Install on TP Link Archer A7 V5 AC1750

[scottmotron]

Hey everybody,
I know people have successfully installed on the Archer C7 v5, but how about the A7? I'm aware that they're very similar, but not identical. I remember reading somewhere that there are differences in the flash layout. DD-WRT has separate bins for C7 and A7.

Anybody have luck experience with the A7 that you could share? I have satellite internet, and Gargoyle's bandwidth monitoring and data quotas would be ideal for keeping under my data cap.

Thanks, --scott

[ispyisail]

couldn't even find an A7 from my supplier?

[Lantis]

It's an ath79 device only. It might be supported in Gargoyle 1.13.
Until then it is not supportable.

[Volaris]

I just want to say I hope the Archer A7 becomes a supported Gargoyle router with 1.13. It's an Alexa/Amazon version of the C7 v5, sells for around $60 new (about $45 refurbished on eBay or less if used).

I ran the Polish Gargoyle 1.13 test firmware on it for over a month, with 4 adults in the house during this pandemic. Usually 15+ devices with 1.5 TB of data usage, and not a single issue with it. It's the best range and reliability I've had from any Gargoyle router (granted, I only buy used routers and never spend more than $30 on them). Screenshots are in the link below.
https://imgur.com/a/KqX93fM

File can be found here. Keep in mind it's considered a test build since it's Gargoyle on OpenWRT 19.07
https://dl.eko.one.pl/gargoyle-pl/openw ... 9/generic/

It could have gone longer, but I disconnected it to test another really cheap router with a slightly faster CPU, the Netgear R6220. Got this one for under $20 on eBay.

[AX90]

Which version of gargoyle did you download and install on Archer A7?

[BogMonster]

This is an old thread but I've just put 1.13 on my A7. See my other thread in the forum. I'm no expert but I found I had to flash the router with OpenWRT first and then use the sysupgrade version of the Gargoyle firmware, it wouldn't let me go directly to Gargoyle from the TP-Link firmware.