Thanks for this.

Can flash the above straight to Mi-3 from stock webGUI? Or have to flash developer firmware first?

Any later version you compiled already?

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

Confusing

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

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

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

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

Read my post above yours

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.

First of all you should NOT follow the instructions you quoted, they will probably brick your Mi 3. Only Mini uses Breed bootloader, not Mi 3.

Look back at some of my old posts and you will find some links to help you.

AFAIK there is no way to flash a pre-built firmware using Prometheus script. You have to build the toolchain and FW yourself and flash using SSH. Once you have Padavan on your router, THEN you can flash other pre-built FW via the webgui.

Best to read the rest of this thread. Unifi will only work with Padavan firmware on Mi 3 router. I had it working but now switched to Time.

And you can get it cheaper than RM149. Mine was about 110.

Any fix available for the WPA2 Krack vulnerability, assuming it affects Padavan FW?

@spartaces

I think maybe there is some confusion about your internet link. The laptop/PC where you run the Prometheus VM needs to have internet, either through connection to an old router or with 3G modem or whatever. The LAN cable link to the Mi 3 is for building the firmware and flashing only.

Internet------Laptop-----------Mi 3

It seems the Padavan N56U project is pretty much dead:
https://bitbucket.org/padavan/rt-n56u/issue...ffectively-dead

The last commit was in May.

The thing I liked most about the Padavan firmware was the ability to have ad-blocking at router level using a hosts file. Is this easily achievable in other modern routers without flashing custom firmware?