Running OpenWRT on the Plusnet Hub One (& BT Home Hub 5a)

[#1]

Is this device supported by sysupgrade or will one have to manually back up config files, flash a clean image and re-install packages / configs?
I'm stuck with the latter on a RouterBoard RB750 series but if I could get updates and relegate the RB + HG612 to backup use for a point + click upgrade path I may see if I can get me a cheap HH5a from a popular auction website...

[#2]

Did you have any problems with the configuration afterwards, I managed to crossflash my TP-link TD-W8970 with TD-W9980 firmware and now have a functional vdsl modem syncing at 80d/20u (home hub at 78d/19u) however I'm having problems with the PPP connection, the only difference I can find is that on the TP-Link the ACS field is blank (CWMP settings) would I be right in thinking that it's an auto-configuration server to connect to PN and needs setting up?

[#3]

You can configure it yourself.  It doesn't have to be autoconfigured by ACS.
Just put your username@plusdsl.net and password in the relevant boxes.
Edit: where username is your own broadband account name of course.
You may need to click on a "Connect" button if there is one.

[#4]

It is possible to do this without soldering? As in just tape a wire in place?

[#5]

Thanks for the howto, really helped

now the hh5a is booting openwrt can i desolder the wires or are they needed for flashing/updating or can we do that though the gui or telnet???

thanks again

[#6]

Hi everyone, 

Since the community site migrated to Lithium I have been unable to reset my password, no idea what email address I used when I signed up and only ever used the site for this one post anyway... 

So yeah, glad to see people have been able to do this successfully! I have also added a couple of quick n dirty shell scripts for controlling the LED lighting (tuning off at night, back on in day via cron.etc), i've added them to the link above with the firmware files.etc https://leehobson.xyz/index.php/s/BsHCtMTprdLlfMn

To answer a couple of questions, this does involved soldering 3 surface mount soldered wires unfortunately, although this is relatively easy with a £10 find tip soldering iron, and quick tutorial on Youtube if you have never soldered before. Once OpenWRT has been flashed, you can then de-solder the wires and you are free to p*ss about with the firmware as you please. 

And finally flashing this will completely replace the original firmware, however as part of this you can create a backup of the original calibration files and firmware should you ever wish to restore to the original PN/HH5 firmware. 

[#7]

Hi core2lee, I'm wondering how you reset openwrt back to default, tried the reset on the back and top, couldn't ssh into hh5a when in failsafe (think that's to do with flashing ubifs-image instead of SquashFS-Image)

Any help with this would be great, I'm scared of locking myself out and unable to reset

Thanks

[#8]

I was reading this thread with interest yesterday.

Is the downloads page link  https://leehobson.xyz/index.php/s/BsHCtMTprdLlfMn  working for anyone else this morning?  (It was fine yesterday)

[#9]

Link seems to be working for me.

I'm just going through the process now and I'm loading the openwrt-lantiq-xrx200-BTHOMEHUBV5A-install-uImage-initramfs file currently. It seems to be stuck at 

[  355.900000] br-lan: port 1(eth0.1) entered forwarding state

Haven't had any movement now for about 5 minutes. Anyone else encounter this as a problem?

Thanks,

Mike

[#10]

Link still not working for me.  Web browser returning 'This site can't be reached'.

I was apparently moved onto Plusnet's new Network early this morning and I think this may be a factor.  Thanks for checking for me.  It looks like it may be a routing problem.

[#11]

It's now down for me too.

[#12]

The domain points to a Plusnet-provisioned broadband line and the line isn't connected at the moment. That would explain why you can't get to it.

[#13]

Ahhh - that makes sense. I'm rather hoping it comes online soon - I'm hoping I can grab a copy of that firmware!

Trying to compile it myself currently.

[#14]

Download site is working for me now.

Hopefully this will send update emails to those above

[#15]

Sorry people Yes Bob this is indeed a Plusnet provisioned line, but is a very stable one at that 😛 

I've recently been switching my network around a little at home, the https://leehobson.xyz domain is actually pointing to an Owncloud site I host off my Raspberry Pi which is up all the time. 

What i've got set up now is a pseudo client bridge with 2x Hub One's. So there is the primary router which is sat where my line comes in, then the second router works as a wireless ethernet-bridge to the primary one and is in another room handling my server, and a few other bits an bobs. 

Long story short.. there should be no further issues with the link for anyone wanting the firmware.etc