[Commotion-discuss] Help compiling for TL-WR1043N/ND v3

Mon Aug 15 19:40:09 UTC 2016

Well, what appears to confirm some of what you report is that my
TL-WR1043ND v3 reports its compiled image to be that shared between v2 and
v3:

root at OpenWrt:~# cat /tmp/sysinfo/model
TP-Link TL-WR1043N/ND v3
root at OpenWrt:~# cat /tmp/sysinfo/board_name
tl-wr1043nd-v2

Ideally the TFTP recovery will remain operational if the image you flash
doesn't boot, i.e. letting you un-brick it if necessary.

On Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 2:30 PM, Nicolas North <star at nikksno.io> wrote:

> Hi again Ben!
>
> Thank you so much for your reply
>
> Ok I see. However we might have a glimpse of hope with this little
> suggestion I found on the TOH:
> How to flash Chaos Calmer (15.05) into the V3 version with the V2 OpenWRT
> factory file
>
> Since there is another TP-Link software installed on the V3 version of the
> router which does not accept the firmware file for the V2 version it is not
> possible to install CC on it.
> But there is a little trick to install it anyways.
>
>    1. Download the V2 version:https://downloads.
>    openwrt.org/chaos_calmer/15.05/ar71xx/generic/openwrt-15.
>    05-ar71xx-generic-tl-wr1043nd-v2-squashfs-factory.bin
>    <https://downloads.openwrt.org/chaos_calmer/15.05/ar71xx/generic/openwrt-15.05-ar71xx-generic-tl-wr1043nd-v2-squashfs-factory.bin>
>    2. Change with an Hex editor the version number in the header of the
>    file from 02 to 03 and save the file. It is located in byte 43.
>
>    <https://wiki.openwrt.org/_detail/media/tplink/tl-wr1043/tl-wr1043nd_version_nr_in_bin_header.jpg?id=toh%3Atp-link%3Atl-wr1043nd>
>    command-line version for linux:
>
>     echo -e "\003" | dd seek=67 bs=1 count=1 conv=notrunc of=firmware_file.bin
>
>    3. Rename the file to "wr1043v3_tp_recovery.bin" and flash it via tftp
>    how described above
>
> Would this trick solve the issue even for the commotion firmware? If
> so, how would I compile it?
>
> Thank you so much! Fingers crossed! :)
>
>
> Nicolas
>
>
>
> On 2016-08-15 20:50, Ben West wrote:
>
> I've compiled OpenWRT trunk r49379 for the TL-WR1043N v3.  My
> understanding is that a trunk version is required for this device,
> i.e. can't flash it with BB or CC.
>
> From prior experience compiling Commotion atop r3xxxx-era OpenWRT, I'd
> anticipate these specific difficulties:
>
> - Compiling Commotion's luci packages atop recent OpenWRT trunk.  I
> think there is significant enough delta in the OpenWRT luci repo that
> current revisions won't compile cleanly with Commotion.
> - Compiling Commotion's olsr packages atop olsrd v0.9, which is now
> the version packaged with OpenWRT trunk.  Similar situation.
> - Dealing with Commotion libcyassl dependencies, since that package
> appears to be gradually phasing out in favor of libpolarssl as
> lightweight alternative to libopenssl.
>
> Please note I can't offer availability in addressing these barriers to
> a clean compile, just sharing experience to help guide others.
>
> On Sun, Aug 14, 2016 at 6:22 PM, Nicolas North <star at nikksno.io>
> wrote:
>
> Hi there!
>
> I'm starting a mesh network project here in Milano, Italia, where I
> live, and I already have 40 nodes up and running both outside and
> inside
> peoples' houses, with both commotion and a pure openwrt + olsrd
> setup as
> described on the Metamesh website. I intend to switch to a 100%
> commotion network because of some potentially show stopping issues
> I'm
> encountering on Tplink routers with Metamesh's setup [I'm doing
> something wrong I'm sure - more details below].
>
> I WOULD IMMENSELY APPRECIATE ANY HELP IN GETTING COMMOTION COMPILED
> FOR THE TP-LINK TL-WR1043N/ND V3 AND IF POSSIBLE THE TP-LINK ARCHER
> C7 V2 [WHICH IS DUAL BAND AC SO I ONLY HAVE TWO OF THEM AS A TEST
> FOR NOW].
>
>
> In the past I was able to compile openwrt on a linux
> vm with a lot of trial and error but was never able to access the
> command line config menu for the commotion compiler. I also ran into
> svn
> tutorials for commotion but only ever found git repos. Also I don't
> know
> the specs to compile for my speficic hardware, are those available
> on
> the owrt toh? How can I avoid using the trunk version of openwrt if
> there's no stable version listed for the WR1043N/ND v3? I have very
> little experience with software compilation so
> any help would be fantastic.
>
> I've had a very lengthy back and forth conversation that started
> here on
> the list and then went private with Josh and Ben and Adam over at
> Metamesh who have all been extremely nice and helpful and I thank
> them
> if the project is where it is today. But now I need your help in
> ensuring this doesn't all just collapse in front of us because of
> these
> issues. For the record, Metamesh is amazing, Adam, has been great,
> and
> I'm sure their setup works, and I'm doing something wrong, but after
> reading Josh's message about the future of commotion, I want all my
> nodes on commotion for the future of the project.
>
> ANY HELP IS OF VITAL IMPORTANTANCE FOR OUR PROJECT. ABOUT 100 PEOPLE
> ARE
> WAITING FOR THIS TO WORK EVERY DAY. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU VERY
> MUCH IN ADVANCE.
>
> Nicolas
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