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Mikrotik mAP lite - OpenWrt 18.06.1

Quick guide for installing OpenWrt on a Mikrotik mAP lite.

Prepare network boot

  • Download the network boot image to a network boot location. initramfs-kernel
  • Download the sysupgrade archive, you need to serve this over http. squashfs-sysupgrade
    python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8000
  • Configure a network boot server, e.g. dnsmasq: /etc/dnsmasq.d/server.conf
    ...
    enable-tftp
    tftp-root=/var/lib/tftp
    dhcp-boot=/var/lib/tftp/maplite/openwrt-18.06.1-ar71xx-mikrotik-rb-nor-flash-16M-initramfs-kernel.bin
    ...
  • Connect the mAP lite to ethernet (network boot network).
  • Press the reset button, connect power (USB).
  • Wait until LEDs flash (about 5 seconds) then release the button.
  • Connect to the mAP lite via wifi (ethernet is not available for connecting to).
  • Modify settings for network boot (the 'try ethernet once' setting is not persistent across reboots).
    System → Routerboard → Settings → Boot device: Try ethernet once then NAND
    System → Routerboard → Settings → Boot protocol: DHCP
    System → Routerboard → Settings → Force Backup Booter: Checked
    
    system -> shutdown
  • Unplug and replug power.
  • After a while (monitor your dnsmasq logs, tcpdump etc), you can ping the mAP lite.
    # ip addr add 192.168.1.10/24 dev eth0
    # ping 192.168.1.1
    PING 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
    64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=1.64 ms
    64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.789 ms
    64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=0.730 ms
  • You can now log in (SSH or HTTP) to the mAP lite, booted from network.
    # ssh  root@192.168.1.1                                                                                                 
    The authenticity of host '192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1)' can't be established.
    Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? yes
    Warning: Permanently added '192.168.1.1' (RSA) to the list of known hosts.
    
    
    BusyBox v1.28.3 () built-in shell (ash)
    
      _______                     ________        __
     |       |.-----.-----.-----.|  |  |  |.----.|  |_
     |   -   ||  _  |  -__|     ||  |  |  ||   _||   _|
     |_______||   __|_____|__|__||________||__|  |____|
              |__| W I R E L E S S   F R E E D O M
     -----------------------------------------------------
     OpenWrt 18.06.1, r7258-5eb055306f
     -----------------------------------------------------
    === WARNING! =====================================
    There is no root password defined on this device!
    Use the "passwd" command to set up a new password
    in order to prevent unauthorized SSH logins.
    --------------------------------------------------
  • Install OpenWrt permanently on the mAP lite:
    root@OpenWrt:/etc/config# sysupgrade -n -v http://192.168.1.10:8000/openwrt-18.06.1-ar71xx-mikrotik-rb-nor-flash-16M-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin
    Downloading 'http://192.168.1.10:8000/openwrt-18.06.1-ar71xx-mikrotik-rb-nor-flash-16M-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin'
    Connecting to 192.168.1.10:8000
    Writing to '/tmp/sysupgrade.img'
    /tmp/sysupgrade.img  100% |*******************************|  3776k  0:00:00 ETA
    Download completed (3866975 bytes)
    Commencing upgrade. Closing all shell sessions.
    Connection to 192.168.1.1 closed by remote host.
    Connection to 192.168.1.1 closed.
  • Remove the network boot host key.
    ssh-keygen -f "/root/.ssh/known_hosts" -R 192.168.1.1
  • Wait until the installation to finish, this can take a minute or two.
  • Log in on the mAP lite (SSH or HTTP):
    # ssh  root@192.168.1.1                                                                                                 
    The authenticity of host '192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1)' can't be established.
    Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? yes
    Warning: Permanently added '192.168.1.1' (RSA) to the list of known hosts.
    
    
    BusyBox v1.28.3 () built-in shell (ash)
    
      _______                     ________        __
     |       |.-----.-----.-----.|  |  |  |.----.|  |_
     |   -   ||  _  |  -__|     ||  |  |  ||   _||   _|
     |_______||   __|_____|__|__||________||__|  |____|
              |__| W I R E L E S S   F R E E D O M
     -----------------------------------------------------
     OpenWrt 18.06.1, r7258-5eb055306f
     -----------------------------------------------------
    === WARNING! =====================================
    There is no root password defined on this device!
    Use the "passwd" command to set up a new password
    in order to prevent unauthorized SSH logins.
    --------------------------------------------------
mikrotik_map_lite_openwrt.txt · Last modified: 2021/10/09 15:14 by 127.0.0.1