Question to all: Which of these installation methods would qualify for "Yes, that is easy installation?"
This posting is wiki, i.e. everybody can edit the table below.
Installation methods taken from https://openwrt.org/inbox/docs/installation/start#all_installation_methods
| Installation method | Easy? Noob? [Y/N] | Advanced / Amateur [Y/N] | Developer / Pro [Y/N] |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADAM2 FTP | |||
| Asus Firmware Restoration Tool | |||
| brnboot web recovery | |||
| CF card | No (who has a CF adapter handy?) | ||
| CFE TFTP + serial recovery | No | ||
| CFE TFTP recovery | |||
| CFE web recovery | Yes (It seems fairly easy) | ||
| CLI generic | |||
| D-Link recovery GUI | Yes | ||
| EVA FTP | |||
| GUI generic | |||
| GUI OEM | Yes | ||
| JBoot web recovery | |||
| JTAG | No | ||
| Linksys TFTP | |||
| Mikrotik TFTP | Follow instructions here using bootp and should be good | ||
| Netboot | |||
| RedBoot TFTP + serial recovery | No | ||
| RedBoot TFTP recovery | |||
| SD card | Dicey if you need to format Linux on a Windows/Mac, OK if "dd" of a full-disk image | ||
| see devicepage | Unlikely | ||
| see forum | Unlikely | ||
| see git-commit | Unlikely | ||
| Serial | No | ||
| Sunxi installation | |||
| Sysupgrade | Yes | ||
| Telnet | |||
| TFTP generic | |||
| TP-Link TFTP | Archer C7v2 era, yes, later? | ||
| U-Boot TFTP + serial recovery | No | ||
| U-Boot TFTP recovery | Generally yes | ||
| U-Boot USB recovery | Generally yes | ||
| U-Boot web recovery | Generally yes | ||
| unknown | No | ||
| x86 installation | With improved instructions, yes (see notes on "SD Card" as well) |