Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2015 12:12 Post subject: Re: Got USB to work! :-)
a_l wrote:
This all concludes that to get both LEDs and USB to work we need BrainSlayer or someone with commit access to add this (if they agree )
Code:
case ROUTER_DLINK_DIR860:
power_gpio = 0x101; // power led green
diag_gpio = 0x100; // power led orange
diag_gpio_disabled = 0x101; // power led green
connected_gpio = 0x104; // wan led green
disconnected_gpio = 0x103; // wan led orange
usb_power = 0x00a; // usb power
break;
Maybe KrypteX can help us to get a bug report on svn.dd-wrt.com?
Thanks in advance!
Can you please point to the code that handles the above parameters and that need to be modified/added to ? I know how to find it, but don't have much time, so maybe you could check it out for me. And then I can make a proper ticket report.
Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2015 12:26 Post subject: Re: Got USB to work! :-)
KrypteX wrote:
a_l wrote:
This all concludes that to get both LEDs and USB to work we need BrainSlayer or someone with commit access to add this (if they agree )
Code:
case ROUTER_DLINK_DIR860:
power_gpio = 0x101; // power led green
diag_gpio = 0x100; // power led orange
diag_gpio_disabled = 0x101; // power led green
connected_gpio = 0x104; // wan led green
disconnected_gpio = 0x103; // wan led orange
usb_power = 0x00a; // usb power
break;
Maybe KrypteX can help us to get a bug report on svn.dd-wrt.com?
Thanks in advance!
Can you please point to the code that handles the above parameters and that need to be modified/added to ? I know how to find it, but don't have much time, so maybe you could check it out for me. And then I can make a proper ticket report.
case ROUTER_DLINK_DIR860:
power_gpio = 0x101; // power led green
diag_gpio = 0x100; // power led orange
diag_gpio_disabled = 0x101; // power led green
connected_gpio = 0x104; // wan led green
disconnected_gpio = 0x103; // wan led orange
usb_power = 0x00a; // usb power
break;
btw, is it now the good time to run ddwrt on 860 a1 or stick with the official 1.10 Firmware? _________________ Atheros:
D-Link DIR-615 I1 ........ DD-WRT 27396
Broadcom:
Linksys WRT54G V6 ...... DD-WRT 14929
btw, is it now the good time to run ddwrt on 860 a1 or stick with the official 1.10 Firmware?
No it hasn't got fixed yet.
It awaits for someone with access right to http://svn.dd-wrt.com/ to enter the bug description and the (quite possible) fix.
Regarding D-Links official 1.10 FW I can't use it, because it is broken with regards to native static IPv6 for WAN.
Therefore I run DD-WRT (a little older built, because the DD-WRT bug mentioned above hasn't got fixed yet.)
I just installed the 27th's build, and I must say, after fixing some of the wifi settings, I'm very impressed. The LED issue isn't a big deal since presently, all of my devices are wireless. But AC performance is right where I'd expect it to be. The connection seems to be smoother and stronger over stock.
Of course, I'd like to chime in and throw my 2 cents around. The router isn't advertised as a dual-band router, and from looking at other hardware that include this same chip, there are very few examples of routers that have the 2nd core activated. I think the hunch that it's "turned off" is right. My guess is it may be coded into the bootloader arguments somehow, given that this chip is technically supposed to have a 2nd core. If not, I feel the router still runs very well for what it is, even with a single core. I came from an A1 running the latest firmware 1.10, which turned my router into garbage (wifi kept dropping and was intermittently passing data).
Also, I'm running mostly AC devices in my home, and it seems that the best settings for 5Ghz wifi (for me, at least) are as follows:
EDITED
Wireless Network Mode: AC/N-Mixed
Wireless Channel: 132 - 5.660Ghz (of course, this can be set to auto as needed)
Channel Width: VHT (80+80 Mhz)
Extension Channel: lower lower
Optimize Multicast Traffic: Disabled
Explicit Beamforming: Disabled
Implicit Beamforming: Enabled
Advanced Settings: TX Antenna - Left, RX Antenna - Right
I pulled a solid 780mbps link when under heavy network load on AC, which is what this router is just about rated at (could've went harder if my PC needed it).
Last edited by balleron24z on Fri Jul 03, 2015 19:24; edited 1 time in total
No it hasn't got fixed yet.
It awaits for someone with access right to http://svn.dd-wrt.com/ to enter the bug description and the (quite possible) fix.
....
balleron24z wrote:
... But AC performance is right where I'd expect it to be. The connection seems to be smoother and stronger over stock.
....
1.if we forget about the usb or led for now, is the build good just for wireless router? (Full functioning QoS, AC, dual band,5ghz, guest network...etc )
I got bought one of this 860 A1, and finds out that I just can not set QoS for guest wifi; infact, I can't even see a list of guests connecting to the router
Before this 860, I had a dir 820 which has all the functions working.
2.possible to restore the 860 A1 stock firmware after flashing ddwrt? _________________ Atheros:
D-Link DIR-615 I1 ........ DD-WRT 27396
Broadcom:
Linksys WRT54G V6 ...... DD-WRT 14929
No it hasn't got fixed yet.
It awaits for someone with access right to http://svn.dd-wrt.com/ to enter the bug description and the (quite possible) fix.
....
balleron24z wrote:
... But AC performance is right where I'd expect it to be. The connection seems to be smoother and stronger over stock.
....
1.if we forget about the usb or led for now, is the build good just for wireless router? (Full functioning QoS, AC, dual band,5ghz, guest network...etc )
I got bought one of this 860 A1, and finds out that I just can not set QoS for guest wifi; infact, I can't even see a list of guests connecting to the router
Before this 860, I had a dir 820 which has all the functions working.
2.possible to restore the 860 A1 stock firmware after flashing ddwrt?
1. I haven't tried QoS (I've heard DDWRT in general isn't know for having the best QoS system), but I can confirm that AC is working (see my post above, the speeds surpass what Wireless N is capable of), and AC only works on 5Ghz, not 2.4Ghz, so 5Ghz is confirmed working. Guest network should be fine, as this is a Broadcom chipset, so from a hardware level, everything should be good. I can test this later on today for you, since I just flashed last night, but I'm sure the bulk of features are operable.
2. Since this router is very similar to the DIR-868L, which was supported first, I'm sure the revert steps are very similar to that. You just take the BIN from D-Link of the firmware you want, and flash via the web interface, ensuring you factory reset prior to doing this. But honestly, I'm not looking back at D-Links firmware, it was functional but garbage, and D-Link's software development team didn't think major bugs needed fixing.
Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2015 7:19 Post subject: Update on the amount of CPU cores
Just a little update.
BrainSlayer confirmed to me that he had seen other routers that only had a single core (with respect to whether BCM47081A0 is single core or not.)
He also mentioned that it is the same smp kernel that is used regardless if the CPU of a router is single or dual core.
Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2015 15:22 Post subject: BCM47081A0
Thanks A_l. Too bad, I was hoping there would be a way to utilize two cores with this router. I wonder if the B1 version with the MTK (realtek)7621AT(MIPS) dual core is faster than the singe core A1 version with the BCM47081A0(ARM) ? I'm happy with the performance and stability of the latest dd-wrt I'm using. Its been working perfectly even with a slight overclock to 1000mhz. I look forward to trying out the next beta version with the led and usb fix.
Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2015 1:03 Post subject: Re: r27490
Edr wrote:
Ive been running r27490 for two days now, its been stable so far. No issues for me yet.
Mine's been running smoothly, no drop-outs or anything on the majority of my devices, but I'm noticing some of my clients are still not running full-rate.
My single antenna devices hit 433mbps like they should, but I've got some 2x2 devices that hover around 260mbps, and throughput on those is spotty. Any advice on setting changes that would boost performance? I've read the Kong guide on broadcom chips and how to set it up in DD-WRT, but I find it odd that some of the devices aren't hitting full rate when needed. Other than that, the router is pushing just fine, I'm getting excellent speed via 2.4 band, and 5 band is great too, but with the 2x2 devices I'm using, I can't hit full rate. Also, when I initially save the settings for the router, it shoots up to 867mbps like it should, but then drops off after a bit.