As always, precautionary measures should be taken when flashing new firmware, especially when we are talking about trunk images. ALWAYS flash from official Linksys image.

nitroshift

CC with btrfs and luci (16 MB): https://www.dropbox.com/s/srw98dtia826f … s.img?dl=0

New compiled images (01-02-2015)

CC with luci (9 MB): https://www.dropbox.com/s/2inon2pnhoa46 … s.img?dl=0

CC base (8.63M):  https://www.dropbox.com/s/srw98dtia826f … s.img?dl=0

enjoy

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If you compile CC from trunk use McWRT CC .config file and run "make -j# V=s" just be sure to not let your machine enter screen saver mode use something like caffeine plus (unity) or caffeine (gnome,xfce, mate, kde) so you avoid a failed compilation

(Last edited by lifehacksback on 2 Jan 2015, 15:21)

what is the output of "ethtool eth1"

Why is the package not installing?

package: kmod-fs-btrfs

Collected errors:
* satisfy_dependencies_for: Cannot satisfy the following dependencies for kmod-fs-btrfs:
*     kernel (= 3.14.26-1-7c18d64c08713497f02c692f0b8572ab) *     kernel (= 3.14.26-1-7c18d64c08713497f02c692f0b8572ab) *     kernel (= 3.14.26-1-7c18d64c08713497f02c692f0b8572ab) *
* opkg_install_cmd: Cannot install package kmod-fs-btrfs.

@lifehackisback

I'd rather run make menuconfig before building an image than use a .config file from a different trunk.

nitroshift

Is this affecting the new image you posted?

@Kaloz

Cleanly unmounting an e-SATA drive puts the corresponding LED OFF. Great work, keep it up!

nitroshift

Fair enough

It's affecting all the images that weren't build with it

Anyone know what are the "musts" settings for a successful build? or the minimum settings?

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built new image with a fresh .config made within the trunk image but i haven't test it yet (5.6 MB) built with luci

Very useful:

http://www.thepowerbase.com/2012/01/ope … to-finish/

(Last edited by lifehacksback on 2 Jan 2015, 17:58)

BusyBox v1.22.1 (2014-12-31 20:37:24 PST) built-in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.

  _______                     ________        __
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|   -   ||  _  |  -__|     ||  |  |  ||   _||   _|
|_______||   __|_____|__|__||________||__|  |____|
          |__| W I R E L E S S   F R E E D O M
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CHAOS CALMER (Bleeding Edge, r43800)
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  * 1 1/2 oz Gin            Shake with a glassful
  * 1/4 oz Triple Sec       of broken ice and pour
  * 3/4 oz Lime Juice       unstrained into a goblet.
  * 1 1/2 oz Orange Juice
  * 1 tsp. Grenadine Syrup
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root@OpenWrt:~# ethtool eth1
-ash: ethtool: not found
root@OpenWrt:~#

I need to install something ?

nevermind,

root@OpenWrt:~# ethtool eth1
Settings for eth1:
        Supported ports: [ TP MII ]
        Supported link modes:   1000baseT/Half 1000baseT/Full
        Supported pause frame use: No
        Supports auto-negotiation: Yes
        Advertised link modes:  1000baseT/Half 1000baseT/Full
        Advertised pause frame use: No
        Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes
        Link partner advertised link modes:  1000baseT/Half
        Link partner advertised pause frame use: No
        Link partner advertised auto-negotiation: No
        Speed: 1000Mb/s
        Duplex: Half
        Port: MII
        PHYAD: 1
        Transceiver: external
        Auto-negotiation: on
        Link detected: yes

(Last edited by catohagen on 2 Jan 2015, 18:38)

Half duplex... that could be a problem

@kirkgbr

That's because the partner's advertised link mode is half

nitroshift

I finally had some time to experiment with my 1900AC again. I also saw the low LAN speed (relative to expected), but switching to the 3.18 kernel solved that. However, I am having large Wifi-problems. Parts is probably because I am missing some packets, there are some issues related to authentication, but I also have problems when connection to open wifis. The connection is established and works for a while, before it silently dies. Packets are sent, but no replies received. Does anyone else see this?

Also, I am running nginx on my device, but for some reason all the requests (both originating locally and from hosts connected to the LAN) gets corrupted somewhere after the packets are received from the network. Has anyone seen similar behavior? Every other networked application I have tired works fine.

Wow! How does one go about compiling a newer kernel onto openwrt?

The mvebu-target already has support for kernel 3.18. In order to switch to 3.18, you change the KERNEL_PATCHVER value in target/linux/mvebu/Makefile from 3.14 to 3.18 and compile a new image.

Oh, and I meant WAN-speed, not LAN-speed. But I guess you got that

(Last edited by kristrev on 2 Jan 2015, 21:38)

Please dont use my images as they are missing support for hdd and might be missing other things...

use this instead: https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots … actory.img

then build up from there (since it comes with no Luci)

@kaloz

https://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php … 61#p259461

So I've tried all the different images etc.. NOTHING beats the speed I get out of McWRT AAv1.0.8(which I have re-flashed).

I can hardly wait for MCWRT Chaos Calmer(I love the interface!) with the new drivers. This router is on the brink of the stardom achieved by the WRT54G. When it does, it is thanks to Chadster and team.

(Last edited by LookingForMyMojo on 2 Jan 2015, 23:33)

With today trunk data transfer crashes when going to read or write files shared by samba(also with minidlna) in WRT1900AC , but only goes through wifi, ethernet works but is very slow, only 10MB / s. I tested with an NTFS disk and other EXT4 and with both is the same.
anyone know that can happen?
Thank You

(Last edited by Okcizo on 3 Jan 2015, 01:01)

https://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php … 71#p259571

I am running McWRT v 1.0.8, looks like i should stay there for know...

(Last edited by digitalgeek on 3 Jan 2015, 00:54)

Samba is spotty on wifi, wifi is spotty as well odd since in my build wifi was working relatively stable I just spent the last 2 hours digging through the menu and have enabled and disabled several features, since the .config from the "snapshot" took a very liberal approach and just "M" almost everything, yet their image is only 5 MB ?!? Building right now, hopefully wifi can be stabilized since i was loving CC (of course overlooking the slow lan speeds). Might try again with Kernel 3.18 but im exhausted after many builds/test.

Agreed

@LookingForMyMojo

The web interface is available in McWRT repo too. Just install luci-theme-bootstrap then under System tab, Language and Style, choose Bootstrap instead of Openwrt.

nitroshift

kernel 3.18 fixes wan speed. ethtool eth1 shows Duplex: full, however it isnt as stable as Mcwrt 1.0.8 (i would get 180 steady while on 3.18 i get 176-7 and a bit jittery)

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This is the best img I have of CC (https://www.dropbox.com/s/dzr9sj2meit2e … 9.img?dl=0) Wifi and wan are almost 100% operational

2 caveats:

- 1 compiled modules don't load for some reason (ex I compiled kmod-ata-marvell as a module and connected my hdd and nothing showed up so im compiling with the modules included and loaded)

- 2 kmod-* dont want to install via opkg? they keep nagging about dependencies unmet yet when i use the snapshot img they install just fine or when i compile them they work This is very confusing and frustrating

This is another image with built in hdd and full wan: https://www.dropbox.com/s/mhtpse4cadnp6 … y.img?dl=0

(Last edited by lifehacksback on 3 Jan 2015, 12:19)