I want to flash openwrt on my re200_v1. There are instructions in the wiki to prepare an image. [0]
Is there a reason to use the uboot from an old tplink image (2016)? There is a newer version (2018).
For a newer version, is the dd command different or do I need independent of the image the first 131584 bytes?
Since I read, some people bricked their devices, can somebody please verify that the sha256sum of my modded image is correct?
I used this openwrt[1] image and this RE200 firmware (RE200(EU)_V1_160329) [2,3].
At the time of writing this Wiki page, it was the only available firmware. Generally, I would go for the firmware version installed on the device. However, TP-Link changes the structure of their firmware versions also for existing devices, so this needs to be check first.
The U-Boot part always has the same size, the 128k is the size of the U-Boot partition + additional 512 bytes header. I assume that the stock firmware overwrites the whole flash with the new image.
My tool reports the same SHA256 sum with your input files. I can't flash it to an actual device ATM, but if you give me a few more days I can try it out - mine is already disassembled and has serial access
Your link [2] just leads to a page indicating that you need to go to the official TP-Link page.
Thank you very much for the information and your time!
Good to know, then I'll better wait until you had time to test it, since I am on the newest tp-link version (171206). I can imagine, the WARNING in the wiki is probably due to people flashing an image based on 160329, but have 171206 installed on the device. The V4 also has a downgrade protection.
