RavPower RP-WD009
Travel router with advanced file hub functionality
- Based on the MediaTek MT7628NN
- MT7610E provides 802.11ac
- 64MB RAM, 16MB Flash
- USB 2.0 port
- Single ethernet port
- Button: 1 x WiFi 2.4/5GHz button, 1 x SD to USB copy button, 1 x reset button
- LED: 5 x LEDs (power and SD LEDs are dual white-red)
Supported Versions
Hardware Highlights
Installation
Flash Layout
Partitions from “cat /proc/mtd
”:
dev: size erasesize name mtd0: 01000000 00010000 "ALL" mtd1: 00030000 00010000 "Bootloader" mtd2: 00010000 00010000 "Config" mtd3: 00010000 00010000 "Factory" mtd4: 00180000 00010000 "Kernel_RootFS" mtd5: 00010000 00010000 "params" mtd6: 00010000 00010000 "user_backup" mtd7: 00010000 00010000 "user" mtd8: 00df0000 00010000 "Rootfs" mtd9: 00010000 00010000 "Mode"
RavPower RP-WD009 Flash Layout | |||||||||
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Layer0 | mtd0 ALL 16384KiB |
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Layer1 | mtd1 Bootloader 192KiB | mtd2 Config 64KiB | mtd3 Factory 64KiB | mtd4 Kernel_RootFS 1536KiB | mtd5 params 64KiB | mtd6 user_backup 64KiB | mtd7 user 64KiB | mtd8 Rootfs 14272KiB | mtd9 Mode 64KiB |
OEM installation using the TFTP method
- Download the OpenWrt
...factory.bin
image to your computer - On the RP-WD009, press the reset button and keep it pressed.
- Power up the RP-WD009. Keep pressing the reset button for 10 more seconds until the Globe LED lights up.
- Attach your Computer to the Ethernet port. Assign yourself the address 10.10.10.1/24.
- Access the recovery page at
http://10.10.10.128
and upload the OpenWrt...factory.bin
image. - The flashing will take around 1 minute. The device will reboot automatically into OpenWrt.
Specific values needed for tftp
Enter values for “FILL-IN” below
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
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.
NOTE: The IP address is fixed to 192.168.1.1. If your router has another netmask than 192.168.1.x (e.g. 192.168.0.x or 10.x.x.x) you probably have no internet access from the device. Then you must change the fixed IP address from the terminal, but to access the terminal you have to connect the device wired to another free ethernet port of your computer and set in the configuration (System preferences ⇒ Network on macOS, Control Panel ⇒ Network on Windows), select the available Ethernet port and the IP manually to 192.168.1.x (where x is 2...254) and router to 192.168.1.1. Connect the Filehub to that port with a cable and login via ssh root@192.168.1.1
.
Than change the fixed IP address :
- uci set network.lan.ipaddr='r.r.r.y'
- uci set network.lan.gateway='r.r.r.r'
- uci set network.lan.dns='r.r.r.r'
- uci commit
- service network restart
Replace r.r.r with the proper netmask, e.g. 192.168.0 or 10.20.30 which should match your LAN and your router. Replace r.r.r.r with the LAN IP address of your router. Select the address r.r.r.y outside of the DHCP range, e.g. when the DHCP starts is 192.168.0.100, use a number below 100 which is still free.
The device will disconnect and now connect the device wired with one of the LAN ports of your router. Now it should be reachable with the new IP address, i.e. 'ssh root@r.r.r.y' where r.r.r.y is the new IP address. When it fails, do a ping or a port scan (e.g. nmap). Now you have internet access on the device and can perform the upgrade.
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
Failsafe mode
Basic configuration
→ Basic configuration After flashing, proceed with this.
Set up your Internet connection, configure wireless, configure USB port, etc.
Specific Configuration
Please fill in real values for this device, then remove the EXAMPLEs
Network interfaces
The default network configuration is:
Interface Name | Description | Default configuration |
---|---|---|
br-lan | LAN & WiFi | 192.168.1.1/24 |
vlan0 (eth0.0) | LAN port (1) | None |
wlan0 | 2.4G WiFi | Disabled |
wlan1 | 5G WiFi | Disabled |
Switch Ports (for VLANs)
Please fill in real values for this device, then remove the EXAMPLEs
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 |
---|---|
Internet (WAN) | EXAMPLE 4 |
LAN 1 | EXAMPLE 3 |
LAN 2 | EXAMPLE 2 |
LAN 3 | EXAMPLE 1 |
LAN 4 | EXAMPLE 0 |
Buttons
→ hardware.button on howto use and configure the hardware button(s). Here, we merely name the buttons, so we can use them in the above Howto.
Please fill in real values for this device, then remove the EXAMPLEs
The RavPower RP-WD009 has the following buttons:
BUTTON | Event |
---|---|
Power | Short press : USB port charging mode. Long Press : Power On / Off |
Reset | /etc/rc.button/reset → factory reset |
2.4G/5G | /etc/rc.button/rfkill → toggle wlan0 AND wlan1 On / Off - Warning : LEDs for wifi may not work |
SD>USB | button=“copy” |
Hardware
Info
Photos
Note: not sure if these are Free Use Creative Commons, so at the moment just external link provided.
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!
Describe what needs to be done to open the device, e.g. remove rubber feet, adhesive labels, screws, ...
- To remove the cover and open the device, do a/b/c
Main PCB:
Insert photo of PCB
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
Serial connection parameters for RavPower RP-WD009 | 57600, 8N1 |
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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
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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