Updating to U-Boot 2023.04 broke the build for the RAVPower RP-WD009
MT7628 board. This was due to upstream conversion of CONFIG_* to CFG_*
which was not applied to our downstream patch adding support for the
RAVPower RP-WD009 device.
Apply CONFIG_* to CFG_* converion analog to what has been done also
for mt7928_rfb upstream.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
Update to next U-Boot timed release.
Remove now obsolete patch
100-01-board-mediatek-add-more-network-configurations.patch
Default IP addresses are now dealt with in Kconfig, no longer in board-
specific C header files.
Add patches to restore ANSI support in bootmenu which was broken upstream,
always use high-speed mode on serial UART for improved stability and fix
an issue with pinconf not being applied on MT7623 resulting in eMMC
being inaccessible when booting from micro SD card.
In order to keep the size of the bootloader on MT7623 below 512kB remove
some unneeded commands on both MT7623 boards.
Tested on:
* BananaPi BPi-R2 (MT7623N)
* BananaPi BPi-R3 (MT7986A)
* BananaPi BPi-R64 (MT7622A)
* Linksys E8450 (MT7622B)
Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
Hardware
--------
SoC: NXP P1010 (1x e500 @ 800MHz)
RAM: 256M DDR3 (2x Samsung K4B1G1646G-BCH9)
FLASH: 32M NOR (Spansion S25FL256S)
BTN: 1x Reset
WiFi: 1x Atheros AR9590 2.4 bgn 3x3
2x Atheros AR9590 5.0 an 3x3
ETH: 2x Gigabit Ethernet (Atheros AR8033 / AR8035)
UART: 115200 8N1 (RJ-45 Cisco)
Installation
------------
1. Grab the OpenWrt initramfs, rename it to ap3715.bin. Place it in
the root directory of a TFTP server and serve it at
192.168.1.66/24.
2. Connect to the serial port and boot the AP. Stop autoboot in U-Boot
by pressing Enter when prompted. Credentials are identical to the one
in the APs interface. By default it is admin / new2day.
3. Alter the bootcmd in U-Boot:
$ setenv ramboot_openwrt "setenv ipaddr 192.168.1.1;
setenv serverip 192.168.1.66; tftpboot 0x2000000 ap3715.bin; bootm"
$ setenv boot_openwrt "sf probe 0; sf read 0x2000000 0x140000 0x1000000;
bootm 0x2000000"
$ setenv bootcmd "run boot_openwrt"
$ saveenv
4. Boot the initramfs image
$ run ramboot_openwrt
5. Transfer the OpenWrt sysupgrade image to the AP using SCP. Install
using sysupgrade.
$ sysupgrade -n <path-to-sysupgrade.bin>
Signed-off-by: David Bauer <mail@david-bauer.net>
Use latest release build instead of a git snapshot. As this tarball
extracts in a trusted-firmware-a-2.8 subdirectory, we no longer need to
override the PKG_NAME defined in trusted-firmware-a.mk. The actual
package name is still the same, so we don't need to update any
dependencies.
Tested on A64-OLinuXino-1Ge16GW.
Signed-off-by: Stijn Tintel <stijn@linux-ipv6.be>
This is the newest release where 210-sunxi-deactivate-binman.patch still
applies.
Tested on A64-Olinuxino-eMMC.
Signed-off-by: Stijn Tintel <stijn@linux-ipv6.be>
General specification:
SoC Type: MediaTek MT7620N (580MHz)
ROM: 8 MB SPI-NOR (W25Q64FV)
RAM: 64 MB DDR (EM6AB160TSD-5G)
Switch: MediaTek MT7530
Ethernet: 5 ports - 5×100MbE (WAN, LAN1-4)
Wireless: 2.4 GHz (MediaTek RT5390): b/g/n
Buttons: 3 button (POWER, RESET, WPS)
Slide switch: 4 position (BASE, ADAPTER, BOOSTER, ACCESS POINT)
Bootloader: U-Boot 1.1.3
Power: 9 VDC, 0.6 A
MAC in stock:
|- + |
| LAN | RF-EEPROM + 0x04 |
| WLAN | RF-EEPROM + 0x04 |
| WAN | RF-EEPROM + 0x28 |
OEM easy installation
1. Use a PC to browse to http://my.keenetic.net.
2. Go to the System section and open the Files tab.
3. Under the Files tab, there will be a list of system
files. Click on the Firmware file.
4. When a modal window appears, click on the Choose File
button and upload the firmware image.
5. Wait for the router to flash and reboot.
OEM installation using the TFTP method
1. Download the latest firmware image and rename it to
klite3_recovery.bin.
2. Set up a Tftp server on a PC (e.g. Tftpd32) and place the
firmware image to the root directory of the server.
3. Power off the router and use a twisted pair cable to connect
the PC to any of the router's LAN ports.
4. Configure the network adapter of the PC to use IP address
192.168.1.2 and subnet mask 255.255.255.0.
5. Power up the router while holding the reset button pressed.
6. Wait approximately for 5 seconds and then release the
reset button.
7. The router should download the firmware via TFTP and
complete flashing in a few minutes.
After flashing is complete, use the PC to browse to
http://192.168.1.1 or ssh to proceed with the configuration.
Signed-off-by: Alexey Bartenev <41exey@proton.me>
This board is very similar to the Aruba AP-105, but is
outdoor-first. It is very similar to the MSR2000 (though certain
MSR2000 models have a different PHY[^1]).
A U-Boot replacement is required to install OpenWrt on these
devices[^2].
Specifications
--------------
* Device: Aruba AP-175
* SoC: Atheros AR7161 680 MHz MIPS
* RAM: 128MB - 2x Mira P3S12D40ETP
* Flash: 16MB MXIC MX25L12845EMI-10G (SPI-NOR)
* WiFi: 2 x DNMA-H92 Atheros AR9220-AC1A 802.11abgn
* ETH: IC+ IP1001 Gigabit + PoE PHY
* LED: 2x int., plus 12 ext. on TCA6416 GPIO expander
* Console: CP210X linking USB-A Port to CPU console @ 115200
* RTC: DS1374C, with internal battery
* Temp: LM75 temperature sensor
Factory installation:
- Needs a u-boot replacement. The process is almost identical to that
of the AP105, except that the case is easier to open, and that you
need to compile u-boot from a slightly different branch:
https://github.com/Hurricos/u-boot-ap105/tree/ap175
The instructions for performing an in-circuit reflash with an
SPI-Flasher like a CH314A can be found on the OpenWrt Wiki
(https://openwrt.org/toh/aruba/ap-105); in addition a detailed guide
may be found on YouTube[^3].
- Once u-boot has been replaced, a USB-A-to-A cable may be used to
connect your PC to the CP210X inside the AP at 115200 baud; at this
point, the normal u-boot serial flashing procedure will work (set up
networking; tftpboot and boot an OpenWrt initramfs; sysupgrade to
OpenWrt proper.)
- There is no built-in functionality to revert back to stock firmware,
because the AP-175 has been declared by the vendor[^4] end-of-life
as of 31 Jul 2020. If for some reason you wish to return to stock
firmware, take a backup of the 16MiB flash before flashing u-boot.
[^1]: https://github.com/shalzz/aruba-ap-310/blob/master/platform/bootloader/apboot-11n/include/configs/msr2k.h#L186
[^2]: https://github.com/Hurricos/u-boot-ap105/tree/ap175
[^3]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vof__dPiprs
[^4]: https://www.arubanetworks.com/support-services/end-of-life/#product=access-points&version=0
Signed-off-by: Martin Kennedy <hurricos@gmail.com>
Ruckus ZoneFlex 7363 is a dual-band, dual-radio 802.11n 2x2 MIMO enterprise
access point. ZoneFlex 7343 is the single band variant of 7363
restricted to 2.4GHz, and ZoneFlex 7341 is 7343 minus two Fast Ethernet
ports.
Hardware highligts:
- CPU: Atheros AR7161 SoC at 680 MHz
- RAM: 64MB DDR
- Flash: 16MB SPI-NOR
- Wi-Fi 2.4GHz: AR9280 PCI 2x2 MIMO radio with external beamforming
- Wi-Fi 5GHz: AR9280 PCI 2x2 MIMO radio with external beamforming
- Ethernet 1: single Gigabit Ethernet port through Marvell 88E1116R gigabit PHY
- Ethernet 2: two Fast Ethernet ports through Realtek RTL8363S switch,
connected with Fast Ethernet link to CPU.
- PoE: input through Gigabit port
- Standalone 12V/1A power input
- USB: optional single USB 2.0 host port on the -U variants.
Serial console: 115200-8-N-1 on internal H1 header.
Pinout:
H1 ----------
|1|x3|4|5|
----------
Pin 1 is near the "H1" marking.
1 - RX
x - no pin
3 - VCC (3.3V)
4 - GND
5 - TX
Installation:
- Using serial console - requires some disassembly, 3.3V USB-Serial
adapter, TFTP server, and removing a single PH1 screw.
0. Connect serial console to H1 header. Ensure the serial converter
does not back-power the board, otherwise it will fail to boot.
1. Power-on the board. Then quickly connect serial converter to PC and
hit Ctrl+C in the terminal to break boot sequence. If you're lucky,
you'll enter U-boot shell. Then skip to point 3.
Connection parameters are 115200-8-N-1.
2. Allow the board to boot. Press the reset button, so the board
reboots into U-boot again and go back to point 1.
3. Set the "bootcmd" variable to disable the dual-boot feature of the
system and ensure that uImage is loaded. This is critical step, and
needs to be done only on initial installation.
> setenv bootcmd "bootm 0xbf040000"
> saveenv
4. Boot the OpenWrt initramfs using TFTP. Replace IP addresses as needed.
Use the Gigabit interface, Fast Ethernet ports are not supported
under U-boot:
> setenv serverip 192.168.1.2
> setenv ipaddr 192.168.1.1
> tftpboot 0x81000000 openwrt-ath79-generic-ruckus_zf7363-initramfs-kernel.bin
> bootm 0x81000000
5. Optional, but highly recommended: back up contents of "firmware" partition:
$ ssh root@192.168.1.1 cat /dev/mtd1 > ruckus_zf7363_fw_backup.bin
6. Copy over sysupgrade image, and perform actual installation. OpenWrt
shall boot from flash afterwards:
$ ssh root@192.168.1.1
# sysupgrade -n openwrt-ath79-generic-ruckus_zf7363-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin
After unit boots, it should be available at the usual 192.168.1.1/24.
Return to factory firmware:
1. Copy over the backup to /tmp, for example using scp
2. Unset the "bootcmd" variable:
fw_setenv bootcmd ""
3. Use sysupgrade with force to restore the backup:
sysupgrade -F ruckus_zf7363_backup.bin
4. System will reboot.
Quirks and known issues:
- Fast Ethernet ports on ZF7363 and ZF7343 are supported, but management
features of the RTL8363S switch aren't implemented yet, though the
switch is visible over MDIO0 bus. This is a gigabit-capable switch, so
link establishment with a gigabit link partner may take a longer time
because RTL8363S advertises gigabit, and the port magnetics don't
support it, so a downshift needs to occur. Both ports are accessible
at eth1 interface, which - strangely - runs only at 100Mbps itself.
- Flash layout is changed from the factory, to use both firmware image
partitions for storage using mtd-concat, and uImage format is used to
actually boot the system, which rules out the dual-boot capability.
- Both radio has its own EEPROM on board, not connected to CPU.
- The stock firmware has dual-boot capability, which is not supported in
OpenWrt by choice.
It is controlled by data in the top 64kB of RAM which is unmapped,
to avoid the interference in the boot process and accidental
switch to the inactive image, although boot script presence in
form of "bootcmd" variable should prevent this entirely.
- On some versions of stock firmware, it is possible to obtain root shell,
however not much is available in terms of debugging facitilies.
1. Login to the rkscli
2. Execute hidden command "Ruckus"
3. Copy and paste ";/bin/sh;" including quotes. This is required only
once, the payload will be stored in writable filesystem.
4. Execute hidden command "!v54!". Press Enter leaving empty reply for
"What's your chow?" prompt.
5. Busybox shell shall open.
Source: https://alephsecurity.com/vulns/aleph-2019014
- There is second method to achieve root shell, using command injection
in the web interface:
1. Login to web administration interface
2. Go to Administration > Diagnostics
3. Enter |telnetd${IFS}-p${IFS}204${IFS}-l${IFS}/bin/sh into "ping"
field
4. Press "Run test"
5. Telnet to the device IP at port 204
6. Busybox shell shall open.
Source: https://github.com/chk-jxcn/ruckusremoteshell
Signed-off-by: Lech Perczak <lech.perczak@gmail.com>
Ruckus ZoneFlex 7351 is a dual-band, dual-radio 802.11n 2x2 MIMO enterprise
access point.
Hardware highligts:
- CPU: Atheros AR7161 SoC at 680 MHz
- RAM: 64MB DDR
- Flash: 16MB SPI-NOR
- Wi-Fi 2.4GHz: AR9280 PCI 2x2 MIMO radio with external beamforming
- Wi-Fi 5GHz: AR9280 PCI 2x2 MIMO radio with external beamforming
- Ethernet: single Gigabit Ethernet port through Marvell 88E1116R gigabit PHY
- Standalone 12V/1A power input
- USB: optional single USB 2.0 host port on the 7351-U variant.
Serial console: 115200-8-N-1 on internal H1 header.
Pinout:
H1 ----------
|1|x3|4|5|
----------
Pin 1 is near the "H1" marking.
1 - RX
x - no pin
3 - VCC (3.3V)
4 - GND
5 - TX
Installation:
- Using serial console - requires some disassembly, 3.3V USB-Serial
adapter, TFTP server, and removing a single T10 screw.
0. Connect serial console to H1 header. Ensure the serial converter
does not back-power the board, otherwise it will fail to boot.
1. Power-on the board. Then quickly connect serial converter to PC and
hit Ctrl+C in the terminal to break boot sequence. If you're lucky,
you'll enter U-boot shell. Then skip to point 3.
Connection parameters are 115200-8-N-1.
2. Allow the board to boot. Press the reset button, so the board
reboots into U-boot again and go back to point 1.
3. Set the "bootcmd" variable to disable the dual-boot feature of the
system and ensure that uImage is loaded. This is critical step, and
needs to be done only on initial installation.
> setenv bootcmd "bootm 0xbf040000"
> saveenv
4. Boot the OpenWrt initramfs using TFTP. Replace IP addresses as needed:
> setenv serverip 192.168.1.2
> setenv ipaddr 192.168.1.1
> tftpboot 0x81000000 openwrt-ath79-generic-ruckus_zf7351-initramfs-kernel.bin
> bootm 0x81000000
5. Optional, but highly recommended: back up contents of "firmware" partition:
$ ssh root@192.168.1.1 cat /dev/mtd1 > ruckus_zf7351_fw_backup.bin
6. Copy over sysupgrade image, and perform actual installation. OpenWrt
shall boot from flash afterwards:
$ ssh root@192.168.1.1
# sysupgrade -n openwrt-ath79-generic-ruckus_zf7351-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin
After unit boots, it should be available at the usual 192.168.1.1/24.
Return to factory firmware:
1. Copy over the backup to /tmp, for example using scp
2. Unset the "bootcmd" variable:
fw_setenv bootcmd ""
3. Use sysupgrade with force to restore the backup:
sysupgrade -F ruckus_zf7351_backup.bin
4. System will reboot.
Quirks and known issues:
- Flash layout is changed from the factory, to use both firmware image
partitions for storage using mtd-concat, and uImage format is used to
actually boot the system, which rules out the dual-boot capability.
- Both radio has its own EEPROM on board, not connected to CPU.
- The stock firmware has dual-boot capability, which is not supported in
OpenWrt by choice.
It is controlled by data in the top 64kB of RAM which is unmapped,
to avoid the interference in the boot process and accidental
switch to the inactive image, although boot script presence in
form of "bootcmd" variable should prevent this entirely.
- On some versions of stock firmware, it is possible to obtain root shell,
however not much is available in terms of debugging facitilies.
1. Login to the rkscli
2. Execute hidden command "Ruckus"
3. Copy and paste ";/bin/sh;" including quotes. This is required only
once, the payload will be stored in writable filesystem.
4. Execute hidden command "!v54!". Press Enter leaving empty reply for
"What's your chow?" prompt.
5. Busybox shell shall open.
Source: https://alephsecurity.com/vulns/aleph-2019014
- There is second method to achieve root shell, using command injection
in the web interface:
1. Login to web administration interface
2. Go to Administration > Diagnostics
3. Enter |telnetd${IFS}-p${IFS}204${IFS}-l${IFS}/bin/sh into "ping"
field
4. Press "Run test"
5. Telnet to the device IP at port 204
6. Busybox shell shall open.
Source: https://github.com/chk-jxcn/ruckusremoteshell
Signed-off-by: Lech Perczak <lech.perczak@gmail.com>
This reduces open coding and allows to easily add a knob to
enable it treewide, where chosen packages can still opt-out via
"no-gc-sections".
Note: libnl, mbedtls and opkg only used the CFLAGS part without the
LDFLAGS counterpart. That doesn't help at all if the goal is to produce
smaller binaries. I consider that an accident, and this fixes it.
Note: there are also packages using only the LDFLAGS part. I didn't
touch those, as gc might have been disabled via CFLAGS intentionally.
Signed-off-by: Andre Heider <a.heider@gmail.com>
Netgear WAX218 is a 802.11ax AP claiming AX3600 support. It is wall
or ceiling mountable. It can be powered via PoE, or a 12 V adapter.
The board has footprints for 2.54mm UART headers. They're difficult to
solder because the GND is connected to a large copper plane. Only try
soldering if you are very skilled. Otherwise, use pogo pins.
Specifications:
---------------
* CPU: Qualcomm IPQ8072A Quad core Cortex-A53 2.2GHz
* RAM: 366 MB of RAM available to OS, not sure of total amount
* Storage: Macronix MX30UF2G18AC 256MB NAND
* Ethernet:
* 2.5G RJ45 port (QCA8081) with PoE input
* WLAN:
* 2.4GHz/5GHz with 8 antennas
* LEDs:
* Power (Amber)
* LAN (Blue)
* 2G WLAN (Blue)
* 5G WLAN (Blue)
* Buttons:
* 1x Factory reset
* Power: 12V DC Jack
* UART: Two 4-pin unpopulated headers near the LEDs
* "J2 UART" is the CPU UART, 3.3 V level
Installation:
=============
Web UI method
-------------
Flashing OpenWRT using the vendor's Web UI is problematic on this
device. The u-boot mechanism for communicating the active rootfs is
antiquated and unreliable. Instead of setting the kernel commandline,
it relies on patching the DTS partitions of the nand node. The way
partitions are patched is incompatible with newer kernels.
Newer kernels use the SMEM partition table, which puts "rootfs" on
mtd12. The vendor's Web UI will flash to either mtd12 or mtd14. One
reliable way to boot from mtd14 and avoid boot loops is to use an
initramfs image.
1. In the factory web UI, navigate to System Manager -> Firmware.
2. In the "Local Firmware Upgrade" section, click Browse
3. Navigate and select the 'web-ui-factory.fit' image
4. Click "Upload"
5. On the following page, click on "Proceed"
The flash proceeds at this point and the system will reboot
automatically to OpenWRT.
6. Flash the 'nand-sysupgrade.bin' using Luci or the commandline
SSH method
----------
Enable SSH using the CLI or Web UI. The root account is locked out to
ssh, and the admin account defaults to Netgear's CLI application.
So we need to get creative:
First, make sure the device boots from the second firmware partition:
ssh -okexalgorithms=diffie-hellman-group14-sha1 admin@<ipaddr> \
/usr/sbin/fw_setenv active_fw 1
Then reboot the device, and run the update:
scp -O -o kexalgorithms=diffie-hellman-group14-sha1 \
-o hostkeyalgorithms=ssh-rsa \
netgear_wax218-squashfs-nand-factory.ubi \
admin@<ipaddr>:/tmp/openwrt.ubi
ssh -okexalgorithms=diffie-hellman-group14-sha1 admin@<ipaddr> \
/usr/sbin/ubiformat /dev/mtd12 -f /tmp/openwrt.ubi
ssh -okexalgorithms=diffie-hellman-group14-sha1 admin@<ipaddr> \
/usr/sbin/fw_setenv active_fw 0
Now reboot the device, and it should boot into a ready-to-use OpenWRT.
Signed-off-by: Alexandru Gagniuc <mr.nuke.me@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Robert Marko <robimarko@gmail.com>
Tested-by: Francisco G Luna <frangonlun@gmail.com>
Hardware
--------
SoC: Qualcomm IPQ8065
RAM: 512 MB DDR3
Flash: 256 MB NAND (Macronix MX30UF2G18AC) (split into 2x128MB)
4 MB SPI-NOR (Macronix MX25U3235F)
WLAN: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9984 - 2.4Ghz
Qualcomm Atheros QCA9984 - 5Ghz
ETH: eth0 - POE (100Mbps in U-Boot, 1000Mbps in OpenWrt)
eth1 - (1000Mbps in both)
Auto-negotiation broken on both.
USB: USB 2.0
LED: 5G, 2.4G, ETH1, ETH2, CTRL, PWR (All support green and red)
BTN: Reset
Other: SD card slot (non-functional)
Serial: 115200bps, near the Ethernet transformers, labeled 9X.
Connections from the arrow to the 9X text:
[NC] - [TXD] - [GND] - [RXD] - [NC]
Installation
------------
0. Connect to the device
Plug your computer into LAN2 (1000Mbps connection required).
If you use the LAN1/POE port, set your computer to force a 100Mbps link.
Connect to the device via TTL (Serial) 115200n8.
Locate the header (or solder pads) labeled 9X,
near the Ethernet jacks/transformers.
There should be an arrow on the other side of the header marking.
The connections should go like this:
(from the arrow to the 9X text): NC - TXD - GND - RXD - NC
1. Prepare for installation
While the AP is powering up, interrupt the startup process.
MAKE SURE TO CHECK YOUR CURRENT PARTITION!
If you see: "Current Partition is : partB" or
"Need to switch partition from partA to partB",
you have to force the device into partA mode, before continuing.
This can be done by changing the PKRstCnt to 5 and resetting the device.
setenv PKRstCnt 5
saveenv
reset
After you interrupt the startup process again,
you should see: Need to switch partition from partB to partA
You can now continue to the next step.
If you see: "Current Partition is : partA",
you can continue to the next step.
2. Prevent partition switching.
To prevent the device from switching partitions,
we are going to modify the startup command.
set bootcmd "setenv PKRstCnt 0; saveenv; bootipq"
setenv
3. First boot
Now, we have to boot the OpenWrt intifs.
The easiest way to do this is by using Tiny PXE.
You can also use the normal U-Boot tftp method.
Run "bootp" this will get an IP from the DHCP server
and possibly the firmware image.
If it doesn't download the firmware image, run "tftpboot".
Now run "bootm" to run the image.
You might see:
"ERROR: new format image overwritten - must RESET the board to recover"
this means that the image you are trying to load is too big.
Use a smaller image for the initial boot.
4. Install OpenWrt from initfs
Once you are booted into OpenWrt,
transfer the OpenWrt upgrade image and
use sysupgrade to install OpenWrt to the device.
Signed-off-by: Kristjan Krušič <kristjan.krusic@krusic22.com>
Hardware
--------
SoC: Freescale P1010
RAM: 512MB
FLASH: 1 MB SPI-NOR
512 MB NAND
ETH: 3x Gigabite Ethernet (Atheros AR8033)
SERIAL: Cisco RJ-45 (115200 8N1)
RTC: Battery-Backed RTC (I2C)
Installation
------------
1. Patch U-Boot by dumping the content of the SPI-Flash using a SPI
programmer. The SHA1 hash for the U-Boot password is currently
unknown.
A tool for patching U-Boot is available at
https://github.com/blocktrron/t10-uboot-patcher/
You can also patch the unknown password yourself. The SHA1 hash is
E597301A1D89FF3F6D318DBF4DBA0A5ABC5ECBEA
2. Interrupt the bootmenu by pressing CTRL+C. A password prompt appears.
The patched password is '1234' (without quotation marks)
3. Download the OpenWrt initramfs image. Copy it to a TFTP server
reachable at 10.0.1.13/24 and rename it to uImage.
4. Connect the TFTP server to ethernet port 0 of the Watchguard T10.
5. Download and boot the initramfs image by entering "tftpboot; bootm;"
in U-Boot.
6. After OpenWrt booted, create a UBI volume on the old data partition.
The "ubi" mtd partition should be mtd7, check this using
$ cat /proc/mtd
Create a UBI partition by executing
$ ubiformat /dev/mtd7 -y
7. Increase the loadable kernel-size of U-Boot by executing
$ fw_setenv SysAKernSize 800000
8. Transfer the OpenWrt sysupgrade image to the Watchguard T10 using
scp. Install the image by using sysupgrade:
$ sysupgrade -n <path-to-sysupgrade>
Note: The LAN ports of the T10 are 1 & 2 while 0 is WAN. You might
have to change the ethernet-port.
9. OpenWrt should now boot from the internal NAND. Enjoy.
Signed-off-by: David Bauer <mail@david-bauer.net>
They are enabled by selecting devices. Fixes build errors when enabling extra
devices without creating a new config from scratch.
Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
It seems more hardware needs early load of firmware when initialised
to work properly (at least Intel hardware). One of previous case is CPU
microcode, which this series[1] tried to change. The second one is Intel
graphics IC, which needs firmware for controlling DMC circuit (switch
conncted display to DC6 power state). As it stands, the i915 module is
built-in and it seems the hardware can't cope with firmware loaded
later from rootfs, it needs to be supplied when the module is loaded.
Unfortunately we need bootloader to handle the load of firmware in this
case, but as previously mentioned series[1], there was an error when
initrd was hardcoded, instead of testing existence for it and then
loading. To remedy this in later the 55b808e0c4 ('x86: image: add test
module to bootloader') was commited. Which was later accidentally
dropped when grub2 image creation was moved to packages. Therefore bring
back test module, so we can test for cases of existing firmware in
grub.cfg.
1. https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/openwrt/cover/20181120162044.16371-1-tomek_n@o2.pl
Fixes: 5a5df62d95 ("x86/grub2: move grub2 image creation to package")
Signed-off-by: Tomasz Maciej Nowak <tmn505@gmail.com>
The Buffalo LinkStation LS220DE is a dual bay NAS, based on Marvell
Armada 370
Hardware:
SoC: Marvell Armada 88F6707
CPU: Cortex-A9 800 MHz, 1 core
Flash 1: SPI-NOR 1 MiB (U-Boot)
Flash 2: NAND 512 MiB (OS)
RAM: DDR3 256 MiB
Ethernet: 1x 1GbE
USB: 1x 2.0
SATA: 2x 3Gb/s
LEDs/Input: 5x / 2x (1x button, 1x slide-switch)
Fan: 1x casing
Flash instructions, from hard drive:
1. Get access to the "boot" partition at the hard drive where the stock
firmware is installed. It can be done with acp-commander or by
plugging the hard drive to a computer.
2. Backup the stock uImage:
mv /boot/uImage.buffalo /boot/uImage.buffalo.bak
3. Move and rename the Openwrt initramfs image to the boot partition:
mv openwrt-initramfs-kernel.bin /boot/uImage.buffalo
4. Power on the Linkstation with the hardrive inside. Now Openwrt will
boot, but still not installed.
5. Connect via ssh to OpenWrt:
ssh root@192.168.1.1
6. Rename boot files inside boot partition
mount -t ext3 /dev/sda1 /mnt
mv /mnt/uImage.buffalo /mnt/uImage.buffalo.openwrt.bak
mv /mnt/initrd.buffalo /mnt/initrd.buffalo.bak
7. Format ubi partitions at the NAND flash ("kernel_ubi" and "ubi"):
ubiformat /dev/mtd0 -y
ubidetach -p /dev/mtd1
ubiformat /dev/mtd1 -y
8. Flash the sysupgrade image:
sysupgrade -n openwrt-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin
9. Wait until it finish, the device will reboot with OpenWrt installed
on the NAND flash.
Restore the stock firmware:
1. Take the hard drive used for the installation and restore boot backup
files to their original names:
mount -t ext3 /dev/sda1 /mnt
mv /mnt/uImage.buffalo.bak /mnt/uImage.buffalo
mv /mnt/initrd.buffalo.bak /mnt/initrd.buffalo
2. Boot from the hard drive and perform a stock firmware update using
the Buffalo utility. The NAND will be restored to the original
state.
Signed-off-by: Daniel González Cabanelas <dgcbueu@gmail.com>
FCC ID: A8J-EPG600
Engenius EPG600 is an indoor wireless router with
1 Gb ethernet switch, dual-band wireless,
internal antenna plates, USB, and phone lines (not supported)
this board is a Senao device:
the hardware is equivalent to EnGenius ESR600 (except for phone lines)
the software is Senao SDK which is based on openwrt and uboot
which uses the legacy Senao header with Vendor / Product IDs
to verify the firmware upgrade image.
**Specification:**
- MT7620 SOC MIPS 24kec, 2.4 GHz WMAC, 2x2
- RT5592N WLAN PCI chip, 5 GHz, 2x2
- QCA8337N Gb SW RGMII GbE, SW P0 -- SOC P5, 5 LEDs
- 40 MHz clock
- 16 MB FLASH MX25L12845EMI-10G
- 64 MB RAM NT5TU32M16
- UART console J2, populated
- USB 2.0 port direct to SOC
- 6 GPIO LEDs power, 2G, 5G, wps2g, wps5g, line
- 3 buttons reset, wps, "reg" (registeration)
- 4 antennas internal omni-directional plates
NOT YET SUPPORTED: VoIP
- Si3050-FT + Si3019-FT Voice DAA, SPI control, PCM data
- Phone Ports "TEL", "LINE" RJ11, 4P2C (2 pins)
**MAC addresses:**
MAC address labeled as MAC ADDRESS
MACs present in both wifi cal data and uboot environment
eth0.1/phy1 ---- *:82 rf 0x4
phy0 ---- *:83 factory 0x4
eth0.2 MAC *:b8 "wanaddr"
**Installation:**
Method 1: Firmware upgrade page:
(if you cannot access the APs webpage)
factory reset with the reset button
connect ethernet to a computer
OEM webpage at 192.168.0.1
username and password 'admin'
Navigate to gear icon, "Device Management", "Tools"
select the factory.dlf image
Upload and verify checksum
Method 2: Serial to upload initramfs:
Follow directions for TFTP recovery
upload and boot initramfs and do a sysupgrade
**TFTP recovery:**
Requires UART serial console, reset button does nothing
rename initramfs-kernel.bin to 'uImageEPG600'
make available on TFTP server at 192.168.99.8
power board, interrupt boot with "4"
execute `tftpboot` and `bootm` (with the load address)
**Return to OEM:**
Images from OEM are provided, but not compatible
with openwrt sysupgrade. So it must be modified.
Alternatively, back up all mtd partitions before flashing
**Note on switch registers:**
The necessary registers needed for the QCA8337 switch
can be read from interrupted boot (tftpboot, bootm)
by using the following lines in the switch driver ar8327.c
in the function 'ar8327_hw_config_of'
where 'qca,ar8327-initvals' is parsed from DTS
before the new register values are written:
pr_info("0x04 %08x\n", ar8xxx_read(priv, AR8327_REG_PAD0_MODE));
pr_info("0x08 %08x\n", ar8xxx_read(priv, AR8327_REG_PAD5_MODE));
pr_info("0x0c %08x\n", ar8xxx_read(priv, AR8327_REG_PAD6_MODE));
pr_info("0x10 %08x\n", ar8xxx_read(priv, AR8327_REG_POWER_ON_STRAP));
Signed-off-by: Michael Pratt <mcpratt@pm.me>
Specifications:
- Device: ASUS RT-AX54 (AX1800S/HP,AX54HP)
- SoC: MT7621AT
- Flash: 128MB
- RAM: 256MB
- Switch: 1 WAN, 4 LAN (10/100/1000 Mbps)
- WiFi: MT7905 2x2 2.4G + MT7975 2x2 5G
- LEDs: 1x POWER (blue, configurable)
1x LAN (blue, configurable)
1x WAN (blue, configurable)
1x 2.4G (blue, not configurable)
1x 5G (blue, not configurable)
Flash by U-Boot TFTP method:
- Configure your PC with IP 192.168.1.2
- Set up TFTP server and put the factory.bin image on your PC
- Connect serial port(rate:115200) and turn on AP, then interrupt "U-Boot Boot Menu" by hitting any key
Select "2. Upgrade firmware"
Press enter when show "Run firmware after upgrading? (Y/n):"
Select 0 for TFTP method
Input U-Boot's IP address: 192.168.1.1
Input TFTP server's IP address: 192.168.1.2
Input IP netmask: 255.255.255.0
Input file name: openwrt-ramips-mt7621-asus_rt-ax1800hp-squashfs-factory.bin
- Restart AP aftre see the log "Firmware upgrade completed!"
Signed-off-by: Karl Chan <exkc@exkc.moe>
Selecting the environment when booting from SD card has been broken by
a previous commit. Fix it.
Fixes: f46355b4d7 ("uboot-envtools: mediatek_filogic: fix BPi-R3 when no OS is installed")
Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
Selecting the environment when booting from SD card has been broken by
a previous commit. Fix it.
Fixes: 84b5b0f88c ("uboot-envtools: mediatek/mt7622: don't rely on mapped rootfs")
Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
FCC ID: A8J-EWS660AP
Engenius EWS660AP is an outdoor wireless access point with
2 gigabit ethernet ports, dual-band wireless,
internal antenna plates, and 802.3at PoE+
**Specification:**
- QCA9558 SOC 2.4 GHz, 3x3
- QCA9880 WLAN mini PCIe card, 5 GHz, 3x3, 26dBm
- AR8035-A PHY RGMII GbE with PoE+ IN
- AR8033 PHY SGMII GbE with PoE+ OUT
- 40 MHz clock
- 16 MB FLASH MX25L12845EMI-10G
- 2x 64 MB RAM
- UART at J1 populated, RX grounded
- 6 internal antenna plates (5 dbi, omni-directional)
- 5 LEDs, 1 button (power, eth0, eth1, 2G, 5G) (reset)
**MAC addresses:**
Base MAC addressed labeled as "MAC"
Only one Vendor MAC address in flash
eth0 *:d4 MAC art 0x0
eth1 *:d5 --- art 0x0 +1
phy1 *:d6 --- art 0x0 +2
phy0 *:d7 --- art 0x0 +3
**Serial Access:**
the RX line on the board for UART is shorted to ground by resistor R176
therefore it must be removed to use the console
but it is not necessary to remove to view boot log
optionally, R175 can be replaced with a solder bridge short
the resistors R175 and R176 are next to the UART RX pin
**Installation:**
2 ways to flash factory.bin from OEM:
Method 1: Firmware upgrade page:
OEM webpage at 192.168.1.1
username and password "admin"
Navigate to "Firmware Upgrade" page from left pane
Click Browse and select the factory.bin image
Upload and verify checksum
Click Continue to confirm and wait 3 minutes
Method 2: Serial to load Failsafe webpage:
After connecting to serial console and rebooting...
Interrupt uboot with any key pressed rapidly
execute `run failsafe_boot` OR `bootm 0x9fd70000`
wait a minute
connect to ethernet and navigate to
"192.168.1.1/index.htm"
Select the factory.bin image and upload
wait about 3 minutes
**Return to OEM:**
If you have a serial cable, see Serial Failsafe instructions
otherwise, uboot-env can be used to make uboot load the failsafe image
ssh into openwrt and run
`fw_setenv rootfs_checksum 0`
reboot, wait 3 minutes
connect to ethernet and navigate to 192.168.1.1/index.htm
select OEM firmware image from Engenius and click upgrade
**TFTP recovery:**
Requires serial console, reset button does nothing
rename initramfs.bin to '0101A8C0.img'
make available on TFTP server at 192.168.1.101
power board, interrupt boot
execute tftpboot and bootm 0x81000000
**Format of OEM firmware image:**
The OEM software of EWS660AP is a heavily modified version
of Openwrt Kamikaze. One of the many modifications
is to the sysupgrade program. Image verification is performed
simply by the successful ungzip and untar of the supplied file
and name check and header verification of the resulting contents.
To form a factory.bin that is accepted by OEM Openwrt build,
the kernel and rootfs must have specific names...
openwrt-ar71xx-generic-ews660ap-uImage-lzma.bin
openwrt-ar71xx-generic-ews660ap-root.squashfs
and begin with the respective headers (uImage, squashfs).
Then the files must be tarballed and gzipped.
The resulting binary is actually a tar.gz file in disguise.
This can be verified by using binwalk on the OEM firmware images,
ungzipping then untaring.
Newer EnGenius software requires more checks but their script
includes a way to skip them, otherwise the tar must include
a text file with the version and md5sums in a deprecated format.
The OEM upgrade script is at /etc/fwupgrade.sh.
OKLI kernel loader is required because the OEM software
expects the kernel to be no greater than 1536k
and the factory.bin upgrade procedure would otherwise
overwrite part of the kernel when writing rootfs.
Note on PLL-data cells:
The default PLL register values will not work
because of the external AR8035 switch between
the SOC and the ethernet port.
For QCA955x series, the PLL registers for eth0 and eth1
can be see in the DTSI as 0x28 and 0x48 respectively.
Therefore the PLL registers can be read from uboot
for each link speed after attempting tftpboot
or another network action using that link speed
with `md 0x18050028 1` and `md 0x18050048 1`.
The clock delay required for RGMII can be applied
at the PHY side, using the at803x driver `phy-mode`.
Therefore the PLL registers for GMAC0
do not need the bits for delay on the MAC side.
This is possible due to fixes in at803x driver
since Linux 5.1 and 5.3
Tested-by: Niklas Arnitz <openwrt@arnitz.email>
Signed-off-by: Michael Pratt <mcpratt@pm.me>
This change consolidates Netgear EX7300 series devices into two images
corresponding to devices that share the same manufacturer firmware
image. Similar to the manufacturer firmware, the actual device model is
detected at runtime. The logic is taken from the netgear GPL dumps in a
file called generate_board_conf.sh.
Hardware details for EX7300 v2 variants
---------------------------------------
SoC: QCN5502
Flash: 16 MiB
RAM: 128 MiB
Ethernet: 1 gigabit port
Wireless 2.4GHz (currently unsupported due to lack of ath9k support):
- EX6250 / EX6400 v2 / EX6410 / EX6420: QCN5502 3x3
- EX7300 v2 / EX7320: QCN5502 4x4
Wireless 5GHz:
- EX6250: QCA9986 3x3 (detected by ath10k as QCA9984 3x3)
- EX6400 v2 / EX6410 / EX6420 / EX7300 v2 / EX7320: QCA9984 4x4
Signed-off-by: Wenli Looi <wlooi@ucalgary.ca>
ZyXEL NBG7815 is a premium 802.11ax "tri"-band router/AP.
Specifications:
* CPU: Qualcomm IPQ8072A Quad core Cortex-A53 2.2GHz
* RAM: 1 GB 2x Nanya NT5CC256M16ER-EK
* Storage:
* 8MB serial flash Winbond W25Q64DW
* 4GB eMMC flash Kingston EMMC04G-M627
* Ethernet:
* 4x1G RJ45 ports (QCA8074A) with 1x status LED per port
* 1x2.5G RJ45 port (QCA8081) with 1x status LED
* 1x10G RJ45 port (AQR113C) with 1x status LED
* Switch: Qualcomm Atheros QCA8075
* WLAN:
* 2.4GHz: Qualcomm QCN5024 4x4@40MHz 802.11b/g/n/ax 1147 Mbps PHY rate
* 2x 5GHz: Qualcomm QCN5054 4x4 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax 2402 PHY rate
* Bluetooth CSR8811 using HSUART, currently unsupported
* USB: 1x USB3.0 Type-A port
* LED-s currently not supported:
* White
* Dark Blu
* Amber
* Purple
* Purple and dark blue
* Red
* Buttons:
* 1x Soft reset
* Power: 12V DC Jack
Installation instructions:
* Disconnect WAN
* Reset device to factory defaults by pushing reset button 15 sec,
LEDs should lit orange color.
* After 5-10 minutes, when the LEDs turn constant dark blue,
put your LAN cable and connect at address 192.168.123.1 by telnet on port 23
* Login with
NBG7815 login: root
password: nbg7815@2019
* cd /tmp/ApplicationData
* wget -O openwrt-ipq807x-generic-zyxel_nbg7815-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin http://...
* wget https://github.com/itorK/nbg7815_tools/blob/main/flash_to_openwrt.sh
* run flash_to_openwrt.sh
If you can't use wget, you can transfer the files via nc.
See https://openwrt.org/inbox/toh/zyxel/nbg7815_armor_g5 for installation details.
Bluetooth usage:
* you need at least package bluez-utils, recommended bluez-daemon
* run following commands to enable and start
hciattach /dev/ttyMSM1 bcsp
hciconfig hci0 up
Many thanks to itorK for his work on this device:
https://github.com/itorK/openwrt/tree/nbg7815
Reviewed-by: Robert Marko <robimarko@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: André Valentin <avalentin@marcant.net>
Move defines from header to defconfig
The package build and the Buildbot hang in 'make syncconfig' for
u-boot-ravpower_rp-wd009 because CONFIG_SYS_MIPS_TIMER_FREQ is not in
the .config, causing a console prompt. Also moved two other defines in
defconfig causing duplicate definition warnings.
Fixes: 3d5c5427e1 ("uboot-mediatek: update to U-Boot 2023.01")
Signed-off-by: Jo Deisenhofer <jo.deisenhofer@gmail.com>
The configured u_env partition for the Linksys WHW03 V2 was not correct.
It should have been set to mtd6.
This fix allow to flash the OEM firmware from OpenWRT and to change the
boot partition using fw_setenv.
Fixes: 9e4ede8344 ("ipq40xx: add support for Linksys WHW03 V2")
Signed-off-by: Vincent Tremblay <vincent@vtremblay.dev>
In the version 2023.01, the U-boot image was renamed because of the
upstream change [1]
[1] 87ac4b4b4c
Signed-off-by: Josef Schlehofer <pepe.schlehofer@gmail.com>
Dynalink DL-WRX36 is a AX WIFI router with 4 1G and 1 2.5G ports.
Specifications:
• CPU: Qualcomm IPQ8072A Quad core Cortex-A53 2.2GHz
• RAM: 1024MB of DDR3
• Storage: 256MB Nand
• Ethernet: 4x 1G RJ45 ports (QCA8075) + 1 2.5G Port (QCA8081)
• WLAN:
2.4GHz: Qualcomm QCN5024 2x2 802.11b/g/n/ax 1174 Mbps PHY rate
5GHz: Qualcomm QCN5054 4x4 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax 2402 PHY rate
• 1x USB 3.0
• 1 gpio-controlled dual color led (blue/red)
• Buttons: 1x soft reset / 1x WPS
• Power: 12V DC jack
A poulated serial header is onboard (J1004)
the connector size is a 4-pin 2.0 mm JST PH.
RX/TX is working, u-boot bootwait is active, secure boot is enabled.
Notes:
- Serial is completely deactivated in the stock firmware image.
- This commit adds only single partition support, that means
sysupgrade is upgrading the current rootfs partition.
- Installation can be done by serial connection or
SSH access on OEM firmware
Installation Instructions:
Most part of the installation is performed from an initramfs image
running OpenWrt, and there are two options to boot it.
Boot initramfs option 1: Using serial connection (3.3V)
1. Stop auto boot to get to U-boot shell
2. Transfer initramfs image to device
(openwrt-ipq807x-generic-dynalink_dl-wrx36-initramfs-uImage.itb)
Tested using TFTP and a FAT-formatted USB flash drive.
3. Boot the initramfs image
# bootm
Boot initramfs option 2: From SSH access on OEM firmware
1. Copy the initramfs image to a FAT-formatted flash drive
(tested on single-partition drive) and connect it to device USB port.
2. Change boot command so it loads the initramfs image on next boot
Fallback to OEM firmware is provided.
# fw_setenv bootcmd 'usb start && fatload usb 0:1 0x44000000 openwrt-ipq807x-generic-dynalink_dl-wrx36-initramfs-uImage.itb && bootm 0x44000000; bootipq'
3. Reboot the device to boot the initramfs
# reboot
Install OpenWrt from initramfs image:
1. Use SCP (or other way) to transfer OpenWrt factory image
2. Connect to device using SSH (on a LAN port)
3. Check MTD partition table.
rootfs and rootfs_1 should be mtd18 and mtd20
depending on current OEM slot.
# cat /proc/mtd
4. Do a ubiformat to both rootfs partitions:
# ubiformat /dev/mtd18 -y -f /path_to/factory_image
# ubiformat /dev/mtd20 -y -f /path_to/factory_image
5. Set U-boot env variable: mtdids
# fw_setenv mtdids 'nand0=nand0'
6. Get offset of mtd18 to determine current OEM slot
- If current OEM slot is 1, offset is 16777216 (0x1000000)
- If current OEM slot is 2, offset is 127926272 (0x7a00000)
# cat /sys/class/mtd/mtd18/offset
7. Set U-boot env variable: mtdparts
If current OEM slot is 1, run:
# fw_setenv mtdparts 'mtdparts=nand0:0x6100000@0x1000000(fs),0x6100000@0x7a00000(fs_1)'
If current OEM slot is 2, run:
# fw_setenv mtdparts 'mtdparts=nand0:0x6100000@0x7a00000(fs),0x6100000@0x1000000(fs_1)'
8. Set U-boot env variable: bootcmd
# fw_setenv bootcmd 'setenv bootargs console=ttyMSM0,115200n8 ubi.mtd=rootfs rootfstype=squashfs rootwait; ubi part fs; ubi read 0x44000000 kernel; bootm 0x44000000#config@rt5010w-d350-rev0'
9. Reboot the device
# reboot
Note: this PR adds only single partition support, that means sysupgrade is
upgrading the current rootfs partition
Signed-off-by: Dirk Buchwalder <buchwalder@posteo.de>
The Edgecore EAP102 is a wall/ceiling mountable AP. The AP can be
powered by either PoE or AC adapter.
Device info:
- IPQ8071-A SoC
- 1GiB RAM
- 256MiB NAND flash
- 32MiB SPI NOR
- 2 Ethernet ports
- 1 Console port
- 2GHz/5GHz AX WLAN
- 2 USB 2.0 ports
Install instructions:
Prerequistes - TFTP server, preferrably within 192.168.1.0/24
Console cable plugged in (115200 8N1 no flow control)
1. Power on device and interrupt u-boot to obtain u-boot CLI
2. set serverip to IP address of the TFTP server:
`setenv serverip 192.168.1.250`
3. Download image from TFTP server:
`tftpboot 0x44000000 openwrt-ipq807x-generic-edgecore_eap102-squashfs-nand-factory.ubi`
4. Flash ubi image to both partitions and reset:
`sf probe
imxtract 0x44000000 ubi
nand device 0
nand erase 0x0 0x3400000
nand erase 0x3c00000 0x3400000
nand write $fileaddr 0x0 $filesize
nand write $fileaddr 0x3c00000 $filesize
reset`
Signed-off-by: Matthew Hagan <mnhagan88@gmail.com>
Xiaomi AX9000 is a premium 802.11ax "tri"-band router/AP.
Specifications:
* CPU: Qualcomm IPQ8072A Quad core Cortex-A53 2.2GHz
* RAM: 1024MB of DDR3
* Storage: 256MB of parallel NAND
* Ethernet:
* 4x1G RJ45 ports (QCA8075) with 1x status LED per port
* 1x2.5G RJ45 port (QCA8081) with 1x status LED
* WLAN:
* PCI based Qualcomm QCA9889 1x1 802.11ac Wawe 2 for IoT
* 2.4GHz: Qualcomm QCN5024 4x4@40MHz 802.11b/g/n/ax 1147 Mbps PHY rate
* 5.8GHz: Qualcomm QCN5054 4x4@80MHz or 2x2@160MHz 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax 2402Mbps PHY rate
* 5GHz: PCI based Qualcomm QCN9024 4x4@160MHz 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax 4804Mbps PHY rate
* USB: 1x USB3.0 Type-A port
* LED-s:
* System (Blue and Yellow)
* Network (Blue and Yellow)
* RGB light bar on top in X shape
* Buttons:
* 1x Power switch
* 1x Soft reset
* 1x Mesh button
* Power: 12V DC Jack
Installation instructions:
Obtaining SSH access is mandatory
https://openwrt.org/inbox/toh/xiaomi/ax9000#obtain_ssh_access
Installation is done by the ubiformat method, through SSH:
1. Open an SSH shell to the router
2. Copy the file openwrt-ipq807x-generic-xiaomi_ax9000-initramfs-factory.ubi to the /tmp directory
3. Check which rootfs partition is your router booted in (0 = rootfs | 1 = rootfs_1):
nvram get flag_boot_rootfs
4. Find the rootfs and rootfs_1 mtd indexes respectively:
cat /proc/mtd
Please confirm if mtd21 and mtd22 are the correct indexes from above!
5. Use the command ubiformat to flash the opposite mtd with UBI image:
If nvram get flag_boot_rootfs returned 0:
ubiformat /dev/mtd22 -y -f /tmp/openwrt-ipq807x-generic-xiaomi_ax9000-initramfs-factory.ubi && nvram set flag_boot_rootfs=1 && nvram set flag_last_success=1 && nvram commit
otherwise:
ubiformat /dev/mtd21 -y -f /tmp/openwrt-ipq807x-generic-xiaomi_ax9000-initramfs-factory.ubi && nvram set flag_boot_rootfs=0 && nvram set flag_last_success=0 && nvram commit
6. Reboot the device by:
reboot
Previous commands flashed an ubinized OpenWrt initramfs that will serve as the intermediate step
since OpenWrt uses unified rootfs in order to fully utilize NAND and provide enough space for packages.
Continue in order to pernamently flash OpenWrt:
7. SSH into OpenWrt from one of the LAN ports
8. Copy the file openwrt-ipq807x-generic-xiaomi_ax9000-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin to the /tmp directory
9. Sysupgrade the device:
sysupgrade -n /tmp/openwrt-ipq807x-generic-xiaomi_ax9000-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin
Device will reboot with OpenWrt, and then sysupgrade can be used to upgrade the device when desired.
Signed-off-by: Robert Marko <robimarko@gmail.com>
QNAP 301w is a AX WIFI router with 4 1G and 2 10G ports.
Specifications:
• CPU: Qualcomm IPQ8072A Quad core Cortex-A53 2.2GHz
• RAM: 1024MB of DDR3
• Storage: 4GB eMMC (contains kernel and rootfs) / 8MB NOR
(contains art and u-boot-env)
• Ethernet: 4x 1G RJ45 ports + 2 10G ports (Aquantia AQR113C)
• WLAN:
2.4GHz: Qualcomm QCN5024 4x4 (40 MHz) 802.11b/g/n/ax 1174 Mbps PHY rate
5GHz: Qualcomm QCN5054 4x4 (80 MHz) or 2x2 (160 MHz) 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax 2402 PHY rate
• LEDs:
7 x GPIO-controlled dual color LEDs + 2 GPIO-controlled single color LEDs
• Buttons: 1x soft reset / 1x WPS
• Power: 12V DC jack
A poulated serial header is onboard.
RX/TX is working, bootwait is active, secure boot is not enabled.
SSH can be activated in the stock firmware, hold WPS button til the second beep
(yes the router has a buzzer)
SSH is available on port 22200, login with user admin and
password "mac address of the router".
Installation Instructions:
• obtain serial access (https://openwrt.org/inbox/toh/qnap/301w#serial)
• stop auto boot
• setenv serverip 192.168.10.1
• setenv ipaddr 192.168.10.10
• tftpboot the initramfs image
(openwrt-ipq807x-generic-qnap_301w-initramfs-fit-uImage.itb)
• bootm
• make sure that current_entry is set to "0":
"fw_printenv -n current_entry" should be print "0". If not,
do "fw_setenv current_entry 0"
• copy openwrt-ipq807x-generic-qnap_301w-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin
to the device to /tmp folder
• sysupgrade -n /tmp/openwrt-ipq807x-generic-qnap_301w-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin
this flashes openwrt to the first kernel and rootfs partition (mmcblk0p1 / mmcblk0p4)
• reboot
Note: this leaves the second kernel / rootfs parition untouched. So if you want
to go back to stock, stop u-boot autoboot, "setenv current_entry 1" ,
"saveenv", "bootipq".
Stock firmware should start from the second partition.
Then do a firmwareupgrade in the stock gui, that should overwrite the openwrt
in the first partitions
Make 10G Aquantia phy's work:
The aquantia phy's need a firmware to work. This can either be loaded
in linux with a userspace tool or in u-boot.
I was not successfull to load the firmware in linux (aq-fw-download) but luckily there is
aq_load_fw available in u-boot. But first the right firmware needs to write
to the 0:ETHPHYFW mtd partition (it is empty on my device)
Grab the ethphy firmware image from:
https://github.com/kirdesde/nbg7815_gpl/blob/master/target/linux/ipq/ipq807x_64/prebuilt_images/AQR_ethphyfw.mbn
and scp that to openwrt.
Check the 0:ETHPHYFW partition number:
cat /proc/mtd|grep "0:ETHPHYFW", should be mtd10.
Backup the 0:ETHPHYFW partition:
dd if=/dev/mtd10 of=/tmp/ethphyfw.backup, scp ethphyfw.backup to a save place.
Write the new firmware image to the 0:ETHPHYFW partition:
"mtd erase /dev/mtd10", "mtd -n write AQR_ethphyfw.mbn /dev/mtd10".
Reboot to u-boot.
Check if aq_load_fw is working:
"aq_load_fw 0", that checks the firmware and if successfull,
loads iram and dram to one of the aquantia phy's.
If that worked, add the aq_load_fw to the bootcmd:
setenv bootcmd "aq_load_fw 0 && aq_load_fw 8 && bootipq"
"saveenv"
"reset"
Board reboots and the firmware load to both phy's should start and
then openwrt boots.
Check if the 10G ports work.
Note: lan port labeled "10G-2" is configured as WAN port as per default.
All other port are in the br-lan. This can be changed in the network config.
Signed-off-by: Dirk Buchwalder <buchwalder@posteo.de>
Edimax CAX1800 is a 802.11 ax dual-band AP
with PoE. AP can be ceiling or wall mount.
Specifications:
• CPU: Qualcomm IPQ8070A Quad core Cortex-A53 1.4GHz
• RAM: 512MB of DDR3
• Storage: 128MB NAND (contains rootfs) / 8MB NOR (contains art and uboot-env)
• Ethernet: 1x 1G RJ45 port (QCA8072) PoE
• WLAN:
2.4GHz: Qualcomm QCN5024 2x2 802.11b/g/n/ax 574 Mbps PHY rate
5GHz: Qualcomm QCN5054 2x2 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax 1201 PHY rate
• LEDs:
3 x GPIO-controlled System-LEDs
(form one virtual RGB System-LED)
black_small_square Buttons: 1x soft reset
black_small_square Power: 12V DC jack or PoE (802.3af )
An unpopulated serial header is onboard.
RX/TX is working, bootwait is active, secure boot is not enabled.
SSH can be activated in the stock firmware, but it drops only
to a limited shell .
Installation Instructions:
black_small_square obtain serial access
black_small_square stop auto boot
black_small_square tftpboot the initramfs image (serverip is set to 192.168.99.8 in uboot)
black_small_square bootm
black_small_square copy openwrt-ipq807x-generic-edimax_cax1800-squashfs-nand-factory.ubi
to the device
black_small_square write the image to the NAND:
black_small_square cat /proc/mtd and look for rootfs partition (should be mtd0)
black_small_square ubiformat /dev/mtd0 -f -y openwrt-ipq807x-generic-edimax_cax1800-squashfs-
nand-factory.ubi
black_small_square reboot
Note: Device is not using dual partitioning (NAND contains other partitions
with different manufacture data etc.)
Draytek VigorAP 960C and Lancom LW-600 both look similar, but I haven't checked them.
Signed-off-by: Dirk Buchwalder <buchwalder@posteo.de>
Redmi AX6 is a budget 802.11ax dual-band router/AP
Specifications:
* CPU: Qualcomm IPQ8071A Quad core Cortex-A53 1.4GHz
* RAM: 512MB of DDR3
* Storage: 128MB NAND
* Ethernet: 4x1G RJ45 ports (QCA8075)
* WLAN:
* 2.4GHz: Qualcomm QCN5024 2x2 802.11b/g/n/ax 574 Mbps PHY rate
* 5GHz: Qualcomm QCN5054 4x4@80MHz or 2x2@160MHz 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax 2402 PHY rate
* LEDs:
* System (Blue/Yellow)
* Network (Blue/Yellow)
*Buttons: 1x soft reset
*Power: 12V DC jack
Installation instructions:
Obtaining SSH access is mandatory
https://openwrt.org/inbox/toh/xiaomi/xiaomi_redmi_ax6_ax3000#ssh_access
Installation is done by the ubiformat method, through SSH:
1. Open an SSH shell to the router
2. Copy the file openwrt-ipq807x-generic-redmi_ax6-initramfs-factory.ubi to the /tmp directory
3. Check which rootfs partition is your router booted in (0 = rootfs | 1 = rootfs_1):
nvram get flag_boot_rootfs
4. Find the rootfs and rootfs_1 mtd indexes respectively:
cat /proc/mtd
Please confirm if mtd12 and mtd13 are the correct indexes from above!
5. Use the command ubiformat to flash the opposite mtd with UBI image:
If nvram get flag_boot_rootfs returned 0:
ubiformat /dev/mtd13 -y -f /tmp/openwrt-ipq807x-generic-redmi_ax6-initramfs-factory.ubi && nvram set flag_boot_rootfs=1 && nvram set flag_last_success=1 && nvram commit
otherwise:
ubiformat /dev/mtd12 -y -f /tmp/openwrt-ipq807x-generic-redmi_ax6-initramfs-factory.ubi && nvram set flag_boot_rootfs=0 && nvram set flag_last_success=0 && nvram commit
6. Reboot the device by:
reboot
Previous commands flashed an ubinized OpenWrt initramfs that will serve as the intermediate step
since OpenWrt uses unified rootfs in order to fully utilize NAND and provide enough space for packages.
Continue in order to pernamently flash OpenWrt:
7. SSH into OpenWrt from one of the LAN ports
8. Copy the file openwrt-ipq807x-generic-redmi_ax6-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin to the /tmp directory
9. Sysupgrade the device:
sysupgrade -n /tmp/openwrt-ipq807x-generic-redmi_ax6-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin
Device will reboot with OpenWrt, and then sysupgrade can be used to upgrade the device when desired.
Signed-off-by: Zhijun You <hujy652@gmail.com>
Xiaomi AX3600 is a budget 802.11ax dual-band router/AP.
Specifications:
* CPU: Qualcomm IPQ8071A Quad core Cortex-A53 1.4GHz
* RAM: 512MB of DDR3
* Storage: 256MB of parallel NAND
* Ethernet: 4x1G RJ45 ports (QCA8075) with 1x status LED per port
* WLAN:
* PCI based Qualcomm QCA9889 1x1 802.11ac Wawe 2 for IoT
* 2.4GHz: Qualcomm QCN5024 2x2 802.11b/g/n/ax 574 Mbps PHY rate
* 5GHz: Qualcomm QCN5054 4x4@80MHz or 2x2@160MHz 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax 2402 PHY rate
* LED-s:
* System (Blue and Yellow)
* IoT (Blue)
* Network (Blue and Yellow)
* Buttons: 1x Soft reset
* Power: 12V DC Jack
Installation instructions:
Obtaining SSH access is mandatory
https://openwrt.org/inbox/toh/xiaomi/xiaomi_ax3600#obtain_ssh_access
Installation is done by the ubiformat method, through SSH:
1. Open an SSH shell to the router
2. Copy the file openwrt-ipq807x-generic-xiaomi_ax3600-initramfs-factory.ubi to the /tmp directory
3. Check which rootfs partition is your router booted in (0 = rootfs | 1 = rootfs_1):
nvram get flag_boot_rootfs
4. Find the rootfs and rootfs_1 mtd indexes respectively:
cat /proc/mtd
Please confirm if mtd12 and mtd13 are the correct indexes from above!
5. Use the command ubiformat to flash the opposite mtd with UBI image:
If nvram get flag_boot_rootfs returned 0:
ubiformat /dev/mtd13 -y -f /tmp/openwrt-ipq807x-generic-xiaomi_ax3600-initramfs-factory.ubi -s 2048 -O 2048 && nvram set flag_boot_rootfs=1 && nvram set flag_last_success=1 && nvram commit
otherwise:
ubiformat /dev/mtd12 -y -f /tmp/openwrt-ipq807x-generic-xiaomi_ax3600-initramfs-factory.ubi -s 2048 -O 2048 && nvram set flag_boot_rootfs=0 && nvram set flag_last_success=0 && nvram commit
6. Reboot the device by:
reboot
Previous commands flashed an ubinized OpenWrt initramfs that will serve as the intermediate step
since OpenWrt uses unified rootfs in order to fully utilize NAND and provide enough space for packages.
Continue in order to pernamently flash OpenWrt:
7. SSH into OpenWrt from one of the LAN ports
8. Copy the file openwrt-ipq807x-generic-xiaomi_ax3600-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin to the /tmp directory
9. Sysupgrade the device:
sysupgrade -n /tmp/openwrt-ipq807x-generic-xiaomi_ax3600-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin
Device will reboot with OpenWrt, and then sysupgrade can be used to upgrade the device when desired.
Signed-off-by: Christian Marangi <ansuelsmth@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Robert Marko <robimarko@gmail.com>
The Arcadyan WE420223-99 is a WiFi AC simultaneous dual-band access
point distributed as Experia WiFi by KPN in the Netherlands. It features
two ethernet ports and 2 internal antennas.
Specifications
--------------
SOC : Mediatek MT7621AT
ETH : Two 1 gigabit ports, built into the SOC
WIFI : MT7615DN
BUTTON: Reset
BUTTON: WPS
LED : Power (green+red)
LED : WiFi (green+blue)
LED : WPS (green+red)
LED : Followme (green+red)
Power : 12 VDC, 1A barrel plug
Winbond variant:
RAM : Winbond W631GG6MB12J, 1GBIT DDR3 SDRAM
Flash : Winbond W25Q256JVFQ, 256Mb SPI
U-Boot: 1.1.3 (Nov 23 2017 - 16:40:17), Ralink 5.0.0.1
Macronix variant:
RAM : Nanya NT5CC64M16GP-DI, 1GBIT DDR3 SDRAM
Flash : MX25l25635FMI-10G, 256Mb SPI
U-Boot: 1.1.3 (Dec 4 2017 - 11:37:57), Ralink 5.0.0.1
Serial
------
The serial port needs a TTL/RS-232 3V3 level converter! The Serial
setting is 57600-8-N-1. The board has an unpopulated 2.54mm straight pin
header.
The pinout is: VCC (the square), RX, TX, GND.
Installation
------------
See the Wiki page [1] for more details, it comes down to:
1. Open the device, take off the heat sink
2. Connect the SPI flash chip to a flasher, e.g. a Raspberry Pi. Also
connect the RESET pin for stability (thanks @FPSUsername for reporting)
3. Make a backup in case you want to revert to stock later
4. Flash the squashfs-factory.trx file to offset 0x50000 of the flash
5. Ensure the bootpartition variable is set to 0 in the U-Boot
environment located at 0x30000
Note that the U-Boot is password protected, this can optionally be
removed. See the forum [2] for more details.
MAC Addresses(stock)
--------------------
+----------+------------------+-------------------+
| use | address | example |
+----------+------------------+-------------------+
| Device | label | 00:00:00:11:00:00 |
| Ethernet | + 3 | 00:00:00:11:00:03 |
| 2g | + 0x020000f00001 | 02:00:00:01:00:01 |
| 5g | + 1 | 00:00:00:11:00:01 |
+----------+------------------+-------------------+
The label address is stored in ASCII in the board_data partition
Notes
-----
- This device has a dual-boot partition scheme, but OpenWRT will claim
both partitions for more storage space.
Known issues
------------
- 2g MAC address does not match stock due to missing support for that in
macaddr_add
- Only the power LED is configured by default
References
----------
[1] https://openwrt.org/inbox/toh/arcadyan/astoria/we420223-99
[2] https://forum.openwrt.org/t/adding-openwrt-support-for-arcadyan-we420223-99-kpn-experia-wifi/132653
Acked-by: Arınç ÜNAL <arinc.unal@arinc9.com>
Signed-off-by: Harm Berntsen <git@harmberntsen.nl>
SOC: Qualcomm IPQ4019
WiFi 1: QCA4019 IEEE 802.11b/g/n
WiFi 2: QCA4019 IEEE 802.11a/n/ac
WiFi 3: QCA8888 IEEE 802.11a/n/ac
Bluetooth: Qualcomm CSR8811 (A12U)
Zigbee: Silicon Labs EM3581 NCP + Skyworks SE2432L
Ethernet: Qualcomm Atheros QCA8072 (2-port)
Flash 1: Mactronix MX30LF4G18AC-XKI
RAM (NAND): SK hynix H5TC4G63CFR-PBA (512MB)
LED Controller: NXP PCA9633 (I2C)
Buttons: Single reset button (GPIO).
- The three WiFis were fully tested and are configured with the same settings as in the vendor firmware.
- The specific board files were submitted to the ATH10k mailing list but I'm still waiting for a reply. They can be removed once they are approved upstream.
- Two ethernet ports are accessible on the device. By default one is configured as WAN and the other one is LAN. They are fully working.
Bluetooth:
========
- Fully working with the following caveats:
- RFKILL need to be enabled in the kernel.
- An older version of bluez is needed as bccmd is needed to configure the chip.
Zigbee:
======
- The spidev device is available in the /dev directory.
- GPIOs are configured the same way as in the vendor firmware.
- Tests are on-going. I am working on getting access to the Silicon Labs stack to validate that it is fully working.
Installation:
=========
The squash-factory image can be installed via the Linksys Web UI:
1. Open "http://192.168.1.1/ca" (Change the IP with the IP of your device).
2. Login with your admin password.
3. To enter into the support mode, click on the "CA" link and the bottom of the page.
4. Open the "Connectivity" menu and upload the squash-factory image with the "Choose file" button.
5. Click start. Ignore all the prompts and warnings by click "yes" in all the popups.
The device uses a dual partition mechanism. The device automatically revert to the previous partition after 3 failed boot attempts.
If you want to force the previous firmware to load, you can turn off and then turn on the device for 2 seconds, 3 times in a row.
It can also be done via TFTP:
1. Setup a local TFTP server and configure its IP to 192.168.1.100.
2. Rename your image to "nodes_v2.img" and put it to the TFTP root of your server.
3. Connect to the device through the serial console.
4. Power on device and press enter when prompted to drop into U-Boot.
5. Flash the partition of your choice by typing "run flashimg" or "run flashimg2".
6. Once flashed, enter "reset" to reboot the device.
Reviewed-by: Robert Marko <robimarko@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Vincent Tremblay <vincent@vtremblay.dev>
This adds basic support for TP-Link EC330-G5u Ver:1.0 router (also known
as TP-Link Archer C9ERT).
Device specification
--------------------
SoC Type: MediaTek MT7621AT
RAM: 128 MiB, Nanya NT5CC64M16GP-DI
Flash: 128 MiB NAND, ESMT F59L1G81MA-25T
Wireless 2.4 GHz (MediaTek MT7615N): b/g/n, 4x4
Wireless 5 GHz (MediaTek MT7615N): a/n/ac, 4x4
Ethernet: 5xGbE (WAN, LAN1, LAN2, LAN3, LAN4)
USB ports: 1xUSB3.0
Button: 4 (Led, WiFi On/Off, Reset, WPS)
LEDs: 7 blue LEDs, 1 orange(amber) LED, 1 white(non-gpio) LED
Power: 12 VDC, 2 A
Connector type: Barrel
Bootloader: First U-Boot (1.1.3), Main U-Boot (1.1.3). Additionally,
original TP-Link firmware contains Image U-Boot (1.1.3).
Serial console (UART)
---------------------
V
+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| +3.3V | GND | TX | RX |
+---+---+-------+-------+-------+
| J2
|
+--- Don't connect
Installation
------------
1. Rename OpenWrt initramfs image to test.bin and place it on tftp server
with IP 192.168.0.5
2. Attach UART, switch on the router and interrupt the boot process by
pressing 't'
3. Load and run OpenWrt initramfs image:
tftpboot
bootm
4. Once inside OpenWrt, switch to the first boot image:
fw_setenv BootImage 0
5. Run 'sysupgrade -n' with the sysupgrade OpenWrt image
Back to Stock
-------------
1. Run in the OpenWrt shell:
fw_setenv BootImage 1
reboot
Recovery
--------
1. Press Reset button and power on the router
2. Navigate to U-Boot recovery web server (http://192.168.0.1/) and upload
the OEM firmware
MAC addresses
-------------
+---------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------+
| | MAC example 1 | MAC example 2 | Algorithm |
+---------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------+
| label | 68:ff:7b:xx:xx:f4 | 50:d4:f7:xx:xx:da | label |
| LAN | 68:ff:7b:xx:xx:f4 | 50:d4:f7:xx:xx:da | label |
| WAN | 72:ff:7b:xx:xx:f5 | 54:d4:f7:xx:xx:db | label+1 [1] |
| WLAN 2g | 68:ff:7b:xx:xx:f4 | 50:d4:f7:xx:xx:da | label |
| WLAN 5g | 68:ff:7b:xx:xx:f6 | 50:d4:f7:xx:xx:dc | label+2 |
+---------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------+
label MAC address was found in factory at 0x165 (text format
xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx).
Notes
-----
[1] WAN MAC address:
a. First octet of WAN MAC is differ than others and OUI is not related
to TP-Link company. This probably should be fixed.
b. Flipping bits in first octet and hex delta are different for the
different MAC examples:
+-----------------+----------------+----------------+
| | Example 1 | Example 2 |
+-----------------+----------------+----------------+
| LAN | 68 = 0110 1000 | 50 = 0101 0000 |
| MAC (1st octet) | ^ ^ ^ | |
+-----------------+----------------+----------------+
| WAN | 72 = 0111 0010 | 54 = 0101 0100 |
| MAC (1st octet) | ^ ^ ^ | ^ |
+-----------------+----------------+----------------+
| HEX delta | 0xa | 0x4 |
+-----------------+----------------+----------------+
| DEC delta | 4 | 4 |
+-----------------+----------------+----------------+
c. DEC delta is a constant (4). This looks like a mistake in OEM
firmware and probably should be fixed.
Based on the above, I decided to keep correct OUI and make WAN MAC =
label + 1.
[2] Bootloaders
The device contains 3 bootloaders:
- First U-Boot: U-Boot 1.1.3 (Mar 18 2019 - 12:50:24). The First U-Boot
located on NAND Flash to load next full-feature Uboot.
- Main U-Boot + its backup: U-Boot 1.1.3 (Mar 18 2019 - 12:50:29). This
bootloader includes recovery webserver. Requires special uImages to
continue the boot process:
0x00 (os0, os1) - firmware uImage
0x40 (os0, os1) - standalone uImage (OpenWrt kernel is here)
- Additionally, both slots of the original TP-Link firmware contains
Image U-Boot: U-Boot 1.1.3 (Oct 16 2019 - 08:14:45). It checks image
magics and CRCs. We don't use this U-Boot with OpenWrt.
Signed-off-by: Mikhail Zhilkin <csharper2005@gmail.com>
Support for MT7981 and MT7986 has been merged, remove patches.
Tested on a couple of MT7986, MT7622 and MT7623 boards.
MIPS builds are untested.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
This converts the trusted firmware arm build Makefile to make use of
the common trusted-firmware-a.mk file. This also fixes the build with
binutils 2.39.
Signed-off-by: Hauke Mehrtens <hauke@hauke-m.de>
Without these changes it used the system LDFLAGS for the compilation of
the cryptopp library. This does not always work when we add
"-no-warn-rwx-segments" which is done to support binutils 2.39 inside of
OpenWrt.
Signed-off-by: Hauke Mehrtens <hauke@hauke-m.de>
Make use of the definitions from trusted-firmware-a.mk to build the
Trusted firmware arm. This fixes the build with binutils 2.39.
Signed-off-by: Hauke Mehrtens <hauke@hauke-m.de>
Update the board name defined in DTS to match online documentation and the
name encoded into factory firmware. This helps supports flashing firmware
factory images using 'sysupgrade'.
Original WHW01 device definition assumes the rootfs IMAGE_SIZE is 33 MB
instead of the correct 74 MB, and defines factory images which include
extra adjustments/padding that do not match OEM factory images and may
cause problems flashing. Update image size and build recipe to fix these.
Suggested-by: Wyatt Martin <wawowl@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Tony Ambardar <itugrok@yahoo.com>
This variant uses xiaomi factory u-boot and modified u-boot-env &
bootcmd.
By modifying uboot-env, the xiaomi firmware recovery provided in
the vendor u-boot doesn't work anymore. It's possible to put
u-boot into a state where it refuese to take any serial input.
If the u-boot is in this state, users can't restore their
firmware without taking the flash off the board.
We now have a -stock variant where the vendor u-boot is used in
a way that xiaomi firmware recovery still works, and a -ubootmod
variant where we get rid of all xiaomi components, have more
usable space and no uart console lock. These two should cover all
use cases and we don't need this variant anymore.
Drop this redmi-ax6000 variant. Existing users of this variant
should perform a u-boot mod or restore to the -stock layout.
Signed-off-by: Chuanhong Guo <gch981213@gmail.com>
U-Boot flash instructions:
0. OpenWrt U-Boot does not support stock layout, it comes with recovery
boot support, automatic tftp recovery and never blocks UART.
A new flash layout is introduced, we call it OpenWrt U-Boot layout,
stock flash layout and the old OpenWrt layout are not supported.
During the whole flash procedure, please do not reboot or power off
unless requested explicitly, or you will break your device.
1. Your device should already running OpenWrt.
If not, follow the instructions to flash OpenWrt:
https://github.com/openwrt/openwrt/pull/11115
2. Backup BL2 Nvram Bdata Factory and FIP in case you break something or
in case you want to go back to stock firmware one day.
cat /dev/mtdblock0 > /tmp/BL2.bin
cat /dev/mtdblock1 > /tmp/Nvram.bin
cat /dev/mtdblock2 > /tmp/Bdata.bin
cat /dev/mtdblock3 > /tmp/Factory.bin
cat /dev/mtdblock4 > /tmp/FIP.bin
And save all whose bin files to somewhere safe.
Then backup your configurations, since ubiformat for entire mtd device is
required to create new ubootenv volume for OpenWrt U-Boot.
3. Run the following cmd to boot into an initramfs with the new OpenWrt
U-Boot layout that expand ubi partion to the end of flash:
ubiformat /dev/mtd7 -y -f /tmp/ax6000-ubootmod-initramfs-factory.ubi
4. After boot into initramfs, check mtd partion info.
The ubi partion should be mtd5
root@OpenWrt:~# cat /proc/mtd
dev: size erasesize name
mtd0: 00100000 00020000 BL2
mtd1: 00040000 00020000 Nvram
mtd2: 00040000 00020000 Bdata
mtd3: 00200000 00020000 Factory
mtd4: 00200000 00020000 FIP
mtd5: 07a80000 00020000 ubi
5. Load kmod-mtd-rw to temporarily make the bootloader partions writable.
The kmod-mtd-rw is from the feeds, it is not packed in initramfs-factory
by default.
To install kmod-mtd-rw via opkg:
opkg update && opkg install kmod-mtd-rw
Or, download kmod-mtd-rw.ipk from OpenWrt server and install it manually
e.g:
https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/targets/mediatek/filogic/kmods/
Select your OpenWrt release version and kernel version accordingly.
Load kmod-mtd-rw:
insmod /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/mtd-rw.ko i_want_a_brick=1
6. Run the following cmd to clean all pending crash dumps in pstore,
or OpenWrt U-Boot may boot into NAND recovery or tftp recovery.
rm -f /sys/fs/pstore/*
7. Format ubi and create new ubootenv volume:
ubidetach -p /dev/mtd5; ubiformat /dev/mtd5 -y; ubiattach -p /dev/mtd5
ubimkvol /dev/ubi0 -n 0 -N ubootenv -s 128KiB
ubimkvol /dev/ubi0 -n 1 -N ubootenv2 -s 128KiB
8. This is optional. Skip this if you do not want to have NAND recovery
boot feature offered by OpenWrt U-Boot. Don't worry, you always have
automatic tftp recovery feature enabled.
ubimkvol /dev/ubi0 -n 2 -N recovery -s 10MiB
ubiupdatevol /dev/ubi0_2 /tmp/ax6000-ubootmod-initramfs-recovery.itb
9. Now, flash new U-Boot. Bye-bye ugly stock U-Boot.
mtd write /tmp/ax6000-ubootmod-preloader.bin BL2
mtd write /tmp/ax6000-ubootmod-bl31-uboot.fip FIP
10. Flash the squashfs-sysupgrade.bin as usual:
sysupgrade -n /tmp/ax6000-ubootmod-squashfs-sysupgrade.itb
Enjoy!
Signed-off-by: Furong Xu <xfr@outlook.com>
