Adding USB Storage post flashing

[foxyboy]

Hi All,

Only recently flashed 1.8.0 to a Ubiquiti AirRouter (8mb flash)
Looks really good but in order to unleash additional functionality I believe I need to add USB storage and install some plugins.

I've searched the forum but cannot appear to find the procedure for this.

Can someone please share the procedure with me ?

If the AirRouter cannont support USB (as it doesn't in factory fw) I can use a tplink tl-740N instead

Any help would be much appreciated.

[nworbnhoj]

With 8mb Flash you should have space for a few smaller plugins as is.

If the router has a USB port then plug in a USB flash drive and change the plugin-root to the usb drive

Gargoyle - System - Plugins - Plugin Options - Change Plugin Root

Refresh Plugins

Install plugins

Enjoy

[foxyboy]

Ok, maybe im going mad but i do not have the menu 'Change Plugin Root" available. I only see the ability to 'Add plugin Source" and Refresh

Am i doing something stupid here or is the interface hidden on the AirRouter ?

[nworbnhoj]

If the AirRouter cannont support USB (as it doesn't in factory fw)

It has a physical USB port and factory does not support it??

In Gargoyle plugins, you should be able to change plugin root to the usb if you have a usb plugged in. Try rebooting with the usb plugged in.

[foxyboy]

Correct, the AirRouter has a USB port but doesn't use it with the factory firmware.
I already have rebooted with USB stick inserted but it made no difference. Its a Kingston 16GB, formatted with NTFS.

Are there specific formatting requirements ?

thanks

[nworbnhoj]

Correct, the AirRouter has a USB port but doesn't use it with the factory firmware.

Like that is really weird!

@Lantis may be able to tell you if the USB support is omitted from that build; and how to include it.

[foxyboy]

OK, thanks ive sent PM

[Lantis]

You can probably just install the USB-storage plugin from gargoyle and you'll be up an running.

If that works, I can migrate the router into the USB build script.

[foxyboy]

There in lies the problem

I don't appear to have enough memory to install the USB-storage plugin, although i believed it should have worked out of the box
https://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/ubiquiti/airrouter

I have only installed the base firmware. I wonder has the installation not gone 100% to plan ? I will capture the Plugins page later and post screenshot.

[foxyboy]

Ok, so i had upgraded 1.8.0 with 1.9.0 and when i go to plugins i see the following listed, theres no space to install anything

I dont believe i had the usb attached when i flashed, could this be the issue or hasthe flash upgrade completely messed up ?

Here are the plugins page screenshots,before and after refreshing
http://imgur.com/a/R4gum

Any help would be greatly appreciated