TP-Link-archer-c20-v4 usb drives support

Feature Requests
1

Hello there!I would like to ask you to add usb support to this model, albeit through hardware and software modifications.
There is an opportunity to test, but in a limited amount - the router is the main one and keeps the system.

2

I'm confused. How can we help you with hardware on your individual device, that would need a modification to do what you desire?

:spiral_notepad: BTW - OpenWrt doesn't manufacture hardware.

Software in OpenWrt already exists to do this - see:

3

I already made all the necessary modifications, and before that, on another firmware (padavan), the usb port was detected and worked (I was able to send packages to a USB flash drive). I did not manage to start usb on openwrt. When I tried to run lsusb it gave me an error:
libusb something :-99
And I also looked at the page of my device, and there is no usb support there yet, and decided to write here

4

If you modify your hardware, you have to compile OpenWrt yourself.
Official OpenWrt does not care about user modified hardware.

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5

This is not a modification in that radical sense. The chip on board can work with usb, but the manufacturers did not bring it to the usb port. I found the necessary contacts and brought them to the usb connector (which I had previously inserted into the case on the side) and connected the power step down converter.
I will try to build a firmware with usb support, there should be enough space

6

Did you already test by installing the available packages on official firmware?

7

I don't quite understand what you mean. (wrong link)

8

The link was correct.

If you've already successfully made the hardware modifications, feel free to install the requisite software to do what you desire.

9

I already install all needed packets, but it didnt work

10
  • Are you sure?
  • If that's the case, what exactly are you asking OpenWrt to do?
  • Additionally, you should verify your soldiering and connections
11

1.1)Yes.
1.2)Add support to my device(specific revision)
2)I check it now.But libusb -99 error still where and idk that to do with her.

12

This has been explained - there's nothing to "add":

  • You need to do soldiering (you stated you did this)
  • You need to install the correct software packages - this is required for every OpenWrt device to enable USB (you stated you did this)

Are you saying there's missing packages or something further needed - if so, can you explain exactly what it is?

Can you provide more information on what this statement means?

Is this from a log?

13

Idk what to provide
Not, that returned from:

root@OpenWrt:~# lsusb
unable to initialize libusb: -99

14

Hello i am also trying to do the mod ,, any progress in your one

15

The needed information is in the thread you created:

also