Unclear Error Messages for Old Versions and Unavailable Packages
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Description
Error building the firmware image
Server response: Unsupported profile: linksys,wrt1900acs
Request Data:
{
"url": "https://sysupgrade.openwrt.org",
"revision": "r19803-9a599fee93",
"advanced_mode": "0",
"branch": "22.03",
"efi": null,
"profile": "linksys,wrt1900acs",
"target": "mvebu/cortexa9",
"version": "22.03.5",
"packages": [
"acme-dnsapi",
"addrwatch",
"arp-scan",
"arp-scan-database",
"auc",
"base-files",
"busybox",
"ca-bundle",
"cgi-io",
"ddns-scripts-cloudflare",
"dnsmasq",
"dropbear",
"firewall4",
"fstools",
"fwtool",
"getrandom",
"iwinfo",
"jansson",
"jshn",
"jsonfilter",
"kernel",
"kmod-crypto-crc32c",
"kmod-crypto-hash",
"kmod-gpio-button-hotplug",
"kmod-lib-crc-ccitt",
"kmod-lib-crc32c",
"kmod-mwlwifi",
"kmod-nf-conntrack",
"kmod-nf-conntrack6",
"kmod-nf-flow",
"kmod-nf-log",
"kmod-nf-log6",
"kmod-nf-nat",
"kmod-nf-reject",
"kmod-nf-reject6",
"kmod-nfnetlink",
"kmod-nft-core",
"kmod-nft-fib",
"kmod-nft-nat",
"kmod-nft-offload",
"kmod-ppp",
"kmod-pppoe",
"kmod-pppox",
"kmod-slhc",
"libblobmsg-json",
"libiwinfo",
"libiwinfo-data",
"libiwinfo-lua",
"libjson-c",
"libjson-script",
"liblua",
"liblucihttp",
"liblucihttp-lua",
"libmnl",
"libnftnl",
"libnl-tiny",
"libubox",
"libubus",
"libubus-lua",
"libuci",
"libuclient",
"libucode",
"libustream-wolfssl",
"libwolfssl",
"logd",
"lua",
"luci",
"luci-app-attendedsysupgrade",
"luci-app-firewall",
"luci-app-opkg",
"luci-base",
"luci-i18n-acme-en",
"luci-i18n-ddns-en",
"luci-i18n-pbr-en",
"luci-i18n-uhttpd-en",
"luci-i18n-upnp-en",
"luci-i18n-wireguard-en",
"luci-lib-base",
"luci-lib-ip",
"luci-lib-jsonc",
"luci-lib-nixio",
"luci-mod-admin-full",
"luci-mod-network",
"luci-mod-status",
"luci-mod-system",
"luci-proto-ipv6",
"luci-proto-ppp",
"luci-ssl",
"luci-theme-bootstrap",
"mtd",
"mwlwifi-firmware-88w8864",
"netifd",
"nftables-json",
"odhcp6c",
"odhcpd-ipv6only",
"openwrt-keyring",
"opkg",
"ppp",
"ppp-mod-pppoe",
"procd",
"procd-seccomp",
"procd-ujail",
"px5g-wolfssl",
"rpcd",
"rpcd-mod-file",
"rpcd-mod-iwinfo",
"rpcd-mod-luci",
"rpcd-mod-rrdns",
"ubi-utils",
"uboot-envtools",
"ubox",
"ubus",
"ubusd",
"uci",
"uclient-fetch",
"ucode",
"ucode-mod-fs",
"ucode-mod-ubus",
"ucode-mod-uci",
"uhttpd",
"uhttpd-mod-ubus",
"urandom-seed",
"urngd",
"usign",
"wpad-basic-wolfssl"
],
"diff_packages": true,
"filesystem": "squashfs",
"client": "luci/git-23.093.42303-58b861d"
}
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Research direction
Start with the reported response from https://sysupgrade.openwrt.org and the accompanying request data for revision r19803-9a599fee93, profile linksys,wrt1900acs, and version 22.03.5. Trace how unsupported profiles, old versions, and unavailable packages are reported; done should mean these cases produce clear, actionable error messages.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- api, backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100