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1 files changed, 17 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/target/linux/mediatek/image/gen_mt7623_emmc_img.sh b/target/linux/mediatek/image/gen_mt7623_emmc_img.sh
index 1cb0883fb0..5b3aa175c8 100755
--- a/target/linux/mediatek/image/gen_mt7623_emmc_img.sh
+++ b/target/linux/mediatek/image/gen_mt7623_emmc_img.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
+#
+# This script is used only to create the "legacy" image for UniElec U7623,
+# suitable for upgrading from the vendor OpenWrt or from OpenWrt 19.07.
+#
OUTPUT_FILE=$1
KERNEL_FILE=$2
RECOVERY_FILE=$3
@@ -7,10 +10,19 @@ ROOTFS_FILE=$4
BS=512
-#These to offsets are relative to the absolute location of the kernel on the mmc
-#(0xA00), so their position in the image is -2560 blocks
-RECOVERY_OFFSET=67072
-ROOTFS_OFFSET=87552
+# These two offsets are relative to the absolute location of the kernel on the mmc
+# (0xA00), so their position in the image is -2560 blocks
+#
+# They must be kept in sync with the default command line for U7623.
+# blkdevparts=mmcblk0:3M@6M(recovery),256M@9M(root)"
+#
+# For upgrading from the vendor firmware, the total image must fit in its
+# MTD 'firmware' partition, which is typically 36MiB.
+
+# In the legacy image, the uImage starts at block 0xa00. Allow 4864 KiB (9728) blocks.
+RECOVERY_OFFSET=9728
+# The recovery image is 3MiB, or 6144 blocks.
+ROOTFS_OFFSET=15872
dd bs="$BS" of="$OUTPUT_FILE" if="$KERNEL_FILE"
dd bs="$BS" of="$OUTPUT_FILE" if="$RECOVERY_FILE" seek="$RECOVERY_OFFSET"