TP Link TD-W9970v1: can't create /dev/mtdblock1: No such device or address

Installing and Using OpenWrt
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hello,

i have a tp-link v1 with the latest firmware from d-link.

Firmware version: 0.9.1 2.11 v0025.0 Build 170726 Rel.65343n
Hardware version: TD-W9970 v1 00000001
I am using the procedure with telnet on port 1023 as super user to try to install OpenWRT

When I write the image to disk with cat I have the following error:

~ # cat /var/usbdisk/sda1/openwrt/openwrt-15.05.1-lantiq-xrx200-TDW8970-sysupgrade.image > /dev/mtdblock1
-sh: can't create /dev/mtdblock1: No such device or address
~ #

it is not possible for me to open the device for serial mode

thanks for help

Jeremyp3

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Hardware version: TD-W9970 v1 00000001

9970 v1 - Broadcom

8970 v1 - Lantiq + Atheros

Let's assume that the 9970 is a typo. From where did u got the procedure with cat because I see nothing like that in wiki.

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Oupss ! thank you for this correction! it's an error on my part ... I ran the TD-W8970v1 tutorial on my TD-W9970v1

but there is no other way than to flash in serial and therefore to open the device?

sorry for this error ... it might not work ...

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I'm unable to find an OpenWRT image for TD-W9970 v1 (no git commit for it, no wiki page for it, nothing in download section) so I will kinda assume it's not supported by OpenWRT.

Someone else asked something like this some time ago and got the same answer:

Trying to flash a firmware from another SoC that is from another manufacturer will result in a bricked router. That's why I said that 9970 is Broadcom and 8970 is Lantiq + Atheros .