Problems compiling custom based firmware (using Kfurge howto)

[Hytekk]

Ok, lets say I install a freshly new ubuntu on my laptop today. And after that I should install any possible updates.

*Second, I should install ash as well as symlink '/bin/sh' -> '/bin/bash', right?
*untar the toolchain (tools.3.0 ?) as well as GPL-file. Both the files should be untared in /opt.
* symlink mkcramfs
* export PATH=/opt/brcm/hndtools-mipsel-linux/bin
* make clean && make rebuild in /opt/WL700g/nasoc/src/apps

and should be it ?

Damn it, I must have done this a thousand times, what am I missing or doing wrong....

Do you have skype or msn - it's easier to stay in contact and also for me to receive help. I believe you can find info about me in forum (at least I did edit it last night).

- Hytekk

[kfurge]

Relative to a fresh ubuntu install, I had to install the gcc toolchain, kernel sources, make, rcs, binutils and a few others.

What's your /opt/brcm directory look like? Should be:

kfurge@kfurge-laptop:/opt/brcm$ ls -l
total 16
lrwxrwxrwx 1 kfurge kfurge 25 2007-09-12 21:11 hndtools-mipsel-linux -> hndtools-mipsel-linux-3.0
drwxr-xr-x 9 kfurge kfurge 4096 2007-09-12 21:11 hndtools-mipsel-linux-3.0
drwxr-xr-x 9 kfurge kfurge 4096 2005-10-25 00:52 hndtools-mipsel-linux-3.2.3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 kfurge kfurge 29 2007-09-12 21:11 hndtools-mipsel-uclibc -> hndtools-mipsel-uclibc-0.9.19
drwxr-xr-x 6 kfurge kfurge 4096 2007-09-12 21:11 hndtools-mipsel-uclibc-0.9.19

The GPL source file can be put anywhere. I put mine in my user account in /home/kfurge.

I do this when bringing up a new system:

1) Untar tools into /opt and make sure symlinks are as above
2) apt-get make and dash
3) symlink /bin/ash to /bin/dash
4) Untar source into my user directory under my username
5) cd into ~/WL700g_*/nasoc/src/apps
6) do a "make rebuild"
7) Wait for it to barf, and install missing pieces
8) Repeat step 7 until it builds

Please post the output from step 7.

- K.C.

[Hytekk]

I get this error......

#cd app-packages && ./rebuild
make apps-install
make[1]: Entering directory `/opt/WL700g/nasoc/src/apps'
rm -rf /opt/WL700g/nasoc/src/apps/mipsel/extarget
rm: cannot chdir from `/opt/WL700g/nasoc/src/apps/mipsel/extarget/web/Layout_Japan/img' to `CVS': Permission denied
rm: cannot chdir from `/opt/WL700g/nasoc/src/apps/mipsel/extarget/web/Layout_Japan/picts' to `PersonalData': Permission denied
rm: cannot chdir from `/opt/WL700g/nasoc/src/apps/mipsel/extarget/web/Layout_Japan/picts' to `basic': Permission denied
rm: cannot chdir from `/opt/WL700g/nasoc/src/apps/mipsel/extarget/web/Layout_Japan/picts' to `CVS': Permission denied
rm: cannot chdir from `/opt/WL700g/nasoc/src/apps/mipsel/extarget/web/Layout_Taiwan/img' to `CVS': Permission denied
rm: cannot chdir from `/opt/WL700g/nasoc/src/apps/mipsel/extarget/web/Layout_Taiwan/picts' to `PersonalData': Permission denied
rm: cannot chdir from `/opt/WL700g/nasoc/src/apps/mipsel/extarget/web/Layout_Taiwan/picts' to `basic': Permission denied
rm: cannot chdir from `/opt/WL700g/nasoc/src/apps/mipsel/extarget/web/Layout_Taiwan/picts' to `CVS': Permission denied
rm: cannot chdir from `/opt/WL700g/nasoc/src/apps/mipsel/extarget/web/Layout_English/img' to `CVS': Permission denied
rm: cannot chdir from `/opt/WL700g/nasoc/src/apps/mipsel/extarget/web/Layout_English/picts' to `PersonalData': Permission denied
rm: cannot chdir from `/opt/WL700g/nasoc/src/apps/mipsel/extarget/web/Layout_English/picts' to `basic': Permission denied
rm: cannot chdir from `/opt/WL700g/nasoc/src/apps/mipsel/extarget/web/Layout_English/picts' to `CVS': Permission denied
make[1]: *** [apps-install] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/opt/WL700g/nasoc/src/apps'
make: *** [rebuild] Error 2

If I do list any of these directories it looks like this:
total 0
?--------- ? ? ? ? ? mipsel/extarget/web/Layout_English/picts/CVS/.
?--------- ? ? ? ? ? mipsel/extarget/web/Layout_English/picts/CVS/

Any ideas?

- Hytekk

[Hytekk]

Hi again,

all the time I have run 'make rebuild' as a normal user, but this time I tried it out as root - and what do you know, it works !!!

Strange how it is I'm quite happy - could perhaps anyone explain why it is working as root and not as a normal user? The way I see it's about these damn directories in '.../apps/mipsel/extarget/web/' that a normal user can't seem to access....

Isn't there anyone who have experienced the same problem as I have ??

Anyway, Im moving along as root, following Kfurge's "Step #2, Adding support for executing a custom startup script (rc.local)"

- Hytekk

[Hytekk]

Hmm, I seem to have some issues concerning the adduser-package.

Trying to download for an example, util-linux gives me this:
'Installing util-linux (2.12r-2) to root...
Downloading http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/op...r-2_mipsel.ipk
Configuring adduser
syntax error
postinst script returned status 255
ERROR: adduser.postinst returned 255
Configuring util-linux
Successfully terminated.'

and if I try reinstalling adduser I end up with this:

'ipkg install adduser
Package adduser (1.5.1-1) installed in root is up to date.
Configuring adduser
syntax error
postinst script returned status 255
ERROR: adduser.postinst returned 255
Nothing to be done
Successfully terminated.'

Is this normal ? I also seem to be "missing" passwd - so that I can change a users password (not smbpasswd, this I have and seem to work ok - at least as far as I can see at the moment!)

/ Hytekk

[tiwag]

Hmm, I seem to have some issues concerning the adduser-package.

Trying to download for an example, util-linux gives me this:
'Installing util-linux (2.12r-2) to root...
Downloading http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/op...r-2_mipsel.ipk
Configuring adduser
syntax error
postinst script returned status 255
ERROR: adduser.postinst returned 255
Configuring util-linux
Successfully terminated.'

and if I try reinstalling adduser I end up with this:

'ipkg install adduser
Package adduser (1.5.1-1) installed in root is up to date.
Configuring adduser
syntax error
postinst script returned status 255
ERROR: adduser.postinst returned 255
Nothing to be done
Successfully terminated.'

Is this normal ? I also seem to be "missing" passwd - so that I can change a users password (not smbpasswd, this I have and seem to work ok - at least as far as I can see at the moment!)

/ Hytekk

there are a few packages which don't install clean with using ipkg
e.g. fail2ban, syslog-ng and adduser (as far as i've tried till now)

the adduser tool basically works but i had to comment out the commands in
/opt/lib/ipkg/info/adduser.postinst and adduser.prerm in order to get rid of the error message.

brgds

[kfurge]

Hi again,

all the time I have run 'make rebuild' as a normal user, but this time I tried it out as root - and what do you know, it works !!!

Weird, but easy enough to fix. Just "chmod -R" the directory until it stops complaining and build as a normal user.

- K.C.