But OP doesn't agree with you. Post #18:

Confusing

Fine, you go ahead flash it then.
Since you asked and I told you can't flash direct on stock.
After all it is not my router here.

Just my 2-cents.
Cheers and good luck.

I tried every shortcut I could think of, but I have to report that you are correct. My own findings with the MI 3:

1. .trx files cannot be flashed from the stock firmware.

2. .trx files cannot be flashed from the developer firmware 2.11.20 (that interface is in Chinese btw).

3. I thought Prometheus might allow me to flash the .trx that Muncheno linked in this thread in February. I put it on a usb stick. Ran the VM, Quit out of Prometheus and issued the following commands from # prompt:

sudo su
mkdir /media/usb
mount /dev/sdb1 /media/usb (dev ID can be found by command fdisk -l)
cp /media/usb/MI*.trx /home/user/rt-n56u/trunk/images

The command executed but Prometheus would not recognise the pre-built image, and I couldn't even ls the images folder to see if it was there. I think this is by design, to limit FW distribution.

Anyway, I finally gave up, bit the bullet and built the toolchain and firmware from scratch. It took about two hours on my slow ass laptop.

This is the clearest set of instructions: http://en.miui.com/thread-550069-1-1.html
The appendix of this Reddit post has some useful tips about customising the build: https://www.reddit.com/r/Xiaomi/comments/5d...om_firmware_on/

If you already have Padavan on your own Mi 3, then I offer you the build that I made on 2nd August 2017. No customisations and only a couple of skins. FLASH AT YOUR OWN RISK, YOUR TESTICLES MAY WITHER AND YOUR FAMILY DISOWN YOU ETC ETC. MI 3 ONLY, NOT MINI!!!!!:

https://mega.nz/#!9PAHSaKR!vzmgSFkr...QpKUqKG9YaLQcn0

Hope this helps someone

This post has been edited by tertiary: Aug 3 2017, 11:01 AM

Here's a tip for blocking adverts using a hosts file on the Padavan FW Mi-3.

Go to http://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=686221&st=1220 and find the post by aarnet near the bottom. I used the first set of instructions (expand the first blue box), translated with Google. BUT when copying and pasting the code in the pink boxes, use the untranslated version because the translation puts extra spaces in the code which breaks it.

After reboot, none of your devices connected to the Mi-3 will display ads

hi sifu,

I have problem connecting to maxis using below settings,

mi 3 router flashed to padavan 5aa2a75, vlan tag to 621 with pppoe maxis user name n pwd sets. the rest defaults. I remove the thomson from huawei hg8240h port 1 to mi3 WAN port *assume i don't care the iptv first, set later perhaps* I still can't access to Internet.

what did i missed?

This post has been edited by skydrake: Aug 12 2017, 03:12 PM

hi, can share how u set the Internet for maxis? I seems missing something and not able to connect.

i had the padavan 5aa2a75 on mi3 sets maxis user name n pwd pppoe and vlan tagged 621. removed the thomson from huawei hg8240h port 1 and connected to mi3 WAN. still not able to connect Internet. not sure what's missing, pls help.

does it have the ability to change WiFi mac address? (it was introduced in Padavan 4 firmware)

I can't see that option in the GUI. Maybe this is the answer?:
https://bitbucket.org/padavan/rt-n56u/issue...ess-mac-address

oooh nifty! thanks!

I'm not hugely impressed by the Padavan Wifi performance on 5GHz. I have Time 100mb/s and I get very near that with LAN cable, but Wifi varies between 50-80mb/s (Ookla speedtest).

EDIT: I reinstalled my laptop wifi drivers and now getting 94mb/s up and down. False alarm.

This post has been edited by tertiary: Aug 23 2017, 12:35 PM

Xiaomi Router 3G is out.
Anyone here is getting it?

Xiaomi upgraded to a faster CPU, now support 1gbps Wan and USB3.0

Aliexpress is pricing it around rm250.

I saw in Promothues, seem it is also support Padavan firmware.

This post has been edited by muncheno: Aug 25 2017, 12:37 AM

Also at Gearbest: https://www.gearbest.com/wireless-routers/pp_642436.html

According to the Russian forum "MiWiFi firmware based on OpenWRT has an interface in Chinese. The output of the English firmware for Hong Kong and Taiwan is possible.
At the moment, third-party firmware at the stage of assembly and testing. Firmware for developers with access to SSH is not yet available."
http://4pda.ru/forum/lofiversion/index.php?t837667.html

can get it cheaper in KL already~ flash it like normal Mi3?

Read my post above yours

sry my bad.... we will just wait and see whether it will turn out great or not then~

but the only changes with Mi Router 3 is more rom, more ram, gigabit ethernet and usb 3.0~ somehow felt it will be not much diff but we will see when it is ready =D

Mi Router 3G fixed the biggest grip I had with the Mi Router 3, which is the lack of gigabit ethernet. Even single stream ac wifi can easily saturate 100mbit ethernet single direction. What interest me more is the SoC MT7621A is the same as in the EdgeRouter-X & Mikrotik RB750Gr3, which will make this (& R3P) a powerful & affordable IPsec VPN server/client with with built-in wifi if IKEv2 VPN + HW IPsec support is added to the firmware (xiaomi or 3rd party).

For sharing, just compile the firmware on this morning.

MI-3_3.4.3.9-099_1aae35d.trx

Padavan Commits

Another is for Xiaomi Mini

MI-MINI_3.4.3.9-099_1aae35d.trx

Padavan Commits

Latest news is that you can flash the 3G with Padavan without using UART. Read page 27 here: http://4pda.ru/forum/lofiversion/index.php?t837667-520.html

But some people report problems with Wifi lag, so clearly the FW is not fully optimised yet.

wow, progress was fast~ hopefully it can soon be stabled up