Adding OpenWrt support for Xiaomi AX6000

Hello, could you please help me by explaining how to generate kernel patch from AU_LINUX_QSDK_NHSS.QSDK.12.1.R3_TARGET_ALL.12.1.03.841.039.xml

And how to apply the patch afterwards

Thanks

Any news on OpenWRT firmware for Xiaomi AX 6000 (not a Redmi one)? Maybe some ETA on it?

Looking forward to see more good news of OpenWRT supporting Xiaomi AX6000!

hello!

do you have any updates?
your idea is very interesting!

thanks

Hi!
I wanted to ask if there is currently already support for the Xiaomi AX6000 AIoT?
As with @yuanjianpeng his router, it also has a Qualcomm IPQ5018 installed.

Unfortunately, I have no idea how to assemble the firmware myself so that I can create a suitable image for it.

There is no one working on ipq50xx so far, and quite a lot of very basic and fundamental kernel support is missing for this SOC, I wouldn't see that changing anytime soon either.

Have a look at (supported-) ipq807x based devices instead, which aren't necessarily more expensive (e.g. the Dynalink DL-WRX36 is even ~35% cheaper than the ax6000), but are working - now.

Thanks for the info.
I decided to go for the Xiaomi Redmi AX6000 after all.
I just ordered it for a few euros more.
I want to hang the router on the wall, this is a bit tricky with the Dynalink.
The MediaTek MT7986A is supported with the Snapshot version.

Hangs on the wall very easily with two screws.

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Cool!
Order was just placed.
Now i have to wait.

is anyone working on bringing openwrt to this router?

I would like to help with something

Please read just a few posts up

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I have this router since 2021 and I am beginning to regret having changed my previous router WRT32B for this one and it seems that it is giving a lot of difficulties, it doesn't even let me open the ports correctly, I had to connect my PC to the ISP router to do this, I don't know what you think, I'm losing hope that Openwrt can be installed without problem's

Just wondering, I've seen this:

https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20230221233808.1565509-1-kuba@kernel.org/

Ipq5018 support was added to mainline. Go nuts

(source - Adding OpenWrt support for TP-Link RE700X, IPQ5018 - #14 by ct25)
Is this in any way related to us AX6000 users?

Thanks.

Would like to leave this info here briefly to save people from problems:

Hello!

I not expirienced OpenWRT user, just beginer.
Busy with ax6000 router chinese firmware. Manage to root and SSH using Java scripts from ax9000 instruction on firmware version MiWiFi 稳定版 1.0.55

get this output over SSH:

`login as: root
root@192.168.1.242's password:


BusyBox v1.25.1 (2021-03-22 07:37:40 UTC) built-in shell (ash)

 -----------------------------------------------------
       Welcome to XiaoQiang!
 -----------------------------------------------------
root@XiaoQiang:~# nvram get flag_boot_rootfs
1
root@XiaoQiang:~# cat /proc/mtd
dev:    size   erasesize  name
mtd0: 00080000 00020000 "0:SBL1"
mtd1: 00080000 00020000 "0:MIBIB"
mtd2: 00040000 00020000 "0:BOOTCONFIG"
mtd3: 00040000 00020000 "0:BOOTCONFIG1"
mtd4: 00100000 00020000 "0:QSEE"
mtd5: 00100000 00020000 "0:QSEE_1"
mtd6: 00040000 00020000 "0:DEVCFG"
mtd7: 00040000 00020000 "0:DEVCFG_1"
mtd8: 00040000 00020000 "0:CDT"
mtd9: 00040000 00020000 "0:CDT_1"
mtd10: 00080000 00020000 "0:APPSBLENV"
mtd11: 00140000 00020000 "0:APPSBL"
mtd12: 00140000 00020000 "0:APPSBL_1"
mtd13: 00100000 00020000 "0:ART"
mtd14: 00080000 00020000 "0:TRAINING"
mtd15: 00080000 00020000 "bdata"
mtd16: 00080000 00020000 "crash"
mtd17: 00080000 00020000 "crash_syslog"
mtd18: 02400000 00020000 "rootfs"
mtd19: 02400000 00020000 "rootfs_1"
mtd20: 01f00000 00020000 "overlay"
mtd21: 00080000 00020000 "rsvd0"
mtd22: 003c1000 0001f000 "kernel"
mtd23: 015cc000 0001f000 "ubi_rootfs"
mtd24: 01b20000 0001f000 "data"
root@XiaoQiang:~#`

For now look like snapshot for IPAQ 5018 not exists on openwrt.
If I can try to do it myself? Can someone help me with instruction or explain how to proceed?

This output show me that old shapshot used in original firmware:

`root@XiaoQiang:~# opkg update


Downloading downloads.openwrt.org/releases/18.06-SNAPSHOT/packages/aarch64_cortex-a53/base/Packages.gz
Updated list of available packages in /var/opkg-lists/openwrt_base
Downloading downloads.openwrt.org/releases/18.06-SNAPSHOT/packages/aarch64_cortex-a53/base/Packages.sig
Signature check passed.
Downloading downloads.openwrt.org/releases/18.06-SNAPSHOT/packages/aarch64_cortex-a53/packages/Packages.gz
Updated list of available packages in /var/opkg-lists/openwrt_packages
Downloading downloads.openwrt.org/releases/18.06-SNAPSHOT/packages/aarch64_cortex-a53/packages/Packages.sig
Signature check passed.
Downloading http://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/18.06-SNAPSHOT/packages/aarch64_cortex-a53/routing/Packages.gz
Updated list of available packages in /var/opkg-lists/openwrt_routing

Collected errors:
 * opkg_download: Failed to download http://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/18.06-SNAPSHOT/targets/ipq50xx_64/MiWiFi/packages/Packages.gz, wget returned 1.`

Just want to update for new shapshot and default LUCI interface.
Main reason that original firmware DHCP not working properly and I have problem with home network IP assigment.

Kind regards,
Nikolay

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Hi Jianpeng, can share you sources.. want to try on xiaomi ax3000 ipq5018+ qcn6122

Hello, can somebody confirm that WAN is 2,5GbE and not 1GbE and it is working correctly with openwrt firmware?

Adam

How are we doing with it? What’s blocking us? Any hope for enabling 6GHz?

This device does not support 6GHz. 6GHz is not available for use in China, where this one originates.

Maybe it's not particularly news, but I just noticed that Xiaomi Redmi Router AX6000 (both "stock layout" and "OpenWrt U-Boot layout") have appeared in Firmware Selector for 23.05.0 release candidate builds (rc1-rc3). I take this as a good sign?..