Packages selection

Build customization

It is adviced to do a build customization. The main advantage of pre-installing all needed packages is preserving firmware space and used RAM on the device.

NOTE

It is possible to install new software via the package manager opkg or the newer apk.
It is highly discouraged to upgrade packages. Read the OpenWrt's Upgrade packages warning.

ath9k warning

Routers with Atheros radios and the ath9k driver have a known bug that cause them to become deaf, if you are using an OpenWrt older than 24.10.6 be sure to include the libremesh package wifi-unstuck-wa

ath10k warning

Routers with Atheros radios and the ath10k-ct OpenWrt's default driver (ath10k made by CandelaTech) are unstable/broken with 80211s meshing, works only wave2 chipsets. Replace packages related to ath10k-ct with the corresponding ath10k packages.

Flavors

See Flavors

Saving space and RAM

• https://openwrt.org/supported_devices/864_warning
• https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/additional-software/saving_space

Excluding packages

Additionally these packages could be excluded in the firmware build:

25.12.0

-apk-mbedtls -ca-bundle -ppp -ppp-mod-pppoe

24.10.5

-opkg -ca-bundle -ppp -ppp-mod-pppoe

The same formatted as list

25.12.0

-apk-mbedtls
-ca-bundle
-ppp
-ppp-mod-pppoe

24.10.5

-opkg
-ca-bundle
-ppp
-ppp-mod-pppoe

apk-mbedtls

Package manager
The router won't be able to install packages after installing

opkg

The router won't be able to install packages after installing

ca-bundle

List of all certifications authority
The router won't be able to use TLS, i.e. download data from sites that use only https:// and not http://

ppp

Exclude it if you don't need to extablish ppp connections

ppp-mod-pppoe

Exclude it if you don't need to extablish pppoe connections