Changes for page Openwrt for Linksys EA8100
Last modified by Leon Poon on 2021/07/16 18:40
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... ... @@ -19,20 +19,10 @@ 19 19 1. Then grab squashfs-sysupgrade.bin from [[https:~~/~~/www.codepowered.com/openwrt/v19.07.4/bin/targets/ramips/mt7621/openwrt-ramips-mt7621-ea8100-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin>>https://www.codepowered.com/openwrt/v19.07.4/bin/targets/ramips/mt7621/openwrt-ramips-mt7621-ea8100-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin]] and flash it via LuCi 20 20 1. Wait for it to reboot. Now you can configure! 21 21 22 -For kernel modules, replace with this in your opkg distfeeds.conf: 23 - 24 -{{code language="none"}} 25 -src/gz openwrt_core https://www.codepowered.com/openwrt/v19.07.4/bin/targets/ramips/mt7621/packages 26 -{{/code}} 27 - 28 28 If you are on my 18.x below, sysupgrading to a 19.07 image will not work. You have to manually mtd write the 19.07 "kernel-initramfs.bin" into the nand and boot/log into it (192.168.1.1), then sysupgrade. 29 29 30 -Sysupgrade from 19.07.x to another 19.07.y will work. You can also upgrade via LuCI. 24 +Sysupgrade from 19.07.x to another 19.07.y will work. You can also upgrade via LuCI. **HOWEVER: **upgrading will wipe entire firmware partitions! Backup your files/config before sysupgrade. 31 31 32 -{{warning}} 33 -Upgrading images will wipe entire firmware partitions! Backup your files/config before sysupgrade. It will reset router ip to 192.168.1.1. 34 -{{/warning}} 35 - 36 36 --**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.)-- 37 37 38 38 --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.--