Dynalink DL-WRX36 Install

dave14305 · 2023-05-18T18:43:00.685Z

My experience isn’t worth much, but I would expect to see it back to normal within a few days. Needs to be fixed, then time to build.

sMogyi86 · 2023-06-17T08:47:48.079Z

Do I see correct, that we have a nice and fresh non-snapshot version for this lovely device?
https://firmware-selector.openwrt.org/?version=23.05.0-rc1&target=ipq807x%2Fgeneric&id=dynalink_dl-wrx36
https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/23.05.0-rc1/targets/ipq807x/generic/

O yhea, I do!

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S7venLights · 2024-01-20T15:50:11.157Z

Hi I bought this router and got a friend to bring it to my country mid way through last year and now finally getting a chance to use it. Gonna install 23.05.2 according to instructions on the device page which I just read in full. Happy the device page is updated and grateful to all involved.

Quick Q: I'm logged in here on the forum with Github, I tried to login with Github on the OpenWRT wiki, but I get an error: "OAuth: Self-Registration is currently disabled or conf/users.auth.php is not writable. Please ask your DokuWiki administrator to create your account manually"
I want to contribute clear language to the device page as I go. Let me know if that's a possibility. (Either way, I'll make notes as I go and post here afterwards).

Some Questions about Device installation instructions before I start:

1.1 USB recovery: Is it suggested to use this?
1.2 If I didn't set it up, would I have no way to do recovery except via serial?
1.3 If I do set it up during first install, which step of 'Part 2' needs to change and how?

2.1 Do I understand correctly: within Part 1 option A, there are 2 methods for SSH into the device (Either use a pre-made image or with a manual method) and I only need to choose one of the two?
2.2 Is that pre-made image linked, still up-to-date/ the correct file to use?

3 The guide says about the pre-made image: "Upload it to the router, wait for the reboot, then logon using SSH as: admin / askey1234."
3.1 To upload it to the router, am I to assume I do that by logging into the OEM(default) firmware backend and use the System Settings/Configuration &reset and not Firmware tab, to upload the 'premade backup config file'?

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3.2 if so, what is the default gateway for the OEM login? My Dynalink router shows login.dynalink, but I'll be installing to the Dynalink while offline so is their a default gateway IP address? Never mind that, i found the default gateway on my PC found in the network settings, it was 192.168.216.1
3.3 "then logon using SSH as: admin / askey1234" How would I login using SSH? Does the SSH login show up automatically in the browser after the router reboots? I have only used SSH command line once before with Gitlab and an IDE, so I'm not very familiar with it. I am using Fedora if that helps.

Part 2 says "WinSCP & scp now defaults to the SFTP protocol, make sure to tell your application to use the scp protocol"
4.1 I have no context for what this sentence means. Would I need to change my firewall/browser settings or something?? EDIT: I understand now that this means set your windows SSH app (Like WinSCP or PuTTY) to use SCP. But I'm on Fedora, so that doesn't apply to me I think...
Part 2 continues: "1. SCP the OpenWrt factory image to the router, store it in /tmp."
5.1 What does this mean and how do I do that? Even on Fedora Linux, I don't know how to do that.

Thanks in advance for any help.

frollic · 2024-01-20T17:13:53.485Z

S7venLights:

Is it suggested to use this?

your choice, but it makes it easier to unbrick.

S7venLights:

If I didn't set it up, would I have no way to do recovery except via serial?

depends on what type if issue it is, but from a soft brick, yes.

S7venLights:

If I do set it up during first install, which step of 'Part 2' needs to change and how?

the only overlapping part is bootcmd ?

S7venLights:

and I only need to choose one of the two

yes

S7venLights:

Is that pre-made image linked, still up-to-date/ the correct file to use?

would have been written in the wiki, if they weren't.

S7venLights:

'premade backup config file'?

yes

3.3 and onwards
Google and download Winscp and Putty (if you're on windows), things will be clearer
about scp and ssh, once you run them.

S7venLights · 2024-01-20T17:42:21.571Z

Oh okay, I have used PuTTY before with a previous oWRT install.
But I'm on Fedora these days.
However, from the device wiki it's still not clear to me how to Login with SSH.|
I know Terminal has SSH but I don't know any commands to use to achieve this login. If anyone can point me in the right direction.

frollic · 2024-01-20T17:46:46.225Z

S7venLights:

If anyone can point me in the right direction.

LetMeGoogleThat.com

Let Me Google That

For all those people that find it more convenient to bother you with their question than to google it for themselves.

as for specifics like how to ssh and/or scp, read the last part of @hnyman's reply at Dynalink DL-WRX36 Askey RT5010W IPQ8072A technical discussion - #2688 by hnyman

S7venLights · 2024-02-11T11:12:41.054Z

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as seen in the screenshot, only a Factory image and Sysupgrade image link is provided.
Where do I find the initramfs image?

frollic · 2024-02-11T11:15:25.138Z

You didn't read the whole thread, did you ?

Seems someone's f-ed up the wiki page, though.

egc · 2024-02-11T11:27:35.303Z

For the stable 23.0.5 release:
https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/23.05.2/targets/ipq807x/generic/

frollic · 2024-02-11T11:28:47.962Z

frollic:

Seems someone's f-ed up the wiki page, though.

wiki page restored.

S7venLights · 2024-02-11T16:41:41.909Z

Okay I'm at Part1 Option A point 2 and I ran the command and got the following warning:

admin@DL-WRX36:~# fw_setenv bootcmd 'usb start && fatload usb 0:1 0x44000000 openwrt-23.05.2-ipq807x-generic-dynalin
k_dl-wrx36-initramfs-uImage.itb && bootm 0x44000000; bootipq'
Warning: Bad CRC, using default environment

What should I do?

Edit* I ran it again and got no warning, so holding thumbs...

hnyman · 2024-02-11T16:43:32.195Z

Did the variable get written?
Check with fw_printenv

S7venLights · 2024-02-11T16:45:35.475Z

Ran your suggested command and it seems to have worked thanks

S7venLights · 2024-02-11T19:04:29.437Z

frollic:

hings will be clearer
about scp and ssh, once you run them.

Okay I think I've learnt how to use SCP for part 2 step 1
Does this command look right?:

scp -O openwrt-23.05.2-ipq807x-generic-dynalink_dl
-wrx36-squashfs-factory.ubi 192.168.1.1:/tmp

frollic · 2024-02-11T19:05:38.718Z

If it works, then it's correct ,)

S7venLights · 2024-02-11T19:14:11.526Z

The authenticity of host '192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1)' can't be established.
ED25519 key fingerprint is SHA256:[spoiler]*I removed incase it's sensitive*[/spoiler].
This key is not known by any other names.
Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no/[fingerprint])? yes
Warning: Permanently added '192.168.1.1' (ED25519) to the list of known hosts.
User@192.168.1.1's password:

I tried my ssh password and the askey1234 mentioned in Part1 but neither are accepted.

frollic · 2024-02-11T19:14:53.509Z

You're now running the Openwrt initramfs, it has nothing to do with the Dynalink fw.

https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-quick-start/sshadministration

S7venLights · 2024-02-11T19:48:52.458Z

I now did

ssh root@192.168.1.1

and set a password fine.

But still get 'permission denied' for my SCP command.

Was the host '192.168.1.1 meant to be connected to an
ED25519 key fingerprint (as what just happened before)

The sshadministration link you shared mentions rsa keys.

I'm stuck..

I also tried adding this to my .ssh directory config file:
host 192.168.1.1
HostkeyAlgorithms +ssh-rsa
PubkeyAcceptedAlgorithms +ssh-rsa

frollic · 2024-02-11T19:50:44.740Z

Post a screenshot of the command, including the output.

It looks like there's an extra space in the filename, running SCP ?

If you're on Windows, use winscp instead.

S7venLights · 2024-02-11T20:03:29.995Z

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The greyed out boxes are my host PC's username

No spaces in the command

I'm using Fedora