Acer predator connect W6x

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Mate, you've got it in this screenshot. Now comes the easy part. Forget about gaining root access. You don't have to do the commands you post afterwards. Once you've loaded the predator.bin file, you can do this part: https://openwrt.org/toh/acer/predator_connect_w6x#backup

Always use WinSCP, which works very well, and copy the backup files to your computer for security.

Once copied, using winscp, copy the file openwrt-mediatek-filogic-acer_predator-w6x-stock-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin to /tmp/ and run this command: sysupgrade -n /tmp/sysupgrade.bin

Once you reboot, you're all set.

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According to the wiki, you only need to perform this part if you want root access with the OEM firmware.

If you want to install Openwrt, please follow the Openwrt Stock Layout section instructions.

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Vlw papito... tudo certo!

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Update:

The Ubootmod Layout PR has been merged and related files are now available for download. The device now has (Stock Layout) and (OpenWrt U-Boot Layout) as suffix in the name to differentiate the variants according to the storage layout in the firmware-selector site.

I've updated the device page with the relevant links to the files for the ubootmod layout.

The backport PR to 24.10 is still pending. It'll be great to get some testers if you have a build environment and get some attention to it.

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Thank you very much for your work. I will try the new u-boot this weekend. On the other hand, I can build a development environment to test 24.10. What should I keep in mind when testing it? Any instructions?

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Going from snapshot to 24.10, at least with ubootmod, requires reflashing all the mtd partitions, not just ubi. So in other words, you’d need to rerun all the steps in ubootmod section of the wiki going from snapshot to 24.10 and vice versa.

I’ve haven’t tried going from snapshot to 24.10 on stock layout. However, I have tested 24.10 stock layout in isolation.

Make sure you have backups in case you need to unbrick. I’ve bricked mine a few times during dev and it was relatively easy to recover.

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Updating info. I installed ubootmod + SNAPSHOT (OpenWrt U-Boot Layout) and everything worked fine. I created the partitions and had no problems. Everything works as expected.

On the other hand, I don't know how to install version 24.10. I cloned the 24.10.4 repository and, as I expected, our model is not there. What am I doing wrong?

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You should clone my fork/branch for 24.10:

Edit: during make menuconfig, make sure to select opkg under Base System. Otherwise, you’ll have no package manager.

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I must be doing something wrong because it won't let me clone the repository. Could you give me the correct git clone command with the URL?

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clone: git clone git@github.com:ses1er/openwrt.git

checkout the openwrt-24.10 branch: git checkout origin/openwrt-24.10

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Updating info. I created firmware version 24.10 (U-boot Layout version). It works correctly. I updated from the SNAPSHOT version (U-boot layout version) by restoring the default settings, and it worked fine. I did not have to repartition, nor did I reload the U-boot layout:

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I'm taking this opportunity to upload the image I created, which I've tested and found to work well (note: ‘openwrt uboot’ version):

Would it be possible to create a repository with version 24.10.4?

Thanks for your help.

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That's great to hear the 24.10-SNAPSHOT works for you as well. I find it odd I needed to repartition but I could have done it in a rush and missed something.

I'm not sure if I find a necessity to create a 24.10.4 repo, although the source code is available and we can probably add the necessary commits to it.

I think a better approach is to hopefully get this PR merged to the openwrt-24.10 branch to get support for the device for 24.10.5 when it comes out.

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Tomorrow I’ll try to install openwrt and will use your image.

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First Round:
W6x 1 x 0 Me
I couldn't find a good electronics technician in my city, so I went to another one. He did the soldering. I came home and tested it, but the Putty can't capture any information.

Tomorrow, I'll take it back to a good technician and ask him to redo the soldering.

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The good news is that the router is still working. :dotted_line_face::smiling_face_with_tear:

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That looks pretty rough... :zany_face:

It may have been easier to remove the connector and use bare wires.

also.. use flux

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It looks terrible, was the guy doing the soldering blind ?

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Believe me, there are plenty of "professionals" like that.
The recommended professional was out of town for work.
Today I'll go see him and see if he can clean up the mess.