[OpenWrt-Devel] [PATCH RFT] ramips: mt7621: use lzma-loader for all devices

[Chuanhong Guo]

Hi!

On Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 5:47 AM David Bauer <mail at david-bauer.net> wrote:
>
> Hi Guo,
>
> On 4/14/20 8:44 AM, Chuanhong Guo wrote:
> > D-Link DIR-860L B1 needs a different loader implementation and isn't
> > covered by this patch.
> > Please help testing this patch on top of current master:
> > 75f19deb3a ramips: define image recipe for uncompressed uimage with loader
> > 1. If your device fails to boot after 5.4 switch for mt7621:
> >      Is the problem fixed by this patch?
>
> As promised on IRC, i've tested this patch with a R6220 and can confirm it fixes the issue.
>
> > 2. Other devices:
> >      Does this patch break your router?
>
> Regarding the scope of the patch, i would propose to "play it safe" and only
> apply the fix to NAND and the (single?) known broken SPI-NOR boards.

Agree. I wasn't expecting anything to break but it actually breaks devices now.
I'll abandon this patch and use lzma loader for known affected devices instead.

Thanks for testing!

-- 
Regards,
Chuanhong Guo

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