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Be careful of GL.iNet's products - some of them say they run OpenWRT, but they don't run stock OpenWRT and instead offer a version of OpenWRT supplied by the CP
by thisislife2 2y ago
Be careful of GL.iNet's products - some of them say they run OpenWRT, but they don't run stock OpenWRT and instead offer a version of OpenWRT supplied by the CPU manufacturer, with binary drivers and no source code.
- mook 2y agoYeah, it's probably best to pick something with upstream OpenWRT support and flash it when you get the device. I think that's what grandparent was saying, given that they link to the ToH.
- simonmales 2y agoAh shit, I blindly ordered the first Flint thinking OpenWRT would magically work. I just spotted an upstream PR in the works, so it should be supported eventually.
- nickysielicki 2y agoSigh, time is a flat circle: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38934013#38936279 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38934013#38936279
- cnst 2y agoYup, it's specifically a problem if you simply go to Amazon, and shop GL.iNet based on price. Their GL.iNet SFT-1200 "Opal" router does NOT have ANY OSS firmware options. It's a great travel router for $35 USD, but, alas, they're basically abusing the OpenWrt trademark by advertising it as an OpenWrt router when it is not. Luckily, I think most of the other ones do have OpenWrt builds, but, if you're going to install OpenWrt manually, might as well get a different/cheaper router from some other manufacturer, like Cudy or Dynalink, which are also supported by OpenWrt, and are very affordable for the hardware that you get.