Joined: 26 Jan 2008 Posts: 13049 Location: Behind The Reset Button
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 23:40 Post subject:
It sounds like your router is booting but you can just not find it. Your led's are acting normally.
There are several freeware utilities that my help you locate the device. Maybe there was a typo and your router really does not have the ip you think it has. Maybe .50 instead of .5
I'm not in front of my XP rig right now and I don't have the utilities installed on my vista rig. The names of the programs escape me right now.
Someone will chime in in regards to a utility to find you router.
Edit: DON'T set a static IP on your rig... Maybe the router will assign your rig an IP and you will have a hint as to its IP address. _________________ [Moderator Deleted]
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Joined: 25 Feb 2009 Posts: 104 Location: Peoria Illinois
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 23:42 Post subject:
I followed the linux install wiki for dd-wrt. I did use the temporary asus DD-WRT firmware, and than I upgraded to the recommended image for this hardware. The temp firmware was dd-wrt.v24_mini_asus.trx
I dont know if this is progress or not.. but I start pinging and I unplug the device and plug it back in... then I get for just one line, and then it goes back to th
64 bytes from 192.168.1.5 imcp_seq=30 ttl=100 tiime=3.03 ms
As for IP settings
Notebook =
IP: 192.168.1.2
255.255.255.0 with the default gateway set to 192.168.1.1
The router, is either the changed IP 192.168.1.5 or its orignal 192.168.1.1
Joined: 13 Nov 2008 Posts: 5266 Location: CENTRAL Midnowhere
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 23:47 Post subject:
If you have followed the process, and that is the only thing plugged in, then you have found your router and it doesn't have firmware on it. Follow the process at note 11 of the peacock thread to put the firmware on your router.
However, use the 192.168.1.5 address. Use the Newd_mini.bin in the svn11296 folder.
You might just try a hard reset (which you haven't ever done if the router is at 192.168.1.5) and then wait and power cycle it... see whether you get ping responses of ttl=64 then.
Your router IS at 192.168.1.5. Remove the gateway from your static setup on your laptop...leave it blank for now.
I'm going out for a run for a while. If Barryware is still stuck at work, you are in better hands than mine... I EXPECT TO HEAR THAT YOU HAVE A WORKING ROUTER BY THE TIME I GET BACK! _________________ Warning: I'm "out of my element!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjYJ7zZ9BRw&NR=1
Joined: 25 Feb 2009 Posts: 104 Location: Peoria Illinois
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 23:56 Post subject:
I'm going to keep typing away at it here.. but regardless of the outcome, the community support has been great and even if I have to buy another router tonight, I'm not finished with Dd-wrt! :D
Joined: 13 Nov 2008 Posts: 5266 Location: CENTRAL Midnowhere
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 0:01 Post subject:
(I haven't left yet.) Your router is NOT bricked...you won't need another one.
If the hard reset/powercycle doesn't work, try to flash that mini build with thet Asus firmware upgrade utility. Not sure if you can get it in the downloads section here, or have to get it from the Asus site. It will require you to put the router in maintenance mode before flashing. _________________ Warning: I'm "out of my element!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjYJ7zZ9BRw&NR=1
Joined: 25 Feb 2009 Posts: 104 Location: Peoria Illinois
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 0:12 Post subject:
Here is an output of the ping.. This might help with a mental picture.. The hardware errors are when it is unpluged.. when I plug it back in I briefly get the ttl=100 reply.
As for flashing, it doesn't respond to pings long enough to flash..? The software I used before was per the wiki, clear the nvram with wl500g-clear-nvram.trx then I did the recovery, wl500g-recover.trx then I loaded the temp firmware, the mini_asus.trx
after that, I loaded the dd-wrt.v24_mega_generic.bin from the mini asus firmware upgrade page.
I tried the 30/30/30 thing.. I held the restore down for 30 seconds, pluging, held for 30, pluged back in held for 30 and released..I have no button that says "reset" only restore and ezsetup so I'm assuming the restore = reset button.
Joined: 26 Jan 2008 Posts: 13049 Location: Behind The Reset Button
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 0:23 Post subject:
Somewhere in the peacock sticky is a tftp proceedure.
Here is the thing... Timing is everything. For that mili-bleem that your router accepts a ping, if you can get the tftp utility timed just right, you should be able to tftp the firmware back.
Seems like you have resolved "what's my IP" issue.
Use the tftp utility found on the forum in tornado's download section.
Get it ready so all you need to do is hit the enter key to launch.
Static IP on your rig = 192.168.1.20, sub 255.255.255.0, gateway = 192.168.1.5
Joined: 25 Feb 2009 Posts: 104 Location: Peoria Illinois
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 0:29 Post subject:
Ok, should I use my orginal mini build then? dd-wrt.v24_mini_asus.trx? It isn't my intention to flood with dumb questions, I just don't want to guess on software and end up destroying it
Joined: 26 Jan 2008 Posts: 13049 Location: Behind The Reset Button
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 0:43 Post subject:
pock wrote:
Ok, should I use my orginal mini build then? dd-wrt.v24_mini_asus.trx? It isn't my intention to flood with dumb questions, I just don't want to guess on software and end up destroying it
Your router is in a funny condition (strange, not funny). I unbrick lots of routers. I have no hands on with your exact router so I don't want to give you bad advice.
Flashing the asus.trx can't hurt. However, those specific builds are for the first time flash. Once they are on the device, then any generic build can be flashed.
Not knowing the exact state of your router but knowing that dd-wrt was on and running, if it were me, I'd flash a generic mini build. However I am a bit of a risk taker.
I would suspect, you could go with the trx file first but you may get an invalid code error (or something like that). If that happens, then go with a generic build.
In the mean time, I will drink a sacrificial beer in your honer and wait to hear what happened. _________________ [Moderator Deleted]
Joined: 26 Jan 2008 Posts: 13049 Location: Behind The Reset Button
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 0:57 Post subject:
pock wrote:
You might need more than 1 beer!
Im trying the flash thing, but it seems it doesn't stay stable long enough to do anything.
Does it start to flash and then crap out?
Timing is everything... Launch the utility (not the command line), plug in the device and stand back.
Do you have a switch or a hub? I read a thread that you could try to put the switch or the hub in between the router and the rig. Reason being, that the rig won't have to negotiate with the lan port of the router and saves time (milliseconds). I never tried it, but it makes sense.
Another thing you could try is to set your NIC to 10mbs.
Don't be scared... I'll get another beer now (sacrificial of course). _________________ [Moderator Deleted]
Joined: 25 Feb 2009 Posts: 104 Location: Peoria Illinois
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 1:01 Post subject:
I think it starts but then loses connection with the router, cause the Erasing Flash thing comes up.. but then it just retries and retries, I will try the NIC at 10mpbs I do have a HP procurve 4000m I could put inbetween the laptop and the router. I'll try the NIC settings nad let you know how that goes..
Joined: 26 Jan 2008 Posts: 13049 Location: Behind The Reset Button
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 1:06 Post subject:
pock wrote:
I think it starts but then loses connection with the router, cause the Erasing Flash thing comes up.. but then it just retries and retries, I will try the NIC at 10mpbs I do have a HP procurve 4000m I could put inbetween the laptop and the router. I'll try the NIC settings nad let you know how that goes..
I might need a beer
Pock
I NEVER recommend pin shorting butt This would be a last resort. First try the power on holding the reset button (not a 30/30/30 in this case), and see if the asus recovery mode comes up.
Read the thread and try everything except the pin short for now. I NEVER recommend a pin short. Some do.
It seems you are not the only one. This device looks like it has been around a couple of years when looking at the dates of the threads & links. _________________ [Moderator Deleted]