Installing openWrt on a TP-Link Archer D7 (EU) v1.1

Installing and Using OpenWrt
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Hello everyone.

I have a TP-Link Archer D7 (EU) v1.1. I've found on the table of hardware the page of the Tp-link Archer D7 v1.

Does anyone knows if the firmware is compatible with the TP-Link Archer D7 (EU) v1.1 ?

If not, where can I find a link ?

Thanks and best regards.

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Since you need to solder a tll adapter anyway you can check it out. Usually (not always) 1.x equals 1.0. Same about regions.

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It should work, but be aware that the included xDSL modem does not -and will never- be supported.

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Thanks for the replies.

I read that the (EU) version is a bit different for this particular model especially for the Wifi limitation in EU rather than the US or CN version. I just wanted to be sure before trying to update the firmware to the openwrt one.

I will try and will tell you if it worked or not.

I was aware that xDSL modem won't work.

I just need the WAN to work with the fiber and make the VLAN work.

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While at uboot you can tftpboot initramfs kernel and test non-destructively

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Maximum routing performance, ~175 MBit/s - with the back to the wall.

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Thank you all for the help.

I bought a usb to serial adapter and was able to set the router into the uboot mode (I think... the command prompt is AP135> )

After some tries and errors I managed to make the tftp server working fine.

The issue is the following : transfering the [...]initramfs-kernel.bin firmware to the router is working fine, but when I try to launch it via the command :

bootm 0x81000000
## Booting image at 81000000 ...
        Uncompressing Kernel Image ... ERROR: LzmaDecode.c, 543

Decoding error = 1
LZMA ERROR 1 - must RESET board to recover

...and the router reboot to the stock firmware.

I've read that the error is related to an incompatible firmware version. I already tried the 24.10 version, the 23 and the 22, with no changes.

Do you have any idea to help me ?

Best regards.