[OpenWrt-Devel] Archer C7 v2 with Target System "Atheros ATH79 (DTS)" or "Atheros AR7xxx/AR9xxx"

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kevin Darbyshire-Bryant [mailto:kevin at darbyshire-bryant.me.uk]
> Sent: Donnerstag, 28. Juni 2018 10:07
> To: mail at adrianschmutzler.de
> Cc: openwrt-devel at lists.openwrt.org
> Subject: Re: [OpenWrt-Devel] Archer C7 v2 with Target System "Atheros
> ATH79 (DTS)" or "Atheros AR7xxx/AR9xxx"
> 
> 
> 
> > On 28 Jun 2018, at 08:26, mail at adrianschmutzler.de wrote:
> >
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >> It may be that board name has changed, what's your cat
> >> /tmp/sysinfo/board_name ?
> >>
> >> Now on ath79 should be tplink,tl-archer-c7-v2 so if doesn't match
> >> this is
> > the
> >> problem
> >>
> >> You can safely try with -F, but you'll be needed to recreate the
> >> /etc/config/wifreless file
> >>
> >> Regards
> >>
> >>
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> >
> > The old boardname was indeed just "archer-c7" (for the v2).
> >
> > Maybe the SUPPORTED DEVICES for the tl-archer-c7-v2 in ath79 should be
> > updated to enable upgrades?
> 
> It sounds an attractive idea, unfortunately the reality is that both the wireless
> config and led config  change, so this ‘side-grade’ isn’t directly compatible.
> Personally I think the fact you have to force the install (sysupgrade -F) acts as
> a reminder that certain things need a gentle tweak afterwards.  If a
> sysupgrade just went through, no warning, then I can see a lot of queries ‘I
> upgraded and now I can’t get wireless to work’.
> 
> Often we advise people to beware upgrades from prior releases to consider
> starting configs afresh, this is changing build architecture as well.  The fact
> that a forced upgrade works as well as it does is an unexpected bonus.
> 
> Kevin

Hi

I accept that.

However, can you (or someone else) enlighten me with a little more detail about what changed concerning wireless config and led config (from a user's perspective)?

Best

Adrian


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