About 11 days ago I managed to successfully install openwrt on the specific router with the expoit.
Today I wanted to download the last snapshot to upgrade. The router unfortunately became bricked but fortunately thanks to this post https://www.arednmesh.org/content/how-unbrick-tp-link-node I managed to pass the original firmware in Chinese. Then I did the same procedure again, but while it shows that exploit is acceptable on the router, the router never starts. It stays stable with the orange light permanently on.
Hi, latest snapshots aren't usable. See previous posts. Try using an older version (someone posted a link to a valid image). From the changelogs, I see that Openwrt team is migrating mediatek platforms to kernel 5.4 so don't expect much stability from latest stuff at this time unfortunately
My advice is to give them some time and meanwhile flash older images that others have tested as usable.
I think your method should use *.bin that more stable than Openwrt snapshot build. last snapshot may break router from reboot ,To do that you should upload *.bin to somewhere and curl -O *.bin to that source. Because its more safe for your method. User can update Openwrt later.
For us who returned to the Chinese rom (2,28,62) , nothing happens if we don't turn to 2.28.132. I try it 100 times.
I've searched everywhere to find it without result
I have compare Wifi speed of OpenWrt vs Official ROM.
on Lan speed at 500/400
on Official ROM 500/300 (Dual-Band Mode)
on OpenWrt 220/300 (5G,2G same SSID)
Why download just half of official rom?
Did I forget some settings?
Hi i'm trying to unbrick my device after the last update to snpashots
i'm doing everything in @Albertcp 's tutorial and considered Zorro and @Arianismmm 's suggestion it's not working
the modem light is blinking , i get a DHCP request on the btp server and i set the ip as per the tutorial but i'm not getting any log on the tftp server
try to go ahead with the image upload. (change the name of the Chinese image name to test.bin chose the folder where resides see if it make any diff) it might help to tell what color flashes on the device orange / blue ?
blinking orange i think is in bootstrap mode waiting to upload an image on device
It's Blinking Orange
i tried that but it didn't work
i'm trying to watch what's happening using wireshark and it seems like it's not asking for anything there is no tftp request at all and it's constantly sending arp requests for 0.0.0.0
If it's still sending arp requests, then it doesn't get enough information to tftp the file correctly.
Looks like your setup is wrong.
Have you checked that the mac address in the arp request is matching the address in your config?
Hello, I recently bought Mi Router 4A Gigabit Edition Global version and firmware is 2.28.132. I want to install OpenWrt but I have a couple of questions.
1- If I dont like the OpenWrt can I easily go back to original firmware? Should I backup my device?
2- OpenWrt's Wifi performance will be better than original?