Tag: OpenWRT

Update (6): Bringing OpenWRT (Barrier Breaker) to TL-WA801ND v2

The Dropbox folder contains binaries of the “Barrier Breaker” trunk as well. Note that the latest ones have an unlocked bootloader. This allows to install a new or modified bootloader into the device from a started OpenWRT. If you feel uncomfortable with this as it also imposes some security risks: don’t use these binaries. Use… Continue reading Update (6): Bringing OpenWRT (Barrier Breaker) to TL-WA801ND v2

Unbricking a TP-Link TL-WA801ND v2

Experimenting with embedded devices is fun but things not always work as expected. Sometimes you just flash the wrong firmware. So did I. After having done so I furthermore realized that the bootloader in my TL-WA801ND v2.1 was the current one and therefore contains a bug (or maybe it was deliberately crippled?). The impact of… Continue reading Unbricking a TP-Link TL-WA801ND v2

Reverting a TP-Link TL-WA801ND from OpenWRT back to stock firmware

I think it might be of interest what I’ve answered in response to one of my commenters. So I decided to put in here as well: Going back to stock firmware is not that complicated although it can’t be done from the web interface. First you need to get a stock firmware from TP-Link. I… Continue reading Reverting a TP-Link TL-WA801ND from OpenWRT back to stock firmware

Update (5): Bringing OpenWRT (Barrier Breaker) to TL-WA801ND v2

I created a Dropbox folder from where you can download version 12.09 for TL-WA801ND v2 access points. It also contains binaries of the “Barrier Breaker” trunk as well. Note that the later ones are under development and not considered stable. The trunk builds are more or less actual. If time permits I compile the latest… Continue reading Update (5): Bringing OpenWRT (Barrier Breaker) to TL-WA801ND v2

Update (3): Bringing OpenWRT (Barrier Breaker) to TL-WA801ND v2

Version 12.09 of OpenWRT is running really well on my TL-WA801ND access points and in the meantime the OpenWRT project is working on the upcoming version named “Barrier Breaker”. I ported this version to the TL-WA801ND v2 as well and it is also running fine. If anyone is interested in this I uploaded the required… Continue reading Update (3): Bringing OpenWRT (Barrier Breaker) to TL-WA801ND v2

Update (2): Bringing OpenWRT to TL-WA801ND v2

I updated my article about OpenWRT on TL-WA801ND v2 and added a link to a downloadable patch file for the 12.09 source tree. This is to avoid tab-to-space conversions by copy-pasting the text from the article resulting in failures during patching. Read more →