Should I try to install openwrt on my Xiaomi Mi Router 4a Gigabit?

[DanWhite]

Is it like, no big deal? or could I mess up something and I'm better off leaving it as it is, the reason I would want install it is because the software or whatever it comes with doesn't have any settings to change basically. Problem is, there dont seem to be any tutorials for windows 10

[Alex Atkin UK]

1 hour ago, DanWhite said:

Is it like, no big deal? or could I mess up something and I'm better off leaving it as it is, the reason I would want install it is because the software or whatever it comes with doesn't have any settings to change basically. Problem is, there dont seem to be any tutorials for windows 10

Installing OpenWRT on most routers is a risk, as you have to bypass the protections put in place to prevent you flashing it so if you mess up any step the results can be very hard to recover from.

 

There's a lot of caveats with that model https://openwrt.org/inbox/toh/xiaomi/xiaomi_mi_router_4a_gigabit_edition

 

Its absolutely worth it if you're up for it, but you have to be very calm, methodical and patient.  Follow the instructions precisely and be prepared for what can go wrong.

[DanWhite]

15 minutes ago, Alex Atkin UK said:

Installing OpenWRT on most routers is a risk, as you have to bypass the protections put in place to prevent you flashing it so if you mess up any step the results can be very hard to recover from.

 

There's a lot of caveats with that model https://openwrt.org/inbox/toh/xiaomi/xiaomi_mi_router_4a_gigabit_edition

 

Its absolutely worth it if you're up for it, but you have to be very calm, methodical and patient.  Follow the instructions precisely and be prepared for what can go wrong.

Too complicated, no english video tutorial or anything, I'm not gonna risk it to do it for now with the amount of information available to follow on how to do it currently

[Alex Atkin UK]

2 hours ago, DanWhite said:

Too complicated, no english video tutorial or anything, I'm not gonna risk it to do it for now with the amount of information available to follow on how to do it currently

Fair point, that is one of the most complicated ones I've seen and I've flashed OpenWRT by soldering a serial connection to the router before.