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Qing W 6e04dccb7a mediatek: Add support for Acer Predator Connect W6x 
Product name: Acer Predator Connect W6x
Product link: https://www.acer.com/us-en/predator/networking/wi-fi/predator-connect-w6x/pdp/FF.G2TTA.001

* Specifications:

SOC: MT7986AV
RAM: 1024MB
Flash: 256 MB SPI NAND
Ports: 4 LAN (1G) & 1 WAN (2.5G)
WIFI: MT7976GN + MT7976AN
LED: 1, ws2812b controller

* Installation via UART:

1. Configure TFTP server with IP 192.168.1.66. Copy `openwrt-mediatek-filogic-acer_predator-w6x-initramfs-kernel.bin` to TFTP root and rename to `predator.bin`
2. Interrupt boot by pressing 0 on startup or select `U-Boot Console` in U-Boot Boot Menu.
3. Run setenv `serverip 192.168.1.66; setenv ipaddr 192.168.1.1; tftpboot 0x46000000 predator.bin; fdt addr $(fdtcontroladdr); fdt rm /signature; bootm` in uboot console.
4. Wait for boot complete on Openwrt initramfs env.

** You can back up the MTD partitions at this point. Refer to Backup Instructions section.

5. On client PC, transfer `openwrt-mediatek-filogic-acer_predator-w6x-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin` to /tmp/ - `scp -O openwrt-mediatek-filogic-acer_predator-w6x-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin root@192.168.1.1:/tmp/sysupgrade.bin`
6. On router, run sysupgrade - `sysupgrade -n /tmp/sysupgrade.bin`
Should now boot to Openwrt. Ensure it boots automatically to Openwrt by replugging the power.

* Backup Instructions:

Layout from stock firmware:
```
[    0.968731] Creating 10 MTD partitions on "nmbm_spim_nand":
[    0.974297] 0x000000000000-0x000000100000 : "BL2"
[    0.979424] 0x000000100000-0x000000180000 : "u-boot-env"
[    0.985032] 0x000000180000-0x000000380000 : "Factory"
[    0.990379] 0x000000380000-0x000000580000 : "FIP"
[    0.995378] 0x000000580000-0x000000600000 : "prod"
[    1.000461] 0x000000600000-0x000000700000 : "dual"
[    1.005527] 0x000000700000-0x000000800000 : "pot"
[    1.010516] 0x000000800000-0x000006c00000 : "ubi"
[    1.015626] 0x000006c00000-0x00000d000000 : "ubi1"
[    1.020801] 0x00000d000000-0x00000d800000 : "storage"
```

Mapping in initramfs env:
```
dev:    size   erasesize  name
mtd0: 00100000 00020000 "bl2"
mtd1: 00080000 00020000 "u-boot-env"
mtd2: 00200000 00020000 "factory"
mtd3: 00200000 00020000 "fip"
mtd4: 00020000 00020000 "prod"
mtd5: 00100000 00020000 "dual"
mtd6: 00100000 00020000 "pot"
mtd7: 06400000 00020000 "ubi"
mtd8: 06400000 00020000 "ubi1"
mtd9: 00800000 00020000 "storage"
```
1. While in openwrt initramfs environment, back up all the partitions by running the following:
```
cat /dev/mtd0 > /tmp/bl2.bin
cat /dev/mtd1 > /tmp/u-boot-env.bin
cat /dev/mtd2 > /tmp/factgory.bin
cat /dev/mtd3 > /tmp/fip.bin
cat /dev/mtd4 > /tmp/prod.bin
cat /dev/mtd5 > /tmp/dual.bin
cat /dev/mtd6 > /tmp/pot.bin
cat /dev/mtd7 > /tmp/ubi.bin
cat /dev/mtd8 > /tmp/ubi1.bin
cat /dev/mtd9 > /tmp/storage.bin
```
2. Transfer files to client PC for safekeeping. On client PC, run `scp -O root@192.168.1.1:/tmp/*.bin ./`

* Restore to Stock Firmware:

1. Boot to openwrt initramfs env.
2. Confirm layout matches as follows by running `cat /proc/mtd`. Ensure dev `mtd7` is named `ubi`:
```
dev:    size   erasesize  name
mtd0: 00100000 00020000 "bl2"
mtd1: 00080000 00020000 "u-boot-env"
mtd2: 00200000 00020000 "factory"
mtd3: 00200000 00020000 "fip"
mtd4: 00020000 00020000 "prod"
mtd5: 00100000 00020000 "dual"
mtd6: 00100000 00020000 "pot"
mtd7: 06400000 00020000 "ubi"
mtd8: 06400000 00020000 "ubi1"
mtd9: 00800000 00020000 "storage"
```
3. Detach `ubi` partition - `ubidetach -p /dev/mtd7`
4. Transfer stock firmware's `ubi.bin` to router from client PC: `scp -O ubi.bin root@192.168.1.1/tmp/`
5. Format and replace with backup `ubiformat /dev/mtd7 -y -f /tmp/ubi.bin`
6. Reboot and you should now be back on stock firmware.

* LEDS:
LED color can be controlled by specifying values in GRB format in `/sys/class/leds/rgb:status/multi_intensity`. Default is `255 255 255` (white).
Example: `echo '75 0 130' > /sys/class/leds/rgb:status/multi_intensity`

LED brightness can be changed by specifying the value from 0-255 in /sys/class/leds/rgb:status/brightness. Default is `255` (full brightness).
Example: `echo 100 > /sys/class/leds/rgb:status/brightness`

For persistence across reboots, put the relevant command(s) in /etc/rc.local.

* Notes:

root access on stock firmware:
Before flashing openwrt, and while in openwrt initramfs env:
1. Mount /dev/ubi0_2: `mkdir /tmp/ubi0_2; mount -t ubifs /dev/ubi0_2 /tmp/ubi0_2`
2. Modify `/tmp/ubi0_2/upper/etc/passwd` and change line with `root❌0:0...` to `root::0:0...`, remove the `x`.
3. Save and reboot.
4. You should now be able to log in with root and empty password while booted in stock firmware.

While on Openwrt, subsequent upgrades can be made by sysupgrade, or via Luci. UART should not be necessary unless you want to revert to stock firmeware.

Signed-off-by: Qing W <ses1er@gmail.com>
Link: https://github.com/openwrt/openwrt/pull/19754
Signed-off-by: Hauke Mehrtens <hauke@hauke-m.de>
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README.md

OpenWrt logo

OpenWrt Project is a Linux operating system targeting embedded devices. Instead of trying to create a single, static firmware, OpenWrt provides a fully writable filesystem with package management. This frees you from the application selection and configuration provided by the vendor and allows you to customize the device through the use of packages to suit any application. For developers, OpenWrt is the framework to build an application without having to build a complete firmware around it; for users this means the ability for full customization, to use the device in ways never envisioned.

Sunshine!

Download

Built firmware images are available for many architectures and come with a package selection to be used as WiFi home router. To quickly find a factory image usable to migrate from a vendor stock firmware to OpenWrt, try the Firmware Selector.

If your device is supported, please follow the Info link to see install instructions or consult the support resources listed below.

An advanced user may require additional or specific package. (Toolchain, SDK, ...) For everything else than simple firmware download, try the wiki download page:

Development

To build your own firmware you need a GNU/Linux, BSD or macOS system (case sensitive filesystem required). Cygwin is unsupported because of the lack of a case sensitive file system.

Requirements

You need the following tools to compile OpenWrt, the package names vary between distributions. A complete list with distribution specific packages is found in the Build System Setup documentation.

binutils bzip2 diff find flex gawk gcc-6+ getopt grep install libc-dev libz-dev
make4.1+ perl python3.7+ rsync subversion unzip which

Quickstart

  1. Run ./scripts/feeds update -a to obtain all the latest package definitions defined in feeds.conf / feeds.conf.default

  2. Run ./scripts/feeds install -a to install symlinks for all obtained packages into package/feeds/

  3. Run make menuconfig to select your preferred configuration for the toolchain, target system & firmware packages.

  4. Run make to build your firmware. This will download all sources, build the cross-compile toolchain and then cross-compile the GNU/Linux kernel & all chosen applications for your target system.

Related Repositories

The main repository uses multiple sub-repositories to manage packages of different categories. All packages are installed via the OpenWrt package manager called opkg. If you're looking to develop the web interface or port packages to OpenWrt, please find the fitting repository below.

  • LuCI Web Interface: Modern and modular interface to control the device via a web browser.

  • OpenWrt Packages: Community repository of ported packages.

  • OpenWrt Routing: Packages specifically focused on (mesh) routing.

  • OpenWrt Video: Packages specifically focused on display servers and clients (Xorg and Wayland).

Support Information

For a list of supported devices see the OpenWrt Hardware Database

Documentation

Support Community

  • Forum: For usage, projects, discussions and hardware advise.
  • Support Chat: Channel #openwrt on oftc.net.

Developer Community

License

OpenWrt is licensed under GPL-2.0