[PATCH 21.02 09/11] ramips: add support for Amped Wireless ALLY router and extender

Petr Štetiar ynezz at true.cz
Tue Jun 8 02:45:10 PDT 2021


From: Jonathan Sturges <jsturges at redhat.com>

Amped Wireless ALLY is a whole-home WiFi kit, with a router (model
ALLY-R1900K) and an Extender (model ALLY-00X19K).  Both are devices are
11ac and based on MediaTek MT7621AT and MT7615N chips.  The units are
nearly identical, except the Extender lacks a USB port and has a single
Ethernet port.

Specification:
- SoC: MediaTek MT7621AT (2C/4T) @ 880MHz
- RAM: 128MB DDR3 (Nanya NT5CC64M16GP-DI)
- FLASH: 128MB NAND (Winbond W29N01GVSIAA)
- WiFi: 2.4/5 GHz 4T4R
  - 2.4GHz MediaTek MT7615N bgn
  - 5GHz MediaTek MT7615N nac
- Switch: SoC integrated Gigabit Switch
- USB: 1x USB3 (Router only)
- BTN: Reset, WPS
- LED: single RGB
- UART:  through-hole on PCB.
   J1: pin1 (square pad, towards rear)=3.3V, pin2=RX,
   pin3=GND, pin4=TX.  Settings: 57600/8N1.

Note regarding dual system partitions
-------------------------------------

The vendor firmware and boot loader use a dual partition scheme.  The boot
partition is decided by the bootImage U-boot environment variable: 0 for
the 1st partition, 1 for the 2nd.

OpenWrt does not support this scheme and will always use the first OS
partition.  It will set bootImage to 0 during installation, making sure
the first partition is selected by the boot loader.

Also, because we can't be sure which partition is active to begin with, a
2-step flash process is used.  We first flash an initramfs image, then
follow with a regular sysupgrade.

Installation:

Router (ALLY-R1900K)
1) Install the flashable initramfs image via the OEM web-interface.
  (Alternatively, you can use the TFTP recovery method below.)
  You can use WiFi or Ethernet.
  The direct URL is:  http://192.168.3.1/07_06_00_firmware.html
  a. No login is needed, and you'll be in their setup wizard.
  b. You might get a warning about not being connected to the Internet.
  c. Towards the bottom of the page will be a section entitled "Or
  Manually Upgrade Firmware from a File:" where you can manually choose
  and upload a firmware file.
  d: Click "Choose File", select the OpenWRT "initramfs" image and click
  "Upload."
2) The Router will flash the OpenWrt initramfs image and reboot.  After
  booting, LuCI will be available on 192.168.1.1.
3) Log into LuCI as root; there is no password.
4) Optional (but recommended) is to backup the OEM firmware before
  continuing; see process below.
5) Complete the Installation by flashing a full OpenWRT image.  Note:
  you may use the sysupgrade command line tool in lieu of the UI if
  you prefer.
  a.  Choose System -> Backup/Flash Firmware.
  b.  Click "Flash Image..." under "Flash new firmware image"
  c.  Click "Browse..." and then select the sysupgrade file.
  d.  Click Upload to upload the sysupgrade file.
  e.  Important:  uncheck "Keep settings and retain the current
      configuration" for this initial installation.
  f.  Click "Continue" to flash the firmware.
  g.  The device will reboot and OpenWRT is installed.

Extender (ALLY-00X19K)
1) This device requires a TFTP recovery procedure to do an initial load
  of OpenWRT.  Start by configuring a computer as a TFTP client:
  a. Install a TFTP client (server not necessary)
  b. Configure an Ethernet interface to 192.168.1.x/24; don't use .1 or .6
  c. Connect the Ethernet to the sole Ethernet port on the X19K.
2) Put the ALLY Extender in TFTP recovery mode.
  a. Do this by pressing and holding the reset button on the bottom while
  connecting the power.
  b. As soon as the LED lights up green (roughly 2-3 seconds), release
  the button.
3) Start the TFTP transfer of the Initramfs image from your setup machine.
For example, from Linux:
tftp -v -m binary 192.168.1.6 69 -c put initramfs.bin
4) The Extender will flash the OpenWrt initramfs image and reboot.  After
booting, LuCI will be available on 192.168.1.1.
5) Log into LuCI as root; there is no password.
6) Optional (but recommended) is to backup the OEM firmware before
  continuing; see process below.
7) Complete the Installation by flashing a full OpenWRT image.  Note: you
may use the sysupgrade command line tool in lieu of the UI if you prefer.
  a.  Choose System -> Backup/Flash Firmware.
  b.  Click "Flash Image..." under "Flash new firmware image"
  c.  Click "Browse..." and then select the sysupgrade file.
  d.  Click Upload to upload the sysupgrade file.
  e.  Important:  uncheck "Keep settings and retain the current
      configuration" for this initial installation.
  f.  Click "Continue" to flash the firmware.
  g.  The device will reboot and OpenWRT is installed.

Backup the OEM Firmware:
-----------------------

There isn't any downloadable firmware for the ALLY devices on the Amped
Wireless web site. Reverting back to the OEM firmware is not possible
unless we have a backup of the original OEM firmware.

The OEM firmware may be stored on either /dev/mtd3 ("firmware") or
/dev/mtd6 ("oem").  We can't be sure which was overwritten with the
initramfs image, so backup both partitions to be safe.

  1) Once logged into LuCI, navigate to System -> Backup/Flash Firmware.
  2) Under "Save mtdblock contents," first select "firmware" and click
  "Save mtdblock" to download the image.
  3) Repeat the process, but select "oem" from the pull-down menu.

Revert to the OEM Firmware:
--------------------------
* U-boot TFTP:
  Follow the TFTP recovery steps for the Extender, and use the
  backup image.

* OpenWrt "Flash Firmware" interface:
  Upload the backup image and select "Force update"
  before continuing.

Signed-off-by: Jonathan Sturges <jsturges at redhat.com>

(cherry picked from commit 6d23e474ad9d0eba935696c66db4fb6e2037bb72)
---
 package/boot/uboot-envtools/files/ramips      |   4 +
 .../dts/mt7621_ampedwireless_ally-00x19k.dts  |  21 ++
 .../dts/mt7621_ampedwireless_ally-r1900k.dts  |  32 ++++
 .../ramips/dts/mt7621_ampedwireless_ally.dtsi | 179 ++++++++++++++++++
 target/linux/ramips/image/mt7621.mk           |  27 +++
 .../mt7621/base-files/etc/board.d/02_network  |  41 ++--
 .../mt7621/base-files/lib/upgrade/platform.sh |   8 +
 7 files changed, 297 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 target/linux/ramips/dts/mt7621_ampedwireless_ally-00x19k.dts
 create mode 100644 target/linux/ramips/dts/mt7621_ampedwireless_ally-r1900k.dts
 create mode 100644 target/linux/ramips/dts/mt7621_ampedwireless_ally.dtsi

diff --git a/package/boot/uboot-envtools/files/ramips b/package/boot/uboot-envtools/files/ramips
index 5800a548e3e4..e1920303a990 100644
--- a/package/boot/uboot-envtools/files/ramips
+++ b/package/boot/uboot-envtools/files/ramips
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ allnet,all0256n-8m|\
 allnet,all5002)
 	ubootenv_add_uci_config "/dev/mtd1" "0x0" "0x10000" "0x10000"
 	;;
+ampedwireless,ally-00x19k|\
+ampedwireless,ally-r1900k)
+	ubootenv_add_uci_config "/dev/mtd1" "0x0" "0x1000" "0x20000" "4"
+	;;
 buffalo,wsr-1166dhp|\
 buffalo,wsr-600dhp|\
 mediatek,linkit-smart-7688|\
diff --git a/target/linux/ramips/dts/mt7621_ampedwireless_ally-00x19k.dts b/target/linux/ramips/dts/mt7621_ampedwireless_ally-00x19k.dts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..51d41c7fb408
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/ramips/dts/mt7621_ampedwireless_ally-00x19k.dts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later OR MIT
+
+#include "mt7621_ampedwireless_ally.dtsi"
+
+/ {
+	compatible = "ampedwireless,ally-00x19k", "mediatek,mt7621-soc";
+	model = "Amped Wireless ALLY-00X19K";
+};
+
+&switch0 {
+	ports {
+		port at 2 {
+			status = "okay";
+			label = "lan";
+		};
+	};
+};
+
+&xhci {
+	status = "disabled";
+};
diff --git a/target/linux/ramips/dts/mt7621_ampedwireless_ally-r1900k.dts b/target/linux/ramips/dts/mt7621_ampedwireless_ally-r1900k.dts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cd2536e17906
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/ramips/dts/mt7621_ampedwireless_ally-r1900k.dts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later OR MIT
+
+#include "mt7621_ampedwireless_ally.dtsi"
+
+/ {
+	compatible = "ampedwireless,ally-r1900k", "mediatek,mt7621-soc";
+	model = "Amped Wireless ALLY-R1900K";
+};
+
+&switch0 {
+	ports {
+		port at 1 {
+			status = "okay";
+			label = "wan";
+		};
+
+		port at 2 {
+			status = "okay";
+			label = "lan1";
+		};
+
+		port at 3 {
+			status = "okay";
+			label = "lan2";
+		};
+
+		port at 4 {
+			status = "okay";
+			label = "lan3";
+		};
+	};
+};
diff --git a/target/linux/ramips/dts/mt7621_ampedwireless_ally.dtsi b/target/linux/ramips/dts/mt7621_ampedwireless_ally.dtsi
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7736b06e4387
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/ramips/dts/mt7621_ampedwireless_ally.dtsi
@@ -0,0 +1,179 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later OR MIT
+
+#include "mt7621.dtsi"
+
+#include <dt-bindings/gpio/gpio.h>
+#include <dt-bindings/input/input.h>
+
+/ {
+	aliases {
+		led-boot = &led_status_amber;
+		led-failsafe = &led_status_amber;
+		led-running = &led_status_green;
+		led-upgrade = &led_status_red;
+	};
+
+	keys {
+		compatible = "gpio-keys";
+
+		led_switch {
+			label = "led_switch";
+			gpios = <&gpio 13 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
+			linux,code = <KEY_LIGHTS_TOGGLE>;
+			linux,input-type = <EV_SW>;
+		};
+
+		reset {
+			label = "reset";
+			gpios = <&gpio 16 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
+			linux,code = <KEY_RESTART>;
+		};
+
+		wps {
+			label = "wps";
+			gpios = <&gpio 18 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
+			linux,code = <KEY_WPS_BUTTON>;
+		};
+	};
+
+	leds {
+		compatible = "gpio-leds";
+
+		led_status_green: status_green {
+			label = "green:status";
+			gpios = <&gpio 7 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
+		};
+
+		led_status_red: status_red {
+			label = "red:status";
+			gpios = <&gpio 12 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
+		};
+
+		led_status_amber: status_amber {
+			label = "amber:status";
+			gpios = <&gpio 14 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
+		};
+	};
+};
+
+&pcie {
+	status = "okay";
+};
+
+&pcie0 {
+	wifi at 0,0 {
+		compatible = "pci14c3,7615";
+		reg = <0x0000 0 0 0 0>;
+		mediatek,mtd-eeprom = <&factory 0x0000>;
+		ieee80211-freq-limit = <2400000 2500000>;
+	};
+};
+
+&pcie1 {
+	wifi at 0,0 {
+		compatible = "pci14c3,7615";
+		reg = <0x0000 0 0 0 0>;
+		mediatek,mtd-eeprom = <&factory 0x8000>;
+		ieee80211-freq-limit = <5000000 6000000>;
+	};
+};
+
+&state_default {
+	gpio {
+		groups = "uart2", "uart3", "jtag", "wdt";
+		function = "gpio";
+	};
+};
+
+&nand {
+	status = "okay";
+
+	partitions {
+		compatible = "fixed-partitions";
+		#address-cells = <1>;
+		#size-cells = <1>;
+
+		partition at 0 {
+			label = "u-boot";
+			reg = <0x0 0x80000>;
+			read-only;
+		};
+
+		partition at 80000 {
+			label = "u-boot-env";
+			reg = <0x80000 0x80000>;
+		};
+
+		factory: partition at 100000 {
+			label = "factory";
+			reg = <0x100000 0x40000>;
+			read-only;
+		};
+
+		/*
+		 * uboot expects to find kernels at 0x140000 & 0x2140000,
+		 * referred to as Uimage & Uimage1 in factory FW, respectively.
+		 * U-boot variable 'bootImage' controls which is booted;
+		 * 0 for the first, 1 for the 2nd.
+		 * There's a 3rd partition, Uimage2 (0x4140000), which
+		 * I expected to be a recovery image, but is actually blank.
+		 *
+		 * A kernel is considered suitable for handing control over
+		 * if its linux magic number exists & uImage CRC are correct.
+		 * If either of those conditions fail, 'bootImage' value
+		 * is toggled in uboot env & a restart performed in the hope that the
+		 * alternate kernel is okay.
+		 *
+		 * Note uboot's tftp flash install writes the transferred
+		 * image to the active kernel partition.
+		 */
+
+		partition at 140000 {
+			label = "kernel";
+			reg = <0x140000 0x400000>;
+		};
+
+		partition at 540000 {
+			label = "ubi";
+			reg = <0x540000 0x1c00000>;
+		};
+
+		partition at 2140000 {
+			label = "oem";
+			reg = <0x2140000 0x2000000>;
+		};
+
+		partition at 4140000 {
+			label = "backup";
+			reg = <0x4140000 0x2000000>;
+		};
+
+		partition at 6140000 {
+			label = "chime";
+			reg = <0x6140000 0xa00000>;
+		};
+
+		partition at 6b40000 {
+			label = "data";
+			reg = <0x6b40000 0xa00000>;
+		};
+
+		partition at 7540000 {
+			label = "reserved";
+			reg = <0x7540000 0x840000>;
+			read-only;
+		};
+
+		partition at 7d80000 {
+			label = "nvram";
+			reg = <0x7d80000 0x100000>;
+			read-only;
+		};
+
+		partition at 7e80000 {
+			label = "hwconfig";
+			reg = <0x7e80000 0x100000>;
+			read-only;
+		};
+	};
+};
diff --git a/target/linux/ramips/image/mt7621.mk b/target/linux/ramips/image/mt7621.mk
index 44170b4c1a30..873011d2d8fe 100644
--- a/target/linux/ramips/image/mt7621.mk
+++ b/target/linux/ramips/image/mt7621.mk
@@ -126,6 +126,33 @@ define Device/alfa-network_quad-e4g
 endef
 TARGET_DEVICES += alfa-network_quad-e4g
 
+define Device/ampedwireless_ally_common
+  $(Device/dsa-migration)
+  DEVICE_VENDOR := Amped Wireless
+  DEVICE_PACKAGES := kmod-mt7615e kmod-mt7615-firmware uboot-envtools
+  IMAGE_SIZE := 32768k
+  KERNEL_SIZE := 4096k
+  BLOCKSIZE := 128k
+  PAGESIZE := 2048
+  UBINIZE_OPTS := -E 5
+  KERNEL_INITRAMFS := $(KERNEL_DTB) | uImage lzma -n 'flashable-initramfs' |\
+	edimax-header -s CSYS -m RN68 -f 0x001c0000 -S 0x01100000
+  IMAGE/sysupgrade.bin := sysupgrade-tar | append-metadata
+endef
+
+define Device/ampedwireless_ally-r1900k
+  $(Device/ampedwireless_ally_common)
+  DEVICE_MODEL := ALLY-R1900K
+  DEVICE_PACKAGES += kmod-usb3
+endef
+TARGET_DEVICES += ampedwireless_ally-r1900k
+
+define Device/ampedwireless_ally-00x19k
+  $(Device/ampedwireless_ally_common)
+  DEVICE_MODEL := ALLY-00X19K
+endef
+TARGET_DEVICES += ampedwireless_ally-00x19k
+
 define Device/asiarf_ap7621-001
   $(Device/dsa-migration)
   IMAGE_SIZE := 16000k
diff --git a/target/linux/ramips/mt7621/base-files/etc/board.d/02_network b/target/linux/ramips/mt7621/base-files/etc/board.d/02_network
index 40f1bfaecd58..5d5923cc70de 100755
--- a/target/linux/ramips/mt7621/base-files/etc/board.d/02_network
+++ b/target/linux/ramips/mt7621/base-files/etc/board.d/02_network
@@ -9,21 +9,7 @@ ramips_setup_interfaces()
 	local board="$1"
 
 	case $board in
-	asiarf,ap7621-001|\
-	winstars,ws-wn583a6)
-		ucidef_set_interfaces_lan_wan "lan" "wan"
-		;;
-	asiarf,ap7621-nv1|\
-	glinet,gl-mt1300|\
-	jcg,q20|\
-	lenovo,newifi-d1|\
-	mikrotik,routerboard-m33g|\
-	xiaomi,mi-router-3g|\
-	xiaomi,mi-router-3g-v2|\
-	xiaomi,mi-router-4|\
-	xiaomi,mi-router-4a-gigabit)
-		ucidef_set_interfaces_lan_wan "lan1 lan2" "wan"
-		;;
+	ampedwireless,ally-00x19k|\
 	edimax,re23s|\
 	mikrotik,routerboard-m11g|\
 	netgear,ex6150|\
@@ -35,6 +21,7 @@ ramips_setup_interfaces()
 	ubnt,unifi-nanohd)
 		ucidef_set_interface_lan "lan"
 		;;
+	ampedwireless,ally-r1900k|\
 	gehua,ghl-r-001|\
 	hiwifi,hc5962|\
 	xiaomi,mi-router-3-pro|\
@@ -42,6 +29,21 @@ ramips_setup_interfaces()
 	xiaomi,redmi-router-ac2100)
 		ucidef_set_interfaces_lan_wan "lan1 lan2 lan3" "wan"
 		;;
+	asiarf,ap7621-001|\
+	winstars,ws-wn583a6)
+		ucidef_set_interfaces_lan_wan "lan" "wan"
+		;;
+	asiarf,ap7621-nv1|\
+	glinet,gl-mt1300|\
+	jcg,q20|\
+	lenovo,newifi-d1|\
+	mikrotik,routerboard-m33g|\
+	xiaomi,mi-router-3g|\
+	xiaomi,mi-router-3g-v2|\
+	xiaomi,mi-router-4|\
+	xiaomi,mi-router-4a-gigabit)
+		ucidef_set_interfaces_lan_wan "lan1 lan2" "wan"
+		;;
 	gnubee,gb-pc1|\
 	gnubee,gb-pc2)
 		ucidef_set_interface_lan "lan1 lan2"
@@ -86,6 +88,15 @@ ramips_setup_macs()
 	local label_mac=""
 
 	case $board in
+	ampedwireless,ally-00x19k)
+		lan_mac=$(mtd_get_mac_ascii hwconfig HW.LAN.MAC.Address)
+		label_mac=$lan_mac
+		;;
+	ampedwireless,ally-r1900k)
+		lan_mac=$(mtd_get_mac_ascii hwconfig HW.LAN.MAC.Address)
+		wan_mac=$(mtd_get_mac_ascii hwconfig HW.WAN.MAC.Address)
+		label_mac=$lan_mac
+		;;
 	asus,rt-ac65p|\
 	asus,rt-ac85p)
 		wan_mac=$(mtd_get_mac_ascii u-boot-env et1macaddr)
diff --git a/target/linux/ramips/mt7621/base-files/lib/upgrade/platform.sh b/target/linux/ramips/mt7621/base-files/lib/upgrade/platform.sh
index 7b57ee7776c5..689a0e51ae00 100755
--- a/target/linux/ramips/mt7621/base-files/lib/upgrade/platform.sh
+++ b/target/linux/ramips/mt7621/base-files/lib/upgrade/platform.sh
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ platform_do_upgrade() {
 			fi
 		}
 		;;
+	ampedwireless,ally-00x19k|\
+	ampedwireless,ally-r1900k)
+		if [ "$(fw_printenv --lock / -n bootImage 2>/dev/null)" != "0" ]; then
+			fw_setenv --lock / bootImage 0 || exit 1
+		fi
+		;;
 	mikrotik,routerboard-750gr3|\
 	mikrotik,routerboard-760igs|\
 	mikrotik,routerboard-m11g|\
@@ -43,6 +49,8 @@ platform_do_upgrade() {
 	esac
 
 	case "$board" in
+	ampedwireless,ally-00x19k|\
+	ampedwireless,ally-r1900k|\
 	asus,rt-ac65p|\
 	asus,rt-ac85p|\
 	dlink,dir-1960-a1|\



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