Changes for page Openwrt for Linksys EA8100
Last modified by Leon Poon on 2021/07/16 18:40
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... ... @@ -5,35 +5,24 @@ 5 5 6 6 = 19.07.x = 7 7 8 -Openwrt 19.07. 7for EA8100 is here!8 +Openwrt 19.07.4 for EA8100 is here! 9 9 10 -Since [[19.07.03>>https://www.codepowered.com/openwrt/v19.07.3/linksys_ea8100/]], as of 19.07.0 7:10 +Since [[19.07.03>>https://www.codepowered.com/openwrt/v19.07.3/linksys_ea8100/]], as of 19.07.04: 11 11 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. 14 14 15 -UPDATED 2020-12-10 the 19.07.04 and laterbuilds now includes LuCi! Follow these instructions:15 +UPDATED 2020-12-10 the 19.07.04 builds now includes LuCi! Follow these instructions: 16 16 17 -1. Grab ##[[initramfs-factory.img>>https://www.codepowered.com/openwrt/v19.07.7/bin/targets/ramips/mt7621/openwrt-ramips-mt7621-ea8100-initramfs-factory.img]]## and ##[[squashfs-sysupgrade.bin>>https://www.codepowered.com/openwrt/v19.07.7/bin/targets/ramips/mt7621/openwrt-ramips-mt7621-ea8100-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin||style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"]]## 18 -1. Flash **##initramfs-factory.img##** via Linksys UI. 17 +1. Grab initramfs-factory.img from [[https:~~/~~/www.codepowered.com/openwrt/v19.07.4/bin/targets/ramips/mt7621/openwrt-ramips-mt7621-ea8100-initramfs-factory.img>>https://www.codepowered.com/openwrt/v19.07.4/bin/targets/ramips/mt7621/openwrt-ramips-mt7621-ea8100-initramfs-factory.img]] and flash it via Linksys UI. 19 19 1. Wait for Openwrt to boot so that you get to LuCi at [[http:~~/~~/192.168.1.1/>>http://192.168.1.1/]]. Do NOT configure yet! It's not ready. 20 -1. Flash**##squashfs-sysupgrade.bin##**via LuCi19 +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 21 21 1. Wait for it to reboot. Now you can configure! 22 22 23 -For kernel modules, replace with this in your ##/etc/opkg/distfeeds.conf##: 24 - 25 -{{code language="none"}} 26 -src/gz openwrt_core https://www.codepowered.com/openwrt/v19.07.7/bin/targets/ramips/mt7621/packages 27 -{{/code}} 28 - 29 29 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. 30 30 31 -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. 32 32 33 -{{warning}} 34 -Upgrading images will wipe entire firmware partitions! Backup your files/config before sysupgrade. It will reset router ip to 192.168.1.1. 35 -{{/warning}} 36 - 37 37 --**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.)-- 38 38 39 39 --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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