[opkg update] Failed to download the package list from

[dannyTiki]

Updating package cache failed on certain openwrt sources

Device: TRB140
Version: TRB1_R_00.07.04.5
Internet: mob1s1a1

$ ping google.de
PING google.de (142.250.179.131): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 142.250.179.131: seq=0 ttl=107 time=76.860 ms
64 bytes from 142.250.179.131: seq=1 ttl=107 time=84.364 ms

$ opkg update
Downloading https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/21.02.0/targets/mdm9x07/generic/packages/Packages.gz
*** Failed to download the package list from https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/21.02.0/targets/mdm9x07/generic/packages/Packages.gz

Downloading https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/21.02.0/packages/arm_cortex-a7_neon-vfpv4/base/Packages.gz
Updated list of available packages in /var/opkg-lists/openwrt_base
Downloading https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/21.02.0/packages/arm_cortex-a7_neon-vfpv4/base/Packages.sig
Signature check passed.
Downloading https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/21.02.0/packages/arm_cortex-a7_neon-vfpv4/luci/Packages.gz
Updated list of available packages in /var/opkg-lists/openwrt_luci
Downloading https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/21.02.0/packages/arm_cortex-a7_neon-vfpv4/luci/Packages.sig
Signature check passed.
Downloading https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/21.02.0/packages/arm_cortex-a7_neon-vfpv4/packages/Packages.gz
Updated list of available packages in /var/opkg-lists/openwrt_packages
Downloading https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/21.02.0/packages/arm_cortex-a7_neon-vfpv4/packages/Packages.sig
Signature check passed.
Downloading https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/21.02.0/packages/arm_cortex-a7_neon-vfpv4/routing/Packages.gz
Updated list of available packages in /var/opkg-lists/openwrt_routing
Downloading https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/21.02.0/packages/arm_cortex-a7_neon-vfpv4/routing/Packages.sig
Signature check passed.
Downloading https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/21.02.0/packages/arm_cortex-a7_neon-vfpv4/telephony/Packages.gz
Updated list of available packages in /var/opkg-lists/openwrt_telephony
Downloading https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/21.02.0/packages/arm_cortex-a7_neon-vfpv4/telephony/Packages.sig
Signature check passed.
Downloading https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/21.02.0/packages/arm_cortex-a7_neon-vfpv4/vuci/Packages.gz
*** Failed to download the package list from https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/21.02.0/packages/arm_cortex-a7_neon-vfpv4/vuci/Packages.gz

Downloading http://opkg.teltonika-networks.com/492c3ca8e75b56e50a43de63ad361c592b4ae56b7a0d022d01621f97b804c9c7/Packages.gz
Updated list of available packages in /var/opkg-lists/tlt_packages
Downloading http://opkg.teltonika-networks.com/492c3ca8e75b56e50a43de63ad361c592b4ae56b7a0d022d01621f97b804c9c7/Packages.sig
Signature check passed.
Collected errors:
 * opkg_download: Failed to download https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/21.02.0/targets/mdm9x07/generic/packages/Packages.gz, wget returned 8.
 * opkg_download: Failed to download https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/21.02.0/packages/arm_cortex-a7_neon-vfpv4/vuci/Packages.gz, wget returned 8.

This maybe also related to: RUTX50 registered packages repositories for OPKG are wrong

workaround

$ cat /etc/opkg/distfeeds.conf
#src/gz openwrt_core https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/21.02.0/targets/mdm9x07/generic/packages
src/gz openwrt_base https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/21.02.0/packages/arm_cortex-a7_neon-vfpv4/base
src/gz openwrt_luci https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/21.02.0/packages/arm_cortex-a7_neon-vfpv4/luci
src/gz openwrt_packages https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/21.02.0/packages/arm_cortex-a7_neon-vfpv4/packages
src/gz openwrt_routing https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/21.02.0/packages/arm_cortex-a7_neon-vfpv4/routing
src/gz openwrt_telephony https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/21.02.0/packages/arm_cortex-a7_neon-vfpv4/telephony
# src/gz openwrt_vuci https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/21.02.0/packages/arm_cortex-a7_neon-vfpv4/vuci

Further invest

replace:
# src/gz openwrt_vuci https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/21.02.0/packages/arm_cortex-a7_neon-vfpv4/vuci
with
src/gz openwrt_vuci https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/21.02.0/packages/arm_cortex-a7_neon-vfpv4/luci

[AndzejJ]

Hello,

The update errors you’re seeing are normal and you can ignore them. Different repositories are meant for different devices, so some updates may fail on your specific device, but it should be fine unless all of them fail.

If these errors are causing issues for you, like messing up your custom scripts or if you just don’t want to see them, you can follow the advice from the linked topic and comment out the feeds causing the errors. As mentioned in the other topic, there are plans to address this in the future to avoid confusion like in this case.

Kind Regards,