From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from uplift.swm.pp.se (swm.pp.se [212.247.200.143]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by huchra.bufferbloat.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 5F6E321F91E; Mon, 6 Jul 2015 23:16:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: by uplift.swm.pp.se (Postfix, from userid 501) id BE4CBA2; Tue, 7 Jul 2015 08:16:02 +0200 (CEST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=swm.pp.se; s=mail; t=1436249762; bh=zMUPI7Kp0eRlrv13o6oD7lI00OaEKg9KyHqYz06bO30=; h=Date:From:To:cc:Subject:In-Reply-To:References:From; b=MWMYNZpVEN4iT6Qls2DhdeSygv+2i61Rcz+awvEK5pFXERnIE97Hrjp8RaZyR+cS7 3tOtI9p1v/0FkvqmEgvQ9oLeMxjel7GlsjIlA7UvPsWB0YNbuZmEF/QMmx2Efm+K3h HcmvS/P0wx5EYaA1nPmNl3fYyzX7WN78vQPypL4Q= Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by uplift.swm.pp.se (Postfix) with ESMTP id B52499F; Tue, 7 Jul 2015 08:16:02 +0200 (CEST) Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2015 08:16:02 +0200 (CEST) From: Mikael Abrahamsson To: Joe Touch In-Reply-To: <559B2513.3020909@isi.edu> Message-ID: References: <559B2513.3020909@isi.edu> User-Agent: Alpine 2.02 (DEB 1266 2009-07-14) Organization: People's Front Against WWW MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Cc: cerowrt-devel@lists.bufferbloat.net, bloat@lists.bufferbloat.net Subject: Re: [Cerowrt-devel] failing to find the "declared victory" in a current wifi router X-BeenThere: cerowrt-devel@lists.bufferbloat.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: Development issues regarding the cerowrt test router project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 07 Jul 2015 06:16:34 -0000 On Mon, 6 Jul 2015, Joe Touch wrote: > - CC-rc2 doesn't have a WRT1200AC build > presumably I should have used mvebu-armada-385-linksys-caiman, > but it's not at all clear Yes, that's the one for the WRT1200AC. It's called "caiman" internally at Linksys it seems. > - and I'd have to install LUCI and/or reinstall > factory firmware from the command line, and none > of that is all that clear, esp. a recovery route > that doesn't involve voiding warranty to wire in > a serial port You can flash back the factory firmware without serial, you just use sysupgrade with the Linksys factory image. I've done this. It's not easy to get into the box, and I have plastic dents on my unit now because I failed to understand how it fits together. I also ended up buying pin headers with tweezers to connect the TTL-USB serial device to the connector on the PCB. I have since then received proper cables so now I have wires sticking out and I'm waiting for connectors so I can make a more permanent solution. I have also had to use the serial console on mine because something broke in the upgrade process one of the 30-40 times I did sysupgrade. I won't speak of the "declared victory". In my opinion the victory might be "there is now knowledge on how to do this and there is substantial awareness in the rest of the industry" but it's definitely not executed yet. And yes, you're right, there is very little "mainstream" about OpenWrt. It's reasonably easy with a lot of devices (and there are guides to read), but it's not like anyone can do it. It's like changing oil in a car, it's not that hard, but if you don't know how to do it, you need to study first and find correct tools in order to do it. Also, if you get it wrong you might damage things. -- Mikael Abrahamsson email: swmike@swm.pp.se