eginnc
2042
You may discover a few old IOT devices won't connect to a 2.4 GHz 802.11r AP. I've had no issue's with 5 GHz 802.11r though.
Just to make sure- I assume we need to rename the factory image filename to "factory_image.ubi" as in step 4 (option 2)?
4. Do a ubiformat to both rootfs partitions:
# ubiformat /dev/mtd18 -y -f /tmp/factory_image
# ubiformat /dev/mtd20 -y -f /tmp/factory_image
hnyman
2044
No need to rename.
Just use the exact filename (and path) of your factory image in the command...
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Thanks! I'd probably just rename anyway to keep it short and copy/paste happy:D
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I've been running OpenWrt snapshot r22497-f25abdf144 for over 124d. It's not routing a lot of traffic, but it is running with a cellular modem and a wireguard site-to-site VPN to overcome the carrier grade NAT of the cellular connection enabling remote access. So far, it's never missed a beat, and just works. However, I'm conscious that a lot of work has gone into improving OpenWRT support on this hardware during that time; indeed, it's now on kernel 6.1 rather than the 5.15.105 that I'm running, and there have been lots of changes to the WiFi support.
So, should I be thinking about upgrading to a newer snapshot, or should I wait until 23.05 is released? And if the recommendation is to upgrade, is there a suggested way to do it, given the rename of the platform that's also occurred? I'd normally hope to just run an attended sysupgrade from LUCI but fear that may not work.
Thanks for any advice.
Why would that be? Is that an issue with this router specifically or 802.11r in general?
For reference I already have 802.11r deployed in the home across 4 DIR-505 Travel routers and 1 WRT1900ACS.
The linux-firmware repo is carrying 2.7.0.1-01744 but we skipped over it to 2.9.0.1 (@robimarko mentioned “compatibility regressions”). Any “compatibility regressions” observed?
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/commit/?id=b58b086902024fd06d320286da4e174b0304b91c
Redmi AX6 instantly crashes on 2.6 and 2.7
Ouch. That will hurt. Any negative reports from Dynalink owners? I have no issues with 2.9.0.1-01862, but others seem to.
Thanks for all the time invested in this platform! 
2.9 seems to dislike Intel cards
Which fw?
I just purchased 3 as well hoping for stable wifi.
Pow
2053
2.9 seems to dislike Intel cards
2.9 or 2.7?
Your 2.9.0.1 commit said:
Current WLAN.HK.2.5.0.1 FW is quite old and buggy, but we had to hold off
from updating to 2.6.0.1 and 2.7.0.1 as they had compatibility regressions,
but now QCA finally released 2.9.0.1 FW which is working on all of the
boards.
The question is what are the compatibility regressions with 2.7.0.1?
He answered above (Redmi crashes).
Excuse me.Can WRX-36 support 160MHz after flashing openwrt?
Is there a complete tutorial video on flashing OpenWRT on the DL-WRX36?
I am new here.
I really need a detailed tutorial video that documents each step of the actual operation.
I am extremely grateful.
frollic
2058
just follow the wiki page ?
it sure as hell is easier to C&P text from it, than from a YT video.
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eginnc
2059
I don't know why some of my older 2.4 GHz IOT devices do not connect to 802.11r PSK/FT, but I doubt it is due to a router or OpenWrt issue. I incorrectly gathered you were deploying 802.11r for the first time-my intent was to save you some debug if you encountered the issue. Clearly you are not deploying 802.11r for the first time and won't have a problem with this. Sorry for the OT post.
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A couple of years ago, on my One Plus 7 Pro, 802.11r was working great on Android 11 (or was it 12... i forget.) Anyways... when 12 or 13 finally did come along, I noticed 802.11r stopped working on that device .I.e. after roaming successfully a few times, the phone would stop connecting, error: too many connections attempts!?
Only solution real solution was to downgrade the device.
Classic 802.11r weirdnes!
greem
2061
WLAN.HK.2.9.0.1-01837-QCAHKSWPL_SILICONZ-1
I tend to stick with whatever comes with the snapshot I'm running.
