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| ===== Supported Versions ===== | ===== Supported Versions ===== |
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| filter : Model=EA6350 | "rotate": true, |
| filter : Version~v3* | "shownColumns": ["brand", "model", "version", "supportedcurrentrel", "oemdevicehomepageurl", "owrt_forum_topic_url", "deviceid"], |
| ---- | "filterColumns": {"model": "^EA6350$", "version": "^v3.*$"} |
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| :!: **OpenWrt 23.05 (at least 23.05.2) works also in this device but you can not install or upgrade to it without first doing bootloader variable ''fw_setenv kernsize 500000'' change**. Thus the supported version in above table is 22.03 series which is the last version which works out of the box without kernsize change. See more from below [[ea6350_v3#installation_of_2305_or_newer|Installation of 23.05 or newer]]. | :!: **OpenWrt 23.05 (at least 23.05.2) works also in this device but you can not install or upgrade to it without first doing bootloader variable ''fw_setenv kernsize 500000'' change**. Thus the supported version in above table is 22.03 series which is the last version which works out of the box without kernsize change. See more from below [[ea6350_v3#installation_of_2305_or_newer|Installation of 23.05 or newer]]. |
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| ===== Hardware Highlights ===== | ===== Hardware Highlights ===== |
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| cols : Versions, CPU, CPU MHz, CPU Cores_numcores_, Flash MB_mbflashs, RAM MB_mbram, WLAN Hardware, WLAN 2.4Ghz, WLAN 5.0Ghz, Ethernet Gbit ports_, USB ports_ | "source": "json", |
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| ===== Installation ===== | ===== Installation ===== |
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| | "filterColumns": {"model": "^EA6350$", "version": "^v3.*$"} |
| | } --> |
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| :!: **OpenWrt 23.05 works also in this device but you can not install or upgrade to it without first doing bootloader variable ''fw_setenv kernsize 500000'' change**. Thus the supported version in above table is 22.03 series which is the last version which works out of the box without kernsize change. See more from below [[ea6350_v3#installation_of_2305_or_newer|Installation of 23.05 or newer]]. | :!: **OpenWrt 23.05 works also in this device but you can not install or upgrade to it without first doing bootloader variable ''fw_setenv kernsize 500000'' change**. Thus the supported version in above table is 22.03 series which is the last version which works out of the box without kernsize change. See more from below [[ea6350_v3#installation_of_2305_or_newer|Installation of 23.05 or newer]]. |
| First time installation of OpenWrt 23.05 or newer requires steps: | First time installation of OpenWrt 23.05 or newer requires steps: |
| - You need to have a previous OpenWrt 22.03.5+ to run one command to change a bootloader variable ''fw_setenv kernsize 500000''. This change is only needed once in the lifetime of the device. | - You need to have a previous OpenWrt 22.03.5+ to run one command to change a bootloader variable ''fw_setenv kernsize 500000''. This change is only needed once in the lifetime of the device. |
| - After kernsize variable is changed, you can flash to 23.05 using ''sysupgrade'' image (or ''factory'') image using LuCI. | - After kernsize variable is changed, you can flash to 23.05 using ''factory'' image (or ''sysupgrade'') image using LuCI. |
| </WRAP> | </WRAP> |
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| Now to update safely to 23.05, do below: | Now to update safely to 23.05, do below: |
| - Take a backup from your settings for 22.03 using e.g. Luci UI. You will lose all your configurations when updating to 23.05 because 23.05 migrates network configuration to [[https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/network/dsa/dsa-mini-tutorial|DSA]] which makes network configuration not compatible with earlier versions. | - Take a backup from your settings for 22.03 using e.g. Luci UI. You will lose all your configurations when updating to 23.05 because 23.05 migrates network configuration to [[https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/network/dsa/dsa-mini-tutorial|DSA]] which makes network configuration not compatible with earlier versions. |
| - Download a 23.05 ''sysupgrade'' image (eg. ''openwrt-23.05.2-ipq40xx-generic-linksys_ea6350v3-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin''. (Factory image like ''openwrt-23.05.2-ipq40xx-generic-linksys_ea6350v3-squashfs-factory.bin'' also works). | - Download a 23.05 ''factory'' image (eg. ''openwrt-23.05.2-ipq40xx-generic-linksys_ea6350v3-squashfs-factory.bin''. (Sysupgrade image like ''openwrt-23.05.2-ipq40xx-generic-linksys_ea6350v3-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin'' also works). |
| - Flash the image from OpenWrt 22.03. You can use Luci UI to do the upgrade: //"System...Flash firmware...Flash new firmware image"//. You will see some red warnings which you can ignore. Uncheck //"Keep settings and retain the current configuration"// and check //"Force upgrade"// and click Continue. | - Flash the image from OpenWrt 22.03. You can use Luci UI to do the upgrade: //"System...Flash firmware...Flash new firmware image"//. You will see some red warnings which you can ignore. Uncheck //"Keep settings and retain the current configuration"// and check //"Force upgrade"// and click Continue. |
| - Wait for a few minutes while the update completes. | - Wait for a few minutes while the update completes. |
| * https://openwrt.org/toh/linksys/mr8300#installation_of_2305_or_snapshot | * https://openwrt.org/toh/linksys/mr8300#installation_of_2305_or_snapshot |
| * https://github.com/openwrt/openwrt/pull/11405 | * https://github.com/openwrt/openwrt/pull/11405 |
| * https://forum.openwrt.org/t/linksys-ea8300-upgrade-to-23-xx/186462/ Using 23.05 sysupgrade instead of factory image. | * https://forum.openwrt.org/t/linksys-ea8300-upgrade-to-23-xx/186462/ Using 23.05 sysupgrade instead of factory image works too. |
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| ===== Upgrading OpenWrt ===== | ===== Upgrading OpenWrt ===== |