openwrt/target/linux
Tomasz Maciej Nowak f7f8099aa3 ath79: add support for Dell SonicPoint ACe APL26-0AE
Dell/SonicWall APL26-0AE (marketed as SonicPoint ACe) is a dual band
wireless access point. End of life as of 2022-07-31.

Specification
SoC: QualcommAtheros QCA9550
RAM: 256 MB DDR2
Flash: 32 MB SPI NOR
WIFI: 2.4 GHz 3T3R integrated
      5 GHz 3T3R QCA9890 oversized Mini PCIe card
Ethernet: 2x 10/100/1000 Mbps QCA8334
          port labeled lan1 is PoE capable (802.3at)
USB: 1x 2.0
LEDs: LEDs: 6x which 5 are GPIO controlled and two of them are dual color
Buttons: 2x GPIO controlled
Serial: RJ-45 port, SonicWall pinout
        baud: 115200, parity: none, flow control: none

Before flashing, be sure to have a copy of factory firmware, in case You
wish to revert to original firmware.
All described procedures were done in following environment:
ROM Version: SonicROM (U-Boot) 8.0.0.0-11o
SafeMode Firmware Version: SonicOS 8.0.0.0-14o
Firmware Version: SonicOS 9.0.1.0
In case of other versions, following installation instructions might be
ineffective.

Installation
1. Prepare TFTP server with OpenWrt sysupgrade image and rename that
   image to "sp_fw.bin".
2. Connect to one of LAN ports.
3. Connect to serial port.
4. Hold the reset button (small through hole on side of the unit),
   power on the device and when prompted to stop autoboot, hit any key.
   The held button can now be released.
5. Alter U-Boot environment with following commands:
    setenv bootcmd bootm 0x9F110000
    saveenv
6. Adjust "ipaddr" (access point, default is 192.168.1.1) and "serverip"
   (TFTP server, default is 192.168.1.10) addresses in U-Boot
   environment, then run following commands:
    tftp 0x80060000 sp_fw.bin
    erase 0x9F110000 +0x1EF0000
    cp.b 0x80060000 0x9F110000 $filesize
7. After successful flashing, execute:
    boot
8. The access point will boot to OpenWrt. Wait few minutes, until the
    wrench LED will stop blinking, then it's ready for configuration.

Known issues
Initramfs image can't be bigger than specified kernel size, otherwise
bootloader will throw LZMA decompressing error. Switching to lzma-loader
should workaround that.
This device has Winbond 25Q256FVFG and doesn't have reliable reset, which
causes hang on reboot, thus broken-flash-reset needs to be added. This
property addition causes dispaly of "scary" warning on each boot, take
this warnig into consideration.

Signed-off-by: Tomasz Maciej Nowak <tmn505@gmail.com>
2024-05-27 00:32:57 +02:00
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apm821xx apm821xx: restore 6.1 config+patches 2024-04-05 09:26:26 +02:00
archs38 archs38: remove 5.15 support 2024-03-29 09:58:45 +01:00
armsr armsr: armv8: enable serial console for Renesas platforms 2024-05-07 13:01:20 +01:00
at91 at91: 5.15: remove old config and patch files 2024-04-28 17:50:37 +02:00
ath79 ath79: add support for Dell SonicPoint ACe APL26-0AE 2024-05-27 00:32:57 +02:00
bcm27xx bcm27xx: correct cmdline.txt consoles for procd 2024-05-01 20:22:42 +02:00
bcm47xx kernel: bump 5.15 to 5.15.158 2024-05-12 12:16:18 +02:00
bcm53xx kernel: bump 6.1 to 6.1.89 2024-04-30 20:18:15 +02:00
bcm4908 bcm4908: set kernel 6.6 as a testing version 2024-04-27 12:14:00 +02:00
bmips bmips: Build U-Boot into the XG6846 target 2024-05-01 21:32:23 +02:00
d1 d1: define subtarget specifically 2024-04-08 21:52:51 +02:00
gemini gemini: In-flight ethernet patches 2024-05-19 22:06:11 +02:00
generic generic: kernel add 6.6 missing symbols 2024-05-25 20:18:23 +02:00
imx imx: kernel: add imx8mp PCI support 2024-03-24 21:19:10 +01:00
ipq40xx ipq40xx: eap1300: add eap1300ext as alt model 2024-05-25 18:37:09 +02:00
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kirkwood kernel: move mv88e6xxx fix to generic backports 2024-04-26 19:56:19 +03:00
lantiq lantiq: add patch to fix the reset gpio handling in the pci driver 2024-05-15 08:54:58 +02:00
layerscape layerscape: add 6.6 testing kernel 2024-05-25 20:18:23 +02:00
loongarch64 loongarch64: new target 2024-05-04 14:14:16 +08:00
malta malta: refresh kernel 6.6 configuration 2024-04-29 00:24:02 +02:00
mediatek mediatek: filogic: prevent faulty mac address assignment 2024-05-25 12:41:26 +02:00
mpc85xx mpc85xx: convert WS-AP3710i to simpleImage wrapper 2024-04-29 03:18:54 +02:00
mvebu mvebu: add support for Fortinet FortiWiFi 51E 2024-05-25 20:03:00 +02:00
mxs mxs: drop 6.1 support 2024-04-25 14:33:22 +02:00
octeon octeon: convert to new LED color/function format where possible 2024-02-07 14:48:41 +01:00
octeontx kernel: bump 5.15 to 5.15.155 2024-04-16 23:11:25 +02:00
omap omap: drop kernel 5.15 2024-02-13 19:05:48 +01:00
pistachio pistachio: 6.1: refresh kernel patches 2024-04-22 11:27:05 +02:00
qoriq qoriq: add kernel 6.1 support 2024-04-18 00:30:03 +03:00
qualcommax qualcommax: ipq807x support Netgear Orbi Pro SXK80 2024-05-22 14:51:36 +02:00
ramips ramips: samknows whitebox v8: set wifi frequency 2024-05-25 20:20:30 +02:00
realtek realtek: Trap LLDP packets to the CPU 2024-05-10 16:03:51 +02:00
rockchip rockchip: switch to kernel 6.6 2024-05-09 10:43:37 +02:00
sifiveu sifiveu: drop 6.1 support 2024-04-30 11:02:48 +02:00
starfive generic: 6.1: backport AXP PMIC support 2024-03-26 21:56:57 +01:00
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tegra tegra: trimslice: enable USB HID driver 2024-05-17 17:04:24 +03:00
uml uml: restore 6.1 config + patches 2024-03-23 21:38:00 +01:00
x86 x86: generic: config-6.6: add/remove default syms 2024-05-05 21:22:31 +02:00
zynq zynq: 5.15: remove files 2024-05-01 10:26:41 +02:00
Makefile linux: add dtb makefile target to targets list 2024-02-08 23:04:55 +01:00