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Matthew Hagan 67f5201276 ipq806x: add support for Cisco Meraki MR42/MR52 
The MR42 and MR52 are two similar IPQ806x based devices from the Cisco
Meraki "Cryptid" series.

  MR42 main features:
  -  IPQ8068 1.4GHz
  -  512MB RAM
  -  128MB NAND
  -  2x QCA9992 (2.4 & 5GHz)
  -  1x QCA9889 (2.4 & 5GHz)
  -  1x AR8033 PHY
  -  PoE/AC power

  MR52 main features:
  -  IPQ8068 1.4GHz
  -  512MB RAM
  -  128MB NAND
  -  2x QCA9994 (2.4 & 5GHz)
  -  1x QCA9889 (2.4 & 5GHz)
  -  2x AR8033 PHYs
  -  PoE/AC power

(MR42 Only) Installation via diagnostic mode:

If you can successfully complete step 1 then you can continue to install
via this method without having to open the device. Otherwise please use
the standard UART method. Please note that when booting via TFTP, some
Ethernet devices, in particular those on laptops, will not connect in
time, resulting in TFTP boot not succeeding. In this instance it is
advised to connect via a switch.

  1. Hold down reset at power on and keep holding, after around 10 seconds
     if the orange LED changes behaviour to begin flashing, proceed to
     release reset, then press reset two times. Ensure that the LED has
     turned blue. Note that flashing will occur on some devices, but it
     will not be possible to change the LED colour using the reset button.
     In this case it will still be possible to continue with this install
     method.

  2. Set your IP to 192.168.1.250. Set up a TFTP server serving
     mr42_u-boot.mbn and
     openwrt-ipq806x-generic-meraki_mr42-initramfs-fit-uImage.itb, obtained
     from [1].

  3. Use telnet and connect to 192.168.1.1. Run the following commands to
     install u-boot. Note that all these commands are critical, an error
     will likely render the device unusable.

     Option 3.1:
       If you are sure you have set up the TFTP server correctly you can
       run this script on the device. This will download and flash the
       u-boot image immediately:

       `/etc/update_uboot.sh 192.168.1.250 mr42_u-boot.mbn`

       Once completed successfully, power off the device.

     Option 3.2:
       If you are unsure the TFTP server is correctly set up you can
       obtain the image and flash manually:

       3.2.1. `cd /tmp`
       3.2.2. `tftp-hpa 192.168.1.250 -m binary -c get mr42_u-boot.mbn`
       3.2.3. Confirm file has downloaded correctly by comparing the
              md5sum:

            `md5sum mr42_u-boot.mbn`

       3.2.4. The following are the required commands to write the image.

            `echo 1 > /sys/devices/platform/msm_nand/boot_layout
             mtd erase /dev/mtd1
             nandwrite -pam /dev/mtd1 mr42_u-boot.mbn
             echo 0 > /sys/devices/platform/msm_nand/boot_layout`

          Important: You must observe the output of the `nandwrite`
          command. Look for the following to verify writing is occurring:

            `Writing data to block 0 at offset 0x0
             Writing data to block 1 at offset 0x20000
             Writing data to block 2 at offset 0x40000`

          If you do not see this then do not power off the device. Check
          your previous commands and that mr42_u-boot.mbn was downloaded
          correctly. Once you are sure the image has been written you
          can proceed to power off the device.

  4. Hold the reset button and power on the device. This will immediately
     begin downloading the appropriate initramfs image and boot into it.

     Note: If the device does not download the initramfs, this is likely
     due to the interface not being brought up in time. Changing Ethernet
     source to a router or switch will likely resolve this. You can also
     try manually setting the link speed to 10Mb/s Half-Duplex.

  5. Once a solid white LED is displayed on the device, continue to the
     UART installation method, step 6.

Standard installation via UART - MR42 & MR52

  1. Disassemble the device and connect a UART header. The header pinout
     is as follows:

       1 - 3.3v
       2 - TXD
       3 - RXD
       4 - GND

     Important: You should only connect TXD, RXD and GND. Connecting
     3.3v may damage the device.

  2. Set your IP to 192.168.1.250. Set up a TFTP server serving
     openwrt-ipq806x-generic-meraki_(mr42|mr52)-initramfs-fit-uImage.itb.
     Separately obtain the respective sysupgrade image.

  3. Run the following commands, preferably from a Linux host. The
     mentioned files, including ubootwrite.py and u-boot images, can be
     obtained from [1].

       `python ubootwrite.py --write=(mr42|mr52)_u-boot.bin`

     The default for "--serial" option is /dev/ttyUSB0.

  4. Power on the device. The ubootwrite script will upload the image to
     the device and launch it. The second stage u-boot will in turn load
     the initramfs image by TFTP, provided the TFTP server is running
     correctly. This process will take about 13 minutes. Once a solid
     white LED is displayed, the image has successfully finished
     loading. Note: If the image does not load via TFTP, try again with
     the Ethernet link to 10Mb/s Half-Duplex.

  5. (MR42 only) Do not connect over the network. Instead connect over
     the UART using minicom or similar tool. To replace u-boot with
     the network enabled version, please run the following commands.
     Note that in the provided initramfs images, the u-boot.mbn file
     is located in /root:

     If you have not used the provided initramfs, you must ensure you
     are using an image with "boot_layout" ECC configuration enabled in
     the Kernel. This will be version 5.10 or higher. If you do not do
     this correctly the device will be bricked.

       `insmod mtd-rw i_want_a_brick=1
        mtd erase /dev/mtd8
        nandwrite -pam /dev/mtd8 /root/mr42_u-boot.mbn`

     After running nandwrite, ensure you observe the following output:

       `Writing data to block 0 at offset 0x0
        Writing data to block 1 at offset 0x20000
        Writing data to block 2 at offset 0x40000`

  6. (Optional) If you have no further use for the Meraki OS, you can
     remove all other UBI volumes on ubi0 (mtd11), including diagnostic1,
     part.old, storage and part.safe. You must not remove the ubi1 ART
     partition (mtd12).

       `for i in diagnostic1 part.old storage part.safe ; do
        ubirmvol /dev/ubi0 -N $i
        done`

  7. Proceed to flash the sysupgrade image via luci, or else download or
     scp the image to /tmp and use the sysupgrade command.

[1] The mentioned images and ubootwrite.py script can be found in this repo:
    https://github.com/clayface/openwrt-cryptid

[2] The modified u-boot sources for the MR42 and MR52 are available:
    https://github.com/clayface/U-boot-MR52-20200629

Signed-off-by: Matthew Hagan <mnhagan88@gmail.com>
 		2021-11-28 17:51:52 +01:00
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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!

Development

To build your own firmware you need a GNU/Linux, BSD or MacOSX 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 python3.6+ 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