Lanchon

too bad, @Krowne.

@Ansuel @testuser7 there is a bug in the build system (or its doc), **i can confirm these instructions DO NOT work:** https://github.com/openwrt/openwrt/blob/064d4a808367295233db5fce981e3b1d4305b014/package/firmware/ipq-wifi/Makefile#L132-L134 the files in `package/firmware/ipq-wifi/files` do not get copied...

maybe the files are copied to the build dir first, but then the git repo contents totally overwrite the dir?

> @Lanchon so maybe you should create a PR? i dont like this workaround as a solution (yet): - we don't know why `files/*` are not being copied. maybe an...

> Just tried your cases @Lanchon and the compiled successfully without the board files thinking a bit more, i still don't think this is a proper fix. i was thinking...

> @Lanchon can we better find who moves the file from root to /tmp and clean it there? @Ansuel take a look at the code i referenced: https://github.com/openwrt/openwrt/blob/be37ab6e51b7526d386fce035b6d668d64598248/package/base-files/files/lib/preinit/80_mount_root#L36-L52 do_mount_root() currently...

> Sorry, but why the new PR for the same device? i closed the other one, it was full of old cruft. and the questions i was asking there, i...

@robimarko @Ansuel i merged the DTS of both routers using the 3 commits i intended to use. ### please do not merge these commits: this would hinder our ability to...

note that V2 has seemingly superfluous leftover stuff from before the merger: https://github.com/openwrt/openwrt/blob/54c7b05128acfc5574d7f2075dc3abd9719d46e4/target/linux/ipq40xx/files-6.6/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom/qcom-ipq4019-whw03v2.dts#L41-L64 but it's not my place to remove it, as i cant test.

> please do not merge these commits: this would hinder our ability to backport V1, as obviously the merger should not be pushed to the 23.05 branch. i meant please...