Also looking for this firmware. Are the older firmware versions archived anywhere?
+1 I want the "old" firmware. 
Since TL-WA850RE v2 has only snapshot release, that doesn't help.
There is no "previous release" for easy downloading.
Didn't have time to check whether it uses snapshots or not, so posted the link just in case.
The older version 
any one can upload them please 
atm we have a some month old full snapshot imagebuilder-build, acessable via a brandnew libremesh-chef webui :-o
https://chef.libremesh.org/ -> Distribution: Freifunk Leipzig
its not configured yet for Freifunk Mesh usage, but 850-v2 gives you an image.. so test it (also in advanced mode), or modify needed packages..
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Thank you @freifunkufo
But i can't try this, because im not able to recover it if that will break them so i just need the old version of openwrt-wa850 V2
Do you still have the old router? Perhaps you could login and extract the image from mtd?
Alternatively, have you tried using imagebuilder from v18?
I managed to build and boot from a working image, includes luci and saves config:
make image PROFILE=tl-wa850re-v2 PACKAGES="luci -ppp -ppp-mod-pppoe -kmod-usb-core -kmod-usb-ohci -kmod-usb2 -kmod-usb-ledtrig-usbport -odhcpd-ipv6only -ip6tables -wpad-mini -luci-proto-ppp -odhcp6c -kmod-ip6tables -kmod-nf-ipt6 -kmod-nf-conntrack6 -libip6tc"
Once you have an image that boots and saves, you can then try adding some of the packages back.
I have uploaded an image that i built using openwrt imagebuilder.
Default settings, no luci so you ll need to edit the config files in /etc/config by hand.
No opkg either but you cant install anything with 4MB of flash anyway.
It will do basic AP functionality there is just enough remaining space for this.
http://82.251.153.140/openwrt-ar71xx-tiny-tl-wa850re-v2-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin
Isn't "default settings" too big? What parameters did you give to "make image?"
I followed this: https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-developer/quickstart-build-images
Then the " Which packages can I safely remove to save space?" paragraph in the openwrt FAQ.
Ran make menuconfig in the buildroot folder, removed the stuff in the menu that is safe, then ran make to build.
I managed to build an image with luci that did not lose the few configs i did after a reboot.
they can be found here:
http://82.251.153.140/openwrt-luci/
It has dhcpd, no firewall, no ipv6 no ppp/pppoe no opkg, only the bare minimum to run the wa850re v2 as an access point using luci. I tried this on mine and it works fine.
Filesystem usage after basic configs and a reboot:
# df
Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/root 2048 2048 0 100% /rom
tmpfs 14080 428 13652 3% /tmp
/dev/mtdblock3 320 232 88 73% /overlay
overlayfs:/overlay 320 232 88 73% /
tmpfs 512 0 512 0% /dev
still much better than the crappy original tplink firmware...
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please can you upload it? link is not working
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Could you please send me the functional picture? for my wa850 v2, thanks.
hey, could you please share this particular image. The link isn't working. Please help!
I want to use it as a repeater - that would entail 2 settings (Client-WDS) and AP. Will this modded firmware allow both of those to be stored?
I'm unaware how much space these settings take, please advice.
https://pavesi.fr/openwrt-luci/
I have been using it as a repeater:
Client WDS to connect to the main ap, + AP mode to redistribute. The lan port is also bridged,so, the device can be used as a wifi card for cabled only devices. It is usefull....
Thanks, Olivier!
hi, i can't access the link, can you make mirror link? thank you
Thanks, you made my day! I downloaded Image Builder from here, followed the instructions. After a few modifications (also inspired by this FAQ) I ended up with the following set:
make image PROFILE=tl-wa850re-v2 PACKAGES="luci -ppp -ppp-mod-pppoe -kmod-usb-core -kmod-usb-ohci -kmod-usb2 -kmod-usb-ledtrig-usbport -odhcpd-ipv6only -ip6tables -luci-proto-ppp -odhcp6c -kmod-ip6tables -kmod-nf-ipt6 -kmod-nf-conntrack6 -libip6tc -odhcp6c -kmod-ipv6 -kmod-ip6tables -opkg -dropbear"
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