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inbox:toh:tp-link:x80-5g_v1 [2024/08/12 23:48] – [OpenWrt bootlog] replace initramfs boot log with OpenWrt booting from mtd12 professor_jonnyinbox:toh:tp-link:x80-5g_v1 [2024/08/13 00:34] – [Installing OpenWrt factory.ubi part 2 of 2] professor_jonny
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   * OpenWrt forum thread: (https://forum.openwrt.org/t/ipq8074a-tp-link-deco-x80-5g-info-thread/176308)   * OpenWrt forum thread: (https://forum.openwrt.org/t/ipq8074a-tp-link-deco-x80-5g-info-thread/176308)
   * WIP Private Git hub branch: (https://github.com/professor-jonny/pj_openwrt/tree/x80-5g)   * WIP Private Git hub branch: (https://github.com/professor-jonny/pj_openwrt/tree/x80-5g)
-  * Initramfs Test Image: (https://github.com/professor-jonny/images/blob/main/openwrt-qualcommax-ipq807x-tplink_x80-5g-initramfs-uImage.itb) 
  
  
-/***+ 
 ===== Experimental firmware ===== ===== Experimental firmware =====
  
-//List experimental firmware download links here.// 
  
-//None at this time.//+  * Initramfs Test Image: (https://github.com/professor-jonny/images/blob/main/openwrt-qualcommax-ipq807x-tplink_x80-5g-initramfs-uImage.itb) 
 +  * factory   Test Image: (https://github.com/professor-jonny/images/blob/main/openwrt-qualcommax-ipq807x-tplink_x80-5g-squashfs-factory.ubi) 
  
-  * External image (add link) 
-  * trunk image (add link) 
-  * ... 
-***/ 
  
  
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-/*** if info available: uncomment and fill in+
 ===== Installation ===== ===== Installation =====
   - → [[:downloads|Obtain firmware]]   - → [[:downloads|Obtain firmware]]
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   - → [[:downloads|Latest OpenWrt release]]   - → [[:downloads|Latest OpenWrt release]]
  
-==== Installing OpenWrt ==== +==== Installing initramfs image part 1 of 2====
-***/ +
- +
-==== Installing initramfs image ====+
  
  
   - Download and copy the initramfs image to your PC's TFTP server folder.   - Download and copy the initramfs image to your PC's TFTP server folder.
-  - connect up your serial port and set up a connection with a terminal program such as putty +  - connect up your serial port and set up a connection with a terminal program such as SmarTTY 
-  - Plug the router into your computer using an ethernet cable.+  - Plug the router into your computer using an ethernet cable 
 +  - set your pc's IP address to the below settings: 
 +  - static 192.168.1.2.
   - power the router and quickly type the magic string "tpl" and press enter to break into u-boot   - power the router and quickly type the magic string "tpl" and press enter to break into u-boot
-  - set environment variables (setenv ipaddr) and (setenv serverip) to give your pc a connection to your router+  - in the shell set the environment variables to enable tftpbooting 
-  - run (tftpboot 0x44000000 ipaddr:image.itb) to load your image to memory as location 044000000 in ram+  - setenv ipaddr 192.168.1.1 
 +  - setenv serverip 192.168.1.2 
 +  - In the shell run the below command to initiate the image transfer: 
 +  - this will load your image to memory as location 044000000 in ram 
 +  - tftpboot 0x44000000 192.168.1.2:openwrt-qualcommax-ipq807x-tplink_x80-5g-initramfs-uImage.itb
   - your image will now upload to your ram ready to boot.   - your image will now upload to your ram ready to boot.
   - run (bootm) and your image will now load.   - run (bootm) and your image will now load.
  
 +==== Installing OpenWrt factory.ubi part 2 of 2 ====
  
 +  - Download a copy of the factory.ubi to your pc
 +  - set up a ssh/scp session to your router with a program such as SmarTTY.
 +  - upload the factory.ubi to /tmp on your router
 +  - in the console run the below command:
 +  - ubiformat /dev/mtd12 -y -f /tmp/openwrt-qualcommax-ipq807x-tplink_x80-5g-squashfs-factory.ubi
 +  - wait for it to complete and reboot your router.
  
  
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