Detecting board/firmware from command line

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PostPosted: Fri Aug 27, 2021 1:56    Post subject: Detecting board/firmware from command line Reply with quote
Some devices have region-specific firmware variations. But the "DD_BOARD" is the same regardless. Is there a way to detect the "region" for the board from the command line? wrote a script that downloads the correct firmware, but I'd like to make it more portable in case I upgrade to a new device and detect the right firmware automatically.
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 27, 2021 2:31    Post subject: Reply with quote
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 27, 2021 3:45    Post subject: Reply with quote
Because today was the first I heard of it.

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PostPosted: Wed Sep 01, 2021 15:16    Post subject: Re: Detecting board/firmware from command line Reply with quote
slycordinator wrote:
Some devices have region-specific firmware variations. But the "DD_BOARD" is the same regardless. Is there a way to detect the "region" for the board from the command line?

In addition to DD_BOARD, there are other "board" values But they are not English...
Code:

# nvram show | grep -i board

boardrev=0x1100
size: 30724 bytes (34812 left)
boardtype=0x0646
boardflags2=0x00000000
0:boardvendor=0x14E4
0:boardflags=0x00001000
boardflags=0x00000110
0:boardflags2=0x00100002
0:boardflags3=0x00000003
DD_BOARD=Asus RT-N18U
boardnum=00

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wrote a script that downloads the correct firmware, but I'd like to make it more portable in case I upgrade to a new device and detect the right firmware automatically.

Unless you upgrade firmware frequently, it's safer to manually update firmware watched with human eyes. Beta firmwares can go wrong. Same with Windows Update. Smile


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