v0.2 — Stage 3d: WiFi enabled (RAM-only test image)

TP-Link Archer AX55 v1 — Stage 3d test build (WiFi)

Target: qualcommax/ipq50xx · Kernel 6.12.92 · RAM-only initramfs

This build adds WiFi so the board can be reached over the air for testing/debug,
instead of staying tethered to the serial cable.

New in this build

• WiFi enabled — both radios (IPQ5018 2.4 GHz + QCN6102 5 GHz) come up as a
  WPA2 access point.
• LAN management IP set to 192.168.1.3.

SSID	OpenWrt-AX55
Password (WPA2)	ax55test
SSH	ssh root@192.168.1.3

Still RAM-only — trivial revert

Nothing is written to flash. To go back to the stock TP-Link firmware, just
power-cycle the router — the original firmware boots untouched. No flashing,
no risk in this stage.

How to boot (serial + TFTP)

tftpboot 0x44000000 openwrt-qualcommax-ipq50xx-tplink_archer-ax55-v1-initramfs-uImage.itb
bootm 0x44000000

You still need a working serial console (with the RX resistor fix) to start
the image; everything after that can be done over WiFi.

Please report

• Does OpenWrt-AX55 appear, and can you associate + SSH to 192.168.1.3?
• dmesg | grep -iE 'ath11k|qcn|q6'
• iw dev / wifi status
• Full serial boot log

⚠️ Do not flash the .ubi / sysupgrade.bin artifacts from the build —
those are placeholders until the stage 3e dual-rootfs install path is ready.

SHA256

12252dd20791b7a077bd0cfd8ae865ab8e69c0f692a8e7c3c66e08b60ea8a564  openwrt-qualcommax-ipq50xx-tplink_archer-ax55-v1-initramfs-uImage.itb