TP Archer D50, bootloader issues (please add debrick to wiki)

Thanks to the forum, now it works.

My small tutorial.

  • Connect the UART cabel to J2 (antennas up, right side)
  • Connect wires to UART/USB converter
    . TX
    . RX
    . GND
    O VCC
  • Cross TX und RX lines
  • Download openwrt-23.05.0-ath79-generic-tplink_archer-d50-v1-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin
  • Rename the file to openwrt-ath79-generic-tplink_archer-d50-v1-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin
  • Disable Windows Firewall
  • Set IP of the netinterface to 192.168.1.100
  • connect router to PC
  • Start Putty, check COM Port, speed 115200Baud
  • Start TFTP64 as Administrator << !! Importent !!
  • Set download path to file position

Power on the router, you will see may running command lines. Continus toggel a butten on your keyboard.
After some secounds you see the ath> prompt.
Add the following commands.

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setenv ipaddr 192.168.1.1
setenv serverip 192.168.1.100

tftpboot 81000000 openwrt-ath79-generic-tplink_archer-d50-v1-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin
Output: Bytes transferred = 6422843 (62013b hex)
erase 9f020000 +62013b
Output: Erased 99 sectors
cp.b 0x81000000 0x9f020000 62013b
reset
Needs around two minutes
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Adjust the bold marked values.

Do not forget to activate the firewall.

Regards