You can do either, or both. I do both. Just reformat the USB drive with the name "opt" minus the quotes. All ext formatted drives show up as ext4, so why not just format it to ext4? It's the best option. Then, after doing that, ssh into the router and run #blkid.
This will give you the UUID string you need to plug into "Mount Partition to /opt" section in USB menu. You will have to change any lower case letters to upper case. Not sure why blkid returns in lowercase but it does. DDWRT wants upper case. Minor bug that should have been fixed already. _________________ Linksys EA8500 (Internet Gateway, AP/VAP) - DD-WRT r53562
Features in use: WDS-AP, Multiple VLANs, Samba, WireGuard, Entware: mqtt, mlocate
Wireless 5ghz only
Netgear R7800 (WDS-AP, WAP, VAP) - DD-WRT r55779
Features in use: multiple VLANs over single trunk port
Linksys EA8500 WDS Station x2 - DD-WRT r55799
Netgear R6400v2 WAP, VAP 2.4ghz only w/VLANs over single trunk port. DD-WRT r55779
OSes: Fedora 38, 9 RPis (2,3,4,5), 20 ESP8266s: Straight from Amiga to Linux in '94, never having owned a Windows PC.
You can do either, or both. I do both. Just reformat the USB drive with the name "opt" minus the quotes. All ext formatted drives show up as ext4, so why not just format it to ext4? It's the best option. Then, after doing that, ssh into the router and run #blkid.
This will give you the UUID string you need to plug into "Mount Partition to /opt" section in USB menu. You will have to change any lower case letters to upper case. Not sure why blkid returns in lowercase but it does. DDWRT wants upper case. Minor bug that should have been fixed already.
perfect, you were very thorough, I'll try and let you know. thx!
The first thing I always install in Entware is bash. #opkg install bash
It's a much better shell, but opinions differ. Don't forget to add the /opt/etc/init.d/rc.unslung start to your Administration/Commands/Startup.
However, you must remember to type bash whenever you first login to router via ssh/telnet for it to work.
EDIT: I am sure there is a way to do this automatically, but have never delved into it. typing bash is easy enough lol. _________________ Linksys EA8500 (Internet Gateway, AP/VAP) - DD-WRT r53562
Features in use: WDS-AP, Multiple VLANs, Samba, WireGuard, Entware: mqtt, mlocate
Wireless 5ghz only
Netgear R7800 (WDS-AP, WAP, VAP) - DD-WRT r55779
Features in use: multiple VLANs over single trunk port
Linksys EA8500 WDS Station x2 - DD-WRT r55799
Netgear R6400v2 WAP, VAP 2.4ghz only w/VLANs over single trunk port. DD-WRT r55779
OSes: Fedora 38, 9 RPis (2,3,4,5), 20 ESP8266s: Straight from Amiga to Linux in '94, never having owned a Windows PC.
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The first thing I always install in Entware is bash. #opkg install bash
It's a much better shell, but opinions differ. Don't forget to add the /opt/etc/init.d/rc.unslung start to your Administration/Commands/Startup.
The first thing I always install in Entware is bash. #opkg install bash
It's a much better shell, but opinions differ. Don't forget to add the /opt/etc/init.d/rc.unslung start to your Administration/Commands/Startup.
