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AB4YY
MikroTik LHG HP5 versus LHG XL HP5

Why are there two different firmware downloads for the subject devices?  They appear to use the same radio and the difference is

Looking at the brochure on these devices, it appears the difference is 391mm versus 550mm dish diameter.

RE:
https://i.mt.lv/cdn/product_files/LHG_5_all_180105.pdf
https://mikrotik.com/product/RBLHG-5HPnD
https://mikrotik.com/product/RBLHG-5HPnD-XL#fndtn-downloads

Running '/usr/local/bin/get_boardid' on our 'XL' units returns: MikroTik RouterBOARD LHG 5HPnD

And, trying to install the 'XL' version of the firmware returns:

Firmware CANNOT be updated
firmware file is not valid: firmware device match failed

  • This installs and works okay:

aredn-20230922-57e0d04-ath79-mikrotik-mikrotik_routerboard-lhg-5hpnd-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin

  • This will not install:

aredn-20230922-57e0d04-ath79-mikrotik-mikrotik_routerboard-lhg-5hpnd-xl-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin

Maybe I'm missing something?

- Mike

nc8q
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Why are there two different firmware downloads for the subject d

"Why are there two different firmware downloads for the subject devices?"

Hi, Mike:

It is a somewhat recent 'convention' of the developers to have individually named firmware for each individually named device.

73, Chuck
 

AB7PA
It's because the upstream

It's because the upstream parent project (OpenWRT.org) went to this release structure.

AB4YY
Thanks guys.

Thanks guys.

So even though our devices are the 'RBLHG-5HPnD-XL' models, we can only install the non-XL version of the firmware.  That's fine, as it all works.  It makes me wonder if anyone is able to use the XL version and if so, what model they have.

73 - Mike

k1ky
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LHG5HPXL

We have a LHG5HPXL operating with the regular 5HP Firmware installed. Attempts to upgrade with 5HPXL Firmware reports a firmware mismatch.

nc8q
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5HPXL Firmware reports a firmware mismatch.

Hi, Tom:

Yep. Happened to me too.
Once you get non-XL loaded onto an XL device, you will need to force load the XL firmware to update/upgrade.
I was a 'happy camper' when the same firmware could be installed on SXT/LHG devices.

3s, Chuck

 

K6CCC
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Same thing for me during that

Same thing for me during that transition.  I have a LHG-5nD that for several nightly versions I had to go into Advanced settings and set the Dangerous firmware switch - then load the correct file.  Have not needed to do that for a couple months however.  I did not seem to have that problem with either of my XL nodes (on 2G and one 5G).
 

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