{NOW SUPPORTED} - Hardware Request (NETGEAR WNR2000 v2)

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darth_tater
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PostPosted: Tue May 25, 2010 5:04    Post subject: Reply with quote
Also, i have one other question...

the router is equipped with

Broadcom BCM47XX 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet Controller 5.10.56.28

which means it can do gigabit Ethernet, no?

Is it just as simple as a software thing or is there a hardware limitation on the board?
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Orbiting234
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PostPosted: Tue May 25, 2010 6:41    Post subject: Reply with quote
darth_tater wrote:
Also, i have one other question...

the router is equipped with

Broadcom BCM47XX 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet Controller 5.10.56.28

which means it can do gigabit Ethernet, no?

Is it just as simple as a software thing or is there a hardware limitation on the board?


Dear GOD no!!!!!!!

Your very own pics answer this question. A BCM5325E 10/100 switch chip is physically incapable of running gigabit. Period. Just because this router (like all) uses universal Broadcom driver within the firmware does not change the capabilities of the ethernet switch chip on the PCB one bit. Think!

(probably sounds overly harsh but it wasnt my intent)
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PostPosted: Tue May 25, 2010 7:17    Post subject: Re: Wow! Reply with quote
darth_tater wrote:
ok. you don't even want to know how hard i tried to get that image.

i tired everything i could think of.

Oh well, Eko. check your PM inbox.

Image and a serial log of the damn thing booting up are attached.

And thanks =D


Good job, darth_tater !!
Can you pls pm me the image as well, I collect bootloaders. It's like a hobby for me..

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darth_tater
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PostPosted: Tue May 25, 2010 15:37    Post subject: Reply with quote
Orbiting234 wrote:
darth_tater wrote:
Also, i have one other question...

the router is equipped with

Broadcom BCM47XX 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet Controller 5.10.56.28

which means it can do gigabit Ethernet, no?

Is it just as simple as a software thing or is there a hardware limitation on the board?


Dear GOD no!!!!!!!

Your very own pics answer this question. A BCM5325E 10/100 switch chip is physically incapable of running gigabit. Period. Just because this router (like all) uses universal Broadcom driver within the firmware does not change the capabilities of the ethernet switch chip on the PCB one bit. Think!

(probably sounds overly harsh but it wasnt my intent)


Thats why i asked. i was kinda confused about why the software was saying one thing, but the hardware another.


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and yes, LOM, check your inbox.
darth_tater
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PostPosted: Mon May 31, 2010 7:08    Post subject: {it works!} NETGEAR WNR2000 v2 IS NOW SUPPORTED :D Reply with quote
Yes, that's right friends. Many thanks to Eko, LOM, ReadtheAnnouncements!

This router now works :D


Its got a few cosmetic things (lan/wlan led's not the proper color, power led lights...sometimes)

but all the core functionality is there.

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I'll let Eko publish links to the files needed to get this guy up and running or if he says its OK, you can PM me for the files.
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PostPosted: Mon May 31, 2010 8:25    Post subject: LINKS Reply with quote
http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/support/other-downloads?path=others%2Feko%2FV24-K26%2Fsvn14536%2F

Go there. get the CHK file and use the stock firmware's web interface to flash this.

welcome to ddwrt Smile
darth_tater
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 4:56    Post subject: Reply with quote
for those interested, here is the router for $20. and free shipping.


http://www.newegg.com/Special/ShellShocker.aspx?cm_sp=ShellShocker-_-33-122-275-_-06022010
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 11:48    Post subject: Reply with quote
is everthing working or just the core components?
darth_tater
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 16:37    Post subject: Reply with quote
everything.


Except lan LEDs 1 and 2 will be orange with a 100 mb connection instead of green. ports 3 and 4 will be green with a 100 mb connection.
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 11:43    Post subject: Reply with quote
Sorry if this is a daft question, but once you install the mini image with the .chk file, can the big one then be installed? I'm kind of assuming yes, since it should have plenty of RAM (32 MB)...?
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 17:07    Post subject: Reply with quote
Does anybody know how to get it into recovery mode?
Orbiting234
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 17:12    Post subject: Reply with quote
HerbCSO wrote:
Sorry if this is a daft question, but once you install the mini image with the .chk file, can the big one then be installed? I'm kind of assuming yes, since it should have plenty of RAM (32 MB)...?


You assume WRONG. RAM has nothing to do with what DD-WRT version you can run. Flash memory is everything. You can't fit an 8MB DD-WRT "big" fw onto a device that only has a 4MB flash memory chip no matter how much RAM it has.
HerbCSO
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 17:37    Post subject: Reply with quote
Duh, I stand corrected, thank you Orbiting234! ;]

So, that being said, could somebody please clarify for me which of the file versions the build that darth_tater supplied corresponds to? I'm trying to figure out the feature set I would have access to so as to decide whether the buy it refurb on buy.com for $25... ;]

Thanks!
darth_tater
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 17:42    Post subject: Reply with quote
any of the file version i uploaded will work.

you must start with the chk file.

from there, you can flash any image designed for routers with 4mb of flash memory.
LOM
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 18:15    Post subject: Reply with quote
darth_tater wrote:


from there, you can flash any image designed for routers with 4mb of flash memory.


No, see peacock thread paragraph 6 (if memory serves me).
Netgear routers with their board_data partition in flash has slightly lower size limit than normal 4MB flash routers.
Be careful not to use a too big sized build or you will overwrite your board_data and is then in for a long session of manual programming (see Dark_Shadow's thread about his WNDR3300 a week ago)

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