Image builder crashing when installing coreutils-timeout

Technical Support for Routers
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Hi.
I’m using the latest imagebuilder (GitHub - gl-inet/imagebuilder: Warning！Please look at 'GL.iNET Imagebuilder Introduction' section.) , I want to create an image for the ar300m16 with the following packages preloaded:
tcpdump wireless-tools usbutils block-mount e2fsprogs fdisk curl nano coreutils-timeout kmod-bluetooth bluez-libs bluez-utils kmod-usb-core usbutils

but, when I execute the imagebuilder to create the image for this target, it fails and show this error:

./gl_image -p ar300m16 -e “tcpdump wireless-tools usbutils block-mount e2fsprogs fdisk curl nano coreutils-timeout kmod-bluetooth bluez-libs bluez-utils kmod-usb-core usbutils”

Collected errors:
** * check_data_file_clashes: Package busybox wants to install file /home/wavemedia/Documents/openwrt/imagebuilder/imagebuilder/3.0/openwrt-imagebuilder-ar71xx-generic/build_dir/target-mips_24kc_musl/root-ar71xx/usr/bin/timeout**
** But that file is already provided by package * coreutils-timeout**
** * opkg_install_cmd: Cannot install package busybox.**
Makefile:149: recipe for target ‘package_install’ failed
make[2]: *** [package_install] Error 255
Makefile:108: recipe for target ‘_call_image’ failed
make[1]: *** [_call_image] Error 2
Makefile:192: recipe for target ‘image’ failed
make: *** [image] Error 2
Failed to build gl-ar300m…

But if I remove the the coreutils-timeout package, the image builder creates the image with no problem. what could i do to include the coreutils-timeout package?

Also, seems the imagebuilder it is just creating the nor flash image, how could I create also the nand flash image? (I want both images have the same preloaded packages)

Thanks!

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The nand firmware is not ready yet for v3, that is why it is not included in the image builder yet.

For your coreutils-timeout issue, that seems to be a wide problem in linux.

Don’t install it as a package, instead place the binaries and other files into the “buildroot/files” directory and they will be included into the image. Make sure the directory structure is correct in files, ie “buildroot/files/sbin/mybin” for example, for mybin to be placed in sbin of the image.

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Thanks for the answer, it was very helpful.
In this case, where i could find the the previous version of the image builder that can create nand/nor images for the ar300m16?

Also, I’m a bit confused, in case I just have the nor, how do i flash the router (it already has the lastest verion of the default firmware), do i need to use the uboot interface and then force the router to always boot using the nor?

Thanks!

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The v2.x Nand Imagebuilder is here:

And the regular:

@kyson-lok Could you explain how to choose Nand or Nor boot?

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Thanks again.
I was able to build a gl-ar300m-3.003-1002.bin image with my custom packages, but now the question is, how do i flash this image into the router (i’m using the ar300m16)? do i need to get into the uboot web interface or use the sysupgrade command ?
Cheers!

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You can flash it using the GL usual upgrade page :slight_smile: