[Was: Re: Firmware Selector Setup]

Hannu Nyman hannu.nyman at iki.fi
Tue Sep 15 01:39:24 EDT 2020


The firmware selector's texts regarding "factory" and "sysupgrade" 
images might be clarified.

The current versions miss the point that the factory image is used when 
flashed with OEM flashing tools, either the original OEM firmware or a 
possible TFTP recovery built into the bootloader. The main point for 
"factory" is that the image looks valid to the OEM tools.

And yes, sysupgrade is flashed to a "router already running OpenWrt", 
but the main point is that the image is compatible with the OpenWrt 
sysupgrade routine, done either from console or from LuCI web GUI.

Based on forum discussions, it is a typical novice error that somebody 
tries a recovery flash using the bootloader TFTP with the sysupgrade 
image "as the router already runs OpenWrt".

The selector tool is meant for novices, casual users, so please make the 
descriptions as clear as possible. Compatibility with the flashing tool 
to be used is the main factor in the image selction.



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