Builds for Linksys WHW03 V2 + V1

For Developers
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read my messages where my builds are posted

392

Fixed it by switching from

  • "Target Profile : Linksys WHW03 V2"
    to
  • "Target Profile : Multiples devices " and selecting only "Enable all profiles by default" and "Linksys WHW03 V2" in "Target Devices"

But shouldn't both lead to the same images ?

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news

  • i've created a device page for V1 and posted instructions to repartition the device to leverage its large 4 GB emmc. return to stock is possible if you take backups as instructed. see: https://openwrt.org/toh/linksys/whw03_v1#repartitioning

  • the BDF files for V1 are still not merged; everything is so slooow...

  • V1 backport to 23.05 is still not merged.

  • backport of the V2 channel fix was accepted into 23.05.

performance

these devices have only one ethernet adapter behind a switch. so aggregate traffic on BOTH ports cannot exceed 1 Gbps, if the traffic is going to the CPU.

consider enabling network/firewall/software flow offloading for increased throughput. network/interfaces/global/packet steering can also help.

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394

the BDF files for V1 were finally merged, so users of V1 should update their setups ASAP. the BDFs ensure the hardware meets FCC regulations, and probably make the devices work better.

on the other hand, it looks like V1 will not be backported to 23.05.

so users of V1 should install SNAPSHOT plus luci-app-attendedsysupgrade/auc and do a sysupgrade whenever they need to install new packages.

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395

I just tried creating a new Snapshot for the whw03v1 using the Attended Sysupgrade and it returns an error that auc cannot be installed. As I am relatively new to OpenWRT, it's probably something I have done wrong.

Collected errors:
 * opkg_install_cmd: Cannot install package auc.
make[2]: *** [Makefile:220: package_install] Error 255
make[1]: *** [Makefile:161: _call_manifest] Error 2
make: *** [Makefile:322: manifest] Error 2

I am presently running:

OpenWrt SNAPSHOT r26747-f864b83b1d / LuCI Master 24.158.03388~a6f8361

Also, I have noticed if I boot to the opposite partition, all my settings disappear. Is there anyway to sync the settings between the two partitions?

BTW, great job to all involved in this port for whw03v1. I have had these sitting on the shelf for over a year now and have finally put them to good use using a gretap tunnel to transport my three vlans wirelessly. Beautiful!!!

396

In main (snapshots), auc has been removed in favour of owut.

397

That worked! I could not just remove the package from Attended SysUpgrade as it still tried to install build with auc. I had to manually use opkg to remove it first, then add owut then it worked. Thank you!

EDIT: the new BDF files for V1 definitely make a huge difference in the backhaul speed. Went from 320Mb/s to 585Mb/s.

398

that's great to know! we were having difficulties making sure which were the right files. thanks for sharing!

btw, i just added detailed instructions and pics on how to open V1.

thanks to @wowthur who helped me getting the thing open.

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399

Great write up. I had wondered how difficult it was going to be to do this. Fortunately I did not need to serial flash for my initial factory to openwrt venture. But indeed this is excellent info to have. Thanks!

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