Hello. I followed the OpwnWRT guide and installed it into the e8450 router, but as I am not technical I think the stock firmware is easier for me.
I have tried resetting the router by holding the reset button down for 20 seconds, but it just resetted the openWRT setting to default and didn't revert back to stock firmware.
Can I do anything to get back to stock firmware?
Thanks for the help
Have you looked at the Device Page?
Not easily, as the OpenWrt installation is rather invasive.
Reinstalling OEM bootloader etc. is rather complicated. (There is advice in Daniel's GitHub website where you donwloader the ubi installer)
Why should it?
OpenWrt is not something temporary that can be reseted away.
Provided he/she followed the non-UBI Method, the OP should be able to revert it, correct?
There is currently no non-ubi method in practice.
So the wiki device page is inaccurate.
Hmmm..
Since 2021-08-27, it is no longer possible to keep the default vendor flash layout (a.k.a. “non-UBI”), as it contains ECC errors out of the factory, and these errors are not compatible with the new SPI-NAND driver, that means you cannot install the non-UBI firmware (*.bin).
Ps.
I discussed the non-ubi builds with Daniel a while ago and proposed that their build would be disabled to avoid confusion. But apparently they can still be used after some extra steps, but not likely by a casual first-time user.
I used the UBI version. It does say permanently, but I hoped it could be reversed somehow.
Yes, I saw that.
It actually was the last straw to my consideration of acquiring one of these. No way back to OEM wasn’t viable.
Let’s wait to see what the OP used for his install.
The instructions are there, usable if you made a complete backup copy originally:
But there may still be backup made by the installer:
WARNING #1 This will replace the bootloader (TF-A 2.9, U-Boot 2023.07.02) and convert the flash layout of the device to UBI. The installer stores a copy of the previous bootchain in a dedicated UBI volume
boot_backup.WARNING #2 Re-flashing the installer when the device is already using UBI flash layout will erase the previously backed up bootchain, which in most cases would be the vendor/official one.
If you plan to ever go back to the stock firmware, you will need a backup of the vendor bootchain and firmware. When going back to the stock firmware, be prepared to connect to the internal serial port in case there are any bad blocks.
Sadly I didn't do a backup. Thanks for the help. Appreciated
Mount the ubi volume boot_backup and check. The automatic backup might be there.
( But in any case, the process would be complicated and risky)
What kind of stuff are you planning to do easier with the stock firmware?
maybe make a new thread and describe your requirements.
A general purpose router is there out of the box in OpenWRT, nothing to configure, exept setting a password.
Activating WiFi is an easy task as well.
All done in GUI.
all the complex stuff that OpenWRT can do beyond that, is stuff that the vendor firmware cannot do anyway.
Agreed. On this device(I have three) there is surely next to no case for vendor firmware save for wanting to return or sell this item.
I was thinking of plug and play. As far as I can understand I need to keep checking for updates or else openWRT isn't for me, or am I wrong?
I followed the guide and then I had to change the IP for my port 1 away from 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.x.1 and then it worked.
Or is it fine for me to just use the version which I downloaded from the guide and then just check every few months for updates? or should I check in luci under software for updates?
No, you should use sysupgrade and upgrade the whole firmware to 23.05.2 (assuming that you have now 23.05.0)
How do I use "sysupgrade"?
You download a new image UBI sysupgrade image to your PC, and then use LuCI menu system/flash to flash a new firmware image.
See also
