Installation of OpenWRT on Extreme AP3915i

Installing and Using OpenWrt
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Hey there,
I am trying to get OpenWRT running on mentioned APs.
So far I am able to push the initram version and upload the sysupgrade.

But when the device is rebooting it falls back to default Extreme Firmware.

I tried it like this:

setenv AP_MODE 0
setenv WATCHDOG_COUNT 0
setenv WATCHDOG_LIMIT 0
setenv AP_PERSONALITY identifi
setenv serverip 192.168.1.66
setenv ipaddr 192.168.1.1
setenv MOSTRECENTKERNEL 0;
saveenv
saveenv
run boot_net

which gives me this: https://pastebin.com/TNKd0YbB

Then I uploaded the current sysupgrade.bin (tried the snapshot aswell) and started the sysupgrade: https://pastebin.com/J9sebJ5t

Can anyone point me to the right direction?
Thank you in advance!

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which installation guide did you follow, those doesn't match anything described in https://git.openwrt.org/?p=openwrt/openwrt.git;a=commit;h=e16a0e7e8876df0a92ec4779fe766de1a943307a

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Tried this one aswell.
It wont reboot to start the Update.

Found the process in one of the git comments

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What do you mean by this? It's not meant to reboot on its own.

I've got three of these APs, they all work fine. It's been a while since I did the installation, but I'm quite sure I followed the instructions from the commit message.

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When I do it like this:

login: admin
password: new2day

Boot (PRI)-> setenv ramboot_openwrt "setenv serverip 192.168.1.66;
>      setenv ipaddr 192.168.1.1; tftpboot 0x86000000 openwrt-3915.bin;
>      bootm"
Boot (PRI)-> setenv boot_openwrt "sf probe;
>      sf read 0x88000000 0x280000 0xc00000; bootm 0x88000000"
Boot (PRI)-> setenv bootcmd "run boot_openwrt"
Boot (PRI)-> saveenv
Saving Environment to NAND...
Erasing NAND...
Erasing at 0xe0000 -- 100% complete.
Writing to NAND... done
Boot (PRI)-> saveenv
Saving Environment to NAND...
Erasing redundant NAND...
Erasing at 0x1fe0000 -- 100% complete.
Writing to redundant NAND... done
Boot (PRI)-> run ramboot_openwrt
Boot (PRI)->

It's doing nothing afterwards, the commit says "6. Wait for OpenWrt to start."
But no TFTP Download is happening.

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Try putting the commands on a single line, like this:

setenv ramboot_openwrt "setenv serverip 192.168.1.66; setenv ipaddr 192.168.1.1; tftpboot 0x86000000 openwrt-3915.bin; bootm"
setenv boot_openwrt "sf probe; sf read 0x88000000 0x280000 0xc00000; bootm 0x88000000"
saveenv
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you can always do printenv after setenv, to verify the settings.

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tried it like this yesterday evening - did not work
tried now - did not work
tried now entering saveenv twice - works

thank ya'll for helping out!!!!

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2 out of 3 could be flashed, the 3rd seems to have a problem:

https://pastebin.com/64GfFndt

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post your printenv, redact any MACs.

post it here, no link.

use the </> button to wrap the text.

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There we go

-> printenv
AC_HOSTNAME=Controller
AKRON_P1_NAND_REFORMAT_CNT=1
AP_FLAG=128
AP_MODE=0
AP_PERSONALITY=identifi
BOOT_BOOTROM="U-Boot 2012.07.19-r00020.1 (Jul 17 2017 - 17:24:13)"
BOOT_KERNEL=primary
CRYPTO_FLAG=3
CURR_VER=U-Boot 2012.07.20 (Aug 17 2017 - 09:44:13) (primary)
DEFAULT_SETTING=0
HW_RELEASE=AA
LOGHDR=0x9efffc00
LOGHDRRREASON=0x9efffc24
MODEL=AP3915i-ROW
MOSTRECENTKERNEL=1
NUM_ANTENNAS=4
PriImg=0x280000
RADIOADDR0=B4:2D:56:1E:FD:70
RADIOADDR1=B4:2D:56:1E:FD:60
REBOOT_PATTERN_WDG=0x5A5A5A5A
REGION=NA
SERIAL#=1740Y-1106800000
SERVICEATTRS=ac_manager,ru_manager
SERVICETYPE=siemens
SecImg=0x1130000
VERSIONBASE=0
WATCHDOG_COUNT=0
WATCHDOG_LIMIT=3
WLAN_ORDER_STRING=10
base_mint_id=0x12
baudrate=115200
boot_flash=source boot_kernel
boot_net=tftpboot 0x83600000 vmlinux.gz.uImage.3912; bootm 0x83600000
boot_openwrt=sf probe; sf read 0x88000000 0x280000 0xc00000; bootm 0x88000000
bootargs=console=ttyMSM0,115200n81 ubi.mtd=0  panic=30 nohlt ro BOOT_KERNEL=primary BOOT_BOOTROM="U-Boot 2012.07.19-r00020.1 (Jul 17 2017 - 17:24:13)"
bootcmd=bootx
bootdelay=2
ethact=eth0
ethaddr=B4:2D:56:24:A7:57
fdt_high=0x80100000
filesize=39
iotaddr=B4:2D:56:24:A7:5B
ipaddr=192.168.1.11
machid=8010001
mem=523264k
mfg_bom_rev=AA
mfg_date=2017/10/16
mfg_hardware_model=AP-7632-680B30-WR
mfg_hardware_type=willow
mfg_hardware_version=03
mfg_serial_number=1740Y-1106800000
mtddevname=CFG1
mtddevnum=0
mtdids=nand2=nand2
mtdparts=mtdparts=nand2:64k@896k(CFG1),448k(BootBAK)ro,64k(WINGCFG1),64k(ART),448k(BootPRI),64k(WINGCFG2),512k(FS),15040k(PriImg),15040k(SecImg),64k(CFG2)
partition=nand2,0
radioaddr=B4:2D:56:1E:FD:60
ramboot_openwrt=setenv serverip 192.168.1.66; setenv ipaddr 192.168.1.1; tftpboot 0x86000000 openwrt-3915.bin; bootm
static_bootargs=console=ttyMSM0,115200n81 ubi.mtd=0  panic=30 nohlt ro
stderr=serial
stdin=serial
stdout=serial
uboot=CONFIG_UBOOTPATH
ver=U-Boot 2012.07.19-r00020.1 (Jul 17 2017 - 17:24:13) (back-up)
xtalTrim=23

Environment size: 2065/65531 bytes
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bootcmd=bootx <> setenv bootcmd "run boot_openwrt"

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Worked - thank u so much!

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