Xiaomi R4AC - Problems installing OpenWrt

Installing and Using OpenWrt
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Long story short:

I bought a Xiaomi R4AC 100M router, which had the 3.0.5 global stable version firmware, which was always bricking when trying to install OpenWrt. I followed the steps below to get it to function:

  1. Downgrade to chinese firmware 2.18.28, using MiWifi Repair Tool.

  2. Update to 2.18.58.bin manually through the xiaomi web interface
    (Procedures can be found here Xiaomi Mi Router 4A Gigabit Edition (R4AG/R4A Gigabit) -- fully supported and flashable with OpenWRTInvasion Thanks to @beitabeet).

  3. Then followed up with @hoddy tutorial to install OpenWRT. (Thanks for the time you had spent with my questions).

  4. In case you brick the router, @hoddy has an excelent tutorial on how to debrick it as well.

Case closed and solved

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