Slate AX (GL-AXT1800) EasyTether support

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Hi, is Easy tether supported on this model?
I don’t see which IPK should I use with IPQ6000 soc

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I do not work for and I do not have formal association with GL.iNet

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No, if they do make one, its not gonna be The EasyTether group. Its going to be someone who knows how to make an easy tether driver work with this unit. The EasyTether group isn’t answering anymore. They may be down.

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I have found something that works. bcm53xx/generic/easytetherblahblah.ipk

bsdtar -xf that ipk file
then bsdtar -xf data.tar.gz

then manually place the files extracted into the root system

voila

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Thank you so much!
I can confirm that this works!
I have been hitting my head against a wall trying to get easy tether to work after buying a GL-AXT1800 and your comment is the only one that I have found on any form that actually worked! Thank you!

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Can someone please give a detailed guide on how to get easy tether to work on slate ax? Thank you very much.

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What were the steps exactly? I have the 1st main file he said uploaded to tmp folder.
But I dont understand the steps about "bsdtar -xf" even with a little research. I keep getting
"--ash: bsdstar: not found" with that command.
What is the specific detailed step thats needed, could use someone to spell it out for me please!

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What were the steps exactly? I have the 1st main file he said uploaded to tmp folder.
But I dont understand the steps about "bsdtar -xf" even with a little research. I keep getting
"--ash: bsdstar: not found" with that command.
What is the specific detailed step thats needed? Could use someone to spell it out for me please?

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confirmed working steps:
for tldr for @pieg, skip to cmd 1

  1. enable ssh by going to router admin page, System -> Security -> SSH Remote Access
  2. open a terminal on your computer, go to bcm53xx/generic and cd into the folder containing the ipx file
  3. copy the ipx file to the router. whatever your method of choice is to copy the file, make sure the destination file is /tmp/easytether.tar.gz instead of /tmp/easytether....ipx. A sample scp command has been provided below
    • scp -O easytether-usb-openssl_0.8.9-5_arm_cortex-a9.ipk [email protected]:/tmp/easytether.tar.gz
  4. run ssh [email protected] with the same password as the admin page
  5. Run the following commands on the router:
# cmd 1 (install easytether)
cd /tmp && tar zxf easytether.tar.gz && tar zxf data.tar.gz -C /

# cmd 2 (make sure easytether-usb works)
easytether-usb

# cmd 3, configure network
cat << EOF >> /etc/config/network

config interface 'easytether'
        option proto 'dhcp'
        option metric '30'
        option ifname 'tap-easytether'
EOF

# cmd 4 (configure firewall)
vi /etc/config/firewall

scroll to the section that says
config zone
        option name 'wan'
and then add "easytether" to the end of the list of "wan wan6 wwan"

exit vi by typing Esc, ':', 'x'

# cmd 5 (save changes and reboot)
reboot -f

credit to @rocketman3291 for finding one that works

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Thankyou so much! I sent it back but im going to reorder it and take another shot. I will confirm as soon as possible!

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Were you able to get things up and running for you? Been looking for the same, the last piece of a puzzle i'm trying to put together! Just got the AXT-1800, and have EasyTether. EasyTether has worked great with my macbook and pixel tablet - but struggling to get it to run on the router itself. Using a Pixel 9, EasyTether, AXT-1800 and using the specific file mentioned above (bcm53xx). Can get the file on the router and installed, but when trying to launch receive:

root@GL-AXT1800:/tmp# easytether-usb
/etc/easytether/adbkey: No such file or directory
interface tap-easytether is used by another process (hotplug?)

and havent been able to get beyond that....

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In step 3, why is the .tar.gz file used instead of just using the .ipk? When I open up the driver folder, I see nothing but .ipk files. Is step 3 converting the .ipk file to .tar.gz as well as copying it to the router? @binary-person