Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2023 22:32 Post subject: x86_64 custom kernel modules
Hello, i got a small x86 machine to use as a router.
I coupled this with a mini pcie wifi card, mediatek 7916 chipset.
The kernel module for this on openwrt is kmod-mt7915e and maybe kmod-7916-firmware. i am havent had the chance to test performance 100% but it is working, i can set up an SSID etc...
in DD-WRT could i enable Entware repo and simply install these modules?
Or do i need to compile dd-wrt myself with these modules?
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Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2023 16:44 Post subject:
There is a possibility that the kernel modules and firmware are already included in the firmware images. This is not OpenWRT, where you have to go through a convoluted process to get bobs and bits already included in DD-WRT. _________________ "Life is but a fleeting moment, a vapor that vanishes quickly; All is vanity"
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OpenWRT is not using Linux 6.1 yet that I am aware of, and there is always a problem trying to use their .ipk files. I doubt that Entware is supporting Linux 6.1 yet, either. I have no idea if anyone has contacted the developer yet, I have been indisposed more often than not over the past week or two. _________________ "Life is but a fleeting moment, a vapor that vanishes quickly; All is vanity"
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Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2023 4:06 Post subject:
Welp, I didn't specify to grep anything. The kernel module is / should be for mt76, but whether or not it's compiled into the kernel or not is in question. FYI modprobe -a probes all kernel modules to insert / load them...