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hardware version 4.0 works as described in the wiki.
how about version 5.0?
I received it in return for a broken version 4.0 device, opened the cover and find its board looking totally different. Further the power supply is 9V while the old model had 12V.
Hardware specs V4 vs. V5:
https://wikidevi.com/wiki/TP-LINK_TL-WA901ND_v4.x
https://wikidevi.com/wiki/TP-LINK_TL-WA901ND_v5.x
Both looking very similar, and both have the same problem: only 4MB/32MB devices.
https://lede-project.org/meta/infobox/432_warning
sorry, I was comparing to the wiki picture, which shows version 3 actually.
in terms of memory the V4 works fine for my use case: AP config with multiple SSIDs on VLANs, no dhcp, dns or other features in operation.
I'll try.
nope.
using openwrt-ar71xx-generic-tl-wa901nd-v4-squashfs-factory.bin results in stock-firmware saying:
Error code: 18005
Upgrade unsuccessfully because the version of the upgraded file was incorrect. Please check the file name.the dropbox link with a firmware that was accepted by stock and allowed upgrading to openwrt is dead now.
What happens if you rename the file to simply "firmware.bin"?
What happens if you rename the file to simply "firmware.bin"?
Same error.
(Last edited by qwtrbc on 28 Sep 2017, 09:05)
anything I could do? what would be a next step?
I have no ability to dig into the hardware, such as attaching a serial console, etc ... :-(
for the V5 hardware tp-link has not released any .bin firmware file yet.
But there is a TL-WA901NDV5_eu.tar.gz file containing what looks like an OS and build instructions:
README:
1. To Build both Toolchain and Firmware image:
1.1 Host Ubuntu 12.04 or higher (Linux kernel 3.2.0) on x86 machine
1.2 Compiling tool version: gcc 4.6.3 or higher, GNU Make version 3.81
2. Put the package TL-WA901NDV5_eu.tar.gz to a directory such as /home/TP-LINK, then extract the compressed files.
$ cd /home/TP-LINK
$ tar xzvf TL-WA901NDV5_eu.tar.gz
To Build Firmware image:
1.1 Go to TL-WA901NDV5_eu build folder and execute make.
$ cd /home/TP-LINK/TL-WA901NDV5_eu/build
$ make
will generate the wa901ndv5_eu_(xxx).bin, under TL-WA901NDV5_eu/images/wa901ndv5_eu folder.
xxx refers to flash, up or up_boot, with specific time-stamp and version info.(Last edited by qwtrbc on 4 Oct 2017, 15:43)
for the V5 hardware tp-link has not released any .bin firmware file yet.
But there is a TL-WA901NDV5_eu.tar.gz file containing what looks like an OS and build instructions:
README: 1. To Build both Toolchain and Firmware image: 1.1 Host Ubuntu 12.04 or higher (Linux kernel 3.2.0) on x86 machine 1.2 Compiling tool version: gcc 4.6.3 or higher, GNU Make version 3.81 2. Put the package TL-WA901NDV5_eu.tar.gz to a directory such as /home/TP-LINK, then extract the compressed files. $ cd /home/TP-LINK $ tar xzvf TL-WA901NDV5_eu.tar.gz To Build Firmware image: 1.1 Go to TL-WA901NDV5_eu build folder and execute make. $ cd /home/TP-LINK/TL-WA901NDV5_eu/build $ make will generate the wa901ndv5_eu_(xxx).bin, under TL-WA901NDV5_eu/images/wa901ndv5_eu folder. xxx refers to flash, up or up_boot, with specific time-stamp and version info.
Currently, TP-link published the new firmware bin for v5.
Currently, TP-link published the new firmware bin for v5.
So, did you manage to install openwrt?
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