This device is NOT RECOMMENDED for future use with OpenWrt due to low flash/ram.
DO NOT BUY DEVICES WITH 4MB FLASH / 32MB RAM if you intend to flash an up-to-date and secure OpenWrt version (18.06 or later) onto it! See 4/32 warning for details.
1) This device does not have sufficient resources (flash and/or RAM) to provide secure and reliable operation.
This means that even setting a password or changing simple network settings might not be possible any more, rendering the device effectively useless. See OpenWrt on 4/32 devices what you can do now.
2) OpenWrt support for this device will end after 2019.
19.07 will be the last official build for 4/32 devices. After 19.07, no further OpenWrt images will be built for 4/32 devices. See OpenWrt on 4/32 devices what you can do now.
Comtrend CT 536+ / HG 536+ is based on a Broadcom proccessor (board ID 96348GW-11).
SoC | CPU speed | Ram | Flash | Network | DSL port | USB | Serial | JTag | Buttons |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Broadcom 6348 | 256MHz | 16MiB | 4MiB | 4 x 1 | no driver | requires soldering | Yes | Yes | One: Reset |
As reported in the Attitude adjustment announcement, for 16MiB of RAM devices you should better stay with Backfire (linux 2.6.32), or you will experience contention problems due to an often lack of free memory.
The OpenWrt correct firmware is openwrt-96348GW-generic-squashfs-cfe.bin, which can be directly flashed from the original firmware page.
Notice that ''Backfire'' does not implement the failsafe boot with the reset button yet, for this router. Failsafe can be triggered only through the serial line.
A usual procedure to flash with OpenWrt using the factory CFE bootloader:
This procedure will not overwrite the CFE bootloader, so you can use it later to reflash the router with any other firmware.
NOTE: Onboard DSL modem is NOT SUPPORTED
However you can connect an external modem bridged to a LAN port.
All required packages are already installed in the default image.To configure PPPoE with UCI, do this:
uci set network.wan.proto=pppoe uci set network.wan.username= uci set network.wan.password= uci commit network && ifup wan
Note: if you need QoS for consistent low latency on an ADSL connection, which is a common scenario, you should consider installing the dsl-qos-queue
package instead. It works much better than the Linux QoS because it does factor in the ATM overhead, which can be significant.
Install the qos-scripts package:
opkg install qos-scripts
Basic QoS configuration using UCI:
uci set qos.wan.upload=192 # Upload speed in KB uci set qos.wan.download=2048 # Download speed in KB uci commit qos
Start QoS and enable on next boot
/etc/init.d/qos start /etc/init.d/qos enable
Architecture: | MIPS |
Vendor: | Broadcom |
bootloader: | cfe |
System-On-Chip: | BCM6348 |
CPU/Speed | BMIPS3300 V0.7 / 256 MHz |
Flash-Chip: | Macronix MX29LV320ABTC-90G |
Flash size | 4 MiB |
RAM | HY57V283220TP-7 / 16 MiB |
Wireless: | Broadcom 4318 rev. 9, 802.11b/g (mini-pci) |
Antenna | 1x |
Ethernet: | Broadcom BCM5325 w/ vlan support swconfig |
USB | possible with mod |
Power adapter | 16.5 V AC 850 mA / EVERGLOW adv165085 |
Power margin | succesfully tested with a power adapter of 18 V 500 mA |
Serial: | Yes |
JTAG: | Yes |
Note: This will void your warranty!
To open the case remove the two rubber feet on the opposite site to the antenna jack, they will reveal two crosspoint screws.
→ port.serial general information about the serial port, serial port cable, etc.
How to connect to the Serial Port of this specific device:
Use a serial TTL adapter.
→ port.jtag general information about the JTAG port, JTAG cable, etc.
It has to be soldered, see here:
usb_mod