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| projects:re200 [2020/01/26 16:32] – created Andreas Böhler | projects:re200 [2024/09/02 10:07] (current) – Andreas Böhler | ||
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| - | ====== Linux/ | + | ~~NOTOC~~ |
| - | Over a year ago, I got a TP-Link | + | ====== Linux/ |
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| + | Over a year ago, I got a TP-Link | ||
| I read on the Internet to use a vice to crack open the case - that worked pretty well. Inside, I found a serial header, a MediaTek SoC and some other parts. For details, see the OpenWrt device page at [[https:// | I read on the Internet to use a vice to crack open the case - that worked pretty well. Inside, I found a serial header, a MediaTek SoC and some other parts. For details, see the OpenWrt device page at [[https:// | ||
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| + | In the meantime, I've also bought and added support for the RE200v2 device. The rest of this page still exclusively refers to the RE200v1, though. | ||
| ===== Hacking around ===== | ===== Hacking around ===== | ||
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| ===== Flashing OpenWrt ===== | ===== Flashing OpenWrt ===== | ||
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| + | <WRAP round important 80%> | ||
| + | Please be careful! The current OpenWrt release, i.e. 23.05.3, 23.05.4 and 22.03.7 do not boot on the RE200v1. Flashing such a version **will brick your device** and you will have to disassemble the device. | ||
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| The web interface upgrade requires a firmware image with bootloader. The upgrade also overwrite the boot loader and there is no failsafe mode present. If flashing goes wrong, the device is bricked. | The web interface upgrade requires a firmware image with bootloader. The upgrade also overwrite the boot loader and there is no failsafe mode present. If flashing goes wrong, the device is bricked. | ||
| - | In order to update from stock to OpenWrt, a specially prepared firmware image is necessary. I create | + | In order to update from stock to OpenWrt, a specially prepared firmware image is necessary. I created |
| After starting the program, you simply select TP-Link RE200v1, an original firmware image (from TP-Link), OpenWrt image file and the output directory. The tool then creates the file ' | After starting the program, you simply select TP-Link RE200v1, an original firmware image (from TP-Link), OpenWrt image file and the output directory. The tool then creates the file ' | ||
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| The resulting openwrt-webif.bin can now be uploaded via the stock web interface. | The resulting openwrt-webif.bin can now be uploaded via the stock web interface. | ||
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| + | ==== Changelog and Download ==== | ||
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| + | v0.2 - 2020/02/03 {{: | ||
| + | * Fixed a bug where the MD5 sum would net get updated | ||
| + | * Check all images before processing | ||
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| + | v0.1 - 2020/01/31 | ||
| + | * Initial Public Release | ||