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ramips: add support for TP-Link Archer A6 v3

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The patch adds support for the TP-Link Archer A6 v3
The router is sold in US and India with FCC ID TE7A6V3

Specification
-------------
MediaTek MT7621 SOC
RAM:         128MB DDR3
SPI Flash:   W25Q128 (16MB)
Ethernet:    MT7530 5x 1000Base-T
WiFi 5GHz:   Mediatek MT7613BE
WiFi 2.4GHz: Mediatek MT7603E
UART/Serial: 115200 8n1

Device Configuration & Serial Port Pins
---------------------------------------
ETH Ports:    LAN4 LAN3 LAN2 LAN1 WAN
             _______________________
             |                     |
Serial Pins: |   VCC GND TXD RXD   |
             |_____________________|

LEDs:         Power Wifi2G Wifi5G LAN WAN

Build Output
------------
The build will generate following set of files
[1] openwrt-ramips-mt7621-tplink_archer-a6-v3-initramfs-kernel.bin
[2] openwrt-ramips-mt7621-tplink_archer-a6-v3-squashfs-factory.bin
[3] openwrt-ramips-mt7621-tplink_archer-a6-v3-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin

How to Use - Flashing from TP-Link Web Interface
------------------------------------------------
* Go to "Advanced/System Tools/Firmware Update".
* Click "Browse" and upload the OpenWrt factory image: factory.bin[2]
* Click the "Upgrade" button, and select "Yes" when prompted.

TFTP Booting
------------
Setup a TFTP boot server with address 192.168.0.5.
While starting U-boot press '4' key to stop autoboot.
Copy the initramfs-kernel.bin[1] to TFTP server folder, rename as test.bin
From u-boot command prompt run tftpboot followed by bootm.

Recovery
--------
Archer A6 V3 has recovery page activated if SPI booting from flash fails.
Recovery page can be activated from serial console only.
Press 'x' while u-boot is starting
Note: TFTP boot can be activated only from u-boot serial console.
Device recovery address: 192.168.0.1

Thanks to: Frankis for Randmon MAC address fix.

Signed-off-by: Vinay Patil <post2vinay@gmail.com>
[remove superfluous factory image definition, whitespacing]
Signed-off-by: David Bauer <mail@david-bauer.net>
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Vinay Patil
2021-04-19 06:52:51 +05:30
committed by David Bauer
parent 91abeebd3b
commit f8f8935adb
4 changed files with 244 additions and 1 deletions
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@@ -1061,7 +1061,44 @@ static struct device_info boards[] = {
.first_sysupgrade_partition = "os-image",
.last_sysupgrade_partition = "file-system",
},
/** Firmware layout for the Archer A6 v3 */
{
.id = "ARCHER-A6-V3",
.vendor = "",
.support_list =
"SupportList:\n"
"{product_name:Archer A6,product_ver:3.0.0,special_id:55530000}\n"
"{product_name:Archer A6,product_ver:3.0.0,special_id:54570000}\n",
.part_trail = 0x00,
.soft_ver = "soft_ver:1.0.5\n",
.partitions = {
{"fs-uboot", 0x00000, 0x40000},
{"firmware", 0x40000, 0xf60000},
{"default-mac", 0xfa0000, 0x00200},
{"pin", 0xfa0200, 0x00100},
{"device-id", 0xfa0300, 0x00100},
{"product-info", 0xfa0400, 0x0fc00},
{"default-config", 0xfb0000, 0x08000},
{"ap-def-config", 0xfb8000, 0x08000},
{"user-config", 0xfc0000, 0x0a000},
{"ag-config", 0xfca000, 0x04000},
{"certificate", 0xfce000, 0x02000},
{"ap-config", 0xfd0000, 0x06000},
{"router-config", 0xfd6000, 0x06000},
{"favicon", 0xfdc000, 0x02000},
{"logo", 0xfde000, 0x02000},
{"partition-table", 0xfe0000, 0x00800},
{"soft-version", 0xfe0800, 0x00100},
{"support-list", 0xfe0900, 0x00200},
{"profile", 0xfe0b00, 0x03000},
{"extra-para", 0xfe3b00, 0x00100},
{"radio", 0xff0000, 0x10000},
{NULL, 0, 0}
},
.first_sysupgrade_partition = "os-image",
.last_sysupgrade_partition = "file-system",
},
/** Firmware layout for the C60v1 */
{
.id = "ARCHER-C60-V1",
@@ -2826,7 +2863,8 @@ static void build_image(const char *output,
parts[4] = read_file("file-system", rootfs_image, add_jffs2_eof, file_system_partition);
/* Some devices need the extra-para partition to accept the firmware */
if (strcasecmp(info->id, "ARCHER-A7-V5") == 0 ||
if (strcasecmp(info->id, "ARCHER-A6-V3") == 0 ||
strcasecmp(info->id, "ARCHER-A7-V5") == 0 ||
strcasecmp(info->id, "ARCHER-C2-V3") == 0 ||
strcasecmp(info->id, "ARCHER-C7-V4") == 0 ||
strcasecmp(info->id, "ARCHER-C7-V5") == 0 ||