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+# openwrt-redmi-ax3000
+
+`Openwrt` for `Redmi AX3000` / `Xiaomi CR880x` / `Xiaomi CR881x`
+
+**!!! NOTE: This is the main development branch which using mainline `Linux LTS 5.4` !!!**
+
+If you need more stable versions, please checkout the following branches which using QSDK kernel
+- [`ipq50xx-qsdk-kernel-5.4-openwrt-21.02-qsdk-11.5.05.841.1029`](https://github.com/hzyitc/openwrt-redmi-ax3000/tree/ipq50xx-qsdk-kernel-5.4-openwrt-21.02-qsdk-11.5.05.841.1029) 
+- [`ipq50xx-qsdk-kernel-4.4-openwrt-21.02-qsdk-11.4.0.5.7418`](https://github.com/hzyitc/openwrt-redmi-ax3000/tree/ipq50xx-qsdk-kernel-4.4-openwrt-21.02-qsdk-11.4.0.5.7418)
+
+| Device                                                 | Boot | Switch | CPU Ethernet | NSS NAT | 2.4G WiFi | 5G WiFi |
+| :-:                                                    | :-:  | :-:    | :-:          | :-:     | :-:       | :-:     |
+| Xiaomi CR880x <br /> (M79 version)                     | ✔️  | ✔️     | ✔️          | ❌      | ✔️       | ✔️¹     |
+| Redmi AX3000 <br /> Xiaomi CR880x <br /> (M81 version) | ✔️  | ✔️     | ✔️          | ❌      | ✔️       | ✔️¹     |
+| Xiaomi CR881x                                          | ✔️  | ✔️     | ✔️          | ❌      | ✔️       | ✔️¹     |
+>
+> NOTE¹: For 160MHz, `Country Code`, `Width` and `Channel` need to be set correctly. And wait 1 minute for radar detection, then the WiFi will be appeareed.
+>
+>	```
+>	uci -q batch <<-EOF
+>		wireless.radio1.country='CN'
+>		wireless.radio1.htmode='HE160'
+>		wireless.radio1.channel='64'
+>	EOF
+>	```
+
+## How to build
+
+OS: `Ubuntu 20.04 (focal)`
+
+```bash
+# Install dependencies
+sudo apt update
+sudo apt install build-essential clang flex g++ gawk gcc-multilib gettext \
+  git libncurses5-dev libssl-dev python3-distutils rsync unzip zlib1g-dev
+
+# Clone this repo
+git clone https://github.com/hzyitc/openwrt-redmi-ax3000
+cd openwrt-redmi-ax3000
+
+# Update and install feeds
+./scripts/feeds update -a
+./scripts/feeds install -a
+
+# Configure
+make menuconfig
+
+# Download
+make -j16 download
+
+# Build
+make -j$(nproc)
+```
+
+## How to install
+
+### Get `UART` access
+
+> Input from `UART` will be allowed after a successful `TFTP recovery`.
+
+1. Connect `UART` and `LAN`.
+
+2. Download the vendor firmware:
+
+	Offical website: https://www.miwifi.com/miwifi_download.html
+
+	| Device        | URL                                                                                                |
+	| :-:           | :-:                                                                                                |
+	| Redmi AX3000  | https://cdn.cnbj1.fds.api.mi-img.com/xiaoqiang/rom/ra81/miwifi_ra81_firmware_1dd69c_1.0.33.bin     |
+	| Xiaomi CR8806 | https://cdn.cnbj1.fds.api.mi-img.com/xiaoqiang/rom/cr8806/miwifi_cr8806_firmware_fe70b_6.2.14.bin  |
+	| Xiaomi CR8808 | https://cdn.cnbj1.fds.api.mi-img.com/xiaoqiang/rom/cr8808/miwifi_cr8808_firmware_9d216_6.2.11.bin  |
+	| Xiaomi CR8809 | https://cdn.cnbj1.fds.api.mi-img.com/xiaoqiang/rom/cr8809/miwifi_cr8809_firmware_b814a_6.2.102.bin |
+
+3. Use [`MIWIFIRepairTool`](https://bigota.miwifi.com/xiaoqiang/tools/MIWIFIRepairTool.x86.zip) to recover the device's firmware.
+
+	Offical tutorial: https://www.xiaomi.cn/post/19134127
+
+	> This tool simply does `TFTP recovery`. You can use other `DHCP` and `TFTP` server as well.
+	>
+	> Here are some useful links:
+	>
+	>> https://forum.openwrt.org/t/adding-openwrt-support-for-xiaomi-redmi-router-ax6s-xiaomi-router-ax3200/111085/513
+	>>
+	>> https://github.com/mikeeq/xiaomi_ax3200_openwrt#uart-flash
+	>>
+	>> https://openwrt.org/inbox/toh/xiaomi/xiaomi_ax3600#tftp_recovery
+
+4. Hold the `reset` button and reboot the router until the `system` LED blink.
+
+5. Wait until the firmware being flashed.
+
+6. Unplug then plug back in the power.
+
+7. Send any key stroke to `UART` to interrupt the `U-boot`.
+
+8. Run the following command inside `U-boot`:
+
+	```shell
+	setenv boot_wait on
+	setenv uart_en 1
+	saveenv
+	```
+
+Now we have enabled `UART`.
+
+### Flash Openwrt
+
+#### a. Use `U-boot` to flash
+
+Download [`openwrt-ipq50xx-arm-redmi_ax3000-squashfs-nand-factory.ubi`](https://github.com/hzyitc/openwrt-redmi-ax3000/releases/latest/download/openwrt-ipq50xx-arm-redmi_ax3000-squashfs-nand-factory.ubi) and put it into TFTP root.
+
+Then run the following command inside `U-boot`:
+
+```shell
+# This router ip
+setenv ipaddr 192.168.1.2
+# TFTP server ip
+setenv serverip 192.168.1.1
+
+# Download the firmware to the RAM
+tftpboot openwrt-ipq50xx-arm-redmi_ax3000-squashfs-nand-factory.ubi
+
+# Flash it as system 2
+flash rootfs_1
+setenv flag_try_sys2_failed 0
+setenv flag_boot_rootfs 1
+setenv flag_last_success 1
+saveenv
+
+# Flash it as system 1
+# flash rootfs
+# setenv flag_try_sys1_failed 0
+# setenv flag_boot_rootfs 0
+# setenv flag_last_success 0
+# saveenv
+
+# Reboot
+reset
+```
+
+#### b. Use `miwifi` (the vendor firmware) to flash
+
+```bash
+cd /tmp
+wget https://github.com/hzyitc/openwrt-redmi-ax3000/releases/latest/download/openwrt-ipq50xx-arm-redmi_ax3000-squashfs-nand-factory.ubi
+
+# Check your partition table
+# cat /proc/mtd
+[[ "$(grep '"rootfs"' /proc/mtd | cut -d':' -f1)" == "mtd18" ]] || exit
+[[ "$(grep '"rootfs_1"' /proc/mtd | cut -d':' -f1)" == "mtd19" ]] || exit
+
+# Detect the current system slot and flash into the other one
+# cat /proc/cmdline
+mtd="$(grep -oE 'ubi.mtd=[a-zA-Z0-9\-\_]*' /proc/cmdline | cut -d'=' -f2)"
+if [[ "$mtd" == "rootfs" ]]; then
+	# Flash it as system 2
+	ubiformat /dev/mtd19 -f openwrt-ipq50xx-arm-redmi_ax3000-squashfs-nand-factory.ubi
+	nvram set flag_try_sys2_failed=0
+	nvram set flag_boot_rootfs=1
+	nvram set flag_last_success=1
+	nvram commit
+elif [[ "$mtd" == "rootfs_1" ]]; then
+	# Flash it as system 1
+	ubiformat /dev/mtd18 -f openwrt-ipq50xx-arm-redmi_ax3000-squashfs-nand-factory.ubi
+	nvram set flag_try_sys1_failed=0
+	nvram set flag_boot_rootfs=0
+	nvram set flag_last_success=0
+	nvram commit
+fi
+
+# Reboot
+reboot
+```
+
+## Related links
+
+[`openwrt/openwrt`](https://github.com/openwrt/openwrt) - Openwrt official repository
+
+[`qsdk`](https://git.codelinaro.org/clo/qsdk) - QSDK official repository
+
+[`quic/qca-sdk-nss-fw`](https://github.com/quic/qca-sdk-nss-fw) - NSS firmware
+
+[`quic/upstream-wifi-fw`](https://github.com/quic/upstream-wifi-fw) - WiFi firmware
+
+[`qca/qca-swiss-army-knife`](https://github.com/qca/qca-swiss-army-knife) - BDF tools
+
+[`Telecominfraproject/wlan-ap`](https://github.com/Telecominfraproject/wlan-ap) - another Openwrt which support `ipq50xx`