Ubiquiti LiteAP ac: factory.bin instead of initramfs.bin

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@guifipedro You have changed the dataentry of the Ubiquiti LiteAP ac from initramfs-kernel.bin to factory.bin.
The dataentry currently refers to the git commit for installation instructions, which now must be wrong since the git commit instructions refer to the initramfs-kernel.bin.

Do you have updated installation instructions for the factory.bin?

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Hi @tmomas,

right now I flashed a LiteAP following the nanostation ac procedure [1]

I thought factory information was incorrect because initramfs-kernel is an image for developers according to [2]. But you are right, commit message describes a method using that image

It is strange to see "factory image" and the initramfs one. The procedure I used is more simple and easier to follow because you do not need serial nor opening the case (and breaking warranty)

Proof [3]

cc @rogerpueyo

[1] https://gitlab.com/guifi-exo/wiki/tree/master/howto/airos-downgrade#wa-airmax-ac-airos-8
[2] https://openwrt.org/inbox/firmware_image_names
[3]

 $ ssh root@192.168.1.1
Warning: Permanently added '192.168.1.1' (RSA) to the list of known hosts.


BusyBox v1.31.0 () built-in shell (ash)

  _______                     ________        __
 |       |.-----.-----.-----.|  |  |  |.----.|  |_
 |   -   ||  _  |  -__|     ||  |  |  ||   _||   _|
 |_______||   __|_____|__|__||________||__|  |____|
          |__| W I R E L E S S   F R E E D O M
 -----------------------------------------------------
 OpenWrt SNAPSHOT, r10263-bc47285cb3
 -----------------------------------------------------
=== WARNING! =====================================
There is no root password defined on this device!
Use the "passwd" command to set up a new password
in order to prevent unauthorized SSH logins.
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root@OpenWrt:~# cat /etc/board.json 
{
	"model": {
		"id": "ubnt,lap-120",
		"name": "Ubiquiti LiteAP ac (LAP-120)"
	},
	"network": {
		"lan": {
			"ifname": "eth0",
			"protocol": "static"
		}
	}
}
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@tmomas I also think the thing is not clearly documented in the wiki, right? maybe a wiki article is missing for https://openwrt.org/toh/hwdata/ubiquiti/ubiquiti_liteap_ac_lap-120 right? And we should explain both methods

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If you are up for it, you can create a devicepage for the LiteAP ac:
-> https://openwrt.org/meta/create_new_device_page