Support for new Archer c5 v4

Hey, some news, my ISP provides me with a GPON ONT which somehow there's no way to put in bridge mode as they told me, nor there is in the web interface. I'll be updating if I get new info.

I'm back, I was out for vacation last week and my ISP solved my problem by changing the modem from a Nokia to a Huawei that can actually be put in bridge mode.

So, this is how everything is connected right now:

Fiber
โ””โ”€โ”€ Huawei modem (bridge)
    โ””โ”€โ”€ WAN Port
        โ””โ”€โ”€ Archer C7 (OpenWrt) (192.168.1.1/24)
            โ”œโ”€โ”€ Port 4
            โ”‚   โ””โ”€โ”€ 24 port switch
            โ”‚       โ””โ”€โ”€ All ethernet devices
            โ””โ”€โ”€ WiFi
                โ””โ”€โ”€ Phones and stuff

And this is what you need to test? Am I getting it right? What other tests are needed?

Fiber
โ””โ”€โ”€ Huawei modem (bridge)
    โ””โ”€โ”€ WAN Port
        โ””โ”€โ”€ Archer C7 (OpenWrt) (192.168.1.1/24)
            โ”œโ”€โ”€ Port 1 to WAN
            โ”‚   โ””โ”€โ”€ Archer C4 (OpenWrt) (192.168.2.1/24 manually set)
            โ”‚       โ””โ”€โ”€ Port 1
            โ”‚           โ””โ”€โ”€ Test notebook (this should be in the 192.168.2.0/24 network?)
            โ”œโ”€โ”€ Port 4
            โ”‚   โ””โ”€โ”€ 24 port switch
            โ”‚       โ””โ”€โ”€ All ethernet devices
            โ””โ”€โ”€ WiFi
                โ””โ”€โ”€ Phones and stuff

Right now everything is connected like the last tree and the notebook is getting IP from the Archer C4, a 192.168.2.110, and I have internet access from the Archer C7 which is the main router.

Hey I am new to this, I flashed your zip using tftp on my ACT provided router and it is showing wifi and connecting to ethernet but I cannot access the login page on 192.168.1.1 as it asks me to login to actcorp... captive portal but that link also doesn't work. Any help would be appreciated Thanks

Fixed: Had to set my ethernet settings on my computer to DHCP and I could access the captive portal after that

@mietekn @123serge123 Hey guys, any development news? Will these changes be possible in newer versions?

I am gradually adding the code to https://github.com/openwrt/openwrt/pull/14804
However, this code needs to be checked/completed by @123serge123 and of course needs to be tested.

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Been using the script from your post from Nov '23. Upgrading to v23.05.3, do you still recommend all 3 patches?

Hello everyone! Has anyone tried Snapshots? I tested it and it worked only on SSH, I was unsuccessful trying to access Luci's GUI, it returns me connection refused

That's normal with snapshots, but you can install the webui afterwards.

https://openwrt.org/releases/snapshot

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Snapshots do not contain Luci. You need to install them.

opkg update
opkg install luci-ssl
/etc/init.d/uhttpd restart
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As you can see, the development of the version with the RTL8367S-VB chip (from the RTL8367D family) has stalled. User @123serge123 has not been logged in for a long time and I am unable to proceed without his help or physical access to the router with this chip. In a word, stalemate.

Some misunderstandings. Test image archive contain all patches.

@123serge123 The test image contains a lot of work to run the rtl8367d family of chips on the archer c5 v4, but:
-the code is not finished to be added to the Pull Request on Github
-the code needs to be adjusted to the code in the main branch and to my previous corrections
-vlanmc is emulated and we don't know how it affects performance

Hi everyone, if there's a link please post it so I can download it and test.

could you provide the latest openwrt firmware version for archer c5 v4 please. the previous links are not working.

@sam2246 https://firmware-selector.openwrt.org/?version=SNAPSHOT&target=ramips%2Fmt7620&id=tplink_archer-c5-v4

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I flashed the latest snapshot and have been experiencing some random reboots. Can anyone proved the last stable firmware link, which was I believe v23.05.2, the previous links dont seem to work anymore.
I don't know have much experience with openwrt but i'll do my best to provide the relevant info regarding the reboot issue.
Here are the logs: https://system.tips/text/view?q=qsjfccbp

The only way is to connect a serial terminal and save logs to keep what is displayed just before the restart.

I'll try to capture the logs, will post them soon.