New Generation Entware folder name

[LeeWiu]

I want to create a script to install entware-ng which will backup first any entware, optware, optware-ng installation and will also create a swap file but I'm not sure how to name entware folder, entware or entware-ng (entware-ng.arm respectively)? something like optware-ng install script http://goo.gl/NhZz9U

[zyxmon]

It makes little difference, sinсe the folder is symlinked to /opt. The packages tor QNAP nases name it entware-ng for any architecture. The entware-ng binaries (armv7) are not binary compatible with entware. I'm just writing a script for upgrade - http://entware.zyxmon.org/binaries/armv7/installer/upgrade.sh (I have not tested it).

Probably some comments will help you. It does not backup old installation. It removes all previously installed packages (this leaves all configuration files) and installs entware-ng and all the old packages. In entware the last package installed overwrites the binaries of the previously installed packages. To make shure find is used from findutils - it is installed in the end. The locale-archive that is created when installing locales.ipk also needs to be created for entware-ng - it is slightly different.

[zyxmon]

As I can see from optware-ng install script - it backups the old installation folder and installs optware-ng in the new one. I think the folder name in arm version and mipsel version should be the same. Let us ask @ryzhovau the folder name for mipsel entware-ng.

[zyxmon]

Merlin uses entware.arm folder for the arm version - https://github.com/RMerl/asuswrt-merlin/blob/master/release/src/router/others/entware.arm/entware-setup.sh and entware for mipsel version - https://github.com/RMerl/asuswrt-merlin/blob/master/release/src/router/others/entware.mips/entware-setup.sh

@TeHashX - Is your script for asuswrt only?

[LeeWiu]

Yes, the script is for asuswrt Merlin based firmwares but may be modified to match other firmwares too, I decided to name it entware-ng & entware-ng.arm, I will publish it this weekend, thanks

[LeeWiu]

Done :)

https://www.hqt.ro/how-to-install-new-generation-entware/

[ryzhovau]

@TeHashX please edit how-to, I'm referring to you from local wiki.

• On ARM devices:

wget -O - http://entware.zyxmon.org/binaries/armv7/installer/entware_install.sh | sh

• On MIPS devices:

wget -O - http://entware.zyxmon.org/binaries/mipsel/installer/installer.sh | sh

[LeeWiu]

Sorry, I don't understand, I only created mipsel installer and url is the same, please be more specific

[ryzhovau]

That it, ARM installation is the same as MIPS, just one URL is different. Could you edit your article to make universal HOW-TO for ARM and MIPS devices?

I've made universal installation script which will be a part of asuswrt-merlin soon. You can see how to determine ARM or MIPS platform here.

https://github.com/RMerl/asuswrt-merlin/pull/905

[LeeWiu]

I started working on universal installer from yesterday but a little bit different, I get router model from cat "/proc/sys/kernel/hostname" :) which is wrong from start :( I will do it your way: (uname -m) it's much better. Thanks