Build for Netgear R7800

slh · February 3, 2025, 2:24am

You really want to provide more details what exactly doesn't work for you. A screenshot may be worth a thousand words.

hnyman · February 4, 2025, 6:57pm

owrt2410-r28430-e4d840b312-20250204 should be equivalent to the 24.10.0 release being currently compiled in the buildbot.

egc · February 5, 2025, 9:31am

I compiled 24.10.0 and it runs fine upgraded from RC7

Only problem I also had on RC5 and following is with setting up a DumbAP, other users also have reported this same problem.

I did a quick test, my router was on its own subnet 192.168.5.0/24 and I now have made it a Dumb AP, deleted everything from the wan and added the wan port to br-lan set the IP address in the main lan and added gateway and dns:

config device
   option name 'br-lan'
   option type 'bridge'
   list ports 'lan1'
   list ports 'lan2'
   list ports 'lan3'
   list ports 'lan4'
   list ports 'wan'
   option ip6assign '64'
   option ip6hint '5'

config interface 'lan'
    option device 'br-lan'
    option proto 'static'
    option ipaddr '192.168.0.5'
    option netmask '255.255.255.0'
    option ip6assign '63'
   option gateway '192.168.0.1'
   list dns '192.168.0.1'

Rebooted the router and my workstation which is on LAN port 3 had internet. The WAN port still had the cable to the main router.

So far so good

What is not working is that from the LAN ports I cannot connect/ping the router at 192.168.0.5, but I can from the WAN port????

Not sure what to make of this, this started with the move to DSA maybe related to the fact that this router has two CPU ports for the switch?

hnyman · February 5, 2025, 11:00am

I have not used my R7800 as dumb AP, nor have I tried to bridge the wan port into lan. So, not much experience from me regarding your specific challenge.

(There is nothing special in my build regarding network hardware definitions, so this is likely not related to my build itself.)

egc · February 5, 2025, 11:21am

No not related to your build it could be a DSA bug?

illumiN8i · February 5, 2025, 2:56pm

Not related to this build, it happens with official snapshot builds too. I'm also seeing the same issue with R7800 as a dumb AP with wan port assigned to br-lan bridge.

gotheric · February 21, 2025, 2:18pm

Hi there, i updated the router with the latest firmware version but I had a problem installing the ath10 driver to replace the default ath10-ct one.
Usually what I did was:

opkg remove kmod-ath10k-ct; opkg remove ath10k-firmware-qca9984-ct
opkg install /tmp/ath10k-mainline-[file from hnyman repository].ipk
opkg install /tmp/ath10k-firmware-[file from official repository].ipk (file from https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/packages/arm_cortex-a15_neon-vfpv4/base/)
reboot

The problem is in point 3: in the official repository there are now .apk files (instead of .ipk), and these packages are not installable with the opkg command (but with the apk command, not available in current firmware).
So i used this command:
3. opkg install ath10k-firmware-qca9984
(which automatically downloaded the package from the official repositories).

Wi-fi is working, but i don't know it it's correct.

hnyman · February 21, 2025, 2:24pm

If you install the master build, the files are in any case in the .apk format (even if I would have forgotten to change the suffix in the build artifact rename command). I will need to check the naming.

In 24.10 build they are naturally really .ipk

gotheric · February 21, 2025, 2:44pm

I installed "stable openwrt-24.10" (with ipk files), but blob files from "https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/packages/arm_cortex-a15_neon-vfpv4/base/" are in apk format.

Is it ok to simply install with command "opkg install ath10k-firmware-qca9984" or should i get latest blob in ipk format from another source?

hnyman · February 21, 2025, 3:55pm

Well, the 24.10 downloads are separate from the main/master downloads.

If you installed my 24.10 build, the official downloads are in https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/24.10-SNAPSHOT/ in .ipk format.

but my build includes those correct files in the download directory of each build. You should use them.

gotheric · February 21, 2025, 4:35pm

Your build includes only one of the two packages i replace ("ath10k-mainline-owrt2410-r28430-e4d840b312-20250204-2041.ipk" that replaces "kmod-ath10k-ct").
But it doesn't includes the second package replacement ("ath10k-firmware-qca9984-ct"). I usually got it from https://downloads.openwrt.org,

So for 24.10 release i should take it from https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/24.10-SNAPSHOT/packages/arm_cortex-a15_neon-vfpv4/base/ (and NOT from https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/packages/arm_cortex-a15_neon-vfpv4/base/ ).

I don't understand how that package differs from the one installed by a simple "opkg install ath10k-firmware-qca9984" command.
But it's not important, to be sure I'll take it from https://downloads.openwrt.org

Thank you

hnyman · February 21, 2025, 4:44pm

It is not included in the my build's download dir, as installing the kmod will pull the wifi firmware blob from the official download site. (There is no difference in the binary firmware.)

kiss81 · March 30, 2025, 8:48pm

really hope this issue gets fixed as the r7800 is a great dumb AP device. ( fixing is out of your hands I think?)

wired · April 15, 2025, 1:39am

Not sure it's worth ever going to v24 when v23.05.5 has been running rock stable for me as a dumb AP, using the mainline firmware and drivers though, not CT. I only reboot mine when there's a v23 update.
Not sure what I'll replace it with when the hardware dies, I've had it for 6-7 years now and I feel no need for faster wifi.