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inbox:toh:netgear:netgear_rax120_nighthawk_ax12 [2023/08/05 08:53] – Update OpenWrt firmware and 5G Aquantia firmware instructions + update OpenWrt flash layout patient0inbox:toh:netgear:netgear_rax120_nighthawk_ax12 [2024/03/13 22:52] – [TTL + USB method] ywang
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 This device has 2 HW versions. V2 hardware is required.  This device has 2 HW versions. V2 hardware is required. 
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 +===== Supported Versions =====
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 ===== Hardware highlights ===== ===== Hardware highlights =====
-SoC ^ CPU Speed ^ RAM ^ Flash ^ WLAN 2.4 ^ WLAN 5.0 USB | +<!-- ToH: { 
-| Qualcomm Atheros IPQ8074 (or 8074A ??) | 4x 2.0 GHz | 1024 MiB | 512 MiB | b/g/ax | a/n/ac/ax | 2x 3.0 |+  "source": "json", 
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 ==== Info ==== ==== Info ====
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 ===== OpenWrt support ===== ===== OpenWrt support =====
  
-<color red>**Not officially supported**</color>experimental fork available.+<!-- ToH: { 
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 This method doesn't require the device in an already bricked status. It's confirmed working on RAX120v2, it's also known to work on RAX70.  This method doesn't require the device in an already bricked status. It's confirmed working on RAX120v2, it's also known to work on RAX70. 
  
-==== TTL + USB method ====+==== TTL + USB method (not suggested)====
 In the case tftp doesn't work for you (e.g. no ethernet available for your PC), a TTL + USB method can be used for back/restore the mtd partitions of the device. In the case tftp doesn't work for you (e.g. no ethernet available for your PC), a TTL + USB method can be used for back/restore the mtd partitions of the device.
  
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 Usually what you need to backup/restore is the ''firmware'' parititon, you can find the partition num from ''/proc/mtd''. Usually what you need to backup/restore is the ''firmware'' parititon, you can find the partition num from ''/proc/mtd''.
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 +== Note ==
 +
 +The mtd partition table seen from the bootloader is not same as seen from official firmware or openwrt. So, this method is not really suggested, since mistakes can happen easily
 ===== Notes ===== ===== Notes =====
 This website contains much information about this device: [[http://en.techinfodepot.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Netgear_RAX120_(Nighthawk_AX12)|link]] This website contains much information about this device: [[http://en.techinfodepot.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Netgear_RAX120_(Nighthawk_AX12)|link]]
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 ===== Tags ===== ===== Tags =====
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-{{tag>ipq807x ipq8074 512flash 1024ram 6port GigabitEthernet 5GigabitEthernet 802.11ax 802.11ac serial u-boot 4core ath11k cortexa53 4x4 8x8 txbf MU-MIMO wifi6 unsupported}}+{{tag>ipq807x ipq8074 512flash 1024ram 6port GigabitEthernet 5GigabitEthernet 802.11bgn 802.11ax serial u-boot 4core ath11k cortexa53 4x4 8x8 txbf MU-MIMO wifi6}}
  
  • Last modified: 2024/03/13 23:04
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