On 10/13/2013 06:36 AM, Bastian Bittorf wrote: > * cmsv <[email protected]> [13.10.2013 12:29]: >> wget get can fetch but what is the mechanism that is used by opkg ? > > untar'ing a tarball over filesystem and write metadata. > >> for example removing >> [ ] Remove ipkg/opkg status data files in final images >> also helps but seems to break the possibility of installing an upgrade >> package or a package. Am i correct ? > > yes > >> I also wondered if it is a good or bad idea to remove: >> [*] Compile the kernel with Debug FileSystem enabled > > do you use the debugfs? I have been using it because it been set by default. Unless it will interfere with dmesg, logread and other syslog useful information regarding normal functionality; i do not need it.
> >>>> let us know, if it helps. for 4mb routers, the image >>>> should not exceed 3.6mb >> right now and for my testing model: >> 3.8M openwrt-ar71xx-generic-dir-615-c1-squashfs-factory.bin >> 3.2M openwrt-ar71xx-generic-dir-615-c1-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin >> (includes some extra needed packages and scrips) > > ok, the looks good - and you can even add 800k (400k compressed) > and you still have a useable image. > > bye, bastian > _______________________________________________ openwrt-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openwrt.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openwrt-users
