How do I install Luci? It looks like it no longer is paired with the firmware on a new install
I'm working up the courage ot install openwrt but if I go to my device's page(Cudy wr3000), it only shows that Luci is available on an upgrade.
Is there a guide for idiot's that can walk me through the installation process?
I could have sworn that a few years ago Luci was available on default on all new installs (when they merged the project with another router firmware, ddwrt I think it was called)
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Have you tried ssh into the Router then
opkg update
opkg install luci-app-opkg
I've never ssh before. How does it work on a router with default admin and userid?
ssh @192.168 (whatever the ip is)
This ^
luci isn't included in the snapshots.
but if you use the link you posted, and click the request build button, you'll get an image with luci included.
https://openwrt.org/releases/snapshot
I feel like an absolute dunce, I am not seeing "request build button" on that link.
Stop what you're doing immediately and read the device page:
https://openwrt.org/toh/cudy/wr3000_v1
Specifically, the OEM easy installation section.
Long story short, it tells you to install the manufacturer-signed version of OpenWrt (which you can download from the manufacturer's site) first, and then upgrade it to the current version.
Oh thank you for that. I had scanned the device page but it starts off with an empty template.
I didn't bother reading it carefully after that.
Thanks!
That's not your device's page but the firmware selector.
This is your device's page: https://openwrt.org/toh/cudy/wr3000_v1
https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/luci/luci.essentials