Ok i thunk I may have bricked my router 1 day old.LOL. Is there a way to unbrick without pin soldering? When I did it I followed every step. The tftp.exe upgrade to the generic.bin file was a success. After about 1 hr still no response and 1 LAN port was on and the power light continues to flash. Even after a power cycle the same situation occurs.
I have tried the web GUI and the tftp.exe to access the router to no such luck. What can I do?
Joined: 06 Jun 2006 Posts: 4915 Location: Dresden, Germany
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 10:52 pm Post subject:
i hope micro generic bin. what is the current situation of this router. does the power led blink (good). are all switch led's on (bad)
please give us/me more informations. you cannot await a diagnostics out from the color of the case of your router _________________ one cigarette costs 2 minutes of your life.
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Thank you for the quick response.
Yes it is the micro generic bin and yes the power light flashes. the only LAN light on is the one I plug into.
WRT54G v5
These are the steps I followed.
Download [vxworks_prep_gs_v03.zip] and extract.
Download [vxworks_killer_gs_v06.zip] and extract, OR create a custom firmware image with your MAC address embedded in it. See the 'Changing your MAC address' section below for more information.
Download [DD-WRT micro generic]. You may want to check [DD-WRT] to make sure there isn't a newer version than v23 SP1. Do not use the one labelled 'WRT54G' or 'WRT54GS', use the 'generic' version.
If you don't know how to use (or don't have) a console mode TFTP tool (i.e. tftp.exe), download the [Linksys TFTP transfer tool].
You will want to assign your network adaptor a manual IP address, since you may loose your automatically configured one and have trouble TFTP'ing the firmware. To do this see the troubleshooting section or google it. It's done at the properties dialog of your network connection, in the 'Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)' properties.
Go to your router's web based interface and enter the 'Administration' tab. Then select 'Firmware Upgrade' and choose the vxworks_prep_gs_v03.bin file. Hit apply. After a minute, your browser window will go blank. At this point, power cycle your router.
Again point your web browser (preferrably Internet Explorer, other may not work in this step) to http://192.168.1.1. You'll see a different sort of firmware upgrade screen. This is the Management Mode. Select and apply the vxworks_killer_gs_v06.bin firmware upgrade. WAIT for your browser window to turn to report 'Success'.
Now unplug the power cord of your router, then plug it back in. The power LED should now be blinking.
TFTP transfer DD-WRT micro generic (re: not mini) to your router, whose IP will be 192.168.1.1, or 192.168.1.245 if you used an older vxworks_killer. There are two ways to do the TFTP transfer. One is using Linksys's TFTP Windows program, which you may have downloaded in step 3, the other is at the console/terminal:
Console tool: Example: TFTP -i 192.168.1.1 PUT dd-wrt.v23_micro_generic.bin
GUI tool: Simply enter the router's IP address, select the DD-WRT micro generic image, then initiate the transfer. The password field can be left blank. Don't unplug your router when it finishes (see below).
Do NOT reboot your router after TFTP'ing, this will happen automatically. It takes a couple minutes after the TFTP transfer finishes for the firmware to actually be flashed.
I used this same method earlier today, and I was having the same problem. This is the solution I used.
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Q: I can't seem to contact the router after I apply vxworks_killer, so can't TFTP the DD-WRT firmware. What's up?
You've probably lost your automatically assigned IP address. You need to manually set your network connection's IP address. Go to the properties of your network connection, select 'Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)', hit 'Properties', then enter this:
IP = 192.168.1.99
Subnet mask = 255.255.255.0
Gateway = 192.168.1.1
Leave DNS to automatically configured for now.
i know im just a noobie here, but i did it today (crossing my fingers the whole way)
but i static'd my IP to 192.168.1.20 for pc had connected to the linksys wrt54g v6
set my nic to 10baseT half duplex (under hardware settings in device manager) [perhaps the key to this whole process?]
did the prep to the admin/update page
power cycle (waiting for power light to go solid from blinking)
did the killer to the management firmware update page
power cycle (waiting for power light to go solid from blinking)
tftp the DD-WRT micro generic (30sec to transfer then says done)
crossed fingers and waiting 2 minutes for power lights to stop blinking around on router
tried to get into the web via 192.168.1.1 and got management firmware update (gotta love cached webpages) refresh and bang - there it is!
now i have PPPoE DSL so i had go disconnect it; go directly to the modem and download the DD-WRT v23 SP2 (07/16/06) firmware. installed via DD-WRT admin/firmware update page. dhcp broken, so got DD-WRT v23 SP2 (07/15/06) which im running now and quite happy with.
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same problem from my side.... i followed the same instruction than the author of this post...
i followed those instrutions:
WRT54G v5
These are the steps I followed.
Download [vxworks_prep_gs_v03.zip] and extract.
Download [vxworks_killer_gs_v06.zip] and extract, OR create a custom firmware image with your MAC address embedded in it. See the 'Changing your MAC address' section below for more information.
Download [DD-WRT micro generic]. You may want to check [DD-WRT] to make sure there isn't a newer version than v23 SP1. Do not use the one labelled 'WRT54G' or 'WRT54GS', use the 'generic' version.
If you don't know how to use (or don't have) a console mode TFTP tool (i.e. tftp.exe), download the [Linksys TFTP transfer tool].
You will want to assign your network adaptor a manual IP address, since you may loose your automatically configured one and have trouble TFTP'ing the firmware. To do this see the troubleshooting section or google it. It's done at the properties dialog of your network connection, in the 'Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)' properties.
Go to your router's web based interface and enter the 'Administration' tab. Then select 'Firmware Upgrade' and choose the vxworks_prep_gs_v03.bin file. Hit apply. After a minute, your browser window will go blank. At this point, power cycle your router.
At this state, i blocked because my power led still blinking and i cant find my router at 192.168.1.1
Wow, it's amazing how one bad guide can screw everyone up. For the v5 or v6, you're suppose to use micronot generic. Your router is officially bricked.
I am doing plenty of research and giving it time before I flash mine. I want to lessen the amount of complications due to other people's negligence.
Wow, it's amazing how one bad guide can screw everyone up. For the v5 or v6, you're suppose to use micronot generic. Your router is officially bricked.
I am doing plenty of research and giving it time before I flash mine. I want to lessen the amount of complications due to other people's negligence.
Correction, look at the instructions again, you ARE supposed to use the Micro Generic firmware.
There is also a Micro WRT54G firmware, a Mini Generic, etc, etc. Micro referres to the size of the kernel(since v5 and v6 only have 2mb we must use the micro version) and generic referres to the platform the kernel was built for(as to why we have to use the generic one on the v5 and v6 and not the wrt54g specific one, that is beyond me, I'm just following the instructions provided).
Joined: 17 Jun 2006 Posts: 462 Location: Tennessee, USA
Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 8:23 am Post subject:
fuse wrote:
Wow, it's amazing how one bad guide can screw everyone up. For the v5 or v6, you're suppose to use micro not generic. Your router is officially bricked.
I am doing plenty of research and giving it time before I flash mine. I want to lessen the amount of complications due to other people's negligence.
You are not only wrong, but very offensive. I went to a lot of trouble to develop the technology, I didn't just write some guide up. I hope you did do your homework. Most of the time problems that happen are from things like this, people misreading the instructions, not my negligence.
The guide is a bit technical and it doesn't have any pretty pictures that might make things easier, but I'll leave that to others since I can't do it all myself.
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To the poster's above: follow the suggestion about a static IP. The chances are great that's the problem. if so, your router is in fine shape, you just need to get connectivity to it for the TFTP transfer. You may also want to try setitng your network adaptor to 10BaseT half-duplex. _________________ - WRT54G(S) v5 series hack
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Last edited by db90h on Thu Jul 27, 2006 10:58 am; edited 1 time in total
Joined: 17 Jul 2006 Posts: 96 Location: Austin, Texas USA
Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 10:39 am Post subject:
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Someone will correct me if I'm wrong..... Isn't Micro version v23 SP1 for the WRT54G v5, v5.1, and v6 only?
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To convert to DDT-WRT v23 SP1 for the WRT54G v5, v5.1, or v6 I have found this powerpoint presentation to work real well since it gives step by step instructions. If you don't have a way to view powerpoint you can download open office at www.openoffice.org or find a powerpoint viewer.
Powerpoint presentation (Download is at bottom of page):
You are not only wrong, but very offensive. I went to a lot of trouble to develop the technology, I didn't just write some guide up. I hope you did do your homework. Most of the time problems that happen are from things like this, people misreading the instructions, not my negligence.
I'm sorry I was out of line. I hope you accept my apology. I wasn't trying to be offensive, but I read here on the forums other cases where other people used other builds of DD-WRT that wasn't micro_generic, and ended up with bricked routers!
Again sorry for my misunderstanding on the matter, I was unaware there the build was called micro_generic, I didn't know there were two: micro_generic and generic! I truely appreciate the gift of a wrt54g v5 router. So thanks for all of your hard work involving that!
My suggestion to aid in the disconfusion, simply stickying a topic, and in the post putting in your Bitsum website, since those are the proper directions with all the links to the correct prep and killer files ,etc. I don't want anyone to end up sad with a bricked router. _________________ WRT54G v 5, running DD-WRT v23 SP2 build 7/15/06 (the folder). Currently boosting range using an 802.11b Linksys signal booster, piggy back.
Joined: 17 Jun 2006 Posts: 462 Location: Tennessee, USA
Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 10:23 am Post subject:
fuse wrote:
I'm sorry I was out of line. I hope you accept my apology. I wasn't trying to be offensive, but I read here on the forums other cases where other people used other builds of DD-WRT that wasn't micro_generic, and ended up with bricked routers!
It's no problem, I know you meant no harm. I was just frustrated because I just spent like 8 hours working on the new reversion firmware. So, I apologize too for getting offended.
I have been somewhat dismayed myself about all the people bricking their routers. I tried to make the process as fool-proof as possible, but there is some degree of technical skill required it seems. Some cases of problems I can't even explain -- though I have to assume at least in the majority of them the user is in error in some way. I've thought of writing a utility that automatically does all the steps.. but this would be very time consuming and platform dependent.
I agree with you, the current sticky topic is way too confusing at some 24 pages of various stuff. I don't know if another sticky topic is the answer or not, I personally have a bad habit of ignoring sticky topics. The wiki has all this information, though it's perpetually out of date since I don't have time to keep it updated.
I think a better trouble-shooting guide is what is needed, with screenshots of how to set your network adaptor's IP address and all that good stuff. Maybe I'll create such a thing someday, but at some point one has to question just how much time I should put into this project . _________________ - WRT54G(S) v5 series hack
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Please excuse me being a raving lunatic.
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