Exroot config issues

Technical Support for Routers
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Hi,

I’ve just recently purhcased a GLInet GL-MT1300 and I wanted to update AdGuard but the internal storage isn’t big enough so I’ve added in a SanDisc High Endurance 32GB. When I attempt to perform the Exroot config I run into issues with the sd card its self.

The Sd card it’s self doesn’t show as /SDA/ or /SDA1/ as the guide shows instead I get with block info

/dev/mtdblock5: UUID="f28f0cac-34e0f290-926ce6bd-8164daa0" VERSION="4.0" MOUNT="/rom" TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/mtdblock6: MOUNT="/overlay" TYPE="jffs2"
/dev/mmcblk0p1: UUID="62F9-1705" LABEL="UNTITLED" VERSION="FAT32" TYPE="vfat"

Any solutions to fixing this would be greatly appreciated

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I think SD must be formatted as EXT4 to work as /overlay.
Also last firmware recommended.

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Just worked on this (for a few hours over several days using GL.iNet and CLI!!) and found the way to reliably access the SD card was to use the procedure here, but on a clean firmware install. Yes, partition for overlay needs to be formatted to ext4

https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/additional-software/extroot_configuration

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I know, old thread, but it appears that the opkg package parted is missing from the updated GL.iNet list for Openwrt 19.07. Is this so? (V3.215)

TIA

Edit: Need this package to enable Exroot.

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Now trying to Extroot on 3.217 and still I get

opkg install block-mount kmod-fs-ext4 e2fsprogs parted
Package block-mount (2020-05-12-84269037-1) installed in root is up to date.
Package kmod-fs-ext4 (4.14.241-1) installed in root is up to date.
Package e2fsprogs (1.44.5-2) installed in root is up to date.
Unknown package 'parted'.
Collected errors:
 * opkg_install_cmd: Cannot install package parted.

How do I get this installed??

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basically you need to format the SD card before putting it into the router

Can someone from gl-inet comment on why parted package is missing?

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Yes, I have installed on several devices before, it is just that it has been missing since at least June 2022!!

Hopefully, when V4 becomes stable, we will not have this problem!!

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Hi,

Is there any workaround for this? Also want to enable Exroot and need parted.

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I updated the router to V4 as I got frustrated waiting for parted to be in V3.217.

I have run the Extroot procedure OK in V4.3.6.

HTH