openwrt/target/linux
Vinay Patil 30915e5a70 ramips: add support for TP-Link Archer A6 v3
The patch adds support for the TP-Link Archer A6 v3
The router is sold in US and India with FCC ID TE7A6V3

Specification
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MediaTek MT7621 SOC
RAM:         128MB DDR3
SPI Flash:   W25Q128 (16MB)
Ethernet:    MT7530 5x 1000Base-T
WiFi 5GHz:   Mediatek MT7613BE
WiFi 2.4GHz: Mediatek MT7603E
UART/Serial: 115200 8n1

Device Configuration & Serial Port Pins
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ETH Ports:    LAN4 LAN3 LAN2 LAN1 WAN
             _______________________
             |                     |
Serial Pins: |   VCC GND TXD RXD   |
             |_____________________|

LEDs:         Power Wifi2G Wifi5G LAN WAN

Build Output
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The build will generate following set of files
[1] openwrt-ramips-mt7621-tplink_archer-a6-v3-initramfs-kernel.bin
[2] openwrt-ramips-mt7621-tplink_archer-a6-v3-squashfs-factory.bin
[3] openwrt-ramips-mt7621-tplink_archer-a6-v3-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin

How to Use - Flashing from TP-Link Web Interface
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* Go to "Advanced/System Tools/Firmware Update".
* Click "Browse" and upload the OpenWrt factory image: factory.bin[2]
* Click the "Upgrade" button, and select "Yes" when prompted.

TFTP Booting
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Setup a TFTP boot server with address 192.168.0.5.
While starting U-boot press '4' key to stop autoboot.
Copy the initramfs-kernel.bin[1] to TFTP server folder, rename as test.bin
From u-boot command prompt run tftpboot followed by bootm.

Recovery
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Archer A6 V3 has recovery page activated if SPI booting from flash fails.
Recovery page can be activated from serial console only.
Press 'x' while u-boot is starting
Note: TFTP boot can be activated only from u-boot serial console.
Device recovery address: 192.168.0.1

Thanks to: Frankis for Randmon MAC address fix.

Signed-off-by: Vinay Patil <post2vinay@gmail.com>
[remove superfluous factory image definition, whitespacing]
Signed-off-by: David Bauer <mail@david-bauer.net>

(cherry picked from commit f8f8935adb)
2021-06-10 17:09:35 +02:00
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apm821xx kernel: bump 5.4 to 5.4.123 2021-05-30 23:45:49 +02:00
arc770 arc770: set device vendor and model variables 2021-05-26 23:36:40 +02:00
archs38 archs38: set device vendor and model variables 2021-05-26 23:36:40 +02:00
armvirt kernel: move some disabled symbols to generic 2021-04-11 16:54:22 +02:00
at91 treewide: make AddDepends/usb-serial selective 2021-06-08 22:50:32 +02:00
ath25 kernel: Activate FORTIFY_SOURCE for MIPS kernel 5.4 2021-05-14 23:32:22 +02:00
ath79 treewide: make AddDepends/usb-serial selective 2021-06-08 22:50:32 +02:00
bcm27xx kernel: bump 5.4 to 5.4.123 2021-05-30 23:45:49 +02:00
bcm47xx bcm47xx: make WGT634U NVRAM patch apply again 2021-03-17 23:38:46 +01:00
bcm53xx kernel: bump 5.4 to 5.4.119 2021-05-15 19:32:20 +02:00
bcm63xx bcm63xx: Remove patch already applied upstream 2021-05-23 16:10:41 +02:00
bcm4908 kernel: bump 5.4 to 5.4.111 2021-04-11 17:35:12 +02:00
gemini base-files: generate network config with "device" options 2021-05-27 11:39:15 +02:00
generic kernel: bump 5.4 to 5.4.124 2021-06-06 17:54:51 +02:00
imx6 kernel: move some disabled symbols to generic 2021-04-11 16:54:22 +02:00
ipq40xx ipq40xx: add uboot-envtools to default packages 2021-06-08 20:43:56 +02:00
ipq806x ipq806x: fix LAN and WAN port assignments on TP-Link AD7200 2021-06-08 20:43:52 +02:00
kirkwood kernel: fix parsing fixed subpartitions 2021-05-08 19:29:08 +02:00
lantiq kernel: bump 5.4 to 5.4.119 2021-05-15 19:32:20 +02:00
layerscape kernel: bump 5.4 to 5.4.124 2021-06-06 17:54:51 +02:00
malta target: use SPDX license identifiers on Makefiles 2021-02-10 15:47:18 +01:00
mediatek kernel: bump 5.4 to 5.4.124 2021-06-06 17:54:51 +02:00
mpc85xx mpc85xx: p2020: fix cfi-nor detection 2021-03-01 21:49:55 +01:00
mvebu mvebu: 5.4 fix DVFS caused random boot crashes 2021-05-23 16:10:59 +02:00
mxs target: use SPDX license identifiers on scripts 2021-02-10 15:47:23 +01:00
octeon kernel: move some disabled symbols to generic 2021-04-11 16:54:22 +02:00
octeontx kernel: move some disabled symbols to generic 2021-04-11 16:54:22 +02:00
omap kernel: move some disabled symbols to generic 2021-04-11 16:54:22 +02:00
oxnas gemini,layerscape,oxnas: don't disable option CONFIG_BPF_SYSCALL 2021-04-16 11:42:42 +01:00
pistachio kernel: add pending mtd patches adding NVMEM support 2021-03-17 21:24:22 +01:00
ramips ramips: add support for TP-Link Archer A6 v3 2021-06-10 17:09:35 +02:00
realtek base-files: generate network config with "device" options 2021-05-27 11:39:15 +02:00
rockchip kernel: bump 5.4 to 5.4.111 2021-04-11 17:35:12 +02:00
sunxi sunxi: disable LPAE on cortexa8 2021-04-11 00:00:49 +02:00
tegra kernel: move some disabled symbols to generic 2021-04-11 16:54:22 +02:00
uml target: use SPDX license identifiers on Makefiles 2021-02-10 15:47:18 +01:00
x86 x86: kernel: enable Fusion-MPT SAS driver 2021-06-08 20:44:00 +02:00
zynq kernel: move some disabled symbols to generic 2021-04-11 16:54:22 +02:00
Makefile target: use SPDX license identifiers on Makefiles 2021-02-10 15:47:18 +01:00