¶ Introduction
| More Infomation:Banana Pi BPI-WiFi5 Router |
¶ Upgrade Firmware
¶ Web Page Upgrade
¶ Prepare
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Ethernet cable
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BPI-WiFi5
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12V power supply
¶ Upgrade Steps
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Download the image you want to upgrade.
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Power on the BPI-WiFi5 and connect it to your computer using an Ethernet cable.
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Open the web interface in your browser,and enter the password:
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default IP: 192.168.4.1
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Password: admin
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Select “More"
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Select “System", then select "Backup/Upgrade".
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Select “Flash image…".
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Select the image you want to upgrade, and then click "OK" to upload.
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Uncheck "Keep settings and retain the current configuration".Select "Continue".
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Wait a few minutes, after the upgrade is completed, it will automatically restart and the web page will automatically refresh.
¶ Upgrade via Serial
¶ Prepare
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Ethernet cable
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BPI-WiFi5
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12V power supply
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USB to TTL cable
¶ Upgrade Steps
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Download the image you want to upgrade.
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Connect the BPI-WiFi5 to your computer using an Ethernet cable.
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Set the computer’s IP to 192.168.4.100, as shown in the image below.
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Connect to the computer using a USB to TTL cable and open a serial terminal tool.
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Power on the BPI-WiFi5.
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Press any key during startup to enter the U-Boot terminal.
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Type httpd 192.168.4.1 and press Enter.
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Open a browser, type the address 192.168.4.1, and access it.
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Click "Browse" to select the image file and Click "Update firmware" to upload it.
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Wait for the update to complete, which is expected to take about 2 minutes.
¶ Compile the image
¶ Prepare
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Ethernet cable
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BPI-WiFi5
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12V power supply
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Ubuntu18.04
Install the required dependencies:
sudo apt install make gcc g++ device-tree-compiler bc libncurses-dev perl-modules-5.26 patch gawk unzip python gitGet source code
git clone https://github.com/BPI-SINOVOIP/BPI-WiFi5-Siflower¶ Compile uboot
cd ./BPI-WiFi5-Siflower/uboot
./make.sh sfa28_ac28¶ Compile kernel & OpenWrt
cd ./BPI-WiFi5-Siflower/openwrt-18.06
#If you want to compile the luci interface
./make.sh a28_bpi
#If you want to compile the luci2 interface
./make.sh a28_bpi_luci2After the compilation is complete, a bin file will appear in the current directory. This is the firmware you have compiled.
![compile_finish.png]image::/bpi-wifi5/enable_httpd.png[enable_httpd.png](/bpi-wifi5/compile_finish.png)