>> if I haven't overlooked it, the patch does not provide a "factory" Image as
>> in ar71xx, at least according to "Flashing instructions".
> if I parse this correctly, then my answer is, that I simply didn't included
> instructions for flashing of factory image as it wasn't possible at that time,
> because `fwupdate.real` utility in airOS v6+ (I'm not 100% sure about this),
> doesn't allow flashing of unsigned factory images, so you simply couldn't
> flash other factory images then those from Ubiquity.

Would appreciate if the "factory" images could still be created.
There are users in our community receiving new ubnt AirMax devices
with AirOS v6.1.5+.   They are loading 3.18.06.1 base factory images
via tftp.  A recent reference below.

>From the release notes where signatures were added in AirOS, key
statement is "except via TFTP", is excluded from signed firmware
check:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
6.0.7 (XM/XW/TI) Changelog / September 8, 2017
====

Important:
airOS v6.0.7 will allow only signed firmware to be loaded. Signed
versions of the following airOS versions are available: v5.6.15,
v6.0.3, v6.0.4, v6.0.6
All future airOS versions will be signed in this way and not allow
unsigned firmware to be loaded except via TFTP
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

A user in our community used tftp to flash an image to this device:
Ref:  https://github.com/aredn/aredn_ar71xx/issues/233

/var/etc/board.info from BULLET M2 XW  AIR OS  v6.1.5
board.sysid=0xe2c4
board.cpurevision=0x00001122
board.name=Bullet M2
board.shortname=B2N

Joe AE6XE

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