[FS#505] Can't install LEDE on Linksys EA3500

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FS#505 - Can't install LEDE on Linksys EA3500
User who did this - Robby (Robby)

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This is still an issue in LEDE version 17.01.4, as I have the same issue. I just got a second hand Linksys EA3500 which is currently running the stock Linksys firmware version 1.1.39.145204. I wanted to flash lede-17.01.4-kirkwood-linksys-audi-squashfs-factory.bin on it, but when it rebooted, it rebooted I think 3 times, and on the 4th reboot the stock firmware was back.

Apparently there are known workarounds for this issue in the forum, although its making things more complicated than it needs to be, if only flashing directly from the LEDE factory.bin file would work correctly instead of having to use other firmware at first.
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