7.13 wireless package split question

[Thasaidon]

Well, on the hAP ac2 the extra space is a real issue, because despite being advertised as “16MB flash” in reality it has only 15.3MB flash, and the code for ARM is also bigger than for MIPSBE. So a hAP ac2 with 7.13 (with wireless package) is filled to the brim and fails once you configure a lot of features or maybe had it originally running v6 (so the v6 config is still on the device).

Yup, same “space” issue here.
I was running 7.13 (routeros+wireless package) and barely had enough room to create a backup (running config) file to the flash drive.
RouterOS + wireless package and 1 backup-ed config file left me with 1% free space (14.9MB of 15.3MB used).

I was hoping 7.14 would have a little more space left, but it turns out that upgrading to 7.14 bricked my hAP ac2’s altogether.
After many failed tries with Netinstall (confirmed bug), I finally managed to get 7.13 back on both devices.
See:

hAP ac2 not working after 7.14 update.

Hi all, I am running one RB4011 as router (with wifi) and three hAP ac2’s (as wifi bridge). Last Friday I noticed 7.14 (stable) was available as an update. So I logged in to one of my hAP ac2’s via Winbox. As usual, I went into Files and created a backup, which I also downloaded. Then I went into System → Packages and Checked for Updates. 7.14 (stable) was available so I did a Download&Install. The software downloaded and the hAP ac2 rebooted, but it never showed up in my Winbox again. A…

Mikrotik support suggests upgrading to 7.14.1, but those packages are exactly the same size as 7.14. So I don’t think this will solve the space issue.

So basically, installing the wifi-qcom-ac package on the hAP ac2 isn’t even an option, because it’s even bigger than the older wireless package.
wireless: 2.64 MB
wifi-qcom-ac: 2.85 MB
Which leaves no room for a config backup file.