How to flash gl.inet Beryl ax with Vanilla Openwrt
Ive heard that flashing the gl.inet Beryl ax GL-MT3000 with Vanilla openwrt is a way to ensure that there is more privacy versus whatever the Chinese manufacturer has already installed. Is this true? If so, step by step, what do I need to do to set this up? I have very little networking knowledge. Id really appreciate if there is somebody out there to help explain the process. Im new to this stuff, so please dont judge me.
If I do this, how do I keep the router updated and can I still use a VPN on the router?
Not sure what you mean by more privacy. Gl.inet’s firmware works fine and doesn't invade your privacy. So that's untrue.
If you still want to flash to community openwrt for the Beryl AX:
1.download the community openwrt sysupgrade image for the gl-mt3000
2.Login to the gl.inet admin panel at 192.168.8.1
3.Navigate to the system > upgrade > local upgrade
4.upload the .bin and uncheck the “keep settings” to ensure a clean install and avoid any configuration conflicts between the gl.inet fork and community openwrt.
5.after the reboot, access the community openwrt webif at 192.168.1.1
Openwrt has VPN options as package options, you'll have to find those packages, Install them and reconfigure. As far as keeping it updated, there is an option to let you know if there's a new version available, tick that, or manually check openwrt website and look for a new version. They have several different ways of updating, one of the easiest is using owut
If you are new to gl.inet, I would suggest staying with it and learning it best you can before jumping to straight openwrt. You can access luci thru glinet webif and teach yourself openwrt easier this way.
The guide I gave is fine, you don't have to use the UBI image with a Beryl AX. You had to with the flint 1 because that's ipq6xxx based and still not fully supported. Beryl AX is mediatek, much different.
There isn't even a ubi image for the Beryl AX, it only comes in sysupgrade or kernel formats.
