Cudy AP1300 Outdoor and OpenWRT: Difference between revisions

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...OK kiddos, buckle up. Can the AP1300 run OpenWRT? Seems like it can.

=== Evaluation (See below links for a comparison) ===

===Evaluation (See below links for a comparison)===

* Cudy AP1300 Outdoor: https://techinfodepot.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Cudy_AP1300_Outdoor#Flashing_OpenWrt

*Cudy AP1300 Outdoor: https://techinfodepot.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Cudy_AP1300_Outdoor#Flashing_OpenWrt

** CPU Info: https://techinfodepot.shoutwiki.com/wiki/MediaTek_MT7621

**CPU Info: https://techinfodepot.shoutwiki.com/wiki/MediaTek_MT7621

* Cudy WR1300 v3: https://techinfodepot.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Cudy_WR1300_v3

*Cudy WR1300 v3: https://techinfodepot.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Cudy_WR1300_v3 (v2 and v3 are the same, confirmed by the fact that Cudy's "Intermediary Firmware" is in the same file, WR1300+V2-V3.zip)

** CPU Info: https://techinfodepot.shoutwiki.com/wiki/MediaTek_MT7621

**CPU Info: https://techinfodepot.shoutwiki.com/wiki/MediaTek_MT7621

Notice how the CPU link is the same for both? The AP1300 has an MT7621DAT and the WR1300 has the MT7621AT

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Bootloader reports from various devices (GL.iNet, Mikrotik, etc.)

Community decompilation and board testing (e.g. boot logs from U-Boot showing SoC IDs)

</syntaxhighlight>Wow, in a rare lucid moment for ChatGPT~~, this~~ seems like it ~~might~~ be ~~factual~~ and ~~accurate~~.

</syntaxhighlight>Wow, in a rare lucid moment for ChatGPT creates what seems to be something that passes for factual and accurate. Double checking it manually confirms it.

=== Where's the Firmware? ===

Nope (seems like it should be though): https://mirror-03.infra.openwrt.org/releases/24.10.0/targets/mediatek/

Yup (of course, it's obvious): https://mirror-03.infra.openwrt.org/releases/24.10.0/targets/ramips/ (mt7621 Directory)

Historical Note: RAMIPS = Ralink, which was the name of the entity before MediaTek bought it.

=== Wait! What about the "Intermediary Firmware" that Cudy makes? ===

The WR1300 V2 & V3 Firmware should work, right?

[[File:Cudy AP1300 Firmware Upgrade Attempt with WR1300 v2 and v3 Intermediary Firmware FAILURE.png|alt=Cudy AP1300 Firmware Upgrade Attempt with WR1300 v2 and v3 Intermediary Firmware FAILURE|left|thumb|Cudy AP1300 Firmware Upgrade Attempt with WR1300 v2 and v3 Intermediary Firmware FAILURE]]

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 ...OK kiddos, buckle up.  Can the AP1300 run OpenWRT?  Seems like it can.
-=== Evaluation (See below links for a comparison) ===
+===Evaluation (See below links for a comparison)===
-* Cudy AP1300 Outdoor: https://techinfodepot.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Cudy_AP1300_Outdoor#Flashing_OpenWrt
+*Cudy AP1300 Outdoor: https://techinfodepot.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Cudy_AP1300_Outdoor#Flashing_OpenWrt
-** CPU Info: https://techinfodepot.shoutwiki.com/wiki/MediaTek_MT7621
+**CPU Info: https://techinfodepot.shoutwiki.com/wiki/MediaTek_MT7621
-* Cudy WR1300 v3: https://techinfodepot.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Cudy_WR1300_v3
+*Cudy WR1300 v3: https://techinfodepot.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Cudy_WR1300_v3 (v2 and v3 are the same, confirmed by the fact that Cudy's "Intermediary Firmware" is in the same file, WR1300+V2-V3.zip)
-** CPU Info: https://techinfodepot.shoutwiki.com/wiki/MediaTek_MT7621
+**CPU Info: https://techinfodepot.shoutwiki.com/wiki/MediaTek_MT7621
 Notice how the CPU link is the same for both?  The AP1300 has an MT7621DAT and the WR1300 has the MT7621AT
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 Bootloader reports from various devices (GL.iNet, Mikrotik, etc.)
 Community decompilation and board testing (e.g. boot logs from U-Boot showing SoC IDs)
-</syntaxhighlight>Wow, in a rare lucid moment for ChatGPT, this seems like it might be factual and accurate.
+</syntaxhighlight>Wow, in a rare lucid moment for ChatGPT creates what seems to be something that passes for factual and accurate.  Double checking it manually confirms it.
+=== Where's the Firmware? ===
+Nope (seems like it should be though): https://mirror-03.infra.openwrt.org/releases/24.10.0/targets/mediatek/
+Yup (of course, it's obvious): https://mirror-03.infra.openwrt.org/releases/24.10.0/targets/ramips/ (mt7621 Directory)
+Historical Note: RAMIPS = Ralink, which was the name of the entity before MediaTek bought it.
+=== Wait!  What about the "Intermediary Firmware" that Cudy makes? ===
+The WR1300 V2 & V3 Firmware should work, right?
+[[File:Cudy AP1300 Firmware Upgrade Attempt with WR1300 v2 and v3 Intermediary Firmware FAILURE.png|alt=Cudy AP1300 Firmware Upgrade Attempt with WR1300 v2 and v3 Intermediary Firmware FAILURE|left|thumb|Cudy AP1300 Firmware Upgrade Attempt with WR1300 v2 and v3 Intermediary Firmware FAILURE]]