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openwrt/target/linux/ipq40xx/base-files/lib/upgrade/linksys.sh
Roland Reinl 00bb18b851 ipq40xx: Add support for Linksys MR6350
This pull request is based on
- the discussions in https://forum.openwrt.org/t/adding-openwrt-support-for-linksys-mr6350
- https://github.com/openwrt/openwrt/pull/11405 which added support for similar devices.

Device Specs:
- IPQ4019
- Quad Core CPU
- 256 MB RAM
- 256 MB FLASH
- 4 LAN ports, 1 WAN port
- 2.4GHz (802.11n) and 5GHz (802.11c) wifi
- 3 LEDs (Red, blue, green) which are routed to one indicator at the top of the case
- 2 buttons (Reset, WPS)

Disassembling the device:
- There are 4 screws at the bottom of the device which must be removed
- Two are under the fron rubber feets
- Two are under the labels in the back (corner next to the rear rubber feets)

Serial interface:
- The serial interface is already populated on the device with a 6-pin header
- Pin 1 is next to the heatsink
- Pinout: 1: 3.3V, 2: TX, 3: RX, 4: unknown, 5: GND, 6: GND
- Settings: 115200, 8N1

Migrating to OpenWrt requires multiple steps:
- Load and boot the initramfs image
- Adapt U-Boot settings to support bigger kernels
- Flash the sysupgrade image

Load and boot initramfs:
- Connect serial interface
- Set up a TFTP server on IP 192.168.1.254
- Copy openwrt-ipq40xx-generic-linksys_mr6350-initramfs-zImage.itb to TFTP server
- Rename file to C0A80101.img
- Boot up the device and stop in U-Boot
- Run the following U-Boot commands after a link has been established:
  tftp
  bootm
- Initramfs image is started now.

Adapt U-Boot settings to support bigger kernels:
- Run "fw_printenv" in the initramfs image  after booting
- There should be an entry kernsize=300000 which indicates the maximum size for the kernel is 3MB
- Execute "fw_setenv kernsize 500000" to increase the max kernel size to 5MB
- Check that the change are applied with "fw_printenv"

Flash the sysupgrade image:
- Default sysupgrade routine either with a initramfs image containing LuCI or via command line.

Revert back to OEM firmware:
- Only tested with FW_MR6350_1.1.3.210129_prod.img
- Flash the OEM firmware via sysupgrade
- Forced update is required

Signed-off-by: Roland Reinl <reinlroland+github@gmail.com>
Link: https://github.com/openwrt/openwrt/pull/17977
Signed-off-by: Robert Marko <robimarko@gmail.com>
2025-11-15 11:28:22 +01:00

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linksys_get_target_firmware() {
local cur_boot_part mtd_ubi0
cur_boot_part="$(/usr/sbin/fw_printenv -n boot_part)"
if [ -z "${cur_boot_part}" ]; then
mtd_ubi0=$(cat /sys/class/ubi/ubi0/mtd_num)
case "$(grep -E "^mtd${mtd_ubi0}:" /proc/mtd | cut -d '"' -f 2)" in
kernel|rootfs)
cur_boot_part=1
;;
alt_kernel|alt_rootfs)
cur_boot_part=2
;;
esac
>&2 printf "Current boot_part='%s' selected from ubi0/mtd_num='%s'" \
"${cur_boot_part}" "${mtd_ubi0}"
fi
# OEM U-Boot for EA6350v3, EA8300, MR6350 and MR8300; bootcmd=
# if test $auto_recovery = no;
# then bootipq;
# elif test $boot_part = 1;
# then run bootpart1;
# else run bootpart2;
# fi
case "$cur_boot_part" in
1)
fw_setenv -s - <<-EOF
boot_part 2
auto_recovery yes
EOF
printf "alt_kernel"
return
;;
2)
fw_setenv -s - <<-EOF
boot_part 1
auto_recovery yes
EOF
printf "kernel"
return
;;
*)
return
;;
esac
}
linksys_is_factory_image() {
local board=$(board_name)
board=${board##*,}
# check matching footer signature
tail -c 256 $1 | grep -q -i "\.LINKSYS\.........${board}"
}
platform_do_upgrade_linksys() {
local magic_long="$(get_magic_long "$1")"
local rm_oem_fw_vols="squashfs ubifs" # from OEM [alt_]rootfs UBI
local vol
mkdir -p /var/lock
local part_label="$(linksys_get_target_firmware)"
touch /var/lock/fw_printenv.lock
if [ -z "$part_label" ]; then
echo "cannot find target partition"
exit 1
fi
local target_mtd=$(find_mtd_part "$part_label")
[ "$magic_long" = "73797375" ] && {
CI_KERNPART="$part_label"
if [ "$part_label" = "kernel" ]; then
CI_UBIPART="rootfs"
else
CI_UBIPART="alt_rootfs"
fi
local mtdnum="$(find_mtd_index "$CI_UBIPART")"
if [ ! "$mtdnum" ]; then
echo "cannot find ubi mtd partition $CI_UBIPART"
return 1
fi
local ubidev="$(nand_find_ubi "$CI_UBIPART")"
if [ ! "$ubidev" ]; then
ubiattach -m "$mtdnum"
sync
ubidev="$(nand_find_ubi "$CI_UBIPART")"
fi
if [ "$ubidev" ]; then
for vol in $rm_oem_fw_vols; do
ubirmvol "/dev/$ubidev" -N "$vol" 2>/dev/null
done
fi
# complete std upgrade
if nand_upgrade_tar "$1" ; then
nand_do_upgrade_success
else
nand_do_upgrade_failed
fi
}
[ "$magic_long" = "27051956" ] && {
echo "writing \"$1\" image to \"$part_label\""
get_image "$1" | mtd write - "$part_label"
}
[ "$magic_long" = "d00dfeed" ] && {
if ! linksys_is_factory_image "$1"; then
echo "factory image doesn't match device"
return 1
fi
echo "writing \"$1\" factory image to \"$part_label\""
get_image "$1" | mtd -e "$part_label" write - "$part_label"
}
}
linksys_get_cmdline_rootfs_device() {
if read cmdline < /proc/cmdline; then
case "$cmdline" in
*root=*)
local str="${cmdline##*root=}"
echo "${str%% *}"
return
;;
esac
fi
return 1
}
linksys_get_current_boot_part_emmc() {
local boot_part="$(fw_printenv -n boot_part)"
if [ "$boot_part" = 1 ] || [ "$boot_part" = 2 ]; then
v "Current boot_part=$boot_part selected from bootloader environment"
else
local rootfs_device="$(linksys_get_cmdline_rootfs_device)"
if [ "$rootfs_device" = "$(find_mmc_part "rootfs")" ]; then
boot_part=1
elif [ "$rootfs_device" = "$(find_mmc_part "alt_rootfs")" ]; then
boot_part=2
else
v "Could not determine current boot_part"
return 1
fi
v "Current boot_part=$boot_part selected from cmdline rootfs=$rootfs_device"
fi
echo $boot_part
}
linksys_set_target_partitions_emmc() {
local current_boot_part="$1"
if [ "$current_boot_part" = 1 ]; then
CI_KERNPART="alt_kernel"
CI_ROOTPART="alt_rootfs"
fw_setenv -s - <<-EOF
boot_part 2
auto_recovery yes
EOF
elif [ "$current_boot_part" = 2 ]; then
CI_KERNPART="kernel"
CI_ROOTPART="rootfs"
fw_setenv -s - <<-EOF
boot_part 1
auto_recovery yes
EOF
else
v "Could not set target eMMC partitions"
return 1
fi
v "Target eMMC partitions: $CI_KERNPART, $CI_ROOTPART"
}
platform_do_upgrade_linksys_emmc() {
local file="$1"
mkdir -p /var/lock
local current_boot_part="$(linksys_get_current_boot_part_emmc)"
linksys_set_target_partitions_emmc "$current_boot_part" || exit 1
touch /var/lock/fw_printenv.lock
emmc_do_upgrade "$file"
}