#34 How do I select the right image?

I have a Thinkpenguin TPE-R1100. I would like to upgrade from libreCMC 1.4.1 to 1.4.2. However, how do I select the right image? What is the difference between the legacy and the core images?

According to the Thinkpenguin documentation I have to select librecmc-ar71xx-generic-tpe-r1100-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin. However, I first tried to use librecmc-ar71xx-generic-gl-ar150-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin which worked well. How is this possible and how do the different images differ?

RISCI_ATOM can comment more authoritatively, but I believe the tpe-r1100 and gl-ar150 are very similar platform and chipset. However, gl-ar150 is available from a different company and is not RYF certified.

I think the table is not complete, but RISCI_ATOM was working on

https://gogs.librecmc.org/libreCMC/libreCMC/src/v1.4/docs/Image_Support.md

regarding the legacy/core images question.

If you brought it from thinkpenguin, you should email them for clarifications.

Super helpful vendor

@somenut it is better to discuss these questions publicly, so that the other people would also see this knowledge

@balduin have you figured out the difference between tpe and gl ? maybe also repost a reply from thinkpenguin if you have it

@mike_banon there is a binary image for the Thinkpenguin TPE-R1100 for version 1.4.3. The name of the image is librecmc-ar71xx-generic-tpe-r1100-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin and can be found in the Main, Core and legacy folder for the 1.4.3 release.

@pi31415 provided a good explanation and a link which summarizes the differences between the versions. Basically, if you want a web interface (WebUI {LuCI}) you select the Thinkpenguin TPE-R1100 image from Main: https://librecmc.org/librecmc/downloads/snapshots/v1.4.3/ar71xx/generic/librecmc-ar71xx-generic-tpe-r1100-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin.

If you want to have a plain image with the package manager, but no web interface, then select the Thinkpenguin TPE-R1100 image from Core: https://librecmc.org/librecmc/downloads/snapshots/v1.4.3-core/ar71xx/generic/librecmc-ar71xx-generic-tpe-r1100-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin.

And you can ignore the legacy version, because the Thinkpenguin TPE-R1100 is not a legacy system. However, the difference is that the legacy image does not include a package manager or web interface.

For everybody searching for the upgrade instructions for the Thinkpenguin TPE-R1100 they can be found under this link: https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/upgrade-directions-librecmc-vpn-mini-wireless-routers

Hi,

I have the gl-ar150. Where might I find the binary referenced in the first comment?

librecmc-ar71xx-generic-gl-ar150-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin

Thanks!

Ok I found it, and it flashed lika dream. To whoever built the binary, thank you!

LibreCMC 1.4.4 is out. Nothing has changed regarding the Main, Core and Legacy image categories. The new image for the Thinkpenguin TPE-R1100 can be found in https://librecmc.org/librecmc/downloads/snapshots/v1.4.4/ar71xx/generic/ under the name: librecmc-ar71xx-generic-tpe-r1100-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin. For the gl-ar150 it would be: librecmc-ar71xx-generic-gl-ar150-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin.

@LibreCMC Team. Thanks for your continues efforts.

Supported hardware pages have now been updated to link to current libreCMC images, a flavors page has been created on the site and a page in the docs