Collection of OpenWRT Tips

Here is a list of OpenWRT tips which I find useful.

Network

Network configuration
https://wiki.openwrt.org/doc/uci/network

Build System

OpenWrt build system – Installation
https://wiki.openwrt.org/doc/howto/buildroot.exigence

OpenWrt build system – Usage
https://wiki.openwrt.org/doc/howto/build

Building your own package for OpenWRT
https://vivekian2.wordpress.com/2007/03/28/building-your-own-package-for-openwrt/

How to Build a Single Package
https://wiki.openwrt.org/doc/howtobuild/single.package

OPKG

Where to get packages
https://wiki.openwrt.org/doc/packages

Exchange Files Between OpenWRT and Windows PC

SFTP server
https://wiki.openwrt.org/doc/howto/sftp.server

WinSCP Downloads
https://winscp.net/eng/download.php

File Download

wget vs curl: How to Download Files Using wget and curl
https://adamscheller.com/systems-administration/rtl8192cu-fix-wifi/

Check Kernel Version

How To Check the Kernel Version in Linux / Ubuntu / CentOS
https://www.liquidweb.com/kb/how-to-check-the-kernel-version-in-linux-ubuntu-centos/

Search for directory or file

find  / -name "filename"

References:

- https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-find-a-directory-linux-command/

LuCI

OpenWrt luci web interface logo picture and modify strings

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19708316/openwrt-luci-web-interface-logo-picture-and-modify-strings

Adding new elements to LuCI

https://wiki.openwrt.org/doc/devel/luci

Mounting USB Drive

OpenWRT — Setting Up USB Storage Support
https://medium.com/openwrt-iot/lede-openwrt-setting-up-usb-storage-support-adec9c0d484e

Safely Shutdown OpenWRT

How to shut down openwrt without corrupting file systems?
https://superuser.com/questions/694297/how-to-shut-down-openwrt-without-corrupting-file-systems

Misc.

OpenWrt, ash alias profile
http://www.cesareriva.com/openwrt-shell-alias/

Some binaries from additional packages return "not found" (wrong libc link possible)
https://dev.openwrt.org/ticket/19893