OpenWrt support for WAX206

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I tested the following update paths and they were sucessfull for me:

  • Netgear V1.0.1.5 EU > Web GUI > Firmware Update > OpenWrt factory image (*.img)
  • Netgear V1.0.4.0 EU > Web GUI > Firmware Update > OpenWrt factory image (*.img)
  • OpenWrt > LuCI GUI > Flash new firmware image > OpenWrt sysupgrade image (*.bin)
  • UBoot > System Load Linux to SDRAM Via TFTP > OpenWrt recovery image (*.itb)
  • OpenWrt recovery image > LuCI GUI > Flash new firmware image > OpenWrt sysupgrade image (*.bin)

For the OpenWrt sysupgrades I did not keep the settings.
It seems a local, not commited change f-ed my sysupdate image. There was a small error in the device tree which I did correct and push.

Random info:

On my router the factory backup image is V1.0.1.5 EU. If I mess up something and want to restore the Netgear factory backup image the following works:

  1. connect to serial console of WAX206
  2. interrupt boot to stay in the boot menu
  3. choose U-Boot console
  4. in the prompt enter bootm and hit return

It seems that since there's no kernel loaded at this time the factory backup is then restored automatically.

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