Add in "region fix" for TP-Link routers (esp. Archer C7) to fix 18005 error
Username: Rich Brown
Origin: https://bugs.openwrt.org/index.php?do=details&task_id=328
Supply the following if possible:
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Device problem occurs on
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Software versions of LEDE release, packages, etc.
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Steps to reproduce
TP-Link, in its infinite wisdom, decided to put a kludge into their factory firmware update facility that “prevents” people from loading in third-party firmware.
Well, shortly after they added this (mis)feature, a workaround was discovered and installed in OpenWrt DD trunk. Unfortunately, the discovery happened after LEDE forked from OpenWrt, so the fix is not in LEDE. (At least, a version tested from late November 2016 was not able to be imported over factory firmware. For more info, see:
https://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?id=63107
My request: back port the fix from OpenWrt DD into LEDE. There’s a bunch of info on the TP-Link Archer C7 device page at OpenWrt that may be helpful:
https://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/archer-c5-c7-wdr7500#quick_start_guide
Thanks.