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    ath79: add support for TP-LINK Archer C7 v4 · 12310f05
    Oldřich Jedlička authored
    
    
    TP-Link Archer C7 v4 is a dual-band AC1750 router, based on the
    Qualcomm/Atheros QCA9561 SoC + QCA9880.
    
    Specification:
    
    - 775/650/258 MHz (CPU/DDR/AHB)
    - 128 MB of RAM (DDR2)
    - 16 MB of FLASH (SPI NOR)
    - 3T3R 2.4 GHz
    - 3T3R 5 GHz
    - 5x 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet
    - 7x LED, 2x button
    - UART header on PCB
    
    Flash instruction:
    1. Upload openwrt-ath79-generic-tplink_archer-c7-v4-squashfs-factory.bin
       via Web interface
    
    Flash instruction using TFTP recovery:
    1. Set PC to fixed ip address 192.168.0.66
    2. Download openwrt-ath79-generic-tplink_archer-c7-v4-squashfs-factory.bin
       and rename it to ArcherC7v4_tp_recovery.bin
    3. Start a tftp server with the file tp_recovery.bin in its root directory
    4. Turn off the router
    5. Press and hold Reset button
    6. Turn on router with the reset button pressed and wait ~15 seconds
    7. Release the reset button and after a short time
       the firmware should be transferred from the tftp server
    8. Wait ~30 second to complete recovery.
    
    Signed-off-by: default avatarOldřich Jedlička <oldium.pro@gmail.com>
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