Gl.inet Beryl MT-1300 - Unsupported message?

[sandreas]

Hey there,

I'm trying to initially flash OpenWRT ( open source) on Gl.inet Beryl MT-1300 and I'm getting a strange error message (see screenshot below). I installed Luci via Advanced and opend the luci webinterface, tried the firmware upgrade. It states that the uploaded OpenWRT image is not supported.

I tried 23.05.0 and 22.03.0, both the same message.

Should I force the flash and everything will be fine? I don't want to brick my router...

Thank you

[eduperez]

The new images use a different system for the switch, you have to disable the "Keep settings ..." option.

[sandreas]

Thank you, I knew that. Assuming I disable the checkbox, is the flash safe to do or will it potientially brick my router?

[mk24]

It should not brick. You will have to redo some of the network configuration in DSA format. You may want to export your existing configuration to a file so you can read it for reference. Definitely never try to copy config files directly from the GL installation to official OpenWrt.

[sandreas]

@mk24 @eduperez

Thank you. It all worked perfectly fine.

Procedure (you need a working internet connection):

• Click through the startup wizard
• Select Main Menu > Advanced
• Update Package Lists and install Luci
• Open Luci
• Select Firmware Upgrade from Menu
• Install 23.05.0 ( ☐ keep settings, force upgrade), ignore the version mismatch and unsupported format as long as gl-mt1300 is reported
• Reboot

Everything is working as expected. Great little Router so far, next thing I'll try is the micro SD Slot