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doc:appunti:hardware:tl-mr6400_openwrt [2023/10/31 11:53] – [Upgrade to OpenWRT 22.05.0] niccolodoc:appunti:hardware:tl-mr6400_openwrt [2023/10/31 14:18] – [Upgrade to OpenWRT 22.05.0] niccolo
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 To upgrade from OpenWRT **22.03.3** to **22.05.0** we used the **sysupgrade** option, which preserves the existing configuration, at least partially. To upgrade from OpenWRT **22.03.3** to **22.05.0** we used the **sysupgrade** option, which preserves the existing configuration, at least partially.
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 +Download the new firmware **[[https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/23.05.0/targets/ramips/mt76x8/openwrt-23.05.0-ramips-mt76x8-tplink_tl-mr6400-v5-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin|openwrt-23.05.0-ramips-mt76x8-tplink_tl-mr6400-v5-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin]]** to your PC. Connect the PC to one of the Ethernet ports of the router and point your browser to the LuCI web interface. Click the **System** => **Backup / Flash Firmware** page and then upload the firmware file to the router by clicking **Flash new firmware image**.
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 +Once the router reboots, you can access it via SSH or LuCI web, the network configuration should have been preserved.
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 +Beware that all the extra packages must be installed again, notably the **uqmi** package, required to drive the LTE modem for internet access, must be upgraded to version **[[https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mrhaav/openwrt/master/23.05.0/uqmi_2022-11-29-0.11_mipsel_24kc.ipk|uqmi_2022-11-29-0.11_mipsel_24kc.ipk]]**. That version is not included into the official repository and thus must be downloaded from the GitHub repository.
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 +The repository roots are:
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 +  * https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/23.05.0/targets/ramips/mt76x8/
 +  * https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/23.05.0/packages/mipsel_24kc/
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 +This is the list of all the extra packages installed:
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 +^ Package                               ^ Space  ^
 +| uqmi_2022-11-29-0.11_mipsel_24kc.ipk  |   92K |
 +| openvpn                                228K |
 +| luci-app-openvpn                      |  320K |
 +| tcpdump-mini                          |  314K |
 +| snmpd                                  540K |
 +| luci-app-snmpd                        |    8K |
 +| etherwake                                8K |
 +| coreutils-base64                      |       |
  
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doc/appunti/hardware/tl-mr6400_openwrt.txt · Last modified: 2024/04/26 13:30 by niccolo