I updated my GL-AR300M16 device firmware downloaded from gli-inet official website. openwrt-ar300m16-4.3.22-1218-1734488982.bin file, which was previously downloaded from gl-inet download center , it is shipped with luci.
on the luci panel, the "System" specs is listed as follows:
System
Hostname GL-AR300M
Model GL.iNet GL-AR300M (NOR)
Architecture Qualcomm Atheros QCA9533 ver 2 rev 0
Target Platform ath79/nand
Firmware Version OpenWrt 22.03.4 r20123-38ccc47687 / LuCI openwrt-22.03 branch git-23.093.57104-ce20b4a
Kernel Version 5.10.176
Local Time 2025-01-07 10:38:55
Uptime 1h 19m 1s
Load Average 0.78, 0.43, 0.40
Why is the Target Platform ath79/nand ? According to the OpenWrt Hardware Selector , the firmware for GL-AR300M16 is supposed to be ath79/generic.
Also, after ssh into the router,
root@GL-AR300M:~# cat /proc/cpuinfo system type : Qualcomm Atheros QCA9533 ver 2 rev 0 machine : GL.iNet GL-AR300M (NOR) processor : 0 cpu model : MIPS 24Kc V7.4
root@GL-AR300M:~# uname -a Linux GL-AR300M 5.10.176 #0 Sun Apr 9 12:27:46 2023 mips GNU/Linux
the system architechture printed by uname -a is mips , while according to /proc/cpuinfo it is supposed to be mips_24kc ?
Am I having the wrong version of luci? Do I need to flash a new one?
If I need to flash a new luci, do I perform it via the gli-net admin panel or via the luci panel? last time I tried to flash something from luci panel the router went brick.
Also, the AstroRelay only supports 19.07 and 21.02 openwrt.
Do I need to revert luci to previous versions in order to be in accordance with astrorelay?
I downloaded from openwrt firmware selector openwrt 21.02.7, but after uploading it , luci reported image check failed.
Tue Jan 7 11:33:55 CST 2025 upgrade: Device glinet,gl-ar300m-nor not supported by this image Tue Jan 7 11:33:55 CST 2025 upgrade: Supported devices: glinet,gl-ar300m16 gl-ar300m Image check failed.
The uploaded image file does not contain a supported format. Make sure that you choose the generic image format for your platform.
Should I force upgrade it?
EDIT: alright I upgraded it. now the luci version is right, showing the target platform ath79/generic
System
Hostname GL-AR300M
Model GL.iNet GL-AR300M16
Architecture Qualcomm Atheros QCA9533 ver 2 rev 0
Target Platform ath79/generic
Firmware Version OpenWrt 21.02.7 r16847-f8282da11e / LuCI openwrt-21.02 branch git-23.093.57360-e98243e
Kernel Version 5.4.238
Local Time 2025-01-07 12:04:12
Uptime 0h 19m 22s
Load Average 0.30, 0.15, 0.10
However, after flashing opwrt firmware, the gli-admin panel is completely gone. Only luci interfact is left. And it fails to detect tethering device.