Last modified by Leon Poon on 2021/07/16 18:40
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edited by Leon Poon
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edited by Leon Poon
on 2020/09/10 14:46
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6 6  = 19.07.x =
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8 -19.07.4 is here!
8 +Openwrt 19.07.4 for EA8100 is here!
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10 +Get images here: [[https:~~/~~/www.codepowered.com/openwrt/v19.07.4/linksys_ea8100/>>https://www.codepowered.com/openwrt/v19.07.4/linksys_ea8100/]] ([[https:~~/~~/github.com/LeonPoon/openwrt/compare/v19.07.4...v19.07.4-linksys_ea8100>>https://github.com/LeonPoon/openwrt/compare/v19.07.4...v19.07.4-linksys_ea8100]])
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10 10  Since [[19.07.03>>https://www.codepowered.com/openwrt/v19.07.3/linksys_ea8100/]], as of 19.07.04:
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12 12  * Wifi (5Ghz) seem to work at 30-40MB/s with a MacBook Pro.
13 13  * **Known issue**: 2.4Ghz wifi performance is really bad. You probably want to disable 2.4Ghz wifi.
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15 -Get images here: [[https:~~/~~/www.codepowered.com/openwrt/v19.07.4/linksys_ea8100/>>https://www.codepowered.com/openwrt/v19.07.4/linksys_ea8100/]] ([[https:~~/~~/github.com/LeonPoon/openwrt/compare/v19.07.4...v19.07.4-linksys_ea8100>>https://github.com/LeonPoon/openwrt/compare/v19.07.4...v19.07.4-linksys_ea8100]])
17 +**Images do not contain LuCi! (The build process doesn't include it for some reason I have not yet time to figure out.)** You need to have the **squashfs-sysupgrade.bin** flashed, then install LuCI. (See instructions below.)
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17 -**Images do not contain LuCi! (The build process doesn't include it for some reason I have not yet time to figure out.)** You need to follow instructions to get the squashfs.bin flashed, then opkg update and opkg install luci.
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19 19  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 partitions.
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21 21  How to flash if your router currently has stock Linksys firmware:
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23 23  1. Download the "**openwrt-ramips-mt7621-ea8100-initramfs-kernel-factory.img**" from link above, and flash it via Linksys UI. Wait for it to start to reboot.
24 24  1. Configure your computer to have IP in ##192.168.1.2/255.255.255.0##.
25 -1. Check that your router booted Openwrt by visiting [[http:~~/~~/192.168.1.1/>>http://192.168.1.1/]]. You are in Openwrt if you see a white screen with message: "The requested URL /cgi-bin/luci/ was not found on this server." (Luci is not installed currently.) Do a reboot if you see Linksys UI instead, then check again when it boots.
25 +1. Check that your router booted Openwrt by visiting [[http:~~/~~/192.168.1.1/>>http://192.168.1.1/]]. It is in Openwrt if you see a white screen with message: "The requested URL /cgi-bin/luci/ was not found on this server." (Luci is not installed currently.) Do a reboot if you see Linksys UI instead, then check again when it boots.
26 26  1. Download the "**openwrt-ramips-mt7621-ea8100-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin**" from link above, and upload it into ##/tmp## in the router via SFTP. You can use [[winscp>>https://winscp.net/]] if on Windows. [[root@192.168.1.1>>mailto:root@192.168.1.1]] (No password).
27 27  1. Ssh into [[root@192.168.1.1>>mailto:root@192.168.1.1]] (no password). Use [[putty>>https://www.putty.org/]] to ssh if you are on Windows.
28 28  1. In the ssh shell run: ##sysupgrade /tmp/openwrt-ramips-mt7621-ea8100-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin##