Tracy N4LGH, I drafted the OpenWrt Wiki with the help of others on the mailing list. The instructions in the Wiki definitely work - I've been running an AMPRNet node on OpenWrt for approximately seven years. I have ampr-ripd compiled for most of my routers. I'm not sure how I missed your previous requests for assistance; but I'm willing to help setup an official OpenWrt firmware installation.
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- LynwoodKB3VWG