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docs:guide-quick-start:factory_installation [2018/08/13 17:27] – [Troubleshooting] Misleading and old stuff removed; if 70% of supported devices do not have a factory.bin, it does not make sense to tell the users to lookout for factory.bin and only factory.bin. tmomasdocs:guide-quick-start:factory_installation [2018/08/13 17:31] – [Flash the firmware] tmomas
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   - Connect to the device via Ethernet cable (Only fallback to wireless, if the device has no Ethernet connection options)   - Connect to the device via Ethernet cable (Only fallback to wireless, if the device has no Ethernet connection options)
-  - Ensure that the OpenWrt firmware file that you are about to flash, matches your router model and is called **"....factory.bin"**, as you will use it to modify a vendor's **factory** firmware towards OpenWrt.+  - Ensure that the OpenWrt firmware file that you are about to flash, matches your router model and is called **"....factory.bin"** (only true for 30% of all supported devices; **70% of devices have different image names**, see above), as you will use it to modify a vendor's **factory** firmware towards OpenWrt.
   -  Log into the device's admin web interface and locate the device-specific firmware installation function. Follow the device-specific instructions of your manufacturer's user guide for installing firmware and use this to install the  "...factory.bin" firmware file of OpenWrt.   -  Log into the device's admin web interface and locate the device-specific firmware installation function. Follow the device-specific instructions of your manufacturer's user guide for installing firmware and use this to install the  "...factory.bin" firmware file of OpenWrt.
   - Wait while the device writes the firmware image to its flash memory. This can take several minutes (the Device Page may state an expected time for this process). At the end, the device will reboot automatically.   - Wait while the device writes the firmware image to its flash memory. This can take several minutes (the Device Page may state an expected time for this process). At the end, the device will reboot automatically.
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