Hello, I am trying to do a fresh install of the current release (24.10.4) on a Linksys WRT1200AC(v2) router, which has OpenWrt 19.07.7 installed. I downloaded a sysupgrade image for it from firmware-selector.openwrt.org (openwrt-24.10.4-mvebu-cortexa9-linksys_wrt1200ac-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin), and verified the checksum. However, when I attempt to flash it via the LUCI interface, it gives me a warning, which includes the text “Device linksys,caiman not supported by this image Supported devices: linksys,wrt1200ac armada-385-linksys-caiman linksys,caiman - Image version mismatch: image 1.1, device 1.0.”.
Why is that? Is checking the “force upgrade” box the way to proceed?
First, the accepted progression using sysupgrade images from 19.07 requires progressive upgrades first to 21.02, and then progressively through 22.03, 23.05, and finally to 24.10 without keeping configs.
Suggest you just flash a fresh 24.10 flavour using a factory image instead.
Be aware you wil be using DSA after 19.07. No switch tab in LuCI.
Ah, the progression makes sense. I was not sure the factory image was a valid input to the sysupgrade process.
I have flashed the new release now. Still had to check the “force” box. The warning was worded differently: “Image metadata not found Use sysupgrade -F to override this check when downgrading or flashing to vendor firmware Image check failed.” But it did work after all.