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[roseway]

@tiffy: Near enough, as it was a topic you started.

[Alex Atkin UK]

@Alex Atkin UK:

Many thanks for the detailed reply ref. BT HH-5A running OpenWRT, very interesting, will certainly have a more detailed look at my PN Hub One conversion when time permits.

Wonder if you did the conversion yourself, I found it quite challanging and time consuming, case opening, serial connections soldering and FW loading, lots of good information available on the FW but not all in the same place and some of it contradictory, many loading attempts required but got there in the end.
I have ordered a 3.5mm sterio panel mounted socket and miniture push button switch which I hope to just have enough room to mount in the case to give future access to the serial header & reset, tried case mount pins using 4 RPi GPIO header pins but not very successful or neat.

Edit: Mod's., hopefully still roughly on topic ?

Yes I've done three, 2x HH5a and a Plusnet Hub One.  I was surprised how easy it was as I have shaky hands so soldering is not easy, but those probe points seem to accept solder really well.  I disconnected the wires after doing them as there shouldn't really be a need to connect to serial again.

I just followed the instructions on the OpenWRT Wiki.  Understandably the first one was the hardest, but the other two a breeze.  Doing an ECI modem was much more awkward.

[Weaver]

I should return it.

[burakkucat]

Edit: Mod's., hopefully still roughly on topic ?

As "own" the topic, by creating it, I'll wait for you to say if you think a "split" will be required. 

[tiffy]

@ mod's:

Thanks to both for "moderating".
As my converted Plusnet Hub One could possibly be put into service in router mode only as I would retain my trusty 1312-B10A as modem and to preserve line stat's monitoring via RPi, suppose still on topic really.

@ Alex Atkin UK:

Well done on your HH-5A & PN Hub One OpenWRT conversions, as a very much hands on maintenance tech. all my working life dating back to the pre "large scale integration" days when repair to component level was still an option, certainly no stranger to PCB soldering, however, equiped with a temp. controlled Weller soldering station & iron with very small tip, still struggled under the magnifying glass to make the 4 connections required and was very surprised that the serial interface actually worked first time.
Unfortunately, unlike experience, eye sight does not improve with age !

Took much longer to successfully install the FW packages, as they are very much sequential had to return to the start quite a few times after making implementation errors, as you have said, should be much easier the second time around.

Making the serial header & reset connections available without having to open the case again is probably over kill, just didn't wish to de-solder the 4 cables from the PCB again and possibly bridge some pads or damage the tracks.