DIR-3060 A1 missing factory image

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Hi there, I'm new to this, I have an old DIR-3060 A1 in my possesion and trying to revive it with openwrt. Unfortunately the links to factory image in the https://openwrt.org/toh/d-link/dir-3060_a1 is broken? Can somebody help me with this? the link is https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/24.10.2/targets/ramips/mt7621/openwrt-24.10.2-ramips-mt7621-dlink_dir-3060-a1-squashfs-factory.bin is 404 not found.

Thanks in advance

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Documentation about this device is rather limited, but I don't think there is a factory image (nor needs to be). The recovery image (https://mirror-03.infra.openwrt.org/releases/24.10.4/targets/ramips/mt7621/openwrt-24.10.4-ramips-mt7621-dlink_dir-3060-a1-squashfs-recovery.bin) appears to be the choice for flashing from the bootloader's recovery webinterface.

Disclaimer: I don't own this device, nor have any personal experience with it.

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Sounds tempting and risky at the same time.. hehe.. so i flash the recovery then the sysupgrade?

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from git-commit

Flash instructions:
OpenWrt can be installed via D-Link Recovery GUI:

    Push and hold reset button (on the bottom of the device) until power led starts flashing (about 10 secs or so) while plugging in the power cable.
    Give it ~30 seconds, to boot the recovery mode GUI
    Connect your client computer to LAN1 of the device
    Set your client IP address manually to 192.168.0.2 / 255.255.255.0.
    Call the recovery page for the device at http://192.168.0.1/
    Use the provided emergency web GUI to upload and flash a new firmware to the device
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Every re-programming is risky, you can practice flashing few times with OEM FW..... You learn timings and blink sequence....

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Thanks for the reply.. which bin should i use? the recovery bin or the sysupgrade?

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https://openwrt.org/toh/d-link/dir-3060_a1 - if you roll over the links they read "factory" and link to sysupgrade file, so use sysupgrade file.

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wow what a learning curve.. i used the recovery.bin on the dlink gui recovery mode.. the sysupgrade was not a success.. successfully install the recovery and successfully do the sysupgrade to 24.10.4.. downgrading back to the oem firmware however is an adventure on itself.. haha.. i learned that dir-3060 firmware had to be decrypted to be restored back in the dlink gui recovery mode.. I want to thanks this youtube guide to decrypt back the oem firmware https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M31hT9tR3j0 i would be lost without this guide since most of the documentation on decrypting the firmware had gone... haha.. anyway.. many thanks for the support..

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Documentation is lacking proper steps (should be 2-step as above)
@yem.sno pleae keep this up until docs are adjusted.