The support for WL-WN573HX1 has gone stable with 24.10, but there's no wiki page for this device yet. Does the installation method still require soldering?
No magic happens when a device transitions from snapshot to stable, the installation method remains the same.
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No need to be snarky about it. I know tagging a new version is not a magical change, but there are devices that has its installation method mature without any public documentation about the change. I'm asking to make sure I haven't missed any such changes since that linked post.
Anyhow, thanks for clarifying.
For the record, flashing OpenWrt on a WN573HX1 does not require soldering, TTL connectors or otherwise physically opening up the device at all since console access is not required. That said, it won't work from the stock web UI's firmware update interface. (It will accept the OpenWrt image as valid if the filename has the case-sensitive string "WN573HX1" in it, but ultimately nothing happens)
What does work is flashing from U-Boot's web UI. I'll quote the instructions (in case of link rot):
How to upgrade openwrt firmware in WN573HX1
- Fixed your PC ip to 192.168.10.2
- power up and hold the reset button for 5s~10s.
- access 192.168.10.1 in browser
- you can upgrade firmware in uboot webui
- Plase hold the reset button during the power up process if can't see the uboot ui,
I'm not sure if OP meant the sysupgrade or factory image. But I had two units at hand, and one of them I flashed with the sysupgrade (by mistake), and the other one with the factory image. Both works, I can't find any difference in install of OpenWrt from a cursory look through LuCi.
If anyone knows, please let me know why both images worked. I'm guessing I'm supposed to use factory image, and if that's the case, do I reflash the one that I installed the sysupgrade on? Is there going to be a problem down the line if I leave it as is (maybe something like unable to upgrade to newer releases)? Maybe I should ask OP in GitHub...
PS This side project is how I learned U-Boot's web UI exists. Don't know if I should be happy for the convenience or be horrified at the prevalence of micro webservers everywhere.
PPS The image renaming idea is from the effort to get OpenWrt on WN573HX3. In case you've that device, check it out.