[solved] TP-Link Archer C5 v2 - can't flash - Broadcom

[DjiPi]

TL;DR Table of hardware about Archer C5 v2

@guidoa

DO NOT FLASH LEDE TROUGH WEB IF TFTP IS NOT WORKING WITH INSTALLED STOCK FIRMWARE.

@DjiPi

A bit of advise: Before you flash this build, ensure that TFTP recovery is working while on stock firmware. It's possible that it's not the latest firmware that works, so flash the latest stock firmware and go backward until the TFTP recovery procedure works. No stripping of the firmware file is required to go back to stock using TFTP recovery.

TFTP recovery procedure:

@ssnake

1. Connect PC to one of the LAN ports.
2. Set PC's IP to 192.168.0.66/24.
3. Set up a tftp server, rename the LEDE firmware to "ArcherC5v2_tp_recovery.bin" and put it on the root of the server.
4. Turn on the router with WPS/Reset button hold, until the WPS LED stop blinking and keep on.
5. The log shows that there is a read request for file "ArcherC5v2_tp_recovery.bin" from 192.168.0.86.

Reported stock firmwares with working TFTP:

• Japan: 3.17.1 Build 20160524 Rel.69003
• US: 3.17.1 Build 20150908 Rel. 43260

As per commit https://git.lede-project.org/?p=source.git;a=commit;h=01280bc8dc1d9ca089fad7b231d718e166698f4a, support into the master branch as been added.

The firmware to use that can be flashed directly from the stock firmware interface is in the ToH (Table of Hardware):

• There is no support for the 5GHz radio, only 2.4GHz and not very well supported

• Snapshot builds do not come with Luci. You need to install it using CLI:

opkg update
opkg install luci-ssl

• WAN MAC Address has to be set manually because it's not automatically detected:

@guidoa

The MAC on LAN and WAN with LEDE flashed are totally different from those with Stock Firmware