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Samsung WAM250

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A wireless audio hub for use with Samsung M7 speaker units.

Samsung WAM250

Supported Versions

Hardware Highlights

Flash Layout

FIXME Find out flash layout, then add the flash layout table here (copy, paste, modify the example).

Please check out the article Flash layout. It contains examples and explanations that describe how to document the flash layout.

Installation

This device uses dual-image (switched between upgrades) with a common jffs2 config partition. Fortunately, there is a way to disable this mode so that more flash space can be used by OpenWrt image. (mentioned in the initial git commit, i don't know how to do this and it isn't elaborated upon)

You can easily access this device over telnet, using root/root credentials (the same also work for serial console access).

  1. Make sure that your device uses second (bootpart=2) image using the command fw_printenv bootpart.
  2. If your device uses first image (bootpart=1) you need to perform a firmware upgrade.
    1. Download the OEM firmware from the URL above, unzip it and place SS_BHUB_vX.X.XX.bin on the top level of a FAT formatted USB flash drive, and plug it in to the device. The power LED should start flashing, after the update when the power LED stops flashing and stays ON, the device should boot from second partition.
    2. You can verify the firmware upgrade using the web gui. (default login: admin/1234567890)
  3. Download the sysupgrade image (you can use wget, tftp or ftpget) and flash it to the device using issue following commands:
cd /tmp
wget https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/24.10.1/targets/ath79/generic/openwrt-24.10.1-ath79-generic-samsung_wam250-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin -O firmware.bin
mtd_debug erase /dev/mtd3 0 $(wc -c /tmp/firmware.bin | awk -F' ' '{print $1}')
mtd_debug write /dev/mtd3 0 $(wc -c /tmp/firmware.bin)
fw_setenv bootpart
fw_setenv bootcmd "bootm 0x9f070000"
reboot

Revert to Vendor Firmware

Download vendor firmware to “/tmp” device and issue below commands:

fw_setenv bootpart 1
sysupgrade -n -F SS_BHUB_v2.2.05.bin

Upgrading OpenWrt

generic.sysupgrade

LuCI Web Upgrade Process

  1. Browse to http://192.168.1.1/cgi-bin/luci/mini/system/upgrade/ LuCI Upgrade URL
  2. Upload image file for sysupgrade to LuCI
  3. Wait for reboot

Terminal Upgrade Process

If you don't have a GUI (LuCI) available, you can alternatively upgrade via the command line using sysupgrade. Login as root via SSH on 192.168.1.1, then enter the following commands:

cd /tmp
wget https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/24.10.1/targets/ath79/generic/openwrt-24.10.1-ath79-generic-samsung_wam250-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin -O firmware.bin
sysupgrade /tmp/firmware.bin

Debricking

generic.debrick

Failsafe mode

failsafe_and_factory_reset

Basic configuration

Basic configuration

Specific Configuration

FIXME Please fill in real values for this device, then remove the EXAMPLEs

Network interfaces

The default network configuration is:

Interface Name Description Default configuration
br-lan EXAMPLE LAN & WiFi EXAMPLE 192.168.1.1/24
vlan0 (eth0.0) EXAMPLE LAN ports (1 to 4) EXAMPLE None
vlan1 (eth0.1) EXAMPLE WAN port EXAMPLE DHCP
wl0 EXAMPLE WiFi EXAMPLE Disabled

Switch Ports (for VLANs)

FIXME Please fill in real values for this device, then remove the EXAMPLEs

Numbers 0-3 are Ports 1-4 as labeled on the unit, number 4 is the Internet (WAN) on the unit, 5 is the internal connection to the router itself. Don't be fooled: Port 1 on the unit is number 3 when configuring VLANs. vlan0 = eth0.0, vlan1 = eth0.1 and so on.

Port Switch port
Internet (WAN) EXAMPLE 4
LAN 1 EXAMPLE 3
LAN 2 EXAMPLE 2
LAN 3 EXAMPLE 1
LAN 4 EXAMPLE 0

Buttons

hardware.button on howto use and configure the hardware button(s). Here, we merely name the buttons, so we can use them in the above Howto.

FIXME Please fill in real values for this device, then remove the EXAMPLEs

The Samsung WAM250 has the following buttons:

BUTTON Event
EXAMPLE Reset reset
EXAMPLE Secure Easy Setup ses
EXAMPLE No buttons at all. -

Hardware

Info

Photos

Front:
Insert photo of front of the casing

Back:
Insert photo of back of the casing

Backside label:
Insert photo of backside label

Opening the case

Warranty

FIXME Describe what needs to be done to open the device, e.g. remove rubber feet, adhesive labels, screws, ...

  • To remove the cover and open the device, do a/b/c

Main PCB:
Insert photo of PCB

Serial

port.serial general information about the serial port, serial port cable, etc.

How to connect to the Serial Port of this specific device:
Insert photo of PCB with markings for serial port

FIXME Replace EXAMPLE by real values.

Serial connection parameters
for Samsung WAM250 @@Version@@
EXAMPLE 115200, 8N1, 3.3V

JTAG

port.jtag general information about the JTAG port, JTAG cable, etc.

How to connect to the JTAG Port of this specific device:
Insert photo of PCB with markings for JTAG port

Bootloader mods

bootloader

Hardware mods

None so far.

Bootlogs

OEM bootlog

COPY HERE THE BOOTLOG WITH THE ORIGINAL FIRMWARE


OpenWrt bootlog

COPY HERE THE BOOTLOG ONCE OPENWRT IS INSTALLED AND RUNNING


Notes

Space for additional notes, links to forum threads or other resources.

Tags

FIXME Add tags below, then remove this fixme.

How to add tags