Joined: 22 Jun 2008 Posts: 2440 Location: Am now Dark_Shadow
Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 14:07 Post subject: Linksys WRT54G2 v1.3 & WRT54GS2 v1.0 Now Supported
Murrkf wrote:
There was a lot of work put in behind the scenes on this issue, and Eko, Barryware, Tornado, and in particular, LOM, deserve a lot of credit for this advancement. LOM cracked the code that was needed for this breakthrough and proved his genius. Great work.
My apologies to those who worked hard on this project. Great job guys!
WARNING - There is no revert for ether of these units yet.
Warning - There is no Revert for this router at this time
1 Configure your computer's local lan ethernet address to 192.168.1.10, subnet 255.255.255.0, gateway 192.168.1.1 . Then connect an Ethernet cable to your computer and port 1 of your router. (Do Not Use Wireless)(Nothing else connected to router)
2. Perform a Hard_reset_or_30/30/30 .
3. Open your browser to http://192.168.1.1.
4. Use the firmware upgrade dialog to flash Vxworkskiller-G2V13.bin.
5. WAIT for at least five minutes before you continue! (longer is better) Give vxworks killer plenty of time to do its magic!
6. You will not be able to browse the WRT54G2V13 at this point, but you should be able to ping 192.168.1.1. If the router doesn't reply you haven't set your computer's network settings correctly (on step 1)
7. Tftp the DD-WRT firmware to the router, use latest dd-wrt.v24_micro_generic.bin from the folder where you got these instructions; after sucessful tftp, wait 5 min for the router to finish writing new nvram deafults, etc... It should reboot on its own at least 2 times, so give it 5 min and then go to http://192.168.1.1 (If it not reboot on its own, wait another 2 min, and then power cycle it) , you should see the password reset page. Don't worry about changing it at this point.
8. Perform a Hard_reset_or_30/30/30 .
9. WAIT for at least 5 minutes before you continue! (longer is better) Give the router plenty of time to to boot.
10. Browse 192.168.1.1, you should see the password reset page, change it! Then configure .
== Flashing the Linksys WRT54GS2V1 ==
Warning - There is no Revert for this router at this time
1. Configure your computer's local lan ethernet address to 192.168.1.10, subnet 255.255.255.0, gateway 192.168.1.1 . Then connect an Ethernet cable to your computer and port 1 of your router. (Do Not Use Wireless)(Nothing else connected to router)
2. Perform a Hard_reset_or_30/30/30 .
3. Open your browser to http://192.168.1.1.
4. Use the firmware upgrade dialog to flash Vxworkskiller-GS2V1.bin.
5. WAIT for at least five minutes before you continue! (longer is better) Give vxworks killer plenty of time to do its magic!
6. You will not be able to browse the WRT54G2V13 at this point, but you should be able to ping 192.168.1.1. If the router doesn't reply you haven't set your computer's network settings correctly (on step 1)
7. Tftp the DD-WRT firmware to the router, use latest dd-wrt.v24_micro_generic.bin from the folder where you got these instructions; after sucessful tftp, wait 5 min for the router to finish writing new nvram deafults, etc... It should reboot on its own at least 2 times, so give it 5 min and then go to http://192.168.1.1 (If it not reboot on its own, wait another 2 min, and then power cycle it) , you should see the password reset page. Don't worry about changing it at this point.
8. Perform a Hard_reset_or_30/30/30 .
9. WAIT for at least 5 minutes before you continue! (longer is better) Give the router plenty of time to to boot.
10. Browse 192.168.1.1, you should see the password reset page, change it! Then configure . _________________ The New Me
Last edited by DHC_DarkShadow on Sun Jun 13, 2010 7:52; edited 3 times in total
There was a lot of work put in behind the scenes on this issue, and Eko, Barryware, Tornado, and in particular, LOM, deserve a lot of credit for this advancement. LOM cracked the code that was needed for this breakthrough and proved his genius. Great work. _________________ SIG:
I'm trying to teach you to fish, not give you a fish. If you just want a fish, wait for a fisherman who hands them out. I'm more of a fishing instructor.
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Joined: 29 Sep 2006 Posts: 4 Location: former Netherlands Antilles
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 20:23 Post subject:
will this work with my Linksys WRT54GS2 V1? (currently running wrt micro on it):
rlasmar wrote:
Hi, I have the Router WRT54G2 V1. I did the procedure above for the WRT54GS V7, to restore the linksys firmware, and it's work. But, here is a question: If I want get back to dd-wrt again, what procedure should I follow? The procedure for the WRT54G2 V1 or WRT54GS V7, since now my router have the firmware from GS V7?
I guess I have to follow like the first time, the procedure for the WRT54G2 V1, right?
Another question: Can I update to firmware from WRT54G2 V1 using the Web Gui from the firmware WRT54GS V7, once now this is what istalled on my router?
cybermiguel wrote:
Ok, I will answer your questions:
a) You can update to the original WRT54G2 firmware from the WRT54GS v7 doing the following:
2.- With a hex editor (in my case, I used xvi32) open one window with the WRT54GS v7.0 firmware and one window with the WRT54G2 v1.0 firmware.
3.- At the beginning of the firmware, there are some characters and some hex info that I call it "firmware check id". It's everything BEFORE the "Linksys WRT54G bla bla bla" part. You must replicate in the WRT54G2 firmware what you see in that part on the WRT54GS v7.0 firmware.
4.- Once you made those changes (not much in my opinion) on the WRT54G2 v1.0 firmware, save the file.
5.- Go to the router's firmware webpage and click the "administration" link. Now click "Firmware update" and choose the WRT54G2 v1.0 firmware you just saved (the one you edited). Click "upgrade".
6.- That's it. After waiting for around 4 or 5 minutes, you have the original WRT54G2 firmware.
From then on, you can use all the updates for the wrt54g2 that linksys makes available.
Now, to answer your second question, if you want to go back to dd-wrt, you have to use the WRT54G2 v1.0 method with the WRT54G2 v1.0 firmware.
Joined: 26 Jan 2008 Posts: 13049 Location: Behind The Reset Button
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 21:14 Post subject:
kafkacell wrote:
will this work with my Linksys WRT54GS2 V1? (currently running wrt micro on it):
if dd-wrt is already on the router, you just flash a micro build of your choice via the dd-wrt upgrade gui following normal flashing proceedures (resets, etc).
you do not run the killer files. Those are only for converting the router from stock (vxworks) to dd-wrt. _________________ [Moderator Deleted]
Joined: 29 Sep 2006 Posts: 4 Location: former Netherlands Antilles
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 23:23 Post subject:
yes, DD-WRT micro is already running. I wanted to revert to original firmware because the wireless performance under DD-WRT is really low. I have a 4 Mbps internet line, but Im getting 2 Mbps through wireless. I've tried everything on the book and the most I got is 3.48 Mbps, and not all the times.
Joined: 26 Jan 2008 Posts: 13049 Location: Behind The Reset Button
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 1:09 Post subject:
kafkacell wrote:
yes, DD-WRT micro is already running. I wanted to revert to original firmware because the wireless performance under DD-WRT is really low. I have a 4 Mbps internet line, but Im getting 2 Mbps through wireless. I've tried everything on the book and the most I got is 3.48 Mbps, and not all the times.
regards.
No can do.. can not go back. There has not been a revert developed. It can be done with jtag. There is a wholeflash posted by redhawk somewhere on the forum but your macs will not be correct. _________________ [Moderator Deleted]