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edited by Leon Poon
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1 1  switch0: port 0 = wan, port 1,2,3,4 = lan
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3 +If you brick your router you should be able to recover by soldering the UART pin headers and connecting to the serial. See [[this page for pictures>>doc:Linksys EA8100.WebHome]].
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4 -[[https:~~/~~/github.com/LeonPoon/openwrt/compare/master...master-linksys_ea8100>>https://github.com/LeonPoon/openwrt/compare/master...master-linksys_ea8100]]
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7 7  = 19.07.x =
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9 -[[https:~~/~~/www.codepowered.com/openwrt/v19.07.3/linksys_ea8100/>>url:https://www.codepowered.com/openwrt/v19.07.3/linksys_ea8100/]]
8 +[[https:~~/~~/www.codepowered.com/openwrt/v19.07.3/linksys_ea8100/>>url:https://www.codepowered.com/openwrt/v19.07.3/linksys_ea8100/]] ([[https:~~/~~/github.com/LeonPoon/openwrt/compare/v19.07.3...v19.07.3-linksys_ea8100>>url:https://github.com/LeonPoon/openwrt/compare/v19.07.3...v19.07.3-linksys_ea8100]])
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11 -The EA8100 contains 2 firmware partitions. Flashing via the Linksys UI will only flash openwrt into one of the 2 partitions.
10 +The EA8100 contains 2 firmware partitions. Using the Linksys UI will flash openwrt into only one of the 2 partitions. The booting process switches partition every few boots, so if you want to always boot into openwrt then you have to flash openwrt into both partition.
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13 -Download the "squashfs-factory.img" if you want to flash via Linksys web UI. After you flashed the img the first time, download the "squashfs-sysupgrade.bin" and run sysupgrade to flash this .bin to both firmware partitions.
12 +How to flash:
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15 -You cannot sysupgrade from 18.x to 19.07.x.
14 +If your router currently has stock Linksys firmware:
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17 -Sysupgrade from 19.07.x will not save config! Back up your config and other files in the router before you sysupgrade.
16 +1. flash the "squashfs-factory.img" via Linksys UI, cross your fingers that it boots openwrt when auto rebooting. Otherwise keep rebooting until it loads openwrt. (Usually 3 times max.)
17 +1. access LuCI via LAN. (It's at 192.168.1.1 so you should set connect your computer and configure your computer with an IP on same subnet eg 192.168.1.2/24). Set root password so that SSH server starts. (do not configure/restart.)
18 +1. Scp the "squashfs-sysupgrade.bin" into /tmp in the router.
19 +1. Log in via SSH.
20 +1. Sysupgrade the squashfs-sysupgrade.bin. This should flash the openwrt firmware into both firmware partitions. It auto reboots.
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22 +If you are on my 18.x below, sysupgrade will not work. You have to manually mtd write the 19.07 "kernel-initramfs.bin" and boot into it, then sysupgrade. Back up data before mtd write!
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24 +Subsequently sysupgrade from 19.07.x should work but it will **not **save config! Back up your config and other files in the router before you sysupgrade.
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26 +Wifi seem to work at 30-40MB/s with a MacBook Pro.
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20 20  = 18.x =
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22 22  9bebafcb5dfe37f25285fa18fb8bfe7b68011267 (with wifi support) Download: