Hi, > -----Original Message----- > From: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh [mailto:henri...@nic.br] > Sent: Montag, 8. Februar 2021 12:02 > To: Chuanhong Guo <gch981...@gmail.com>; Adrian Schmutzler > <m...@adrianschmutzler.de> > Cc: OpenWrt Development List <openwrt-devel@lists.openwrt.org> > Subject: Re: Initial flashing over "OEM-OpenWrt" > > On 08/02/2021 04:03, Chuanhong Guo wrote: > > On Sun, Feb 7, 2021 at 12:49 AM Adrian Schmutzler > > <m...@adrianschmutzler.de> wrote: > >> when reviewing device-support PRs, I frequently encounter the case that > initial flashing means sysupgrading from an OEM-modified OpenWrt. > >> > >> This obviously means that the config of this OEM-OpenWrt should be > wiped to prevent config-clashes, but since we only provide sysupgrade in this > case we can only tell the user to do so. > >> > >> In this context, I wonder whether we should exploit the compat_version > for that purpose, i.e. make the initial "proper" OpenWrt image version 1.1. > >> Since the OEM-OpenWrt won't know about compat_version, this > technically will have the same effect as removing SUPPORTED_DEVICES, i.e. > the user will need to use -F (and we still can't check whether he uses the > necessary -F -n). > > > > Wouldn't the same message annoy all current OpenWrt users as OpenWrt > > 19.07 and older don't know about compat_version either? > > > >> However, the compat_version approach will give us the chance to show > an additional message, and thus at least will allow to instruct the user > during > the upgrade itself, and not just in the Wiki or in the commit message (which > he might or might not read). > >> > >> The purpose of this e-mail is thus to ask: > >> 1. Do we need this, or do we just expect the user to care, i.e. if he > >> breaks > the device by keeping config it's his fault? > > > > Fixing this kind of breakage is as simple as pressing down the reset > > button if we have the reset button properly defined. I think that's a > > fair price to pay for not reading the instructions :D > > Can I humbly suggest providing "factory" images for these devices ? > > After all, it doesn't matter if it is OEM openwrt you're updating from, if it > is > still a "vendor", and we already have this convention of "use factory images > to update from vendor firmware to openwrt"...
I'd probably say yes if there was a nice and proper way to force resetting config there _only once_. Is there one I'm just not aware of? Best Adrian > > -- > Henrique de Moraes Holschuh > Analista de Projetos > Centro de Estudos e Pesquisas em Tecnologias de Redes e Operações > (Ceptro.br) > +55 11 5509-3537 R.:4023 > INOC 22548*625 > www.nic.br
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