Error building the firmware image for Linksys mr8300
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Description
Error building the firmware image
Server response: Error: Impossible package selection
Collected errors:
- opkg_install_cmd: Cannot install package ipq-wifi-linksys_mr8300-v0.
make[2]: *** [Makefile:169: package_install] Error 255
make[1]: *** [Makefile:134: _call_manifest] Error 2
make: *** [Makefile:253: manifest] Error 2
It seems the package ipq-wifi-linksys_mr8300-v0 is not available for some reasons
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the firmware build and inspect the Makefile targets at lines 169, 134, and 253, focusing on why opkg cannot select ipq-wifi-linksys_mr8300-v0. Done means identifying the package-availability cause and producing a successful firmware image build.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
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