Moving from tp link firmware to openWRT

Installing and Using OpenWrt
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Hi,

I finally got my archer c60 eu v3 and i checked to compatibility, the thing is should upload the img from tp link gui (choose file) or am i supposed to use tftpd for the first time install?

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If you moving from stock firmware to openWRT for first time you need to check availability and look for FACTORY.bin firmware if you didnt find it you need to go for lower update and initiate openWRT for first then upgrade to latest using sysupgrade img.

Thanks you psherman and brada4 for helping

Thank you.

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Which version of the C6? That may impact the recommendations for which method you use.

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Hey phserman,

I want to correct 2 things its c60(EU) and v3.

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Directions are here:
https://git.openwrt.org/?p=openwrt/openwrt.git;a=commit;h=646d95c374072598fab9e949ef4425177c5c7960

https://openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/archer_c60_v2

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Im sorry but theres language barrier i cant read all that and understand it

Simply, i need to download openWRT version 23.05.5
Flash it throught tp link gui or tftp?

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From the git commit:

Flash instruction (WebUI):
Download *-factory.bin image and upload it via the firmwary upgrade
function of the stock firmware WebUI.

Flash instruction (TFTP):
1. Set PC to fixed IP address 192.168.0.66
2. Download *-factory.bin image and rename it to tp_recovery.bin
3. Start a tftp server with the file tp_recovery.bin in its root
   directory
4. Turn off the router
5. Press and hold reset button
6. Turn on router with the reset button pressed and wait ~15 seconds
7. Release the reset button and after a short time the firmware should
   be transferred from the tftp server
8. Wait ~30 second to complete recovery

While TFTP works for OpenWrt images, my device didn't accept the
only available official firmware "Archer C60(EU)_V3.0_190115.bin".
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yes but the only img i should use is 23.05.5 ?

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Yes, why wouldn’t you?

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just making sure i dont want to ruin things

ty ty.

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hey psherman,

am i supposed to download this for first time?

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in the format theres nothing called factory in it is that ok?

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Did you read the directions above?

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Did you read the directions form above?

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unfortunatly this all i get when i click on factory image link
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seems like its not available or something?

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is this an image aswell?

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its format is differen idk..

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There is a factory firmware image for 22.03 -- use that for your initial installation, then upgrade to 23.05

https://firmware-selector.openwrt.org/?version=22.03.7&target=ath79%2Fgeneric&id=tplink_archer-c60-v3

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thank you, ima flash this directly from webui and i will inform you

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Once openert is installed use only sysupgrade files to upgrade.

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Special thanks to psherman, he enlightened me with small trick i didnt know about. Now openWRT is installed and im currently in Luci interface. However i connected a cable from the switch to my router (c60 v3) and i didnt get any internet access in the router do you know how to fix this?

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Update: thank you so much. I moved to openWRT successfully and im preparing some specific setting in the LuCi.

How i connected a cable from switch to the router but i couldn't get ang internet access. Is there something im missing ?