Replacement firmware
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Linksys EA8500
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Replacement firmware
Replace router software with a customizable system for network controls and community packages.
How to get started
Follow the guide for your exact router version. The first installation may use its web interface, recovery mode or a serial connection.
- Setup
- Firmware replacement; route varies by router
- You’ll need
- Exact hardware revision, an appropriate OpenWrt release and its model-specific installation guide.
- v1
- Get OpenWrt firmware Release listed · 25.12.6
- Hardware revision not specified
- Get firmware Release listed · 25.12.5
- Hardware revision not specified
- Open hardware record Release listed · 25.12.5
Recorded configuration: 128NAND MB flash; 512 MB RAM
- First installation
- GUI OEM; U-Boot TFTP recovery; U-Boot TFTP + serial recovery; see forum
Features & details
Check the project and hardware shown for each feature.
Device details
linksys ea8500 — device documentation (github.com)Device details — Source documentation (openwrt.org)
- Hardware revision
- v1
OpenWrt · v1
- Installation routes recorded
- GUI OEM, U-Boot TFTP recovery, U-Boot TFTP + serial recovery, see forum
- Recovery routes recorded
- U-Boot TFTP recovery, U-Boot TFTP + serial recovery
- Availability recorded by source
- Available 2019
Hardware details
Documented hardware
linksys ea8500 — device documentation (github.com)Linksys EA8500 — TechInfoDepot (github.com)Linksys EA8500 — WikiDevi (github.com)Documented hardware — Source documentation (openwrt.org)
- Hardware revision
- v1
- Board identifier
- EWW604-B1-L5
- Processor
- Qualcomm IPQ8064
- Wi-Fi chip
- Qualcomm Atheros QCA9980
- Processor
- Qualcomm Atheros IPQ8064
- Memory
- 512 MB
- Hardware revision
- v1
- Wi-Fi chip
- 2x Qualcomm Atheros QCA9980
Security
Saved scan
No device-specific advisory matched our saved CVE research.
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