Hi OpenWRT Community,
I'm currently looking for a list of OpenWRT-supported hardware available on Amazon that utilizes the MediaTek 7612e chipset for its 5GHz WiFi.
I’ve been exploring the Table of Hardware (ToH) on the OpenWRT wiki but am unsure how to filter specifically for devices that use the MT7612e chipset and are available on Amazon.
With Regards,
There are many Amazons, or are you a world citizen ?
https://git.openwrt.org/?p=openwrt%2Fopenwrt.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MT7612e
Hi @frollic, thanks for providing the list. I picked up the device - Wavlink WL-WN531G3. However, the product is unavailable on Amazon.ca. The search result is the link (https://www.amazon.ca/s?k=wavlink+WL-WN531G3&crid=1IOFQQEX8B9G0&sprefix=wavlink+wl-wn531g3%2Caps%2C94&ref=nb_sb_noss). How can I further filter your list for product selling in Amazon.ca?
With Regards
Did the commit say it would be ?
You can't, trial and error.
I'd try ebay though.
Thanks @frollic. I cross-checked the Wavlink WL-WN531G3 on OpenWRT ToH, but that model is not listed there:
How can I get a list of OpenWRT compatible hardware with MediaTek 7612e chipset directly from OpenWRT ToH?
With Regards,
You could use the full detail table and filter the WLAN Hardware column:
https://openwrt.org/toh/views/toh_extended_all
as @dnd posted, but it's going to be incomplete, ToH is manual, git commits are automatic, and still no guarantee the device will exist on CA Amazon.
Linksys E5350?
Archer C50?
Thanks, @frollic and @dnd. I found Linksys E5350 on Amazon. I have manually checked Amazon’s availability against the output list of hardware from ToH. Not only @frollic mention, “no guarantee the device will exist on CA Amazon,” but also no guarantee the product sold on Amazon under the same brand name still supports OpenWRT due to the manufacturer-modified hardware configuration. Because Amazon doesn’t provide product version info, I compared the FCC certification number supplied in the ToH with the product image on the Amazon product page. Is there any better and more convenient approach to replace those error-prone manual steps?
With Regards,
Would anyone share experience and tips on purchasing OpenWRT-compatible devices from the retail market (such as Amazon), which can be easily adapted to personal requirements?
The ToH is the first place to find OpenWRT-compatible hardware that matches my specified hardware requirements. However, the part that needs to be added is the connection between the ToH, where the hardware device is listed, and the marketplace, where it can be found. Should we add logic to populate an available online store field for the ToH? For that kind of question, I need to " Contact an OpenWrt wiki admin (tmomas)". Please let me know how to contact tmomas. Should I post a message to the "Talk about Documentation" forum category?
Thanks, and I appreciate your help in advance.
tmomas no longer has an account on the Forum.
Just curious, why should this be added. A web search doesn't work for you?
Why ?
What marketplace ?
How will you find where it's listed ?
Hi @lleachii Thanks for your confirmation. So who in place of tmomas I can contact for questions related to "Table of hardware"?
The connection between the listed device from ToH and the marketplace (Amazon in my case) seems broken on several occasions I encountered:
TP-Link TL-WA850RE:
that device is still available on Amazon:
However, I bought one in 2022 and found the firmware was not OpenWRT at all.
And in the case I got a list as below by filtering ToH:
It is time-consuming to check them one by one through Amazon. (most of them are not listed there)
If we have a field in ToH to indicate the place I can get the device. That can save lots of time.
I raised my concern through the forum sometime back without a solution. So I believe the issue is still there.
With Regards,
Again, who should verify the site where the device was listed, when it was added to Openwrt, still carries it ?
So in order to add and program such entry - how would OpenWrt find them?
Is there a certain reason why you want to buy a device with this decade old chip ?
Then you are misunderstanding the ToH.
It does not list devices which are sold with OpenWRT installed, rather it lists devices on which OpenWRT can be installed.
Any devices which are sold with a version of OpenWRT installed, such as GL-Inet products, may be included in the ToH as devices on which it can be installed - but their version is "based on" OpenWRT rather than being the actual official version.
which is also why you (OP) were told your device had to get openwrt support before it would get listed.
OpenWrt doesn't produce consumer hardware. You won't find a new device in a retail setting with official OpenWrt installed. OpenWrt is aftermarket firmware.
So it's now unclear what you desire in this thread.
If that's why you expect OpenWrt to make a list, I believe you've mistaken that OpenWrt is somehow involved in the retail sales of devices.
