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Software Support
Incredibly simple to upgrade and recover.
The standout feature of this device is its UnBrickable capability when installing fresh firmware updates, ensuring safe and easy upgrades. The OpenWrt team consistently provides both snapshots and official releases. Therefore, on the software front, they have done an outstanding job of keeping everything simple and functioning seamlessly.
Our unit was delivered with the latest snapshot pre-installed; however, because it was still in its developmental phase, certain packages were not accessible from the OpenWrt server. We resolved this problem by flashing the most recent Release Candidate (RC) firmware. We accomplished this by accessing the LuCI web interface, navigating to System -> Backup/Flash Firmware, and selecting the latest Sysupgrade image file that we had downloaded from the OpenWrt firmware selector page.
The board features two types of available storage options, 256 MiB of SPI NAND Flash and 16 MiB of SPI NOR Flash storage, offering substantial capacity for enhancing functionality and performance. This configuration allows users to tailor their systems to meet their unique requirements while maintaining optimal performance. In the event of corruption within the system files, you can easily alternate between the two types or alternatively flash a new firmware image directly from a USB flash drive.
Checking system temperatures
Preliminary evaluations suggest that the passive heat sink maintains the System on Chip (SoC) temperature around 59°C in an ambient temperature of 21°C. What is the optimal temperature range for the MediaTek MT7981B? MediaTek indicates that this SoC operates optimally between -40°C and 85°C. Although temperatures may rise during intensive tasks, they remain within a safe operating range.
mt7915_phy0-isa-18000000
Adapter: ISA adapter
temp1: +50.0°C (high = +120.0°C, crit = +110.0°C)
cpu_thermal-virtual-0
Adapter: Virtual device
temp1: +59.3°C
mt7915_phy1-isa-18000000
Adapter: ISA adapter
temp1: +50.0°C (high = +120.0°C, crit = +110.0°C)
nvme-pci-0100
Adapter: PCI adapter
Composite: +35.9°C (low = -40.1°C, high = +99.8°C)
(crit = +109.8°C)
Sensor 1: +44.9°C (low = -40.1°C, high = +99.8°C)
Sensor 2: +51.9°C (low = -40.1°C, high = +114.8°C)
It’s a mistake to compare the router with BPI R4.
Compare it with BPI R3. Unfortunately Openwrt One looses in every possible category including price.
OpenWrt may have prioritized profit over customer value, which could be considered a strategic mistake.