Lenovo Newifi D1

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The Lenovo Newifi D1 is a simultaneous dual band WIFI router with AC1200 WiFi - 300+867 Mbps (2.4 & 5 GHz) speeds. It contains internal antennas. The router features 2 Gbit LAN and one Gbit WAN port. It comes with 32 MB NOR ROM and a dual core MIPS CPU powered by 256 MB RAM, it also sports an SD card slot.

The Lenovo Newifi D1 is based on the MT7621 and received official support since OpenWrt 17.01.0(formerly LEDE)

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Supported Versions

BrandModelVersionCurrent ReleaseOEM InfoForum SearchTechnical Data
LenovoNewifi D122.03.5Newifi D1View/Edit data

Hardware Highlights

ModelVersionSoCCPU MHzFlash MBRAM MBWLAN HardwareWLAN2.4WLAN5.0100M portsGbit portsModemUSB
Newifi D1MediaTek MT7621AT880128, 32256MediaTek MT7603E, MediaTek MT7612Eb/g/na/n/ac--1x 2.0, 1x 3.0

Installation

ModelVersionCurrent ReleaseFirmware OpenWrt InstallFirmware OpenWrt UpgradeFirmware OEM Stock
Newifi D122.03.5https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/22.03.5/targets/ramips/mt7621/openwrt-22.03.5-ramips-mt7621-lenovo_newifi-d1-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin

→ Install OpenWrt (generic explanation)

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Flash Layout

Lenovo Newifi D1 Flash Layout
Layer0 NOR flash memory Macronix MX25L25635F (m25p80 spi0.0: mx25l25635f) 32768 KiB Specs
Layer1 mtd0 u-boot 192 KiB mtd1 u-boot-env 64 KiB mtd2 factory 64KiB mtd3 firmware 32448 KiB
Layer2 mtd4 kernel ~1718 KiB mtd5 rootfs ~30730 KiB
mountpoint /
Layer3 mtd5 rootfs_data 28352 KiB
mountpoint /rom /overlay
filesystem SquashFS JFFS2
Size in KiB 192 KiB 64 KiB 64 KiB ~1718 KiB 28352 KiB (split depends on ROM size)

:!: Some sizes were approximated (prefixed with ~) since too many digits follow, these values were rounded up.

OEM easy installation

FIXME The instructions below are for Broadcom devices and only serve as an example.
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This section deals with

  • How you install OpenWrt from a device freshly opened
  • The steps required such as reset to factory defaults if the device has already been configured

Note: Reset router to factory defaults if it has been previously configured.

  • Browse to http://192.168.1.1/Upgrade.asp
  • Upload .bin file to router
  • Wait for it to reboot
  • Telnet to 192.168.1.1 and set a root password, or browse to http://192.168.1.1 if LuCI is installed.

OEM installation using the TFTP method

→ generic.flashing.tftp

Specific values needed for tftp

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Bootloader tftp server IPv4 address FILL-IN
Bootloader MAC address (special) FILL-IN
Firmware tftp image Latest OpenWrt release (NOTE: Name must contain “tftp”)
TFTP transfer window FILL-IN seconds
TFTP window start approximately FILL-IN seconds after power on
TFTP client required IP address FILL-IN

Upgrading OpenWrt

→ generic.sysupgrade

FIXME These are generic instructions. Update with your router's specifics.

LuCI Web Upgrade Process

  • Browse to http://192.168.1.1/cgi-bin/luci/mini/system/upgrade/ LuCI Upgrade URL
  • Upload image file for sysupgrade to LuCI
  • Wait for reboot

Terminal Upgrade Process

If you don't have a GUI (LuCI) available, you can alternatively upgrade via the command line. There are two command line methods for upgrading:

  • sysupgrade
  • mtd

Note: It is important that you put the firmware image into the ramdisk (/tmp) before you start flashing.

sysupgrade

  • Login as root via SSH on 192.168.1.1, then enter the following commands:
cd /tmp
wget http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/trunk/XXX/xxx.abc
sysupgrade /tmp/xxx.abc

mtd

If sysupgrade does not support this router, use mtd.

  • Login as root via SSH on 192.168.1.1, then enter the following commands:
cd /tmp
wget http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/trunk/XXX/xxx.abc
mtd write /tmp/xxx.abc linux && reboot

Debricking

→ generic.debrick

Failsafe mode

→ failsafe_and_factory_reset

Basic configuration

→ Basic configuration After flashing, proceed with this.
Set up your Internet connection, configure wireless, configure USB port, etc.

Specific Configuration

Network interfaces

The default network configuration is:

Interface Name Description Default configuration
lan LAN & WiFi (bridge) 192.168.1.1/24
vlan0 (eth0.0) LAN ports (1 to 2) None
vlan1 (eth0.1) WAN port DHCP
wlan0 WiFi 2.4Ghz Disabled
wlan1 WiFi 5Ghz Disabled

Switch Ports (for VLANs)

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Numbers 0-3 are Ports 1-4 as labeled on the unit, number 4 is the Internet (WAN) on the unit, 5 is the internal connection to the router itself. Don't be fooled: Port 1 on the unit is number 3 when configuring VLANs. vlan0 = eth0.0, vlan1 = eth0.1 and so on.

Port Switch port
CPU 6
Internet (WAN) 4
LAN 1 Example 1
LAN 2 Example 2

Buttons

The Lenovo Newifi D1 has the following buttons:

BUTTON Event
reset ?

:!: Pushing the reset button will reset your device to OpenWrt defaults.

LEDs

How to configure LEDs in general, see the LED section in the led_configuration.

The Lenovo Newifi D1 has 3 LEDs:

LED name LED print Internal name Trigger Added information
Red light N/A newifi-d1:red:status N/A It's possible to mix red/green/blue values to produce different colors
Green light N/A newifi-d1:green:status N/A It's possible to mix red/green/blue values to produce different colors
Blue light N/A newifi-d1:blue:status N/A It's possible to mix red/green/blue values to produce different colors

FIXME You might find two additional LEDs, mt76-phy0 and mt76-phy1 these seem to be 2.4 and 5.0 WiFI respectively, but they had no effect when I set them to none or default-on.

SD slot

There's a SD/MMC slot at the side of the router, there's usually a sticker that might void your warranty, so beware before you access that slot.

This SD slot was tested with a very cheap 8GB card and works but required the following packages and their dependencies:

  • kmod-mmc
  • kmod-sdhci
  • kmod-sdhci-mt7620

The SD slot can expand your storage and allow installing more packages, refer to Extroot configuration for setting it up.

Hardware

Info

General
Brand Lenovo
Model Newifi D1
Versions
Device Type WiFi Router
Availability Discontinued
Comments - general
OpenWrt Support
Supported Since Commit https://git.lede-project.org/?p=source.git;a=commit;h=142ec7ada939313cc890f94df5fc6903f2660635
Supported Since Release 17.01.0
Supported Current Release 22.03.5
Unsupported
Hardware
Bootloader U-Boot
Target ramips
System-On-Chip
CPU MHz 880
Flash MB 128, 32
RAM MB 256
Network
Ethernet 100M ports -
Ethernet 1Gbit ports
Switch MediaTek MT7621AT
Modem -
VLAN Yes
Comments - network ports
Wireless
WLAN 2.4GHz b/g/n
WLAN 5.0GHz a/n/ac
WLAN Hardware MediaTek MT7603E, MediaTek MT7612E
Detachable Antennas -
Comments - WLAN
Interfaces
USB ports 1x 2.0, 1x 3.0
SATA ports -
Serial Yes
JTAG ¿
Comments - USB & SATA ports
Misc
LED count 3
Button count 1
Power supply 12 VDC, 2.0 A
Links
Forum Topic URL
WikiDevi URL https://wikidevi.wi-cat.ru/Lenovo_Newifi_D1
OEM device homepage URL
Firmware OEM Stock URL
Firmware OpenWrt Install URL
Firmware OpenWrt Upgrade URL https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/22.03.5/targets/ramips/mt7621/openwrt-22.03.5-ramips-mt7621-lenovo_newifi-d1-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin
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Photos

Front:
Insert photo of front of the casing

Back:
Insert photo of back of the casing

Backside label:
Insert photo of backside label

Opening the case

Note: This will void your warranty!

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  • To remove the cover and open the device, do a/b/c

Main PCB:
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Serial

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

How to connect to the Serial Port of this specific device:
Insert photo of PCB with markings for serial port

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Serial connection parameters
for Lenovo Newifi D1 @@Version@@ 		EXAMPLE 115200, 8N1

JTAG

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

How to connect to the JTAG Port of this specific device:
Insert photo of PCB with markings for JTAG port

Bootloader mods

→ bootloader

Hardware mods

None so far.

Bootlogs

OEM bootlog

COPY HERE THE BOOTLOG WITH THE ORIGINAL FIRMWARE


OpenWrt bootlog

COPY HERE THE BOOTLOG ONCE OPENWRT IS INSTALLED AND RUNNING


Notes

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