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| * Hook up your USB to TTL serial adapter to the RT3200 / E8450 **with the power off** | * Hook up your USB to TTL serial adapter to the RT3200 / E8450 **with the power off** | ||
| * remember that tx from router needs to go to rx of uart connector, and rx of router needs to go to tx of uart connector ((thanks forum member smashrvmco for the reminder)) | * remember that tx from router needs to go to rx of uart connector, and rx of router needs to go to tx of uart connector ((thanks forum member smashrvmco for the reminder)) | ||
| - | * Run the mtk_uartboot program with your downloaded files, followed by an **immediate** screen or putty command, e.g.: < | + | * Run the mtk_uartboot program with your downloaded files, followed by an **immediate** screen or putty command. |
| + | * Linux, when `mtk_uartboot` automatically recognizes the connected serial device: < | ||
| + | * macOS, when `mtk_uartboot` would otherwise use the wrong serial device: < | ||
| + | * < | ||
| * Power on the RT3200 / E8450 | * Power on the RT3200 / E8450 | ||
| - | * mtk_uart should trigger a boot and your screen / putty session should present you with a U-Boot menu. If you take no action for a number of seconds, your router will boot. To recover, **you want to immediately press any key (like a down arrow) to interrupt the boot and stay on the boot menu**. | + | * mtk_uart should trigger a boot (if you never get past < |
| - | * From the boot menu, select the bottom option, | + | * From the boot menu, select the bottom option, |
| + | * {{ : | ||
| * Rewrite the flash ("As crazy as it sounds, but literally reading from the flash and writing back the read content fixes the issue." | * Rewrite the flash ("As crazy as it sounds, but literally reading from the flash and writing back the read content fixes the issue." | ||
| * Did **not** run the v1.1.1 UBI installer (e.g. anyone on OpenWrt 23.05.x or below, or older snapshots) | * Did **not** run the v1.1.1 UBI installer (e.g. anyone on OpenWrt 23.05.x or below, or older snapshots) | ||