not exist in this world, Or the rom size is too small to install an OS based firmware, OR, just simply the system architecture can't be support in the linux way. I don't understand why you think they should compil for all tagets, this is nonsense. Show us what router you are using, maybe we can tell you why it is supported or unsupported.
(Last edited by johan666 on 16 Apr 2012, 20:46). Johan666 wrote: If openwrt team got the source code, and IF the team have time to combine the source code to openwrt, their build system will build for that model(s).
But somehow, due to copyright issue, they don't have the source code for every models, or due to copyright issue they can't release non-stock firmware for those models. Or, the source code for some models not exist in this world, Or the rom size is too small to install an OS based firmware, OR, just simply the system architecture can't be support in the linux way. I don't understand why you think they should compil for all tagets, this is nonsense. Show us what router you are using, maybe we can tell you why it is supported or unsupported.
I already told you in post #5. Buggers wrote: The firmware is not available for download. If you cant find it doesnt mean its not existing!
@buggers could not resist giving my 2c about the kind of 'noise' you are creating here. It sounds much like you COMPLAIN why its not all that EASY for you to do what YOU have in mind; which nobody really knows beforehand. You do DEMAND everything ready for your intentions, but please.do use your brain and put up some efford in learning something. Found your example here -> 2. Target its says 'ramips' and the release 'r308008' 3. Find the download site.find your self howto download to your computer and upload/flash to your router if you DO have problems searching the internet use one of these.but.in case you'd loved to be serverd like in McDon.or so. Do us a favor and buy a so nice I(thing) and stop learning about technical things at all.
Install Openwrt On X86 Pc
Else aks nicely for help, because nobody here is payed to serve you! (sorry abt biding my time for a little rant here.
At the end 'DONT FEED THE TROLLS' -> bugger off ) not so much regards 3zl / (Last edited by 3zl on 17 Apr 2012, 11:50). 3zl I did do LOTS of searching and already looked in the trunks builds and couldn't find anything which is why I started the post.
I'm not trying to create 'noise' I just want to know why that router's firmware was not on the openwrt site. I didn't understand why if you can build the file then why can't they upload it to the site for everyone to use. I guess it's not fully supported yet. I have installed dd-wrt and tomato plenty of times before so I'm not new to flashing. I've just never used OpenWrt and am not that familiar with linux. Well, maybe you can ask the build team and please them to put the specific model on the build list. 'Why don't they build it!
Why don't they upload it! They should build for ALL targets!.blablabalballllblal.' One thing you are right, 'They are not fully supported'. Who said they should fully support!?
You still don't understand what is going on!? They are not getting paid for this, they are serving people. Then you are expecting they serve everyone for everything? One more thing, if you not familiar with linux and not willing to get familiar with it, and expecting it is fully documented fully support on every functions, don't use openwrt. Only about 30 of the over 40 platforms get built by snapshot buildbots at all. Your architecture seems to be one of the minor ones, so interest for its active development is probably not that great.
That architecture seems to include several sub-platform targets, each of which includes the actual device profiles. I guess that buildbot admins have decided to just build the main target to verify that that platform can be compiled successfully. Trying to compile all devices there in all three sub-platforms would probably take too much CPU time on the buildbots. Additionally, based on recent discussion (including input from actual developers), the support for that one specific device you mentioned, is still rather experimental.
Hnyman wrote: Only about 30 of the over 40 platforms get built by snapshot buildbots at all. Your architecture seems to be one of the minor ones, so interest for its active development is probably not that great. That architecture seems to include several sub-platform targets, each of which includes the actual device profiles. I guess that buildbot admins have decided to just build the main target to verify that that platform can be compiled successfully. Trying to compile all devices there in all three sub-platforms would probably take too much CPU time on the buildbots. Finally an answer that makes sense, thanks!! I would ask why the image for Belkin f5d8235 is built and not for other (maybe more common) models.
Do you think that they can add also the rt-n10+? Johan666 wrote: Well, maybe you can ask the build team and please them to put the specific model on the build list. 'Why don't they build it! Why don't they upload it!
They should build for ALL targets!.blablabalballllblal.' One thing you are right, 'They are not fully supported'. Who said they should fully support!? You still don't understand what is going on!? They are not getting paid for this, they are serving people. Then you are expecting they serve everyone for everything? One more thing, if you not familiar with linux and not willing to get familiar with it, and expecting it is fully documented fully support on every functions, don't use openwrt.
Ok I can see english is not your first language so maybe you're misunderstanding some things. You need to calm down and stop overreacting. I'm not expecting anything or demanding anything from anyone. I never said they should build for all targets or build anything at all. I asked a simple question of why the firmware isn't available on the site for download. If it's because it's not fully supported yet then that's all you had to say. And why do I have to be familiar with linux to use openwrt?
Why is that a requirement? Do I have to be familiar with linux to use dd-wrt since it's based on linux also? You're making some nonsense comments that aren't helping anyone.
Question was asked if anyone used MSWindows on their linux boxes. This is how I responded. Worked for a two year college as a tech where we would dual boot MSWindows and Redhat 5 (pre-Fedora) in the IT training computer labs to teach unix via linux. Did so to replace the Unix server. We were probably one of the first colleges to do that.
Became burned out on doing dual boot imaging. Re-imaging labs was so much fun with lilo. Thanx to a friend of my brother’s, who helped me work out that issue. Later we upgraded to grub.
You can get a computer free by just helping an MSWindows user upgrade. So multiple systems are not a big deal to acquire. The more I use the Gimp, the less I care about the “Photoshop”. Do not use MSWindows on my linux boxes, but I do have a couple of souped up Dell gx110’s, that I run xp on.
Did a lot of programming in qbasic years ago. I keep the boxes to test the software before I port it to freebasic for use on linux. Also like to show people you can access mswindows environment from a linux box via rdp clients.
In fact, when I had an osx box, i would run rdp (for mswindows) and vnc (for os/x) to access both systems from a diskless ltsp client. To the novice, watching all three operating systems at one time using a single terminal was alchemy. Especially more so when the thin client was an old pentium one without a hard drive. The little network routers you can purchase in the store are ok, but they are not upgradeable. With things changing so fast, that seems like a boon only for the router manufacturers.
Also firmware upgrades quickly cease. Having a router on a pc makes more sense not only for the ability to upgrade the hardware, but you can add so many more features software wise. You are not limited by the memory or space of the boxed routers. Nothing wrong with the boxed routers for a turnkey setup. If you are like me, you want more. That is why I also use Openwrt. This is a great project to put an old pc back to work.
Driver update free download. Openwrt is a cousin so to speak of DD-WRT that is installed on many brand name routers to increase their capabilities. Openwrt will also allow a pc to act as an expensive router without the big price tag. Of course, you could easy use some of the router distros such as ipcop and many others (see ).
Openwrt is so much more upgradeable and expandable. Did this with the original image on a pentium2 and it worked well. If you want the gui, you may need to install the web add-on. Installing OpenWrt x86 on a PC. ( Try this at your own risk!!!) Requirements: An X86 compatible pc (i386) or greater with at least 16MB of RAM, 2 network cards, and a hard drive.
With newer versions of openwrt require higher hardware requirements. Check openwrt.org for more details. OpenWrt binary file, for x86. Old: Newer: (need to gunzip first) to openwrt-x86-generic-combined-ext4.img ($ gunzip openwrt-x86-generic-combined-ext4.img.gz) Installation: For M$ Windows, please also get physdiskwrite. [] For Linux just use dd. Grab the latest binary code from OpenWrt download site.
Openwrt Sdk
Dd if=openwrt-x86-2.6-ext2.image of=/dev/hda (where hda and image name must be changed) or dd if=openwrt-x86-2.6-ext2.image of=/dev/sda (where hda and image name must be changed). Edit the network configuration ‘/etc/config/network’ (this assumes a static IPv4 address): config interface loopback option ifname lo option proto static option ipaddr 127.0.0.1 option netmask 255.0.0.0 config interface lan option ifname eth0 option type bridge option proto static option ipaddr 192.168.0.126 option netmask 255.255.255.0 option gateway 192.168.0.254 option dns 192.168.0.16 192.168.0.2 Load the updated lan network configuration # ifup lan Edit /etc/ipkg.conf. Add the last line (bold) (use the version for your openwrt. Latest version is 8.x) src release src packages dest root / dest ram /tmp src X-WRT (use the version for your openwrt. Latest version is 8.x) Update and install webif root@OpenWrt:~# ipkg update root@OpenWrt:~# ipkg install webif Update. # ipkg update Downloading Updated list of available packages in /usr/lib/ipkg/lists/release Downloading Updated list of available packages in /usr/lib/ipkg/lists/packages Downloading Updated list of available packages in /usr/lib/ipkg/lists/X-WRT Done.