#21728: opkg - out of memory on 32mb-systems / ar71xx / r48443
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Reporter: bittorf@… | Owner: developers
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone:
Component: packages | Version: Trunk
Resolution: | Keywords:
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Comment (by diizzyy@…):
More than likely this is a result of the kernel getting larger and more
memory hungry due to design choices and changes over time which isn't
OpenWRT's fault per se. I think you have to accept the fact that Linux
mainline isn't designed for very low memory devices by todays standards
without doing major changes and given the manpower this isn't a viable
solution. According to Wikidevi the platform itself is from 2011 getting a
minor SoC refresh 2013 and even by then it's quite low in terms of
hardware performance.
To summary:
* Accept the fact that old/slow/low-end hardware cannot be supported
forever
1. Use an older kernel (older version of OpenWRT) that has lower memory
footprint
2. Get a newer router that has at least 64Mb of RAM or use swap as a
workaround
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Ticket URL: <https://dev.openwrt.org/ticket/21728#comment:5>
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