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SCF wrote:

For 5GHz you need to install the ath10k driver (this can be done from the web interface too if you are afraid of the command line).

Is it fully functional after installing the driver? There was talk about the speeds not displaying correctly and channels either switching on their own or not being available.  I was unsure if this these issues only applied to certain versions of the nightlies.

candre23 wrote:

El_goretto posted a build from a few months ago that has AC and webUI, but has some issues which have since been fixed.

Hey, the build is not yet one month old! ^^

I may build a newer version of CC trunk. I was waiting to get some feedback on opened tickets I saw (#18794 affecting BB is fixed, but #19316 affecting at least r44918 is not yet acknoledged. It seems to be the last ath10k related bug that is not fixed yet.). Plus I saw a couple of huge but transient hickups reported here. Anyway, if someone has tested a newer nightly that seems worthy to test, please give me the release number, I'll get it built and test it.

For now, if using non-DFS related channel (36 to 48), this r44918 build I use is OK.

(Last edited by el_goretto on 14 Apr 2015, 14:16)

A release candidate of CC is probably not too far off, with the final hopefully not far behind that

el_goretto wrote:

Hi,

I've setup a build from CC trunk (r44918) for Archer C5/C7 targets:

  • DFS support fully enabled (following wiki instructions: replaced wpad-mini by hostapd & wpa-supplicant)

  • removed artificial ath regulatory limitations (wiki source): ATH_USER_REGD=y

  • Added ath10k driver

  • Added luci interface

I'v included the .config file resulting so that you can reuse it or check if I did anything wrong here smile

You'll find images, .config and checksums here: <<download link>>

el_goretto wrote:
candre23 wrote:

El_goretto posted a build from a few months ago that has AC and webUI, but has some issues which have since been fixed.

Hey, the build is not yet one month old! ^^

I may build a newer version of CC trunk. I was waiting to get some feedback on opened tickets I saw (#18794 affecting BB is fixed, but #19316 affecting at least r44918 is not yet acknoledged. It seems to be the last ath10k related bug that is not fixed yet.). Plus I saw a couple of huge but transient hickups reported here. Anyway, if someone has tested a newer nightly that seems worthy to test, please give me the release number, I'll get it built and test it.

For now, if using non-DFS related channel (36 to 48), this r44918 build I use is OK.

I share another build I'm testing, based on r45560.
Same download link.

--
edit: same issue with DFS than previous build.

(Last edited by el_goretto on 22 Apr 2015, 17:26)

https://mega.co.nz/#F!oRFUmDbZ!34ysisvSeVtUzNlEjMM7aw
The file claim to work on wdr7500 v3 to flash openwrt , havnt tested it as it require ttl to flash
anyone could test it out??really looking forward to a fully functional openwrt on wdr7500 v3

ORIGINAL LINK(http://tieba.baidu.com/p/3134563407?see_lz=1)

REQUIRE TTL TO FLASH


Not flash directly using tffp to launch
>tftpboot 0x80020000 uimage.bin
>bootm


flash

>tftpboot 0x80020000 factory.bin
>erase 0x9f020000 +0x7c0000
>cp.b 0x80020000 0x9f020000 0x7c0000


2.4g 5g all working


U-Boot 1.1.4 (Feb 10 2014 - 10:39:47)
ap135 - Scorpion 1.0DRAM:
sri
Scorpion 1.0
ath_ddr_initial_config(178): (32bit) ddr2 init
tap = 0x00000003
Tap (low, high) = (0x4, 0x1f)
Tap values = (0x11, 0x11, 0x11, 0x11)
128 MB
Flash Manuf Id 0xef, DeviceId0 0x40, DeviceId1 0x17
flash size 8MB, sector count = 128
Flash: 8 MB
Using default environment
*** Warning *** : PCIe WLAN Module not found !!!
In: serial
Out: serial
Err: serial
Net: ath_gmac_enet_initialize...
athrs_sgmii_res_cal: cal value = 0xe
No valid address in Flash. Using fixed address
No valid address in Flash. Using fixed address
ath_gmac_enet_initialize: reset mask:c02200
Scorpion ----> S17 PHY *
athrs17_reg_init: complete
: cfg1 0x80000000 cfg2 0x7114
eth0: ba:be:fa:ce:08:41
eth0 up
athrs17_reg_init_wan done
SGMII in forced mode
athr_gmac_sgmii_setup SGMII done
: cfg1 0x800c0000 cfg2 0x7214
eth1: ba:be:fa:ce:08:41
eth1 up
eth0, eth1
Setting 0x18116290 to 0x58b1214f
Autobooting in 1 seconds
## Booting image at 9f020000 ...
Uncompressing Kernel Image ... OK
Starting kernel ...
[ 0.000000] Linux version 3.10.36 (compile@tc_128_166) (gcc version 4.8.3 (OpenWrt/Linaro GCC 4.8-2014.04 r41355) ) #5 Sun Jun 29 11:35:20 CST 2014
[ 0.000000] bootconsole [early0] enabled
[ 0.000000] CPU revision is: 00019750 (MIPS 74Kc)
[ 0.000000] SoC: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9558 rev 0
[ 0.000000] Clocks: CPU:720.000MHz, DDR:600.000MHz, AHB:200.000MHz, Ref:40.000MHz
[ 0.000000] Determined physical RAM map:
[ 0.000000] memory: 08000000 @ 00000000 (usable)
[ 0.000000] Initrd not found or empty - disabling initrd
[ 0.000000] Zone ranges:
[ 0.000000] Normal [mem 0x00000000-0x07ffffff]
[ 0.000000] Movable zone start for each node
[ 0.000000] Early memory node ranges
[ 0.000000] node 0: [mem 0x00000000-0x07ffffff]
[ 0.000000] Primary instruction cache 64kB, VIPT, 4-way, linesize 32 bytes.
[ 0.000000] Primary data cache 32kB, 4-way, VIPT, cache aliases, linesize 32 bytes
[ 0.000000] Built 1 zonelists in Zone order, mobility grouping on. Total pages: 32512
[ 0.000000] Kernel command line: board=ARCHER-C7 console=ttyS0,115200 rootfstype=squashfs,jffs2 noinitrd
[ 0.000000] PID hash table entries: 512 (order: -1, 2048 bytes)
[ 0.000000] Dentry cache hash table entries: 16384 (order: 4, 65536 bytes)
[ 0.000000] Inode-cache hash table entries: 8192 (order: 3, 32768 bytes)
[ 0.000000] Writing ErrCtl register=00000000
[ 0.000000] Readback ErrCtl register=00000000
[ 0.000000] Memory: 126248k/131072k available (2217k kernel code, 4824k reserved, 592k data, 260k init, 0k highmem)
[ 0.000000] SLUB: HWalign=32, Order=0-3, MinObjects=0, CPUs=1, Nodes=1
[ 0.000000] NR_IRQS:51
[ 0.000000] Calibrating delay loop... 358.80 BogoMIPS (lpj=1794048)
[ 0.060000] pid_max: default: 32768 minimum: 301
[ 0.060000] Mount-cache hash table entries: 512
[ 0.070000] NET: Registered protocol family 16
[ 0.070000] MIPS: machine is TP-LINK Archer C7
[ 0.080000] ar724x-pci ar724x-pci.0: PCIe link is down
[ 0.080000] registering PCI controller with io_map_base unset
[ 0.090000] registering PCI controller with io_map_base unset
[ 0.500000] bio: create slab <bio-0> at 0
[ 0.500000] PCI host bridge to bus 0000:00
[ 0.510000] pci_bus 0000:00: root bus resource [mem 0x10000000-0x11ffffff]
[ 0.510000] pci_bus 0000:00: root bus resource [io 0x0000]
[ 0.520000] pci_bus 0000:00: No busn resource found for root bus, will use [bus 00-ff]
[ 0.520000] PCI host bridge to bus 0000:01
[ 0.530000] pci_bus 0000:01: root bus resource [mem 0x12000000-0x13ffffff]
[ 0.530000] pci_bus 0000:01: root bus resource [io 0x0001]
[ 0.540000] pci_bus 0000:01: No busn resource found for root bus, will use [bus 01-ff]
[ 0.540000] pci 0000:01:00.0: BAR 0: assigned [mem 0x12000000-0x121fffff 64bit]
[ 0.550000] pci 0000:01:00.0: BAR 6: assigned [mem 0x12200000-0x1220ffff pref]
[ 0.550000] pci 0000:01:00.0: using irq 41 for pin 1
[ 0.560000] Switching to clocksource MIPS
[ 0.560000] NET: Registered protocol family 2
[ 0.570000] TCP established hash table entries: 1024 (order: 1, 8192 bytes)
[ 0.570000] TCP bind hash table entries: 1024 (order: 0, 4096 bytes)
[ 0.570000] TCP: Hash tables configured (established 1024 bind 1024)
[ 0.580000] TCP: reno registered
[ 0.580000] UDP hash table entries: 256 (order: 0, 4096 bytes)
[ 0.590000] UDP-Lite hash table entries: 256 (order: 0, 4096 bytes)
[ 0.600000] NET: Registered protocol family 1
[ 0.610000] squashfs: version 4.0 (2009/01/31) Phillip Lougher
[ 0.620000] jffs2: version 2.2 (NAND) (SUMMARY) (LZMA) (RTIME) (CMODE_PRIORITY) (c) 2001-2006 Red Hat, Inc.
[ 0.630000] msgmni has been set to 246
[ 0.630000] io scheduler noop registered
[ 0.630000] io scheduler deadline registered (default)
[ 0.640000] Serial: 8250/16550 driver, 1 ports, IRQ sharing disabled
[ 0.670000] serial8250.0: ttyS0 at MMIO 0x18020000 (irq = 11) is a 16550A
[ 0.670000] console [ttyS0] enabled, bootconsole disabled
[ 0.670000] console [ttyS0] enabled, bootconsole disabled
[ 0.690000] ath79-spi ath79-spi: master is unqueued, this is deprecated
[ 0.690000] m25p80 spi0.0: found s25fl064k, expected m25p80
[ 0.700000] m25p80 spi0.0: s25fl064k (8192 Kbytes)
[ 0.700000] 5 tp-link partitions found on MTD device spi0.0
[ 0.710000] Creating 5 MTD partitions on "spi0.0":
[ 0.710000] 0x000000000000-0x000000020000 : "u-boot"
[ 0.720000] 0x000000020000-0x00000011c9c4 : "kernel"
[ 0.730000] mtd: partition "kernel" must either start or end on erase block boundary or be smaller than an erase block -- forcing read-only
[ 0.740000] 0x00000011c9c4-0x0000007f0000 : "rootfs"
[ 0.750000] mtd: partition "rootfs" must either start or end on erase block boundary or be smaller than an erase block -- forcing read-only
[ 0.760000] mtd: device 2 (rootfs) set to be root filesystem
[ 0.760000] 1 squashfs-split partitions found on MTD device rootfs
[ 0.770000] 0x000000380000-0x0000007f0000 : "rootfs_data"
[ 0.780000] 0x0000007f0000-0x000000800000 : "art"
[ 0.780000] 0x000000020000-0x0000007f0000 : "firmware"
[ 0.820000] switch0: Atheros AR8327 rev. 4 switch registered on ag71xx-mdio.0
[ 2.070000] libphy: ag71xx_mdio: probed
[ 2.620000] ag71xx ag71xx.0: connected to PHY at ag71xx-mdio.0:00 [uid=004dd034, driver=Atheros AR8216/AR8236/AR8316]
[ 2.630000] eth0: Atheros AG71xx at 0xb9000000, irq 4, mode:RGMII
[ 3.190000] eth1: Atheros AG71xx at 0xba000000, irq 5, mode:SGMII
[ 3.200000] TCP: cubic registered
[ 3.200000] NET: Registered protocol family 17
[ 3.200000] 8021q: 802.1Q VLAN Support v1.8
[ 3.210000] VFS: Mounted root (squashfs filesystem) readonly on device 31:2.
[ 3.220000] Freeing unused kernel memory: 260K (8031f000 - 80360000)
procd: Console is alive
procd: - watchdog -
procd: - preinit -

[ 6.360000] eth1: link up (1000Mbps/Full duplex)
[ 6.400000] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbfs
[ 6.410000] usbcore: registered new interface driver hub
[ 6.420000] usbcore: registered new device driver usb
[ 6.430000] ehci_hcd: USB 2.0 'Enhanced' Host Controller (EHCI) Driver
[ 6.430000] ehci-platform: EHCI generic platform driver
[ 6.440000] ehci-platform ehci-platform.0: EHCI Host Controller
[ 6.440000] ehci-platform ehci-platform.0: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 1
[ 6.450000] ehci-platform ehci-platform.0: TX-TX IDP fix enabled
[ 6.460000] ehci-platform ehci-platform.0: irq 48, io mem 0x1b000000
Press the [f] key and hit [enter] to enter failsafe mode
Press the [1], [2], [3] or [4] key and[ 6.500000] ehci-platform ehci-platform.0: USB 2.0 started, EHCI 1.00
hit [enter] to [ 6.500000] hub 1-0:1.0: USB hub found
select the debug[ 6.510000] hub 1-0:1.0: 1 port detected
level
[ 6.510000] ehci-platform ehci-platform.1: EHCI Host Controller
[ 6.520000] ehci-platform ehci-platform.1: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 2
[ 6.530000] ehci-platform ehci-platform.1: TX-TX IDP fix enabled
[ 6.540000] ehci-platform ehci-platform.1: irq 49, io mem 0x1b400000
[ 6.560000] ehci-platform ehci-platform.1: USB 2.0 started, EHCI 1.00
[ 6.560000] hub 2-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 6.570000] hub 2-0:1.0: 1 port detected
jffs2 is ready
[ 9.720000] jffs2: notice: (341) jffs2_build_xattr_subsystem: complete building xattr subsystem, 19 of xdatum (0 unchecked, 18 orphan) and 34 of xref (0 dead, 18 orphan) found.
switching to jffs2
[ 9.750000] eth1: link down
procd: - early -
procd: - watchdog -
procd: - ubus -
procd: - init -
Please press Enter to activate this console.
[ 11.070000] NET: Registered protocol family 10
[ 11.080000] nf_conntrack version 0.5.0 (1976 buckets, 7904 max)
[ 11.090000] ip6_tables: (C) 2000-2006 Netfilter Core Team
[ 11.110000] Loading modules backported from Linux version master-2014-03-31-1-0-g5c109d2
[ 11.110000] Backport generated by backports.git backports-20140221-0-g8e94650
[ 11.140000] cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain
[ 11.140000] cfg80211: World regulatory domain updated:
[ 11.150000] cfg80211: DFS Master region: unset
[ 11.150000] cfg80211: (start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp), (dfs_cac_time)
[ 11.160000] cfg80211: (2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A, 2000 mBm), (N/A)
[ 11.170000] cfg80211: (2457000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A, 2000 mBm), (N/A)
[ 11.180000] cfg80211: (2474000 KHz - 2494000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (N/A, 2000 mBm), (N/A)
[ 11.190000] cfg80211: (5170000 KHz - 5250000 KHz @ 80000 KHz), (N/A, 2000 mBm), (N/A)
[ 11.190000] cfg80211: (5735000 KHz - 5835000 KHz @ 80000 KHz), (N/A, 2000 mBm), (N/A)
[ 11.200000] cfg80211: (57240000 KHz - 63720000 KHz @ 2160000 KHz), (N/A, 0 mBm), (N/A)
[ 11.240000] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: BAR 0: assigned [mem 0x12000000-0x121fffff 64bit]
[ 11.250000] PCI: Enabling device 0000:01:00.0 (0000 -> 0002)
[ 11.560000] ath10k: pci irq legacy
[ 12.470000] ath10k: qca988x hw2.0 (0x4100016c) fw 10.1.467.2-1 api 2 htt 2.1
[ 13.000000] cfg80211: Calling CRDA for country: US
[ 13.010000] cfg80211: Regulatory domain changed to country: US
[ 13.010000] cfg80211: DFS Master region: FCC
[ 13.020000] cfg80211: (start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp), (dfs_cac_time)
[ 13.030000] cfg80211: (2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A, 3000 mBm), (N/A)
[ 13.030000] cfg80211: (5170000 KHz - 5250000 KHz @ 80000 KHz), (N/A, 1700 mBm), (N/A)
[ 13.040000] cfg80211: (5250000 KHz - 5330000 KHz @ 80000 KHz), (N/A, 2300 mBm), (0 s)
[ 13.050000] cfg80211: (5735000 KHz - 5835000 KHz @ 80000 KHz), (N/A, 3000 mBm), (N/A)
[ 13.060000] cfg80211: (57240000 KHz - 63720000 KHz @ 2160000 KHz), (N/A, 4000 mBm), (N/A)
[ 13.090000] ip_tables: (C) 2000-2006 Netfilter Core Team
[ 13.150000] xt_time: kernel timezone is -0000
[ 13.170000] PPP generic driver version 2.4.2
[ 13.190000] NET: Registered protocol family 24
[ 13.230000] ieee80211 phy1: Atheros AR9550 Rev:0 mem=0xb8100000, irq=47
procd: - init complete -
[ 20.050000] eth1: link up (1000Mbps/Full duplex)
[ 20.050000] device eth1 entered promiscuous mode
[ 20.060000] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): br-lan: link is not ready
[ 20.080000] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
[ 21.050000] br-lan: port 1(eth1) entered forwarding state
[ 21.050000] br-lan: port 1(eth1) entered forwarding state
[ 21.060000] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): br-lan: link becomes ready
[ 21.930000] eth0: link up (1000Mbps/Full duplex)
[ 21.940000] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth0: link becomes ready
[ 23.050000] br-lan: port 1(eth1) entered forwarding state



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Hey, I have a small question. I installed OpenWRT on Arcer C7 V2, and revert back to TP-Link Firmware (as discribed here: http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/tl-wdr7500 incl. "cutting" the bin-file).

Can I now install offical TP-Link images like before first OpenWrt or have I to cut off the bootlaoder every time?

qupfer wrote:

Hey, I have a small question. I installed OpenWRT on Arcer C7 V2, and revert back to TP-Link Firmware (as discribed here: http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/tl-wdr7500 incl. "cutting" the bin-file).

Can I now install offical TP-Link images like before first OpenWrt or have I to cut off the bootlaoder every time?

use it as if it were stock now - openwrt is gone.

I have an Archer C7 V2; tried the 15.05 RC1, couldn't configure radio0 for 802.11n via LuCI, however it appears I can with the version el_goretto posted.

However, as with the previous release, after configuring OpenWRT radio0 for 802.11n, when I connect to it via windows, it says it is 802.11a, and speeds do not appear to be any faster than on the radio1 802.11g.

Thoughts?

(Last edited by loneshepherd on 20 May 2015, 22:13)

loneshepherd wrote:

I have an Archer C7 V2; tried the 15.05 RC1, couldn't configure radio0 for 802.11n via LuCI, however it appears I can with the version el_goretto posted.

However, as with the previous release, after configuring OpenWRT radio0 for 802.11n, when I connect to it via windows, it says it is 802.11a, and speeds do not appear to be any faster than on the radio1 802.11g.

Thoughts?

Did you set HTmode to 40 or 80 MHz channels?

So in the GUI / LuCI, I see a 'width' field with 20 and 40 Mhz as the only dropdown options. In LuCI the Mode is set to 'N'.

However, if I do a uci show wireless I see hwmode is 11a and htmode is HT40.

Okay, so if I set htmode to HT80 and hwmode to 11n or 11an with uci, I get "Wireless is disabled or not associated" for radio0, and the SSID does not show up. If I then configure it as mode 'N' in the GUI, it still doesn't work; seems kinda wonky.

radio1 has a hwmode of 11ng.

(Last edited by loneshepherd on 21 May 2015, 03:28)

ath10k ist not installed in CC rc1 and can't be installed afterwards too:

Collected errors:
* satisfy_dependencies_for: Cannot satisfy the following dependencies for kmod-ath10k:
*     kernel (= 3.18.11-1-317527fb328b694536ee00c07026c22c) *
* opkg_install_cmd: Cannot install package kmod-ath10k.

And there are a lot more broken packages:

Collected errors:
* satisfy_dependencies_for: Cannot satisfy the following dependencies for kmod-crypto-hash:
*     kernel (= 3.18.11-1-317527fb328b694536ee00c07026c22c) *
* opkg_install_cmd: Cannot install package kmod-crypto-hash.
* satisfy_dependencies_for: Cannot satisfy the following dependencies for kmod-fs-ext4:
*     kernel (= 3.18.11-1-317527fb328b694536ee00c07026c22c) *     kernel (= 3.18.11-1-317527fb328b694536ee00c07026c22c) *
* opkg_install_cmd: Cannot install package kmod-fs-ext4.
* satisfy_dependencies_for: Cannot satisfy the following dependencies for kmod-scsi-core:
*     kernel (= 3.18.11-1-317527fb328b694536ee00c07026c22c) *
* opkg_install_cmd: Cannot install package kmod-scsi-core.
* satisfy_dependencies_for: Cannot satisfy the following dependencies for kmod-usb-storage:
*     kernel (= 3.18.11-1-317527fb328b694536ee00c07026c22c) *
* opkg_install_cmd: Cannot install package kmod-usb-storage.

(Last edited by Jusic on 21 May 2015, 17:24)

Jusic wrote:

ath10k ist not installed in CC rc1 and can't be installed afterwards too:

Collected errors:
* satisfy_dependencies_for: Cannot satisfy the following dependencies for kmod-ath10k:
*     kernel (= 3.18.11-1-317527fb328b694536ee00c07026c22c) *
* opkg_install_cmd: Cannot install package kmod-ath10k.

And there are a lot more broken packages:

Collected errors:
* satisfy_dependencies_for: Cannot satisfy the following dependencies for kmod-crypto-hash:
*     kernel (= 3.18.11-1-317527fb328b694536ee00c07026c22c) *
* opkg_install_cmd: Cannot install package kmod-crypto-hash.
* satisfy_dependencies_for: Cannot satisfy the following dependencies for kmod-fs-ext4:
*     kernel (= 3.18.11-1-317527fb328b694536ee00c07026c22c) *     kernel (= 3.18.11-1-317527fb328b694536ee00c07026c22c) *
* opkg_install_cmd: Cannot install package kmod-fs-ext4.
* satisfy_dependencies_for: Cannot satisfy the following dependencies for kmod-scsi-core:
*     kernel (= 3.18.11-1-317527fb328b694536ee00c07026c22c) *
* opkg_install_cmd: Cannot install package kmod-scsi-core.
* satisfy_dependencies_for: Cannot satisfy the following dependencies for kmod-usb-storage:
*     kernel (= 3.18.11-1-317527fb328b694536ee00c07026c22c) *
* opkg_install_cmd: Cannot install package kmod-usb-storage.

There was a ticket filed on this and it sounds like you just need to update your opkg files (or do a clean install)

Hi
i buy one TP-Link WDR7500 V3  because i want make wlan835-836 for fibrer optical .
http://www.heberger-image.fr/data/images/80589_IMG_20150525_113302.jpg
i don't see the Firmware for  V3
i open it for make picture mainbord chip

(Last edited by gilou66 on 26 May 2015, 09:54)

Hi,
A bit of update about my testings on an archer C5 1.x: it seems that what I saw about DFS (router switching back "at once" to channel 36) is not an issue but how hostapd is implementing DFS compliance (see at the end of this ticket).

On another note, from what I see, after days being up (like 1 or 2 weeks on the 104 channel for example), ath10k gets lots of "failed to process fft report: -22" and a message similar to an older issue supposedly solved "spurious kick out (etc)". I have to reboot the archer c5 or my ac tablet keeps flapping and will eventually go back to 2.4ghz band.

And to end this message: I'll share a new build based on RC1 as soon as I have some spare time.

--
edit:
I was able to build a new image, but I had no time to flash my own router so far.
I wasn't able to get the exact release ID that was tagged "CC RC1", so I didn't bother and got the latest sources available (r45784, so the build is probably slightly "post rc1").
Anyway, it available here aside previous builds.

--
edit 2:
flashed my archer C5, OK.

(Last edited by el_goretto on 29 May 2015, 20:24)

hi,

i'm a bit confused about the C5/C7 stuff...

I did my homework and, as i understood, C5 and C7 share the exact same hardware when it's about C5 v 1.xx and C7 V2...Is that a good asumption ?
Well...i tried to read all the posts, quite quickly i must confess, and i saw this statement :

"For the Archer C7 v1.x and WDR7500 v2.x, the 5GHz 802.11a/n/ac functionality is not supported, and likely will never be, since support for the AR1A (v1) variant of QCA9880 chip is not included in the open source ath10k driver"

I'm very sorry if it's been discusded earlyer but if do understand, i "potentialy" can get the same hardware, buying a C5 over a C7...Right ?

And suport is confirmed here :

http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/tl-wdr7500

As i understand, both C5 and C7 are fully suported respectively in 1.X and 2.0 revisions.

I actually bought 2 C5 and am waiting for them
to be delivered.

So if i'm not totaly drunk, i'll be able to flash open wrt and get C7 range perfs ???

Please, someone, give me a hand...

PS : faites pas les salauds, aidez moi à comprendre ce gros merdier !! ;-)

Im also did not know what about C5. Works or not? I cant live with an 5Ghz Problem because i have a wife and i cant teach her how to login and start 5ghz wink big_smile.

I have an Archer C7 v2 that runs Chaos Calmer RC2 (r45918). So far no problems, I had problems with packetloss on the 5 GHz radio under Barrier Breaker, no such problems on CC. Performance is sub par as there is no hardware accel, but I get ~25 MB/s to my laptop (intel 7260). Latency is great though, only about 1.4 ms latency.

I have an Archer C7 v.2 running Chaos Calmer RC2. Lots of packet loss on the 5 GHz radio. Repeatedly see 'disconnected due to excessive missing ACKs'. This band is not usable. Happens on 2.4 GHz to a lesser extent. Does not happen straight away, but rather after a couple of hours.

It's not exactly the subject, but for those interested, i flashed a archer C5 v 1.2 with archer C7 v2 firmware...
everything works perfectly except i can't update firmware with GUI.
I'll post news as soon as i 'll figure it out.

Archer C7 v2 running Chaos Calmer rc2, so far no noticeable packet loss over 5180MHz (80MHz width).

I was able to sustain these speeds (47MB/s) in different rooms (red) and the same room (yellow) from ramdisk to ext4 (red/yellow) and ramdisk (green/purple, those are the same transfer) with the sftp host on gige directly plugged into the router and my laptop on 5Ghz ac:
http://i.imgur.com/elaLQFI.png

Is anyone getting faster speeds with 160MHz? I think I'm being limited here by my laptop's mediocre intel 802.11ac card (or its number of antennas), but I haven't tested extensively.

Max wireless n speeds over 5GHz were 12MB/s. Wireless-to-wireless transfers worked significantly better when one node was on 2.4GHz n and the other was on 5GHz ac (around 7MB/s, which I thnk was limited by the 2.4GHz n, because around 8MB/s was my best ethernet -> 2.4GHz n speed).

Haven't tested latency or my connection to the outside world yet, don't have cable (DSL at the moment, ew) until tomorrow.

(Last edited by fuhsaz on 1 Jul 2015, 22:10)

Hi,

I'm making new builds based on r46284 (post rc2). I'll test it pretty soon on my archer C5 (DL link in my signature).
Biggest changes: it seems openwrt switched from µclibc to musl. And I've enabled Eliptic Curves Cryptography in dropbear.

As for 5GHz status: previous r45784 build was working great, though I had sometimes to reboot it after a couple of weeks  because 5GHz would completely cease to function.

Hi,
i bought a TL - WDR 7500 v4. Stock Firmware Version 3.13.35 Build 141103 Rel.65599n (China model of WDR7500 which has 6 antennas)

Sticker backside

I have trouble accessing the router via serial port :

Log at serial wrote:

:
...
cfg1 0x800c0000 cfg2 0x7214
eth1: ba:be:fa:ce:08:41
eth1 up
eth0, eth1
Setting 0x18116290 to 0x58b1214f
Autobooting in 1 seconds
ap135> printenv

After "Autobooting in 1 seconds" i send "tpl", enter to u-boot console, but no reaktions further.

Does anyone have an idea?
Without a functional console I don't dare to flush a Image...

Regards!

i'm having drops with CC RC2 on Archer C7 v2, only on 5ghz, it's unusable under load.

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