Firmware 4.3.6 removes features!

eric · 2023-08-10T02:26:22.867Z

Normally, for best security, auto-updates are good. I use it on Windows, macOS, my Android phones and several Linux systems. The problem is, GL iNet firmware updates are not clean. This should be a priority in future releases.

yuxin.zou · 2023-08-10T02:46:49.438Z

fosman:

How do I get the file sharing

Just run the “for nas” command:

Firmware 4.3.6 removes features! Technical Support for Routers

You can use these features by installing the following package For nas opkg update opkg install gl-sdk4-webdav gl-sdk4-nas-exfat gl-sdk4-nas-utils gl-sdk4-nas-web gl-sdk4-ui-nasview samba4-server samba4-libs samba4-utils minidlna blkid kmod-fs-ext4 kmod-fs-ntfs kmod-fs-vfat kmod-fs-exfat kmod-usb-storage-uas ntfs-3g ntfs-3g-utils dosfstools e2fsprogs shadow-common shadow-useradd for tor opkg install gl-sdk4-ui-torview for adguardhome opkg install gl-sdk4-ui-adguardhome

If you are not familiar with SSH:

File sharing on MT1300 4.3.6 firmware Technical Support for Routers

You can install them manually by installing them manually on the plug-ins page gl-sdk4-ui-nasview shadow-useradd samba4-server samba4-utils kmod-usb-storage-uas or via SSH opkg update opkg install gl-sdk4-webdav gl-sdk4-nas-exfat gl-sdk4-nas-utils gl-sdk4-nas-web gl-sdk4-ui-nasview samba4-server samba4-libs samba4-utils minidlna blkid kmod-fs-ext4 kmod-fs-ntfs kmod-fs-vfat kmod-fs-exfat kmod-usb-storage-uas ntfs-3g ntfs-3g-utils dosfstools e2fsprogs shadow-common shadow-useradd

qdolan · 2023-08-10T03:16:09.898Z

Automatic updates aren’t a bad idea, in fact they are excellent for maintaining security if they are done well and reserved for minor point releases that contain security updates only. Unattended installation of a major update is almost always a bad idea.

Related to this the device also needs to have a reliable backup and restore process of configuration changes to make resetting, updating or rolling back firmware versions painless. This is pretty fundamental to a network appliance and something that GL needs to improve on.

limbot · 2023-08-10T05:24:38.539Z

I uboot updated one of my AR750s from 3.216 to 4.3.6 and expected to lose everything however I can confirm that @robotluo 's instructions will bring back NAS capabilities.

fosman · 2023-08-10T11:43:16.940Z

Thx. Can you help me out how to enable the file sharing/access to ext. HDs once again? I can’t remember how I did it. It’s so long ago. I got the ‘network storage’ under Application now but still can’t access them.

fosman · 2023-08-10T12:29:24.635Z

Btw sorry for this (offtopic), but what’s your latest/newest router that can do exactly the same?

gazelleOpal · 2023-08-10T13:45:13.836Z

zzztidurvirus:

later? If not, auto updates will be turned off.

Mine automatically upgraded to 4.3.6 too and I don’t know if you can actually turn off auto updates anymore? The tab to configure auto upgrade is gone from the upgrade page. Has it been removed? Do you know a way to fix this?

yuxin.zou · 2023-08-11T06:18:56.450Z

Please refer to

docs.gl-inet.com

Network Storage - GL.iNet Router Docs 4

Documentation for GL.iNet Router Productions

dabeermoney · 2023-08-11T18:01:54.750Z

The “custom” tab under luci interface is gone too. I can’t add my TTL settings. So effectively I cannot tether a phone and modify TTL settings anymore.

Also, there is no longer and internet kill switch with the VPN options. This upgrade for this device was poorly thought out.

Love GL devices…own a lot…but this is disappointing

EddieA · 2023-08-11T19:43:00.484Z

dabeermoney:

Also, there is no longer and internet kill switch with the VPN options

Look under Global Options in the VPN Dashboard.

Cheers.

yuxin.zou · 2023-08-14T06:38:42.069Z

dabeermoney:

The “custom” tab under luci interface is gone too. I can’t add my TTL settings. So effectively I cannot tether a phone and modify TTL settings anymore.

This is a modification for the new version of OpenWrt, we are not responsible for maintaining LuCI.
For now, you can only modify it via SSH.

For All Interfaces:

mkdir -p /usr/share/nftables.d/chain-pre/mangle_postrouting/
echo "ip ttl set 65" >  /usr/share/nftables.d/chain-pre/mangle_postrouting/01-set-tt
l.nft
fw4 reload

For one Interface (such as eth0):

mkdir -p /usr/share/nftables.d/chain-pre/mangle_postrouting/
echo " oifname eth0 ip ttl set 65" >  /usr/share/nftables.d/chain-pre/mangle_postrouting/01-set-tt
l.nft
fw4 reload

dabeermoney:

Also, there is no longer and internet kill switch with the VPN options.

It is optimized for tighter Block Non-VPN Traffic in GlobaL Options of VPN Client.

eric · 2023-08-14T23:31:21.473Z

@yuxin.zou Totally agree that your are not responsible for maintaining LuCI, BUT you do control your firmware and could add this much requested feature into the GL iNet router GUI

yuxin.zou · 2023-08-15T01:15:57.905Z

It’s already in the plans.

zzztidurvirus · 2023-08-18T08:12:26.847Z

Firmware 4.3.6 not found on the Firmware page. Although its nice that we finally have a new update, 3.2.1.6 is still more stable. For instance:

4.3.6: My custom LuCI LED Config always reset to default, when my hotspot from phone is down (when I get calls on my phone, my 4G data will be cut off, thia is not VoLTE phone), no auto reconnect

3.2.1.6: Immediately connect to my phone when data is detected. LED Config never changes.

4.3.6 feels kinda slow, maybe GL iNet team can somehow optimize 4.3.6 for Slate? Even Reset All has been done, it still feels slow, and this hotspot problem too, makes me always had to manually reconnect my phone (No, I have not installed those 3 stuffs that I need and it still has that reconnection and LED Lights problem).

For now, maybe 3.2.1.6 is the better choice. Just set it up once, including NAS and AdGuard settings, then just leave it alone, just let it auto connect to my phone like usual.

Rotor · 2023-08-19T20:53:15.456Z

After installing stable 4.3.6 on E-750 Mudi I used the instructions above to install file share but ended up with the following error:

command “for nas” failed with the returning code 255 and the following message

Collected errors:

opkg_install_cmd: Cannot install package gl-sdk4-webdav.
opkg_install_cmd: Cannot install package gl-sdk4-nas-exfat.
opkg_install_cmd: Cannot install package gl-sdk4-nas-utils.
opkg_install_cmd: Cannot install package gl-sdk4-nas-web.
opkg_install_cmd: Cannot install package gl-sdk4-ui-nasview.
pkg_hash_check_unresolved: cannot find dependency kernel (= 5.10.176-1-5c9be91b90bda5403fe3a7c4e8ddb26f) for kmod-input-core
pkg_hash_fetch_best_installation_candidate: Packages for kmod-input-core found, but incompatible with the architectures configured
pkg_hash_check_unresolved: cannot find dependency kernel (= 5.10.176-1-5c9be91b90bda5403fe3a7c4e8ddb26f) for kmod-sound-core
pkg_hash_fetch_best_installation_candidate: Packages for kmod-sound-core found, but incompatible with the architectures configured
pkg_hash_check_unresolved: cannot find dependency kernel (= 5.10.176-1-5c9be91b90bda5403fe3a7c4e8ddb26f) for kmod-usb-storage-uas
pkg_hash_fetch_best_installation_candidate: Packages for kmod-usb-storage-uas found, but incompatible with the architectures configured
opkg_install_cmd: Cannot install package kmod-usb-storage-uas.
opkg_conf_deinit: Couldn’t unlink /var/lock/opkg.lock: No such file or directory.

ywp · 2023-08-21T02:04:00.879Z

sorry this was a mistake do you know how to use ssh,The command is as follows

vi /etc/opkg/distfeeds.conf

Modify the content inside as follows:
src/gz glinet_core https://fw.gl-inet.com/releases/v22.03.4/kmod-4.3.2/e750
src/gz glinet_gli_pub https://fw.gl-inet.com/releases/v22.03.4/packages-4.2/ath79/glinet
src/gz glinet_gli_packages https://fw.gl-inet.com/releases/v22.03.4/packages-4.2/ath79/packages

Rotor · 2023-08-21T11:01:05.556Z

Thanks for the update, it worked after the modifying the content

lkhjasdflkjf · 2024-06-13T01:51:13.618Z

@yuxin.zou @robotluo Do you guys know how to bring back custom buttons too? What I used to do is create a /etc/hotplug.d/button/buttons file with the code to turn off and on wifi. but now after the update nothing is working and that file Ibelieve is not even being called when I flip the switch on my beryl mt1300.

more over the mt1300_led is gone so I can't control LED now either, and even when I try to run i2cset command led doesn't react i2cset -f -y 0 0x30 0x01 0x07 #period : 1.024s

#!/bin/sh
if [ "${BUTTON}" = "BTN_0" ] && [ "${ACTION}" = "pressed" ]; then
   logger "BTN: Pressed"
   uci set wireless.@wifi-device[0].disabled=1
   uci set wireless.@wifi-device[2].disabled=1
   uci set wireless.@wifi-device[3].disabled=1

   uci set wireless.@wifi-device[1].disabled=0
   uci set wireless.@wifi-iface[1].disabled=0

   mt1300_led both_breath

elif [ "${BUTTON}" = "BTN_0" ] && [ "${ACTION}" = "released" ]; then
   logger "BTN: Released"
   uci set wireless.@wifi-device[0].disabled=1
   uci set wireless.@wifi-device[2].disabled=1
   uci set wireless.@wifi-device[3].disabled=1

   uci set wireless.@wifi-device[1].disabled=1
   uci set wireless.@wifi-iface[1].disabled=1
   
   mt1300_led both_flash fast

fi

uci commit wireless
wifi reload
wifi

yuxin.zou · 2024-06-13T04:16:04.558Z

lkhjasdflkjf:

What I used to do is create a /etc/hotplug.d/button/buttons file with the code to turn off and on wifi.

Please try changing the path to /etc/gl-switch.d/.

lkhjasdflkjf:

more over the mt1300_led is gone so I can't control LED now either

Maybe you can control LED in Overview page?

lkhjasdflkjf · 2024-06-13T04:29:45.005Z

@yuxin.zou thank you for your answer, I was able to get the button working. Button name has changed from BTN_0 to switch. I get what you are saying about LEDs, That's not the scenario I'm looking for if you look at the script above I used to trigger LED blinking when I changed switch position that way I knew that something happened. Anyway here is the new script that works (except for the LEDs)

#!/bin/sh

# logger "BTN: Button pressed ${BUTTON} ${ACTION}"

if [ "${BUTTON}" = "switch" ] && [ "${ACTION}" = "released" ]; then
   logger "BTN: Wifi enabled"
   uci set wireless.@wifi-device[0].disabled=1
   uci set wireless.@wifi-device[2].disabled=1
   uci set wireless.@wifi-device[3].disabled=1

   uci set wireless.@wifi-device[1].disabled=0
   uci set wireless.@wifi-iface[1].disabled=0

   mt1300_led both_breath

elif [ "${BUTTON}" = "switch" ] && [ "${ACTION}" = "pressed" ]; then
   logger "BTN: Wifi disabled"
   uci set wireless.@wifi-device[0].disabled=1
   uci set wireless.@wifi-device[2].disabled=1
   uci set wireless.@wifi-device[3].disabled=1

   uci set wireless.@wifi-device[1].disabled=1
   uci set wireless.@wifi-iface[1].disabled=1

   mt1300_led both_flash fast

fi

uci commit wireless
wifi reload
wifi