ath79: add support for GL.iNet GL-XE300

The GL.iNet GL-XE300 is a 4G LTE Wireless router, based on QCA9531 SoC.

Specifications:

 - SoC: QCA9531 (650MHz)
 - RAM: DDR2 128M
 - Flash: SPI NOR 16M + SPI NAND 128M
 - WiFi: 2.4GHz with 2 antennas
 - Ethernet:
   - 1x LAN (10/100M)
   - 1x WAN (10/100M)
 - LTE:
 - USB: 1x USB 2.0 port
 - UART:
   - 3.3V, TX, RX, GND / 115200 8N1

MAC addresses as verified by OEM firmware:

 use    address   source
 LAN    *:c5      art 0x0 (label)
 WAN    *:c6      label + 1
 WLAN   *:c7      art 0x1002

Installation via U-Boot rescue:

1. Press and hold reset and power buttons simultaneously
2. Wait for the LAN led to blink 5 times
3. Release reset and power buttons
4. The rescue page is accessible via http://192.168.1.1
5. Select the OpenWrt factory image and start upgrade
6. Wait for the router to flash new firmware and reboot

Revert to stock firmware:

 i. Download the stock firmware from GL.Inet website
 ii. Use the same method explained above to flash the stock firmware

Signed-off-by: Victorien Molle <victorien.molle@wifirst.fr>
[update commit message]
Signed-off-by: David Bauer <mail@david-bauer.net>
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Victorien Molle
2021-08-20 21:41:19 +02:00
committed by David Bauer
parent 7c8ade1765
commit af8a059bb4
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@@ -195,6 +195,22 @@ define Device/glinet_gl-e750
endef
TARGET_DEVICES += glinet_gl-e750
define Device/glinet_gl-xe300
SOC := qca9531
DEVICE_VENDOR := GL.iNet
DEVICE_MODEL := GL-XE300
DEVICE_PACKAGES := kmod-usb2 block-mount kmod-usb-serial-ch341
KERNEL_SIZE := 4096k
IMAGE_SIZE := 131072k
PAGESIZE := 2048
VID_HDR_OFFSET := 2048
BLOCKSIZE := 128k
IMAGES += factory.img
IMAGE/factory.img := append-kernel | pad-to $$$$(KERNEL_SIZE) | append-ubi
IMAGE/sysupgrade.bin := sysupgrade-tar | append-metadata
endef
TARGET_DEVICES += glinet_gl-xe300
# fake rootfs is mandatory, pad-offset 129 equals (2 * uimage_header + 0xff)
define Device/netgear_ath79_nand
DEVICE_VENDOR := NETGEAR