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Installing OPKG Entware in the router's internal memory

Starting from version 3.7, for some of the Keenetic models, it is possible to write OPKG Entware to the UBIFS partition of the router's NAND flash memory, i.e. to the built-in memory of the router.

To support this feature, you will need to install the following components:

opkg-ubifs1-en.png

On the 'Applications' page under 'USB Devices', click on 'Internal storage' and then on the built-in storage partition. Create the install folder:

opkg-ubifs2-en.png

Copy the installation file ***-installer.tar.gz, depending on the device.

Note

For KN-1010/1011, KN-1810, KN-1910, KN-2310, KN-2610, use the mipsel archive for installation — EN_mipsel-installer.tar.gz

opkg-ubifs3-en.png

In the router's command-line interface (CLI), select the system partition storage:/ to install OPKG Entware:

(config)> opkg disk storage:/
Opkg::Manager: Disk is set to: storage:/.

In the log, you will see the following entries:

Dec 7 10:49:42 ndm
Core::FileSystem::Repository: "storage:/install" created.
Dec 7 10:51:23 ndm
Opkg::Manager: disk is set to: storage:/.
Dec 7 10:51:23 ndm
Opkg::Manager: /storage mounted to /storage.
Dec 7 10:51:23 ndm
Opkg::Manager: /storage mounted to /opt/.
Dec 7 10:51:23 npkg
inflating "EN_mipsel-installer.tar.gz".
Dec 7 10:51:29 ndm
Opkg::Manager: /storage initialized.
Dec 7 10:51:29 ndm
Opkg::Manager: invalid initrc "/opt/etc/initrc": no such file or directory, trying /opt/etc/init.d/.
Dec 7 10:51:29 ndm
Opkg::Manager: /opt/etc/init.d/doinstall: [1/5] Starting "Entware" deployment...
Dec 7 10:51:29 ndm
Opkg::Manager: /opt/etc/init.d/doinstall: UBIFS partition is not tested.
Dec 7 10:51:29 ndm
Opkg::Manager: /opt/etc/init.d/doinstall: Please, use ext2/ext3/ext4 if something goes wrong.
Dec 7 10:51:29 ndm
Opkg::Manager: /opt/etc/init.d/doinstall: Info: "ping google.com"...
Dec 7 10:51:31 ndm
Opkg::Manager: /opt/etc/init.d/doinstall: Info: "ping google.com" ..... OK.
Dec 7 10:51:32 ndm
Opkg::Manager: /opt/etc/init.d/doinstall: Info: "ping bin.entware.net"...
Dec 7 10:51:34 ndm
Opkg::Manager: /opt/etc/init.d/doinstall: Info: "ping bin.entware.net" ..... OK.
Dec 7 10:51:35 ndm
Opkg::Manager: /opt/etc/init.d/doinstall: [2/5] Basic packages installation...
Dec 7 10:51:35 ndm
Opkg::Manager: /opt/etc/init.d/doinstall: Info: Installing "libgcc" package...
Dec 7 10:51:36 ndm
Opkg::Manager: /opt/etc/init.d/doinstall: Info: The "libgcc" package has been installed.
Dec 7 10:51:37 ndm
Opkg::Manager: /opt/etc/init.d/doinstall: Info: Installing "libc" package...
Dec 7 10:51:41 ndm
Opkg::Manager: /opt/etc/init.d/doinstall: Info: The "libc" package has been installed.
Dec 7 10:51:42 ndm
Opkg::Manager: /opt/etc/init.d/doinstall: Info: Installing "libpthread" package...
Dec 7 10:51:43 ndm
Opkg::Manager: /opt/etc/init.d/doinstall: Info: The "libpthread" package has been installed.
Dec 7 10:51:44 ndm
Opkg::Manager: /opt/etc/init.d/doinstall: Info: Installing "librt" package...
Dec 7 10:51:45 ndm
Opkg::Manager: /opt/etc/init.d/doinstall: Info: The "librt" package has been installed.
Dec 7 10:51:46 ndm
Opkg::Manager: /opt/etc/init.d/doinstall: Info: Installing "entware-release" package...
Dec 7 10:51:48 ndm
Opkg::Manager: /opt/etc/init.d/doinstall: Info: The "entware-release" package has been installed.
Dec 7 10:51:49 ndm
Opkg::Manager: /opt/etc/init.d/doinstall: Info: Installing "findutils" package...
Dec 7 10:51:50 ndm
Opkg::Manager: /opt/etc/init.d/doinstall: Info: The "findutils" package has been installed.
Dec 7 10:51:51 ndm
Opkg::Manager: /opt/etc/init.d/doinstall: Info: Installing "grep" package...
Dec 7 10:51:53 ndm
Opkg::Manager: /opt/etc/init.d/doinstall: Info: The "grep" package has been installed.
Dec 7 10:51:54 ndm
Opkg::Manager: /opt/etc/init.d/doinstall: Info: Installing "ldconfig" package...
Dec 7 10:51:56 ndm
Opkg::Manager: /opt/etc/init.d/doinstall: Info: The "ldconfig" package has been installed.
Dec 7 10:51:57 ndm
Opkg::Manager: /opt/etc/init.d/doinstall: Info: Installing "locales" package...
Dec 7 10:52:00 ndm
Opkg::Manager: /opt/etc/init.d/doinstall: Info: The "locales" package has been installed.
Dec 7 10:52:01 ndm
Opkg::Manager: /opt/etc/init.d/doinstall: Info: Installing "opkg" package...
Dec 7 10:52:03 ndm
Opkg::Manager: /opt/etc/init.d/doinstall: Info: The "opkg" package has been installed.
Dec 7 10:52:04 ndm
Opkg::Manager: /opt/etc/init.d/doinstall: Info: Installing "zoneinfo-asia" package...
Dec 7 10:52:05 ndm
Opkg::Manager: /opt/etc/init.d/doinstall: Info: The "zoneinfo-asia" package has been installed.
Dec 7 10:52:06 ndm
Opkg::Manager: /opt/etc/init.d/doinstall: Info: Installing "zoneinfo-europe" package...
Dec 7 10:52:07 ndm
Opkg::Manager: /opt/etc/init.d/doinstall: Info: The "zoneinfo-europe" package has been installed.
Dec 7 10:52:08 ndm
Opkg::Manager: /opt/etc/init.d/doinstall: Info: Installing "opt-ndmsv2" package...
Dec 7 10:52:11 ndm
Opkg::Manager: /opt/etc/init.d/doinstall: Info: The "opt-ndmsv2" package has been installed.
Dec 7 10:52:12 ndm
Opkg::Manager: /opt/etc/init.d/doinstall: Info: Installing "dropbear" package...
Dec 7 10:52:13 ndm
Opkg::Manager: /opt/etc/init.d/doinstall: Info: The "dropbear" package has been installed.
Dec 7 10:52:14 ndm
Opkg::Manager: /opt/etc/init.d/doinstall: Info: Installing "poorbox" package...
Dec 7 10:52:16 ndm
Opkg::Manager: /opt/etc/init.d/doinstall: Info: The "poorbox" package has been installed.
Dec 7 10:52:17 ndm
Opkg::Manager: /opt/etc/init.d/doinstall: Info: Installing "busybox" package...
Dec 7 10:52:23 ndm
Opkg::Manager: /opt/etc/init.d/doinstall: Info: The "busybox" package has been installed.
Dec 7 10:52:24 ndm
Opkg::Manager: /opt/etc/init.d/doinstall: Info: All basic packages were installed...
Dec 7 10:52:24 ndm
Opkg::Manager: /opt/etc/init.d/doinstall: [3/5] Generating SSH keys...
Dec 7 10:52:24 ndm
Opkg::Manager: /opt/etc/init.d/doinstall: Info: Generating "rsa" key...
Dec 7 10:52:28 ndm
Opkg::Manager: /opt/etc/init.d/doinstall: Info: "rsa" key was created.
Dec 7 10:52:29 ndm
Opkg::Manager: /opt/etc/init.d/doinstall: Info: Generating "ecdsa" key...
Dec 7 10:52:29 ndm
Opkg::Manager: /opt/etc/init.d/doinstall: Info: "ecdsa" key was created.
Dec 7 10:52:30 ndm
Opkg::Manager: /opt/etc/init.d/doinstall: Info: Generating "ed25519" key...
Dec 7 10:52:31 ndm
Opkg::Manager: /opt/etc/init.d/doinstall: Info: "ed25519" key was created.
Dec 7 10:52:32 ndm
Opkg::Manager: /opt/etc/init.d/doinstall: [4/5] Setting timezone, script initrc and starting "dropbear"...
Dec 7 10:52:32 dropbear[4223]
Running in background
Dec 7 10:52:32 ndm
Opkg::Manager: configured init script: "/opt/etc/init.d/rc.unslung".
Dec 7 10:52:32 ndm
Core::System::Configuration: saving (http/rci).
Dec 7 10:52:32 ndm
Opkg::Manager: /opt/etc/init.d/doinstall: Log on to start an SSH session using login - root, password - keenetic.
Dec 7 10:52:32 ndm
Opkg::Manager: /opt/etc/init.d/doinstall: [5/5] "Entware" installed!
Dec 7 10:52:35 ndm
Core::System::Configuration: configuration saved.

Checking the access from CLI:

(config)> exec sh

BusyBox v1.33.0 () built-in shell (ash)
/ #

Updating the system:

/ # opkg update
Downloading http://bin.entware.net/mipselsf-k3.4/Packages.gz
Updated list of available packages in /opt/var/opkg-lists/entware
Downloading http://bin.entware.net/mipselsf-k3.4/keenetic/Packages.gz
Updated list of available packages in /opt/var/opkg-lists/keendev
/ # opkg upgrade

Now install the required OPKG package.

To uninstall the Entware OPKG, go to the command-line interface (CLI) of the router and disable the OPKG startup:

(config)> no opkg disk
Opkg::Manager: Disk is unset.

Then unmount the storage:/ system partition:

(config)> no system mount storage:
Core::FileSystem::Repository: "storage:" unmounted.

Delete the contents of the storage:/ system partition:

(config)> erase storage:
Core::FileSystem::Repository: "storage:" erased.

Note

If you have problems with mounting the partition or deploying the system, you can ask for help on our forum: https://forum.keenetic.com/forum/45-keenetic-community/