{"id":659,"date":"2018-03-10T00:46:12","date_gmt":"2018-03-10T00:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/netpipe.ca\/?page_id=659"},"modified":"2018-03-10T07:45:17","modified_gmt":"2018-03-10T07:45:17","slug":"a5-v11-router","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/netpipe.ca\/?page_id=659","title":{"rendered":"a5-v11-router"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>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.<\/li>\n<li>only issue i had with it is how much heat it generates at idle. the case could use some extra holes in it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Reference Links<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.openwrt.org\/toh\/unbranded\/a5-v11\">https:\/\/wiki.openwrt.org\/toh\/unbranded\/a5-v11<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"wpview wpview-wrap\" contenteditable=\"false\" data-wpview-text=\"https%3A%2F%2Ftech.scargill.net%2Fa5-v11-router%2F\" data-wpview-type=\"embedURL\"><iframe class=\"wpview-sandbox\" style=\"width: 100%; display: block;\" width=\"300\" height=\"51\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/my-embedded.blogspot.ca\/2013\/12\/mini-4g-router-rt5350f.html\">http:\/\/my-embedded.blogspot.ca\/2013\/12\/mini-4g-router-rt5350f.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/probonopd\/rt5350f-uboot\">https:\/\/github.com\/probonopd\/rt5350f-uboot<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>download these 3 files to a usb fat32 formatted drive.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.openwrt.org\/chaos_calmer\/15.05.1\/ramips\/rt305x\/openwrt-15.05.1-ramips-rt305x-a5-v11-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin\">https:\/\/downloads.openwrt.org\/chaos_calmer\/15.05.1\/ramips\/rt305x\/openwrt-15.05.1-ramips-rt305x-a5-v11-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/yadi.sk\/d\/ubSsjNZU34Xk2L\">https:\/\/yadi.sk\/d\/ubSsjNZU34Xk2L<\/a> <code>uboot_usb_256_03.img\u00a0uboot_usb_128_03.img<\/code><\/p>\n<pre><code><\/code><\/pre>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"level1 node\">\n<div class=\"li\">Telnet to the mini router with the following command:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"level2\">\n<div class=\"li\"><code><strong>telnet 192.168.100.1<\/strong><\/code><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"level2\">\n<div class=\"li\">The username and password are <code>admin<\/code><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"level1 node\">\n<div class=\"li\">Mount the USB flash drive with the following command:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"level2\">\n<div class=\"li\"><code><strong>mount \/dev\/sda1 \/mnt<\/strong><\/code><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"level1 node\">\n<div class=\"li\">Wait a few seconds and verify that you see files<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"level2\">\n<div class=\"li\"><code><strong>ls \/mnt<\/strong><\/code><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"level2\">\n<div class=\"li\">You should see your files. <strong>Do not go further if you do not see files !<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"level1 node\">\n<ul>\n<li><code><strong>cat \/proc\/meminfo<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/code><\/li>\n<li><code>MemTotal:        28616<\/code><\/li>\n<li><code> kB<br \/>\nMemFree:          5052 kB<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>make sure the memory is the proper size otherwise flash the 128 image.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"level1 node\">\n<div class=\"li\">Upgrade uboot &#8211; be careful, do not reset router during and after this operation !<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"level2\">\n<div class=\"li\"><code>mtd_write write  \/mnt\/uboot_usb_256_03.img Bootloader<\/code><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"level2 node\">\n<div class=\"li\">You should see on console<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"level3\">\n<div class=\"li\"><code>#Unlocking Bootloader \u2026<\/code><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"level3\">\n<div class=\"li\"><code>#Writing from \/mnt\/uboot256.img to Bootloader \u2026  [w]<\/code><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"level1 node\">\n<div class=\"li\">Upgrade firmware &#8211; do not reset router during this operation!<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"level2\">\n<div class=\"li\"><code>mtd_write write \/mnt\/firmware.bin Kernel<\/code><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"level2 node\">\n<div class=\"li\">You should see on console<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"level3\">\n<div class=\"li\"><code>#Unlocking Kernel \u2026<\/code><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"level3\">\n<div class=\"li\"><code>#Writing from \/mnt\/firmware.bin to Kernel \u2026  [w]<\/code><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"level1 node\">\n<div class=\"li\">Reboot router with the following command.<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"level2\">\n<div class=\"li\"><code>reboot<\/code><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. &nbsp; 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