I used this tutorial to flash a brand new Odido T-56, and it worked like charm. In +/- 15 minutes I had it working.
Thanks for the effort!
How did you find the supervisor password?
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Thanks... upgraded 2 Zyxel T-56's using these instructions.
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Thanks! Iāve successfully updated the firmware on a Trooli router.
If anyone needs older firmware versions, they are available here.
Note that certain versions contain vulnerabilities, such as CVE-2024-12009, which can be used to help recover the admin password.
That's UK, right ?
I'll add it to the T-56 wiki page.
Yes, it is a UK supplier.
The only challenge was that the bootloader is locked, but that only means you cannot use mtk_uartboot.
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Only for me with 25.12.0 release 2.5G WAN led disappeared? if i disconnect and connect 2.5G wan cable it blinks for second but it isnāt always on as on 24.10.5
Internet LED didnāt blink at all but it was āmineā fault after upgrading with keeping settings, i needed correct old led definition in /etc/config/system for reflect eth1 ā> wan change in 25.12
it doesnāt bother me much anyway but iād like to have enabled led as before
workarounded with mdio-tools: mdio mdio-bus mmd 6:30 raw 0x0001 0x0080, but before it was enabled by defaultā¦
Did you configure the WAN led in /etc/config/system?
Since commit 9772ca1 ("mediatek: filogic: upstream LEDs control on 2.5G ports on EX5601"), the proper LED support in the driver is used. But that means it needs to be configured.
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yeah my bad, reconfigured in /etc/config/system everything as in recent commits and everything works without hacksā¦
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Is there any way to optimize the power consumption of this device? Iāve been monitoring it for a week and noticed some significant increases:
- Idle while offline / flashing: 2-3W
- PPPoE Connected: 6W
- installed a few software
- usb storage attached: 12W (constant!)
The current draw will impact my annual energy costs. Are there settings or configurations I can adjust to reduce it?
Are you saying you're surprised it uses more power the more you utilize it ?
Hello everyone, I'm trying to recover an EX5601-T0 with MTK UARTBOOT. Once loaded, it does so correctly. The BL2 and BL31 boot correctly. When it exits, I look for the serial port. I close the window and open Putty. I've set it up correctly, following the instructions on the site. But the screen remains black, even after pressing Enter several times. The boot doesn't start. I've already checked the TX/RX connections, and they're correct.
Thanks for your help.
is there any console output over serial before you start mtk_uartboot ?
post the mtk_uartboot sequence.
Before launching mtk, the serial port responds like this:
F0: 102B 0000
FA: 1040 0000
FA: 1040 0000 [0200]
F9: 3903 0041
F3: 1001 0000 [0200]
F3: 1001 0000
F6: 102C 0000
F5: 1026 0000
00: 1005 0000
FA: 1040 0000
FA: 1040 0000 [0200]
F9: 3903 0041
F3: 1001 0000 [0200]
F3: 1001 0000
F6: 102C 0000
01:102A 0001
02:1005 0000
BP: 2000 00C0 [0001]
EC: 0000 0000 [1000]
T0: 0000 00BB [010F]
System halt!
Hey everyone,
I just got an EX5601-T0 from eBay UK with firmware V5.70(ACDZ.3.2)C0. The seller said it was from QuickLine provider.
I want to install clean OpenWrt (ubootmod) and get rid of all the stock stuff completely. I want that full 474 MB storage without any dual boot or leftover partitions.
I've been reading the forums and see there are different ways to do this. Some people use Serial, some say you can do it without. I already bought a CH340G USB to TTL adapter just to be safe.
I'm on Windows 11 and honestly I have no clue what I'm doing, I just follow instructions carefully. So I have a couple questions:
Is there any real difference for my firmware version between installing dual boot OpenWrt first and then wiping the stock from there, versus going straight for the clean install from the beginning?
Since I have the CH340G already, which way would you guys recommend as the safest for a noob like me?
And how easy is it to brick this thing? I know nothing is 100% safe but if I follow the steps exactly am I probably gonna be ok?
Sorry if this has been asked a million times, just want to make sure I pick the right method before I start messing with it.
Thanks!
Please report back if installation is successful, and we'll add the brand to the T-56 wiki page.
No, if you want ubootmod, there's no point in going to dual firmware 1st.
mtk_uartboot.
Not very, unless boot loader's locked.
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Well, you can optimize it by not connecting storage, and not connecting it upstream.
Bad joke.
The storage takes 6W, apparently. That is the typical use of an idle 3.5" rotating disk. Do you have that attached? In that case you can try to use hd-idle to spin it down when not in use. That will bring the consumption back to 1~1.5W.
Of course that will give you a spinning up delay of +/-10 sec when you want to access it.
How is the upstream connection? My box is connected to an ONT which is capable of 10GBit. So without further action the T56 will have a 2.5Gbit connection. As I only have a 100Mbit subscription, I have configured the WAN port on 1GBit. According to the internet that is a difference of about 1W. For the router and the ONT each.
Hello, fellas!
Successful OpenWrt installation.
Model: EX5601-T0
Stock firmware version: V5.70(ACDZ.3.2)C0
Provider: QuickLine
USB to TTL adapter: CH340G
Screenshot:
Partition Table (cat /proc/mtd ):
Summary
dev: size erasesize name
mtd0: 00100000 00040000 "bl2"
mtd1: 00080000 00040000 "u-boot-env"
mtd2: 00200000 00040000 "Factory"
mtd3: 00200000 00040000 "fip"
mtd4: 00040000 00040000 "zloader"
mtd5: 1da80000 00040000 "ubi"
Disk Usage (df -h ):
Summary
Filesystem Size Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/root 5.3M 5.3M 0 100% /rom
tmpfs 493.6M 23.7M 469.9M 5% /tmp
/dev/ubi0_1 408.8M 1.3M 402.7M 0% /overlay
overlayfs:/overlay 408.8M 1.3M 402.7M 0% /
tmpfs 512.0K 0 512.0K 0% /dev
According to the guide I followed, the partition layout seems correct. However, I see that my available storage is only 408.8 MB.
Does this look right? Is all the flash memory being used correctly, or is there some unallocated space or a leftover partition from the stock firmware taking up space? I thought it should be 474mb.
Thanks!
based on ?
I mean, I tried to read through all the topic posts from 2023 (briefly). Maybe I saw someone mention a number like 474 MB somewhere, or perhaps I'm just misremembering. So I might be wrong!
Thanks for clarifying, guys. So the 408 MB is normal then? Just wanted to make sure everything is flashed correctly. Appreciate the help!
looks fine