Just wanted to add, just today I got my second WDR4300, v1.1 hardware. I reflashed it successfully. Again totally painless.
There not in full home-use production yet, but they'll be in a couple of months. For now everything seems to be working fine. Again thanks for the awesome project. On do, 2015-12-03 at 21:57 +0100, Nico Rikken wrote: > Hi Luiz, > > Thanks for all the info. > > @librecmc-team: > > I've just yet reflashed the router and I'm amazed by the quality, > usability, and powerful features of the firmware. > > I did never run OpenWRT firmware so I can't compare, but if this is what > freedom feels like, I'm definitely sold! > > Flashing was easy as can be, although the OpenWRT guides did help me for > the basic understanding. Now I'll be the guinea pig for a little while > and then start supplying some of these setups to friends. > > You can expect some donations from me in the future, in bitcoin or in > development effort. > > for all the work you put into this. > > Regards, > Nico > > On ma, 2015-11-30 at 20:21 -0300, Luiz Franco wrote: > > Dear Nico > > > > Am I correct to select LibreCMC for this router? Can I reasonably > > expect > > this router to be supported in the future within the project, or does > > it > > have some red flags going for it? > > > > > > Answer: I have flashed librecmc v1.3.2 3 month ago, and until know i > > had no problem with it. my wdr4300 is version 1.7 and i downloaded > > from http://downloads.librecmc.org/snapshots/v1.3.2/ar71xx/; i > > downloaded generic and luci versions, but i flashed the luci version > > only. I have another router from TP-LINK( wr2543nd ) and i flashed > > librecmc 1.3.2 too, it worked too, but i did not tested the router > > fully. In my opinion you should try if you want total freedom, > > download the firmware builded and have a try. > > > > And secondly, would I have to build a custom version of LibreCMC to > > run > > on the WDR4300, or could I just use say the image of the WR1043ND? > > > > > > Answer: No, you can download from: > > http://downloads.librecmc.org/snapshots/v1.3.2/ar71xx/ ( this link is > > for wdr4300, wr2543nd and others ). You should download v1.3.2 if you > > want. > > > > > > And lastly, do recommended models like the WR1043ND have some positive > > points going for it with respect to the WDR4300? I have seen one a > > couple of weeks ago in the second-hand circuit, but it seems to be > > quite > > rare, thus resulting in a long duration to source 6 more routers. > > > > > > Answer: I recommend: wdr4300 and wr2543nd because i have both, i > > flashed librecmc v1.3.2 on both, and i can confirm router aparently > > works normal, i dont tested these routers fully, but it is working. > > Note that FAILSAFE works on both. > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Luiz > > > > > > > > > > Este e-mail foi enviado por um > > computador sem vírus e protegido > > pelo Avast. > > www.avast.com > > > > 2015-11-30 18:46 GMT-03:00 Nico Rikken <n...@nicorikken.eu>: > > Dear Luiz and Robert, > > > > Based on your emails on this list during the last couple of > > months, I've > > ordered a TP-Link WDR4300. I know it is not officially > > supported by > > LibreCMC, but I would prefer LibreCMC over OpenWRT, if only > > for > > contributors sharing similar ideals. > > > > I mainly selected it as ordering totally freedom respecting > > routers from > > ThinkPenguin is an expensive hobby from out of the > > Netherlands, and > > sourcing similar hardware is hard (second-hand). The WDR4300 > > is full of > > features, and is available via multiple distributors. The > > latter is > > important because I have requests lined up for 6 more routers > > for > > freedom-loving friends. > > > > Am I correct to select LibreCMC for this router? Can I > > reasonably expect > > this router to be supported in the future within the project, > > or does it > > have some red flags going for it? > > > > And secondly, would I have to build a custom version of > > LibreCMC to run > > on the WDR4300, or could I just use say the image of the > > WR1043ND? > > > > And lastly, do recommended models like the WR1043ND have some > > positive > > points going for it with respect to the WDR4300? I have seen > > one a > > couple of weeks ago in the second-hand circuit, but it seems > > to be quite > > rare, thus resulting in a long duration to source 6 more > > routers. > > > > Sorry for having wasted valuable time, but I hope I can learn > > from it, > > and others on this list as well. > > > > Kind regards, > > Nico Rikken (NL) > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Librecmc-dev mailing list > Librecmc-dev@lists.librecmc.org > https://librecmc.org/mailman/listinfo/librecmc-dev
signature.asc
Description: This is a digitally signed message part
_______________________________________________ Librecmc-dev mailing list Librecmc-dev@lists.librecmc.org https://librecmc.org/mailman/listinfo/librecmc-dev
