MiFi - Install package on external storage (USB or SD card)

crabtang · 2018-08-21T19:56:43.390Z

install fdisk and e2fsprogs.
opkg update
opkg install fdisk e2fsprogs
insert usb stick /sd card into MiFi.
log on web portal (192.168.8.1) to check if usb/sd card is available, under [Settings]. MiFi has pre-installed packages to work with usb/SD card Plug and Play.
format usb or sd card with ext4. NOTE: tried format it with FAT, python packages can be installed on usb, but not able to run python after installation. with ext4, it works.
umount /mnt/sdb1
mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdb1
connect to MiFi with Putty, log on, run command df. you should see below output. For my case, it is /dev/sdb1, and /mnt/sdb1. Write it down.

root@GL-MIFI:~# df
Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/root 8192 8192 0 100% /rom
tmpfs 30088 788 29300 3% /tmp
/dev/mtdblock5 6400 424 5976 7% /overlay
overlayfs:/overlay 6400 424 5976 7% /
tmpfs 512 0 512 0% /dev
/dev/sdb1 2066144 39616 2026528 2% /mnt/sdb1

edit /etc/profile, add below lines to existing export lines. Replace sdb1 in the first line to yours, per your df output.
export USB=/mnt/sdb1
export PATH=$PATH:$USB/usr/bin:$USB/usr/sbin # This PATH is dependent on existing $PATH
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$USB/lib:$USB/usr/lib
edit /etc/opkg.conf, add one line:
dest usb /mnt/sdb1
reboot.
once reboot, you can use below command to install new packages.
opkg update
opkg install -d usb YOUR_PACKAGE_NAME

MiFi firmware 2.271 tested.
credit: Nixor IDS: Installing packages into USB on TL-WDR4300 OpenWRT

alzhao · 2018-08-23T05:38:54.769Z

Thanks very much for sharing

flysail · 2021-10-17T08:43:33.857Z

使用 3.203 版本固件，是否还支持 external storage 安装应用？
应该如何配置。
用一个主题试了一下，安装在本机可以展示出来效果。
安装到 sd卡中就看不到效果了。

lonelygod · 2021-10-17T09:56:03.967Z

同学，你也是用mifi吗？
有没有编译passwall的教程啊？