Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 8:09 Post subject: DD-WRT Support for the AirLink101 AR725W Router
Hello,
I am currently running DD-WRT on my Microsoft MN-700 and Dynex DX-NUTER router. Recently I purchased a AirLink 101 AR725W to help speed up my internal lan but the firmware on it does not support bridging. I would like to install DD-WRT but there is no support for this router yet. I am hoping that by providing the following information you can help me find a firmware that will work.
I wanted to backup the nvram (cfe.bin) however I couldn’t figure out a way to make the backup using HyperTerminal with the original firmware installed. If you have any recommendations I would be willing to give them a try.
To connect I had to use the following settings in HyperTerminal:
Bits per second: 57600
Data bits: 8
Parity: None
Stop bits: 1
Flow control: None
Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 5:42 Post subject: Info needed
Ok, after 5 hours of surfing the web and the forum I was unable to find any help on how to backup my cfe.bin file over the serial connection or how to flash dd-wrt over a serial connection. I don't mind trying to flash this thing but I need some help as to what command lines to use to get it done.
Thanks in advance.
Update:
Ok, I have been playing with this thing some more and it seems like the only problem with TFTP flashing this thing is that the memory is locked (protected).
Set info->start[0]=BC400000
flash_protect ON: from 0xBC400000 to 0xBC429F87
protect on 0
protect on 1
protect on 2
flash_protect ON: from 0xBC430000 to 0xBC43FFFF
protect on 3
Flash: 8 MB
So when I start to run tftp2.exe with the dd-wrt bin file I get the following:
Starting Watchdog function !!!!!!!
DYN_Check: tftp_count.pkts = 3, tftp_count.old_pkts = 0
DYN_Check: tftpd executed.
Dante's tiny TFTP Server is ready on port 69
WRequest from 192.168.1.100: [ar670w-ddwrt-webflash.bin], [octet]
Error: invalid packet formatWRequest from 192.168.1.100: [ar670w-ddwrt-webflash.
bin], [octet]
When I use Dray Tec Firmware update tool I get the following:
# recv [airlink-factory-webflash.bin], 3626916 bytes
Upgrading.
killall: psmon: no process killed
killall: igmp: no process killed
killall: zebra: no process killed
killall: ripd: no process killed
killall: upnp: no process killed
killall: conn_log: no process killed
killall: udhcpc: no process killed
killall: ppp: no process killed
killall: pppd: no process killed
killall: easytest: no process killed
Exiting Syslogd!
killall: tproxy: no process killed
killall: exeNtp: no process killed
killall: easyconf: no process killed
killall: ResetDefault: no process killed
killall: udhcpd: no process killed
check_WPS_status : WSCStatus is 1 now...STATUS_WSC_IDLE
Starting Watchdog function !!!!!!!
Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 6:19 Post subject: Bad news
It looks like this project is over before it started. I didn’t get any responses for my request for help so I started playing around and deleted my flash memory. Now I not only have no idea how to flash my routers firmware, I also have no idea how to get my computer to start talking to the router over serial again. It looks like someone else will need to help figure this one out.
Here is what I ran:
RT2880 # run u_b
Un-Protect Flash Sectors 0-1 in Bank # 1
Erase Flash Sectors 0-1 in Bank # 1
erase sector = 0
Elase Sector 0 with 8K SIZE,The sector 0 is Total 64K
Did you ever get any traction on this? I woud love to have DD-WRT on my Airlink router. I've googled and searched the forums but haven't been able to find anything really. Did you get anywhere? I to intend to run this device in bridge mode if I can.