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3 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]].
4 4  
5 -(% class="wikigeneratedid" %)
6 -= 21.02.x =
7 7  
8 -Thanks to [[this patch>>https://github.com/openwrt/openwrt/commit/97df795b78dc572ea2ec105ccbf8af27cc4b4d8e]], EA8100 is now supported from v21.02.
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10 -21.02 release is currently at RC3. You can get it from [[openwrt firmware selector>>https://firmware-selector.openwrt.org/?version=21.02.0-rc3&target=ramips%2Fmt7621&id=linksys_ea8100-v1]] page.
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12 -Both 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz wifi are working fine.
13 -
14 14  = 19.07.x =
15 15  
16 -Openwrt 19.07.7 for EA8100 is here!
8 +19.07.4 is here!
17 17  
18 -Since [[19.07.03>>https://www.codepowered.com/openwrt/v19.07.3/linksys_ea8100/]], as of 19.07.07:
10 +Since [[19.07.03>>https://www.codepowered.com/openwrt/v19.07.3/linksys_ea8100/]], as of 19.07.04:
19 19  
20 20  * Wifi (5Ghz) seem to work at 30-40MB/s with a MacBook Pro.
21 21  * **Known issue**: 2.4Ghz wifi performance is really bad. You probably want to disable 2.4Ghz wifi.
22 22  
23 -UPDATED 2020-12-10 the 19.07.04 and later builds now includes LuCi!
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]])
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25 -(% class="box warningmessage" %)
26 -(((
27 -Always use a PC connected to the device via wired ethernet for flashing firmwares.
28 -)))
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.
29 29  
30 -Follow these instructions:
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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32 -1. Download ##[[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);"]]##
33 -1. Access Linksys UI (default [[http:~~/~~/192.168.10.1/>>http://192.168.10.1/]]). Flash **##initramfs-factory.img##**. It will reboot.
34 -1. Wait for Openwrt to boot so that you get to LuCi at [[http:~~/~~/192.168.1.1/>>http://192.168.1.1/]]. You might need to restart your PC so that it gets a ##192.168.1.x## address from openwrt. Once you get LuCI, do NOT configure yet! It's not ready.
35 -1. Flash **##squashfs-sysupgrade.bin##** via LuCi
36 -1. Wait for it to reboot. Now you can configure!
21 +How to flash if your router currently has stock Linksys firmware:
37 37  
38 -For kernel modules, replace the relevant link in your ##/etc/opkg/distfeeds.conf(% class="small" %) (%%)##with this:
23 +1. Flash the "**initramfs-factory.img**" via Linksys UI. Wait for it to start to reboot.
24 +1. Configure your computer to have IP in 192.168.1.0/24 subnet but NOT 192.168.1.1. (so, use 192.168.1.2.) Start ping to 192.168.1.1.
25 +1. Cross your fingers that the router boots openwrt. Otherwise keep rebooting until it loads the openwrt partition. (Usually 3 times max.) Wait a few minutes from reboot to let it load. If you get ping response from 192.168.1.1 it means openwrt loaded.
26 +1. Scp the "**squashfs-sysupgrade.bin**" into /tmp in the router. root@192.168.1.1. No password.
27 +1. Log in as root via SSH into shell. No password.
28 +1. **Sysupgrade the uploaded squashfs-sysupgrade.bin**. This should flash the openwrt firmware into both firmware partitions. It auto reboots.
29 +1. opkg update
30 +1. **opkg install luci (the flashed images does not contain Luci)**
31 +1. Access LuCI via http:~/~/192.168.1.1/. You can now configure.
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40 -{{code language="none"}}
41 -src/gz openwrt_core https://www.codepowered.com/openwrt/v19.07.7/bin/targets/ramips/mt7621/packages
42 -{{/code}}
43 -
44 44  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.
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46 -Sysupgrade from 19.07.x to another 19.07.y will work. You can also upgrade via LuCI.
35 +Sysupgrade from 19.07.x to another 19.07.y will work. **HOWEVER: **sysupgrade will wipe entire firmware partitions! Backup your files/config before sysupgrade.
47 47  
48 -{{warning}}
49 -Upgrading images will wipe entire firmware partitions! Backup your files/config before sysupgrade. It will reset router ip to 192.168.1.1.
50 -{{/warning}}
51 -
52 ---**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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54 ---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.--
55 -
56 ---How to flash if your router currently has stock Linksys firmware:--
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58 -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.--
59 -1. --Configure your computer to have IP in ##192.168.1.2/255.255.255.0##.--
60 -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: "Index of /." Do a reboot if you see Linksys UI instead, then check again when it boots. --
61 -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>>doc:How to WinSCP.WebHome]] if on Windows. [[root@192.168.1.1>>mailto:root@192.168.1.1]] (No password).--
62 -1. --Ssh into [[root@192.168.1.1>>mailto:root@192.168.1.1]] (no password). Use [[putty>>doc:How to Putty.WebHome]] to ssh if you are on Windows.--
63 -1. --In the ssh shell run: ##sysupgrade /tmp/openwrt-ramips-mt7621-ea8100-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin##--
64 -1. --It automatically reboots after a short while. Log in via SSH again. Check you are online by pinging 8.8.8.8 when in SSH.--
65 -1. --Run: ##opkg update##--
66 -1. --Run: ##**opkg install luci**##--
67 -1. --Access LuCI via [[http:~~/~~/192.168.1.1/>>http://192.168.1.1/]]. You can now configure.--
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69 69  = 18.x =
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71 71  9bebafcb5dfe37f25285fa18fb8bfe7b68011267 (with wifi support) Download:
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