Xiaomi AX3200 Upgrade to OpenWRT 24.10-rc4

Installing and Using OpenWrt
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How do I upgrade OpenWrt 24.10.0-rc2 to OpenWrt 24.10.0-rc4 on Xiaomi AX3200? If I use sysupgrade via LuCI, I get a warning about an incompatible upgrade. If I use factory according to the special procedure described in the wiki, I get the error "Could not open mtd device: kernel".

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The upgrade needs to be run with the sysupgrade image. Is that what you downloaded?

What is the exact filename of the upgrade file you are trying to use?

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And the full command/ error output, please.

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Thank you for your attention to my problem.

For sysupgrade I use file openwrt-24.10.0-rc4-mediatek-mt7622-xiaomi_redmi-router-ax6s-squashfs-sysupgrade.itb

For factory installation - file openwrt-24.10.0-rc4-mediatek-mt7622-xiaomi_redmi-router-ax6s-factory.bin
renamed to factory.bin

And error after command

root@OpenWrt:/tmp# dd if=factory.bin bs=1M count=4 | mtd write - kernel
Could not open mtd device: kernel
Can't open device for writing!

Current version:
OpenWrt 24.10.0-rc2, r28161-ea17e958b9

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Did you try using the sysupgrade function?

cd /tmp
wget https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/24.10.0-rc4/targets/mediatek/mt7622/openwrt-24.10.0-rc4-mediatek-mt7622-xiaomi_redmi-router-ax6s-squashfs-sysupgrade.itb
sysupgrade /tmp/openwrt-24.10.0-rc4-mediatek-mt7622-xiaomi_redmi-router-ax6s-squashfs-sysupgrade.itb
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Also, you might wanna review the Wiki. You're lucky you didn't brick the device with an improper sysupgrade.

https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/installation/installation_methods/sysupgrade

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Thank you very much.
Today I will try to use the sysupgrade utility.

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I tried sysupgrade:

root@OpenWrt:~# sysupgrade -v https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/24.10.0-rc4/targets/mediatek/mt7622/openwrt-24.10.0-rc4-m
ediatek-mt7622-xiaomi_redmi-router-ax6s-squashfs-sysupgrade.itb
Downloading 'https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/24.10.0-rc4/targets/mediatek/mt7622/openwrt-24.10.0-rc4-mediatek-mt7622-xiaomi_redmi-router-ax6s-squashfs-sysupgrade.itb'
Connecting to 2a04:4e42:8d::644:443
Writing to '/tmp/sysupgrade.img'
/tmp/sysupgrade.img  100% |*******************************| 10256k  0:00:00 ETA
Download completed (10502801 bytes)
Fri Dec 27 14:04:25 EET 2024 upgrade: The device is supported, but this image is incompatible for sysupgrade based on the image version (1.0->2.0).
Fri Dec 27 14:04:25 EET 2024 upgrade: Flash layout changes require a manual reinstall using factory.bin.
Image check failed.
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Sounds pretty self explanatory...

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But...

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Apparently, the update between release candidates is still broken. I will wait for the release.

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You ran the wrong command attempting to sysupgrade a day ago and almost destroyed your device. It's not clear why you're posting the link.

Are you still running the wrong commands?

When you do, sysupgrade correctly.

Not clearly.

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Which command? I tried to sysupgrade through LuCI, but after receiving a warning, I did not perform it. The current version is 24.10.0-rc2.

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I guess you didn't see that post either. I assumed you read it and was referencing the post you linked.

Just make sure you follow the instructions in the warning when installing the next version and it'll work.

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Solution:

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