hello, i tried to install openwrt on my router archer c50 v6.20 (EU), i tried everything (dd command to take bootloader etc...) none of the firmwares works, it flash it but after router restarted, it show the firmware upgrade failed - recovery page, please i really need openwrt on my router, can someone help?
Did you follow the directions?
yes i did, but it always show the revovery page after router restart after flashing, i downloaded firmware from https://www.tp-link.com/uk/support/download/archer-c50/#Firmware (tested flashing it alone, it worked) and openwrt from https://firmware-selector.openwrt.org/ , please help i really need openwrt
for any specific reason ?
you probably missed the warning on top of the C50 wiki page, your device is pretty much EOL.
you won't be able to install many additional packages.
i dont need packages only some features
features require packages ...
also when tried to flash the merged boot.bin itn web ui it show:
Failed to update the firmware. Please check the configuration file and try again.
flashing owrt.bin works but lead to recovery page
i just have it as repeater and i want split 2.4ghz to connect specific wifi and 5ghz to other one
I'd suggest you try an older openwrt image, this could (although not very likely) be an image size issue.
you can always upgrade to the latest release if you manage to install the older release, again, if it fits.
then you should try the other installation options.
ok i will try rn with tftp and inform you, thanks for your help bro
you missed an option.
what is that option?
it's in the wiki, not going to point it out to you more than @psherman already did.
i tried the commands from the wiki as it, whats wrong?
Did you create the file with boot per the instructions?
Create Factory image
Download a TP-Link image for your device variant (CA/EU or RU) from the TP-Link website and an OpenWrt sysupgrade image for the device. Then build a factory image like this:
TP-Link image: tpl.bin
OpenWrt sysupgrade image: owrt.bin
dd if=tpl.bin of=boot.bin bs=131584 count=1
cat owrt.bin >> boot.bin
The resulting boot.bin can now be flashed via TP-Link’s firmware upgrade tool in the Web-UI or used with the recovery methods below.
yes i did bro
Let's see the commands you issued and the output from the process so we can rule out typos or errors.
.../Download/tplink $ dd if=tpl.bin of=boot.bin bs=131584 count=1
cat owrt.bin >> boot.bin
1+0 records in
1+0 records out
131584 bytes (132 kB, 128 KiB) copied, 0.00157008 s, 83.8 MB/s
.../Download/tplink $
i dont think there is an error