RavPower RP-WD009

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Travel router with advanced file hub functionality

RavPower RP-WD009

Supported Versions

Hardware Highlights

Installation

Flash Layout

Partitions from “cat /proc/mtd”: 

dev:    size   ​erasesize ​ name
mtd0: 01000000 00010000 "ALL"
mtd1: 00030000 00010000 "Bootloader"
mtd2: 00010000 00010000 "Config"
mtd3: 00010000 00010000 "Factory"
mtd4: 00180000 00010000 "Kernel_RootFS"
mtd5: 00010000 00010000 "params"
mtd6: 00010000 00010000 "user_backup"
mtd7: 00010000 00010000 "user"
mtd8: 00df0000 00010000 "Rootfs"
mtd9: 00010000 00010000 "Mode"
RavPower RP-WD009 Flash Layout
Layer0 mtd0
ALL
16384KiB
Layer1 mtd1
Bootloader
192KiB 		mtd2
Config
64KiB 		mtd3
Factory
64KiB 		mtd4
Kernel_RootFS
1536KiB 		mtd5
params
64KiB 		mtd6
user_backup
64KiB 		mtd7
user
64KiB 		mtd8
Rootfs
14272KiB 		mtd9
Mode
64KiB

OEM installation using the Recovery method

  1. You need to use the 21.02.7 version for first flash. Download https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/21.02.7/targets/ramips/mt76x8/openwrt-21.02.7-ramips-mt76x8-ravpower_rp-wd009-squashfs-factory.bin to your computer.
  2. On the RP-WD009, press the reset button and keep it pressed.
  3. Power up the RP-WD009. Keep pressing the reset button for 10 more seconds until the Globe LED lights up.
  4. Attach your Computer to the Ethernet port. Assign yourself the address 10.10.10.1/24.
  5. Access the recovery page at http://10.10.10.128 and upload the OpenWrt ...factory.bin image.
  6. The flashing will take around 1 minute. The device will reboot automatically into OpenWrt.
  7. Advice, if you want to use the RP-WD009 as travelrouter: use the firmware-selector and build a custom image, adding these packages: luci-app-travelmate qrencode luci-mod-battstatus block-mount kmod-fs-vfat kmod-fs-ext4 f2fs-tools kmod-fs-f2fs e2fsprogs

Specific values needed for tftp

FIXME Enter values for “FILL-IN” below

Bootloader tftp server IPv4 address FILL-IN
Bootloader MAC address (special) FILL-IN
Firmware tftp image Latest OpenWrt release (NOTE: Name must contain “tftp”)
TFTP transfer window FILL-IN seconds
TFTP window start approximately FILL-IN seconds after power on
TFTP client required IP address FILL-IN

Upgrading OpenWrt

→ generic.sysupgrade

FIXME These are generic instructions. Update with your router's specifics.

LuCI Web Upgrade Process

  • Browse to http://192.168.1.1/cgi-bin/luci/mini/system/upgrade/ LuCI Upgrade URL
  • Upload image file for sysupgrade to LuCI
  • Wait for reboot

Terminal Upgrade Process

If you don't have a GUI (LuCI) available, you can alternatively upgrade via the command line.

NOTE: The IP address is fixed to 192.168.1.1. If your router has another netmask than 192.168.1.x (e.g. 192.168.0.x or 10.x.x.x) you probably have no internet access from the device. Then you must change the fixed IP address from the terminal, but to access the terminal you have to connect the device wired to another free ethernet port of your computer and set in the configuration (System preferences ⇒ Network on macOS, Control Panel ⇒ Network on Windows), select the available Ethernet port and the IP manually to 192.168.1.x (where x is 2...254) and router to 192.168.1.1. Connect the Filehub to that port with a cable and login via ssh root@192.168.1.1. Than change the fixed IP address :

  • uci set network.lan.ipaddr='r.r.r.y'
  • uci set network.lan.gateway='r.r.r.r'
  • uci set network.lan.dns='r.r.r.r'
  • uci commit
  • service network restart

Replace r.r.r with the proper netmask, e.g. 192.168.0 or 10.20.30 which should match your LAN and your router. Replace r.r.r.r with the LAN IP address of your router. Select the address r.r.r.y outside of the DHCP range, e.g. when the DHCP starts is 192.168.0.100, use a number below 100 which is still free.

The device will disconnect and now connect the device wired with one of the LAN ports of your router. Now it should be reachable with the new IP address, i.e. 'ssh root@r.r.r.y' where r.r.r.y is the new IP address. When it fails, do a ping or a port scan (e.g. nmap). Now you have internet access on the device and can perform the upgrade.

There are two command line methods for upgrading:

  • sysupgrade
  • mtd

Note: It is important that you put the firmware image into the ramdisk (/tmp) before you start flashing.

sysupgrade

  • Login as root via SSH on 192.168.1.1, then enter the following commands:
cd /tmp
wget http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/trunk/XXX/xxx.abc
sysupgrade /tmp/xxx.abc

mtd

If sysupgrade does not support this router, use mtd.

  • Login as root via SSH on 192.168.1.1, then enter the following commands:
cd /tmp
wget http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/trunk/XXX/xxx.abc
mtd write /tmp/xxx.abc linux && reboot

Debricking

→ generic.debrick

Failsafe mode

→ failsafe_and_factory_reset

Basic configuration

→ Basic configuration After flashing, proceed with this.
Set up your Internet connection, configure wireless, configure USB port, etc.

Specific Configuration

FIXME Please fill in real values for this device, then remove the EXAMPLEs

Network interfaces

The default network configuration is:

Interface Name Description Default configuration
br-lan LAN & WiFi 192.168.1.1/24
vlan0 (eth0.0) LAN port (1) None
wlan0 2.4G WiFi Disabled
wlan1 5G WiFi Disabled

Switch Ports (for VLANs)

FIXME Please fill in real values for this device, then remove the EXAMPLEs

Numbers 0-3 are Ports 1-4 as labeled on the unit, number 4 is the Internet (WAN) on the unit, 5 is the internal connection to the router itself. Don't be fooled: Port 1 on the unit is number 3 when configuring VLANs. vlan0 = eth0.0, vlan1 = eth0.1 and so on.

Port Switch port
Internet (WAN) EXAMPLE 4
LAN 1 EXAMPLE 3
LAN 2 EXAMPLE 2
LAN 3 EXAMPLE 1
LAN 4 EXAMPLE 0

Buttons

→ hardware.button on howto use and configure the hardware button(s). Here, we merely name the buttons, so we can use them in the above Howto.

FIXME Please fill in real values for this device, then remove the EXAMPLEs

The RavPower RP-WD009 has the following buttons:

BUTTON Event
Power Short press : USB port charging mode. Long Press : Power On / Off
Reset /etc/rc.button/reset → factory reset
2.4G/5G /etc/rc.button/rfkill → toggle wlan0 AND wlan1 On / Off - Warning : LEDs for wifi may not work
SD>USB button=“copy”

Hardware

Info

Photos

Internal Photos

External Photos

Note: not sure if these are Free Use Creative Commons, so at the moment just external link provided.

Front:
Insert photo of front of the casing

Back:
Insert photo of back of the casing

Backside label:
Insert photo of backside label

Opening the case

→ Warranty

FIXME Describe what needs to be done to open the device, e.g. remove rubber feet, adhesive labels, screws, ...

  • To remove the cover and open the device, do a/b/c

Main PCB:
Insert photo of PCB

Serial

→ port.serial general information about the serial port, serial port cable, etc.

How to connect to the Serial Port of this specific device:
Insert photo of PCB with markings for serial port

Serial connection parameters
for RavPower RP-WD009 		57600, 8N1

JTAG

→ port.jtag general information about the JTAG port, JTAG cable, etc.

How to connect to the JTAG Port of this specific device:
Insert photo of PCB with markings for JTAG port

Bootloader mods

→ bootloader

Bootlogs

OEM bootlog

COPY HERE THE BOOTLOG WITH THE ORIGINAL FIRMWARE


OpenWrt bootlog

COPY HERE THE BOOTLOG ONCE OPENWRT IS INSTALLED AND RUNNING


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