econet: Add new target TP-Link Archer VR1200v (v2)

The TP-Link Archer VR1200v (v2) is a low end DSL modem based on the
EcoNet EN751221 processor platform.

While it does have an unlocked bootloader, the factory upgrade feature
requires a cryptographic signature so flashing from the web UI is not
feasible.

The Archer VR1200v (v2) uses a dual-image layout. I have chosen to reuse
this to support dual-boot between OpenWRT and the factory firmware.

Flashing instructions (from bootloader):

Build and then locate the squashfs-sysupgrade.bin image file
Get the length of that file in hex: printf '%X\n' "$(stat -c%s the-file-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin)"
Connect to device with xmodem capability, e.g. picocom --send-cmd lsx -vv -b 115200 /dev/ttyUSB0
Switch device on and press a key within 3 seconds, you should get to a `bldr>` prompt
Type: xmdm 80020000 <file length hex>
Quickly start xmodem and send the file, in picocom that is ctrl+a ctrl+s <paste-the-file-name> enter If the transfer fails to start, wait 30 seconds to a minute for the bootloader prompt to return and then try the command again.
Once the transfer has completed successfully, type the following flash 80000 80020000 <file length hex>
Type `re` or simply restart the device to boot into OpenWRT

Signed-off-by: Caleb James DeLisle <cjd@cjdns.fr>
Link: https://github.com/openwrt/openwrt/pull/19021
Signed-off-by: Hauke Mehrtens <hauke@hauke-m.de>
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Caleb James DeLisle 2025-09-01 10:21:10 +00:00 committed by Hauke Mehrtens
parent ef2785a2d0
commit 442f91c117
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// SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause)
/dts-v1/;
#include "en751221.dtsi"
/ {
model = "TP-Link Archer VR1200v (v2)";
compatible = "tplink,archer-vr1200v-v2", "econet,en751221";
memory@0 {
device_type = "memory";
reg = <0x00000000 0x8000000>;
};
chosen {
stdout-path = "/serial@1fbf0000:115200";
linux,usable-memory-range = <0x00020000 0x07fe0000>;
};
};
&nand {
status = "okay";
econet,bmt;
partitions {
compatible = "fixed-partitions";
#address-cells = <1>;
#size-cells = <1>;
partition@0 {
label = "bootloader";
reg = <0x0 0x00080000>;
read-only;
};
partition@80000 {
label = "misc";
reg = <0x00080000 0x140000>;
};
partition@1c0200 {
label = "kernel";
reg = <0x001c0000 0x400000>;
};
partition@5c0000 {
label = "rootfs";
reg = <0x005c0000 0x1a40000>;
linux,rootfs;
};
partition@1c0000 {
label = "firmware";
reg = <0x001c0000 0x1e40000>;
};
partition@2000000 {
label = "firmware_factory";
reg = <0x2000000 0x1e40000>;
};
partition@3fe0000 {
label = "reserve";
reg = <0x3fe0000 0x20000>;
};
partition@4000000 {
label = "openwrt_ubi";
/* From the factory this is unallocated space, so it's ours for the taking.
* We have up to 0x35e0000 of space, but we reserve 10 eraseblocks (1.25MB)
* in case the BMT steals them from us.
*/
reg = <0x4000000 0x34a0000>;
};
};
};

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@ -30,4 +30,22 @@ define Device/smartfiber_xp8421-b
endef
TARGET_DEVICES += smartfiber_xp8421-b
# NOTE: This will not work for upgrading from factory because it requires a cryptographic signature
# however, it it can be flashed, then it will boot correctly.
define Device/tplink_archer-vr1200v-v2
DEVICE_VENDOR := TP-Link
DEVICE_MODEL := Archer vr1200v
DEVICE_VARIANT := v2
TPLINK_FLASHLAYOUT := 16Mmtk
TPLINK_HWID := 0x0b473502
TPLINK_HWREV := 0x0006007c
TPLINK_HWREVADD := 0x0
TPLINK_HVERSION := 3
DEVICE_DTS := en751221_tplink_archer-vr1200v-v2
IMAGES := sysupgrade.bin
IMAGE/sysupgrade.bin := append-kernel | lzma | pad-to 4193792 | append-rootfs | \
tplink-v2-header -R 0x400000
endef
TARGET_DEVICES += tplink_archer-vr1200v-v2
$(eval $(call BuildImage))