[PATCH] ramips: add support for TOTOLINK X5000R

[Bas Mevissen]

Hi,


On 3/13/21 3:21 AM, Chuanhong Guo wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> On Sat, Mar 13, 2021 at 7:27 AM Bas Mevissen <abuse at basmevissen.nl> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Thanks for creating this patch. Got my X5000R today. Before flashing it
>> to OpenWRT, can you please tell me whether you (or anyone else) did
>> performance measurements with the original and the OpenWRT firmware?
> 
> The wifi chip used in this router wasn't supported by mt76 when I created
> this patch, so my X5000R has no wifi now and I don't have any
> wireless performance numbers.
> My X5000R has been sitting on the shelf since I posted this patch, and
> I don't even know whether the mt7915d used in this router is supported
> now or not. You should probably ask TOTOLINK for a copy of the original
> firmware image before trying OpenWrt, so that you can go back to the
> original firmware if needed. (A forced sysupgrade from OpenWrt using
> their firmware image should work.)
> 

Thanks for the detailed explanation!

As probably no one tried reverting to the stock firmware, I'm a bit 
reluctant to do so. Although I intended this router as a playground, I 
now consider using it as AP for a while. As my TP-Link Archer C7's wifi 
isn't performing that well with OpenWRT as I hoped, I want the X5000R to 
take its place with the factory firmware until that gets sorted out.
I might even end up buying another X5000R if the Archer cannot be 
faster, but it takes 6 weeks for the Totolink to arrive.

So would you be so kind to flash your X5000R with a recent build and 
check whether the wifi performs well? It would help me a lot. I can 
supply you with a build if that helps.


Many thanks in advance,

Bas.