Check Point V-81

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Security Gateway
3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt	Status Unknown
OpenWrt	Supported
Tomato any flavor	Incompatible
Gargoyle	Status Unknown
Platform
Brand • Model • Rev	Check Point V-81
Type	network security platform
CPU1 Y	Marvell 88F8040
CPU1 Type	ARM Cortex-A72
CPU1 Speed	2.0 GHz ( 4 cores )
Flash1 Chip	Brand? Model?
Flash1 Size	4 GiB 4,096 MiB <br />4,294,967,296 B <br />33,554,432 Kib <br />4,194,304 KiB <br />32,768 Mib <br /> (eMMC)
RAM1 Size	2 GiB 2,048 MiB <br />2,147,483,648 B <br />16,777,216 Kib <br />2,097,152 KiB <br />16,384 Mib <br /> (DDR4)
RAM1 Chip	Brand? Model? x 4
ETH chip1	Marvell 88F8040
ETH chip2	Marvell 88E1512
ETH chip3	Marvell 88E1512
Switch	Marvell 88E6393X
Ethernet Port Count	2-1GbE-WAN 8-1GbE-LAN
Wired Standard	IEEE 802.3i/3u/3ab
Ethernet OUI: 00:1C:7F (9 E, 3 W)
Stock bootloader	U-Boot
Expansion IF types	microSD, USB 3.0, Mini PCIe, M.2
Mini PCIe slots	2
USB ports	1
SD/MMC Slots	1
M.2 Slots	1
USB Hub Compatible	Untested
Power	12 VDC, 5 A
Connector type	barrel
Serial Port (UART)	yes, (115200 8N1)
JTAG Port	yes
Other
3rd Party Firmware Support	OpenWrt • (List | Dev | DLs)
CPU1 brand FLA1 RAM1 Check Point V-81 Marvell 4,096 MiB4,294,967,296 B <br />33,554,432 Kib <br />4,194,304 KiB <br />32,768 Mib <br />4 GiB <br /> 2,048 MiB2,147,483,648 B <br />16,777,216 Kib <br />2,097,152 KiB <br />16,384 Mib <br />2 GiB <br /> Check Point V-81W Marvell 16,384 MiB17,179,869,184 B <br />134,217,728 Kib <br />16,777,216 KiB <br />131,072 Mib <br />16 GiB <br /> 2,048 MiB2,147,483,648 B <br />16,777,216 Kib <br />2,097,152 KiB <br />16,384 Mib <br />2 GiB <br />

For a list of all currently documented Marvell chipsets with specifications, see Marvell.

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

Flashing

Flashing OpenWrt

On the OpenWrt ToH (techdata entry)

Target: mvebu
Subtarget: cortexa72
Package architecture: aarch64_cortex-a72
Supported Since Commit
Support started version: 25.12.0
Current supported version: 25.12.1

LAN Hardware: Marvell 88E6393X
LAN Comment: SFP shared with GbE port
WLAN Comment: V-81W WiFi variant has WLAN
Installation method(s):
see git-commit
Recovery method(s):
see git-commit

git • >>

mvebu: add support for Check Point V-81 Check Point V-80 (Quantum Spark 1590 Appliance) is an Appliance, based on Armada 8040 (88F8040). Specification: - SoC  : Marvell Armada 8040 (88F8040) - RAM  : DDR4 2 GiB (4x 512 MiB chip) - Flash  : eMMC 4 GiB - Ethernet  : 10x 10/100/1000 Mbps - LAN 1-8  : Marvell 88E6393X - WAN  : Marvell 88E1512 - DMZ  : Marvell 88E1512 (RJ-45/SFP combo) - LEDs/Keys (GPIO): 11x/1x - UART  : "CONSOLE" port (USB 1.1 Type-C) - chip  : Silicon Labs CP2102N - port  : ttyS0 - settings  : 115200bps 8n1 - HW Monitoring  : 2x nuvoTon NCT7802Y - USB  : USB 3.0 Type-A - Power  : 12 VDC, 3.3 A - plug  : DC Plug 2.5/5.5 mm (inner/outer) Flash instruction (common): 1. Boot V-81 normally 2. Login to the vendor CLI (default: admin/admin) and login to the Linux CLI by `expert` command 3. Update U-Boot environment variables by the following commands fw_setenv bootcmd_ow_usb 'usb start; load usb 0:1 ${loadaddr} boot.scr && source ${loadaddr}' fw_setenv bootcmd_ow_sd 'load mmc 0:1 ${loadaddr} boot.scr && source ${loadaddr}' fw_setenv bootcmd_ow_emmc 'run set_mmc_internal; mmc read ${loadaddr} ${prim_header_mmc_blk} 4 && source ${loadaddr}' fw_setenv bootcmd 'run bootcmd_ow_usb; run bootcmd_ow_sd; run bootcmd_ow_emmc; run bootcmd_part${activePartition};' Attention: don't forget single quatations of values to prevent expansion of variables 4. Turn off the device Flash instruction (USB-boot/SD-boot): 1. Extract and burn (squashfs|ext4)-sdcard.img.gz to USB storage or MicroSD card 2. Connect that storage to V-81 3. Turn on V-81 and it will be booted with OpenWrt in that USB storage Flash instruction (eMMC-boot): 1. Copy initramfs image, dtb and bootsctipt to the USB storage with renaming initramfs.bin -------> Image dtb -----------------> armada-8040-v-81.dtb bootscript (.scr) ---> boot.scr 2. Connect that storage to the USB 3.0 port on V-81 3. Turn on V-81 and it will be booted with OpenWrt initramfs image in that USB storage 4. Upload (squashfs|ext4)-sysupgrade.gz to V-81 5. Perform sysupgrade with the uploaded image 6. Wait ~100 seconds to complete flashing Reverting to stock firmware: 1. Turn on V-81 and interrupt booting by Ctrl + C 2. Select "4. Restore to Factory Defaults (local)" 3. Wait ~180 seconds to complete restoring and rebooting Notes: - The partition table in the internal eMMC has single partition, but "blkdevparts=" parameter will be passed from the bootloader and that definition will be used instead. - The port-side LED pairs of RJ-45/SFP ports on V-81 are switched by a GPIO pin of pin7 on &cp0_gpio2. (High(1): RJ-45, Low(0): SFP) This needs to be switched manually. - The MicroSD card slot is too unstable and the following messages are printed without "marvell,xenon-phy-slow-mode;" property. [ 97.060851] mmc0: error -84 whilst initialising SD card [ 97.137049] mmc0: error -84 whilst initialising SD card [ 97.214315] mmc0: error -84 whilst initialising SD card ... - There are no detailed information about maximum power consumption limit of the SFP port or optional DSL-SFP modules sold officially. But the power requirement of almost DSL-SFP modules are 3.3V/700mA, so set the maximum value of the SFP port to 2000 mW (Power Level III). - Do not insert a MicroSD card before turning of the device when OpenWrt installation. The stock firmware deletes all files in the first partition automatically, to use it as a storage for logs. MAC addresses: LAN: 00:1C:7F:xx:xx:FA (mmcblk1boot0, ethaddr (text)) WAN: 00:1C:7F:xx:xx:F9 (mmcblk1boot0, eth2addr (text)) DMZ: 00:1C:7F:xx:xx:FB (mmcblk1boot0, eth1addr (text))