GL.iNet GL-A1300 (Slate Plus)

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The GL.iNet GL-A1300 (Slate Plus) is a wireless travel router powered by a USB-C port. It has got two 10/100/1000Mbps LAN and one 10/100/1000Mbps WAN ethernet ports. The USB 3.0 Type A port can be used for USB modems.

CPU	Ram	Flash	Network	WLAN	USB	Serial	JTag
Qualcomm IPQ4018 (DAKOTA) ARM Quad-Core @ 717 Mhz	256 MiB	FLASH1: 4 MiB NOR - FLASH2: 128 MiB NAND	3x 10/100/1000	bgn + n/ac	1x 3.0	?	?

Model	Version	Current Release	Firmware OpenWrt Install	Firmware OpenWrt Upgrade
GL-A1300		23.05.0	https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/23.05.0/targets/ipq40xx/generic/openwrt-23.05.0-ipq40xx-generic-glinet_gl-a1300-squashfs-factory.ubi	https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/23.05.0/targets/ipq40xx/generic/openwrt-23.05.0-ipq40xx-generic-glinet_gl-a1300-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin

Install via uboot tftp or uboot web failsafe.

By uboot tftp:
(IPQ40xx) # tftpboot 0x84000000 openwrt-ipq40xx-generic-glinet_gl-a1300-squashfs-nand-factory.ubi
(IPQ40xx) # nand erase 0 0x8000000
(IPQ40xx) # nand write 0x84000000 0 $filesize

Architecture	?
Vendor	?
Bootloader	U-Boot
System-On-Chip	Qualcomm IPQ4018 (DAKOTA) ARM Quad-Core
CPU/Speed	717Mhz
Flash-Chip	?
Flash size	NOR 4MiB & NAND 128MiB
RAM	DDR3L 256MB
Wireless	Qualcomm Atheros QCA4018 2.4GHz 802.11b/g/n 2×2 400Mbps (2.4GHz); Qualcomm Atheros QCA4018 5G 802.11n/ac W2 2×2 867Mbps (5GHz)
Ethernet	3x 10/100/1000 Mbps
Switch	Qualcomm QCA8075
USB	1x 3.0 Type A; 1x Type C (power supply)
Serial	?
JTAG	?

Insert photo of front of the casing

Insert photo of back of the casing

Insert photo of backside label

Insert photo of PCB

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

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

How to connect to the Serial Port of this specific device:
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Replace EXAMPLE by real values.

Serial connection parameters for GL.iNet GL-A1300 @@Version@@	EXAMPLE 115200, 8N1, 3.3V

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

How to connect to the JTAG Port of this specific device:
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COPY HERE THE BOOTLOG WITH THE ORIGINAL FIRMWARE

COPY HERE THE BOOTLOG ONCE OPENWRT IS INSTALLED AND RUNNING

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GL.iNet GL-A1300 (Slate Plus)

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