Acer Predator Connect W6X

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Connect W6x Wi-Fi 6 AXE6000 Gaming Router
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3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt Status Unknown
OpenWrt Supported
Tomato any flavor Incompatible
Gargoyle Status Unknown
Platform
BrandModelRev Acer Predator Connect W6X
Model Part Number FF.G2TTA.001
FCC ID (fcc.io) HLZW6X
FCC ID (fcc.report) HLZW6X
Type wireless router
CPU1 checkY MediaTek MT7986AV
CPU1 Type ARM Cortex-A53
CPU1 Speed 2.0 GHz ( 4 cores ) 64-bit
Flash1 Chip Brand? Model?
Flash1 Size 256 MiB268,435,456 B <br />2,097,152 Kib <br />262,144 KiB <br />2,048 Mib <br />0.25 GiB <br /> (SPI NAND)
RAM1 Size 1 GiB 1,024 MiB <br />1,073,741,824 B <br />8,388,608 Kib <br />1,048,576 KiB <br />8,192 Mib <br />
RAM1 Chip Brand? Model?
ETH chip1 MediaTek MT7986AV
ETH chip2 MaxLinear GPY211C
Switch MediaTek MT7531AE
Ethernet Port Count 1-2.5GbE-WAN
4-1GbE-LAN
Wired Standard IEEE 802.3i/3u/3ab/3bz

802dot11 OUI: none specified

Stock bootloader U-Boot
Expansion IF types USB 3.0
USB ports 1
USB Hub Compatible Untested
Power 12 VDC, 2.5 A
Connector type barrel
Serial Port (UART) yes, (115200 8N1)

Flags:
Wi-Fi 6, BW160

Other

Default IP address: 192.168.1.1
the IP 192.168.1.1 is used by 1353 additional devices
of which 0 are Acer devices

3rd Party Firmware Support OpenWrt • (List | Dev | DLs)
Retail
Availability China
Radio 1
Chip1 MediaTek MT7986AV
Chip2 MediaTek MT7976GN
Wireless interface OUI none specified
Antenna Connector Type MHF4
MIMO status 4x4:4
Wireless Standard IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ax
802.11ax up to 1148 Mbps
802.11n up to 600 Mbps
802.11a up to 54 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency 2.4 GHz
Radio 2
Chip1 MediaTek MT7986AV
Chip2 MediaTek MT7976AN
Wireless interface OUI none specified
Antenna Connector Type MHF4
MIMO status 4x4:4
Wireless Standard IEEE 802.11a/n/ac/ax
AX-QAM up to 4804 Mbps
802.11ax up to 2402 Mbps
802.11ac up to 1733 Mbps
802.11n up to 600 Mbps
802.11a up to 54 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency 5 or 6 GHz
 CPU1 brandRadio1 chip1 brandRadio2 chip1 brand
Acer Predator Connect W6MediaTekMediaTekMediaTek
Acer Predator Connect W6DMediaTekMediaTekMediaTek
Acer Predator Connect W6MMediaTekMediaTekMediaTek
Acer Predator Connect W6XMediaTekMediaTekMediaTek

For a list of all currently documented MaxLinear (Intel) chipsets with specifications, see MaxLinear (Intel).
For a list of all currently documented MediaTek chipsets with specifications, see MediaTek.

For a list of all currently documented Acer devices with specifications, see Acer.

4804 Mbps - 4SS 5GHz 802.11ax (160MHz chan., 1024-QAM),
1148 Mbps - 4SS 2.4GHz 802.11ax (40MHz chan., 1024-QAM) = AX6000 class


Flashing

Flashing OpenWrt

Target: mediatek
Subtarget: filogic
Package architecture: aarch64_cortex-a53
Supported Since Commit
Support started version: 25.12.0
Current supported version: 25.12.0
LAN Hardware: MediaTek MT7531AE
LAN Comment: MaxLinear GPY211C 2.5Gbe Phy
WLAN Hardware: MediaTek MT7986AV, MediaTek MT7976GN, MediaTek MT7976AN
Installation method(s):
Serial
Recovery method(s):
TFTP generic, Serial
git • >>
mediatek: Add support for Acer Predator Connect W6x
Product name: Acer Predator Connect W6x
Product link: https://www.acer.com/us-en/predator/networking/wi-fi/predator-connect-w6x/pdp/FF.G2TTA.001

* Specifications:

SOC: MT7986AV
RAM: 1024MB
Flash: 256 MB SPI NAND
Ports: 4 LAN (1G) & 1 WAN (2.5G)
WIFI: MT7976GN + MT7976AN
LED: 1, ws2812b controller

* Installation via UART:

1. Configure TFTP server with IP 192.168.1.66. Copy `openwrt-mediatek-filogic-acer_predator-w6x-initramfs-kernel.bin` to TFTP root and rename to `predator.bin`
2. Interrupt boot by pressing 0 on startup or select `U-Boot Console` in U-Boot Boot Menu.
3. Run setenv `serverip 192.168.1.66; setenv ipaddr 192.168.1.1; tftpboot 0x46000000 predator.bin; fdt addr $(fdtcontroladdr); fdt rm /signature; bootm` in uboot console.
4. Wait for boot complete on Openwrt initramfs env.

** You can back up the MTD partitions at this point. Refer to Backup Instructions section.

5. On client PC, transfer `openwrt-mediatek-filogic-acer_predator-w6x-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin` to /tmp/ - `scp -O openwrt-mediatek-filogic-acer_predator-w6x-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin root@192.168.1.1:/tmp/sysupgrade.bin`
6. On router, run sysupgrade - `sysupgrade -n /tmp/sysupgrade.bin`
Should now boot to Openwrt. Ensure it boots automatically to Openwrt by replugging the power.

* Backup Instructions:

Layout from stock firmware:
```
[    0.968731] Creating 10 MTD partitions on "nmbm_spim_nand":
[    0.974297] 0x000000000000-0x000000100000 : "BL2"
[    0.979424] 0x000000100000-0x000000180000 : "u-boot-env"
[    0.985032] 0x000000180000-0x000000380000 : "Factory"
[    0.990379] 0x000000380000-0x000000580000 : "FIP"
[    0.995378] 0x000000580000-0x000000600000 : "prod"
[    1.000461] 0x000000600000-0x000000700000 : "dual"
[    1.005527] 0x000000700000-0x000000800000 : "pot"
[    1.010516] 0x000000800000-0x000006c00000 : "ubi"
[    1.015626] 0x000006c00000-0x00000d000000 : "ubi1"
[    1.020801] 0x00000d000000-0x00000d800000 : "storage"
```

Mapping in initramfs env:
```
dev:    size   erasesize  name
mtd0: 00100000 00020000 "bl2"
mtd1: 00080000 00020000 "u-boot-env"
mtd2: 00200000 00020000 "factory"
mtd3: 00200000 00020000 "fip"
mtd4: 00020000 00020000 "prod"
mtd5: 00100000 00020000 "dual"
mtd6: 00100000 00020000 "pot"
mtd7: 06400000 00020000 "ubi"
mtd8: 06400000 00020000 "ubi1"
mtd9: 00800000 00020000 "storage"
```
1. While in openwrt initramfs environment, back up all the partitions by running the following:
```
cat /dev/mtd0 > /tmp/bl2.bin
cat /dev/mtd1 > /tmp/u-boot-env.bin
cat /dev/mtd2 > /tmp/factgory.bin
cat /dev/mtd3 > /tmp/fip.bin
cat /dev/mtd4 > /tmp/prod.bin
cat /dev/mtd5 > /tmp/dual.bin
cat /dev/mtd6 > /tmp/pot.bin
cat /dev/mtd7 > /tmp/ubi.bin
cat /dev/mtd8 > /tmp/ubi1.bin
cat /dev/mtd9 > /tmp/storage.bin
```
2. Transfer files to client PC for safekeeping. On client PC, run `scp -O root@192.168.1.1:/tmp/*.bin ./`

* Restore to Stock Firmware:

1. Boot to openwrt initramfs env.
2. Confirm layout matches as follows by running `cat /proc/mtd`. Ensure dev `mtd7` is named `ubi`:
```
dev:    size   erasesize  name
mtd0: 00100000 00020000 "bl2"
mtd1: 00080000 00020000 "u-boot-env"
mtd2: 00200000 00020000 "factory"
mtd3: 00200000 00020000 "fip"
mtd4: 00020000 00020000 "prod"
mtd5: 00100000 00020000 "dual"
mtd6: 00100000 00020000 "pot"
mtd7: 06400000 00020000 "ubi"
mtd8: 06400000 00020000 "ubi1"
mtd9: 00800000 00020000 "storage"
```
3. Detach `ubi` partition - `ubidetach -p /dev/mtd7`
4. Transfer stock firmware's `ubi.bin` to router from client PC: `scp -O ubi.bin root@192.168.1.1/tmp/`
5. Format and replace with backup `ubiformat /dev/mtd7 -y -f /tmp/ubi.bin`
6. Reboot and you should now be back on stock firmware.

* LEDS:
LED color can be controlled by specifying values in GRB format in `/sys/class/leds/rgb:status/multi_intensity`. Default is `255 255 255` (white).
Example: `echo '75 0 130' > /sys/class/leds/rgb:status/multi_intensity`

LED brightness can be changed by specifying the value from 0-255 in /sys/class/leds/rgb:status/brightness. Default is `255` (full brightness).
Example: `echo 100 > /sys/class/leds/rgb:status/brightness`

For persistence across reboots, put the relevant command(s) in /etc/rc.local.

* Notes:

root access on stock firmware:
Before flashing openwrt, and while in openwrt initramfs env:
1. Mount /dev/ubi0_2: `mkdir /tmp/ubi0_2; mount -t ubifs /dev/ubi0_2 /tmp/ubi0_2`
2. Modify `/tmp/ubi0_2/upper/etc/passwd` and change line with `root:x:0:0...` to `root::0:0...`, remove the `x`.
3. Save and reboot.
4. You should now be able to log in with root and empty password while booted in stock firmware.

While on Openwrt, subsequent upgrades can be made by sysupgrade, or via Luci. UART should not be necessary unless you want to revert to stock firmeware.

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