[RFC] Netgear RAX120 v1 OpenWrt bring-up: source preparation and review direction

[Robert Marko]

On Tue, 6 Oct 2026 at 02:49, John <dencity7 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I would like to contribute development work for the Netgear RAX120 v1 so
> that it can be reviewed and maintained by the community. This is an
> initial request for review direction, not a claim of upstream readiness
> or a firmware release. The work was developed with AI assistance.
>
> A local port based on OpenWrt v25.12.5, commit
> f0a60eee2fe051741c643ea6118718aae1ef17fb, was installed on one RAX120 v1.
> Historical testing recorded persistent startup, both internal Wi-Fi bands,
> WPA2/WPA3 client traffic, DHCP/DNS and wired management.

For a start, switch your base from 25.12 to the main branch.

>
> The source reconstruction includes board/image/upgrade integration,
> remoteproc changes and 22 ath11k development patches. In a new offline
> check, an aggregate patch reproduced all 27 recorded modified files with
> exact SHA256 matches. Five fan-policy tests also passed. This is source
> reconstruction, not an independent clean firmware build.
>
> The driver work includes v1-specific register/descriptor/ring handling
> and legacy firmware startup/event compatibility. The installed system
> uses per-device calibration and owner-retained HK1.2 firmware inputs.
> These inputs, private configuration and flashable images are not being
> submitted. The source and tests still need provenance/licensing cleanup,
> a public per-device input procedure, a current-target rebase, feed pins,
> and documented installation/recovery and factory MAC layout.

Wait, what is the SoC in the RAX120v1?

Regards,
Robert
>
> I propose splitting generic ath11k corrections from RAX120v1 device
> support rather than submitting the entire development aggregate as one
> patch. Would that be the useful starting point, and which maintainers or
> current development tree should I coordinate with?
>
> I can follow up with individual source patches, reproducible tests and
> the precise validation limits as they are made ready. I am not attaching
> the mixed development archive to this initial message.
>
> Regards,
> John
>
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