[PATCH] realtek: fix Netgear GS110TPP OEM install

Sander Vanheule sander at svanheule.net
Sun Feb 18 01:00:29 PST 2024


Hi Bjørn,

On Sat, 2024-02-17 at 15:03 +0100, Bjørn Mork wrote:
> Recent OEM firmware versions test the version number embedded in the uimage
> "name" header field. The exact restricton is unknown, but "7.0.8.4" seems
> to be the lowest number accepted on a GS110TPPv1 which already has that
> version or higher.
> 
> A "9.9.9.9" version is accepted as valid by the GS110TPPv1 OEM firmware,
> and considered both unique enough to identify an OpenWrt image and
> moderately future proof against OEM version bumps.
> 
> This change is also boot tested on a GS108Tv3 with
> 
>  "BOOT Loader Version 1.0.0.2 (2018-08-31 17:05:26 UTC)"
> 
> to verify that it doesn't break boot on older hardware.
> 
> Link:
> https://forum.openwrt.org/t/netgear-gs108tv3-gs110tpv3-gs110tpp-switch-support/72510/58
> Signed-off-by: Bjørn Mork <bjorn at mork.no>
> ---

Thanks for helping out with this. I've merged the patch to main and backported it to the
23.05 branch.

Best,
Sander



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