@Flemming-Richter @Kit-Bishop I second this as well!

I'm still waiting to use iptables kmods, so I can implement my networking project.

Having the ability to use any OpenWRT module would provide an immense additional value to Omega and Omega2 (after November)

This is a known issue if you search the forums. kmods cannot be installed on Onion firmware as Onion has not published sources, except for a few kmods they have compiled themselves.

If you want to install other kmods you need to install a stock LEDE firmware (or the customized one from WereCatf). The problem there is that WiFi driver is still being developed resulting in slowness and reliability issues.

Thanks @Luciano-S.

Any thoughts on the question @Keith-Howell is asking?

Is it in fact possible to build a standard OpenWRT image?

I have backed Omega2 Plus as I think it is a big step up from the current Omega, however without having the ability to load standard OpenWRT modules it will be severely limited in functionality.

@Colin-Hogben we've been asking for a very long time for the .config file. I faced your issues with a networking related kmod and just gave up. Other members have also faced issues with other kmods. Despite calls for open sourcing the project, as promised (see below), there is still no word from @Lazar-Demin or the Onion team

from their kickstarter campaign:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/onion/onion-omega-invention-platform-for-the-internet-of/description

Ω Open Source

We are strong believers of open source and we strive to give back to the open source community. All hardware schematics, board design, and bill of materials will be made available to the community. In addition, the operating system and other system software on the Omega, as well as an API compatible version of the Onion Cloud, will be open sourced. Communications between the Omega and the Onion Cloud use open standards, which will allow you to hack and customize your Omega to your heart’s content.

Seems the wifimanager process is the culprit for high CPU usage and Omega2 getting very hot (as reported by others).

In my omega it was constantly using over 95% CPU (see attached) and the omega LED kept blinking.

Disabled it from starting in /etc/init.d and now Omega runs cool. LED is also steady.

@Peter-Buelow same issue here. Did you ever find a solution?

Hello @luz any further experience with mt76 driver? Disconnects, low-speed?

I really want to switch to a clean OpenWrt build to make use of kmods, but WiFi driver performance has not made it possible in the past.

Thank you very much @cas !

It seems we can either have performant WiFi (WarpCore) or kmods, but not both.
Unless each of us builds our own firmware as outlined by @Maximilian-Gerhardt http://community.onion.io/topic/2830/building-kernel-modules-for-the-omega2

I don't understand why Onion / @Lazar-Demin does not build all the OpenWrt packages? Is it a time/resources issue or something else?

Hello @cas

Two questions (excuse my ignorance):

1. Does this include Warpcore WiFi driver?

2. Is it possible to install kmods that are not compiled by Onion without getting "kernel version mismatch" (e.g. http://community.onion.io/topic/921/kernel-driver-version-mismatch)

Thanks

(edit: looking at the logs it seems it does. Any ideas on the second question?)

This is a known issue if you search the forums. kmods cannot be installed on Onion firmware as Onion has not published sources, except for a few kmods they have compiled themselves.

If you want to install other kmods you need to install a stock LEDE firmware (or the customized one from WereCatf). The problem there is that WiFi driver is still being developed resulting in slowness and reliability issues.

I've done this, using both LEDE snapshot and WereCatf's build. Both releases are far superior to what Onion provides and especially WereCatf's is splendid as it includes everything.

However, the main issue is WiFi driver. It is still unstable (disconnects every few minutes) and I have not seen it reaching speed beyond 6 MBit/s. I ended up adding an external usb WiFi adapter.

If you decide to go ahead, let us know your experience

it's difficult to say exactly why the packets are getting duplicated. However, one of the reasons could be that Omega AP has the same IP range as the router (ifconfig should tell you if this is the case).

Might be also worth connecting to your router with another device and pinging the same host to ensure that the router is not at fault.

@luz Did you remove the resistor as suggested by Ken Konrad, so as to disable the internal antenna?

http://community.onion.io/topic/1464/omega2-u-fl-external-antenna-usage/10

Would anyone be willing to share the latest LEDE image from @WereCatf that I could download?

https://github.com/WereCatf/source

I have been trying to built it myself, but each compilation takes over 2 hours (I have an old laptop) and I keep getting an error that compilation is failing (perhaps due to my mis-configured environment).

Thanks!

Hi all,

I actually downloaded curl manually (ipk), from the openwrt (or lede) repository