User:Paul/sandbox/OpenWrt

Updating

Upgrading OpenWrt firmware using LuCI and CLI

First time updating

Opkg extras

opkg update
opkg install libustream-mbedtls
uclient-fetch -O opkg-extras.sh "https://openwrt.org/_export/code/docs/guide-user/advanced/opkg_extras?codeblock=0"
. ./opkg-extras.sh

Hotplug extras

Automated quick setup

uclient-fetch -O hotplug-extras.sh "https://openwrt.org/_export/code/docs/guide-user/advanced/hotplug_extras?codeblock=0"
. ./hotplug-extras.sh

UCI extras

Automated quick setup

uclient-fetch -O uci-extras.sh "https://openwrt.org/_export/code/docs/guide-user/advanced/uci_extras?codeblock=0"
. ./uci-extras.sh

Update

opkg save

In Lucl, navigate to System > Backup / Flash Firmware and select Generate archive and save the file to a local directory.

Select Flash image and be sure to verify the sha256 sum matches the one on the download page for the firmware.

Unselect Keep settings and install the firmware.

After rebooting, the device will be available at the default IP address login which is usually http://192.168.1.1. There is no password and the user is root.

Navigate to System > Backup / Flash Firmware and select Upload archive and select the file downloaded previously. It may be necessary to select the Rebooting... button to force the device to reboot.

Reboot may take some time and may happen more than once, after which the device should be restored to the same configuration and settings as prior to the update.