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| author | Vinay Patil <post2vinay@gmail.com> | 2021-04-19 06:52:51 +0530 |
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| committer | David Bauer <mail@david-bauer.net> | 2021-05-26 23:10:14 +0200 |
| commit | f8f8935adb2be1ebce46a8d7058c76a8d3a9bd89 (patch) | |
| tree | fd96dfa2c7a58c5ce96dcd5edd080c97d7a63bca /target/linux/ath79 | |
| parent | 91abeebd3bd29a98de516e49260d61165096009a (diff) | |
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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
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Serial Pins: | VCC GND TXD RXD |
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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>
Diffstat (limited to 'target/linux/ath79')
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