GL.iNet Beryl 7 / Brume 3 / Mediatek 7987a

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Just received both the Beryl 7 and Brume 3 which share the Mediatek 7987a.

Looking for guidance on flashing, testing, and adding these devices to the DB, as well as general status tracking in this thread.

If there's anything to consider beyond the existing guides, happy to read them! Thanks in advance for any eyes on this :slight_smile:

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There is a PR for the Brume3 that you can test:

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Probably a showstopper:

Q: Does your GPL tar for the vendor firmware contains the source code of the Realtek switch driver?
A: Source code for the Realtek switch chip driver is not included.

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mmm...you are probably right

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I tried to search for datasheet on “Realtek RTL8366ub Switch”, but all I can find is RTL8366 or RTL8366SC-CG. Looks like this RTL8366ub switch chip is a new variant that cannot be easily found out there.

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It appears someone from GL.iNET made a comment on GitHub that they are pursuing for opening the source code of RTL8366ub switch chip. Guess we’ll need to wait and see.

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I'm about to buy a Brume 3 as well! Can we assume that OpenWRT support is coming since it's using a Mediatek CPU?

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Don't buy hardware based on hope of future support, unless you're willing to put effort for said support to materialize.

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The realtek switch presents problems.

Avoid for now.

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Nor to be absolutist.

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Oh boy, my Brume 3 just arrived. Should I even upack and try it during the Amazon 30d return window or just send it back and not waste my time?

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Well, you can use it with the firmware It has now.

Openwrt could or could not arrive, who knows…

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I can return now but I cannot return after 30 days.... that much I know

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Then you should probably return it now, if Openwrt is a deal breaker for you.