Need to reset to MY custom defaults

[toysareforboys]

When I press the reset button on the back of the router I need it to reset to MY custom specified defaults (not wireless disabled like factory default).

I read some threads that I just needed to make a backup.tar.gz file of my current settings then dump it in /etc/original_backup/ but I think that must be for an older version of the software or something (running 1.6.2 on TP-Link TL-1043ND v2).

I ran "uci get system.@button[-1].handler" and it told me that when someone presses the reset button it runs "firstboot". I looked through firstboot, didn't see a way to have it use my custom settings .tar.gz file

Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated!

-Jamie M.

[Lantis]

Haven't done a firstboot in ages but I thought there was an option to restore a backup?
Edit: I was mistaken.

So is restoring to defaults and then applying a backup out of the question?

There is also an option for you to build your own custom image where your network settings are the default.

[toysareforboys]

So is restoring to defaults and then applying a backup out of the question?

Correct, this is not possible. The restorations must be done in the future using just the physical reset button on the router

There is also an option for you to build your own custom image where your network settings are the default.

Ohhh, nice! Do you have a link or more information on how to do this?

-Jamie M.

[Lantis]

i'm no expert, so i can only give you the tools to try it yourself.


You'll want to set yourself up a Build Environment to make your own images.
See:
http://www.gargoyle-router.com/wiki/dok ... umentation

Once you have all of the openwrt files necessary, you can make changes to them. My understanding is that you'll want to make changes to this file:

~/BUILDDIRECTORY/CHIPSET-src/package/kernel/mac80211/files/lib/wifi/mac80211.sh

at the end of this file is the default settings that get written into the build.

I think this is your best solution, but a tad tedious lol.