Support for Cudy WR3000

Bartvz · 2023-05-18T10:01:52.361Z

Hopefully Cudy will provide a image for disabling their signature-protection soon.

shdf · 2023-05-18T10:40:00.411Z

Have they done this before?

nicefile · 2023-05-18T12:47:41.657Z

I know it sound bad to use serial console adapter but in fact is quite easy. Also You might get yourself ssh access for OEM that way and recover from bad flash or broken firmware. At least Cudy WR3000 is easy to open in compare to some.
@shdf
Yes . Few other Cudy router have their OpenWrt fork without signature check available for download

shdf · 2023-05-18T12:59:51.310Z

there is a new firmware posted today : http://www.cudytech.com/wr3000_software_download

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V10lator · 2023-05-23T11:40:05.495Z

Looks like it's at the firmware selector now. Thanks a lot for all your work.

Here's my package list for the firmware selector:

base-files busybox ca-bundle dnsmasq dropbear firewall4 fstools kmod-crypto-hw-safexcel kmod-gpio-button-hotplug kmod-leds-gpio kmod-mt7915e kmod-mt7981-firmware kmod-nft-offload libc libgcc libustream-mbedtls logd mtd netifd nftables odhcp6c odhcpd-ipv6only opkg ppp ppp-mod-pppoe procd procd-seccomp procd-ujail uboot-envtools uci uclient-fetch urandom-seed urngd arp-scan htop nano-full luci luci-app-dawn luci-theme-material openssh-sftp-server wpad-mbedtls mt7981-wo-firmware

It's just the default with wpad-basic-mbedtls removed and arp-scan htop nano-full luci luci-app-dawn luci-theme-material openssh-sftp-server wpad-mbedtls mt7981-wo-firmware added, which I think is a nicer default (having full wpad, luci and some useful tools).

nicefile · 2023-05-23T19:28:36.108Z

mt7981-wo-firmware is not included yet in official build and must be pushed manually to router /lib/firmware/mediatek/mt7981_wo.bin from git01.mediatek.com
Then
echo 'options mt7915e wed_enable=Y' >> /etc/modules.conf
After reboot wireless offload works

[    6.456486] mt7986-wmac 18000000.wifi: attaching wed device 0 version 2
[    6.611231] platform 15010000.wed: MTK WED WO Firmware Version: DEV_000000, Build Time: 20221208202138
[    6.620535] platform 15010000.wed: MTK WED WO Chip ID 00 Region 3

bridger package should be mandatory when wireless offload (WED) is in use .It's responsible for offloading local wired host tcp session to wireless clients and when You enable hw NAT you will get WAN-WLAN offload.

Bartvz · 2023-05-23T21:21:16.692Z

And today there were some interesting commits to among other things, the ethernet driver.
What is the user experience?
Hopefully, I'll have time in the weekend to crack out the serial cable.

yogo1212 · 2023-06-05T11:24:28.793Z

I've asked a contact at Cudy to provide the unlocked firmware on their website

Wimmetje1 · 2023-06-10T11:58:04.468Z

Just to verify, it is not possible yet to flash the snapshot via the firmware update in the default router firmware? Or via another way?

Edit:
I just read the commit page, indeed only via serial

yogo1212 · 2023-06-12T06:57:47.448Z

Cudy neither denied or agreed - they are busy for another 6 weeks before they want to commit to anything.

Still keeping fingers crossed

Wimmetje1 · 2023-06-12T11:25:17.078Z

Thanks for the update,

nicefile · 2023-06-13T07:17:55.130Z

cool story: I found OEM firmware very useful when ssh/dropbear was unlocked. I think we need nothing more than that to flash official OpenWrt or play around with configs . OEM fw is forked from OpenWrt 22.03 (swconfig) and crippled by Cudy to fit mid-tier router profile.

Wimmetje1 · 2023-07-09T21:39:49.709Z

New firmware released:

https://www.cudy.com/wr3000_software_download

nicefile · 2023-07-10T21:21:55.631Z

Also found that there is a range of devices that use similar firmware and same mt7981 chipset
like
M3000 mesh with 1+2,5Gbit port
AP3000 AP with 2,5Gbit port
RE3000 wall plug AP with 1Gbit port B0BRK4BHYD
TR3000 Travel router with 1+2,5Gbit port (GL.iNet GL-MT3000 twin) B0BXNCRVRC

Apart RE3000 and TR3000 devices are nowhere to be found here in EU but should be fair easy supported

Werner · 2023-07-11T17:55:21.182Z

there are like a dozen of mt7981 routers in chinese market rn. most are isp oem fw but can easily flash openwrt , the cheapest is like 15 usd

fatreedl · 2023-07-14T09:44:42.470Z

https://www.cudy.com/openwrt_software_download

updates: there is firmware for WR3000

nicefile · 2023-07-14T10:31:32.313Z

cool stuff .Kernel 5.15 and mt76 based . Version shows OpenWrt SNAPSHOT, r22906-c9cb6411c1 (Just in commit where official support was added ). Now any volunteer still in OEM willing to flash it ?

Bartvz · 2023-07-14T17:51:15.067Z

I could test on tuesday

Xioner19 · 2023-07-14T19:55:29.680Z

I downloaded and I'll say this - I don't know if it's only happening to me, but I can't turn on width 160. Neither the laptop nor the phone sees the network after that and on the router it shows that the network is disabled. In addition, the system is read-only

nicefile · 2023-07-15T06:09:14.140Z

Welcome into OpenWrt . This is only intermediate firmware .After flashing it You should flash wr3000-23.05.0-rc2.bin or snapshot . Then You're on official build.
I have no issues getting 160Mhz on channel 36 and PA set in country region so You should too