- very nice router for $8 cdn with free shipping. has usb port so all you need to make a bigger router is a usb hub and a usb ethernet adapter.
- only issue i had with it is how much heat it generates at idle. the case could use some extra holes in it.
Reference Links
- https://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/unbranded/a5-v11
- http://my-embedded.blogspot.ca/2013/12/mini-4g-router-rt5350f.html
- https://github.com/probonopd/rt5350f-uboot
download these 3 files to a usb fat32 formatted drive.
https://yadi.sk/d/ubSsjNZU34Xk2L uboot_usb_256_03.img uboot_usb_128_03.img
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Telnet to the mini router with the following command:
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telnet 192.168.100.1
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The username and password are
admin
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Mount the USB flash drive with the following command:
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mount /dev/sda1 /mnt
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Wait a few seconds and verify that you see files
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ls /mnt
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You should see your files. Do not go further if you do not see files !
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cat /proc/meminfo
MemTotal: 28616
kB
MemFree: 5052 kB
- make sure the memory is the proper size otherwise flash the 128 image.
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Upgrade uboot – be careful, do not reset router during and after this operation !
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mtd_write write /mnt/uboot_usb_256_03.img Bootloader
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You should see on console
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#Unlocking Bootloader …
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#Writing from /mnt/uboot256.img to Bootloader … [w]
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Upgrade firmware – do not reset router during this operation!
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mtd_write write /mnt/firmware.bin Kernel
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You should see on console
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#Unlocking Kernel …
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#Writing from /mnt/firmware.bin to Kernel … [w]
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Reboot router with the following command.
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reboot
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