Hi guys, I also unbricked one of my routers using the pin9 trick. In my case I set the routers IP address with a few other settings and clicked save.....BRICK!!!. Thank you whom ever discovered this
Maybe this is a really unintelligent question but could someone explain WHY this works?
FYI, here's how I unbricked mine. I couldn't even ping it. No opening of case required.
Unplug everything from router (power, LAN, WAN)
Hold down the Reset/Recover Button.
Plug in Power.
Count to 60 by one thousands (one one thousand, two one thousand, etc.).
Unplug Power.
Release Reset/Recover Button.
Count to 60 by one thousands.
Plug in Power.
Count to 120 by one thousands.
Hold Down Reset button.
Count to 30 by one thousands.
Release Reset Button.
Count to 60 by one thousands.
Unplug Power.
Plug in Power.
Plug in Lan.
use the following command:
tftp -i 192.168.1.1 put dd-wrt.v24-9396_NEWD_std.bin dd-wrt.v24-9396_NEWD_std.bin
you don't have to use that image. that's just what worked for me.
asus firmware recovery tool may work as well. didn't try it.
What is the chance of repairing a WL500gp with a 9-pin method when:
The power led is OFF all the time,
The air led is dim, barely seen
Lan leds turn on when connecting a cable.
I know the question is hypothetical, since I dont have that router in my hands. I can buy it relatively cheap, so I would like to know if the pin9 method is possible to help, or maybe you guys know what to do in such situation. Or maybe some of you are sure pin9 will definitely not help?
Thanks for the info and the beautiful pictures! I've just unbricked my WL-500W with the pin9 method.
I wonder what exactly this pin shorting does. I thought it cleared the NVRAM, but that's clearly not the case because after the pin shorting the router reverted to the 192.168.1.1 address, but on the next reboot (after restoring the firmware) it went back to 10.10.10.1 -- my custom configuration.
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Posted: Sat May 31, 2008 3:10 Post subject:
otellomoro wrote:
I had a similar issue with a wrt54gsV4 and the solution was similar:
- short pin16 with groung. Router pingable.
- tftp dd-wrt-wrt54gsV4-standard directly, no linsys nor mini versions. dd-wrt now is on but if I save/reboot now all is lost.
- "mtd erase nvram"; reboot. The router reboots and now all is OK, dd-wrt is on and the configuration is hold after following save/reboots.
Did'nt erase linux
The Pin16 technique worked for me on my Premium router. Happy to have the router back !
Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 13:07 Post subject: WL-500W + DD-WRT v24 = Brick
I finally decide it's time to upgrade my old Linksys boxes (WRT54G v2 + WRTSL54GS).. I look around online and I see some great things about these ASUS WL-500 boxes. I see newegg has a great MIR on them so I pick two up. Here I am now with one working unit and another bricked for no reason whatsoever. Best of all it seems there is nothing I can do to revive it as none of the known methods work.
Every time I attempt to contact the box while pwr led is flashing it goes into a loop of power cycles with all lan flashing. The instance I stop trying to reach the box it power cycles and the pwr led goes back to flashing. I'm not one to make a post like this but I've tried everything and I'm over these boxes already. After reading about all those other who brick for no reason I know I fell victim to the same exact thing. Any ideas?
Joined: 08 Mar 2008 Posts: 239 Location: Wayne, PA
Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 17:14 Post subject: Re: WL-500W + DD-WRT v24 = Brick
JohnDoe303 wrote:
I finally decide it's time to upgrade my old Linksys boxes (WRT54G v2 + WRTSL54GS).. I look around online and I see some great things about these ASUS WL-500 boxes. I see newegg has a great MIR on them so I pick two up. Here I am now with one working unit and another bricked for no reason whatsoever. Best of all it seems there is nothing I can do to revive it as none of the known methods work.
Every time I attempt to contact the box while pwr led is flashing it goes into a loop of power cycles with all lan flashing. The instance I stop trying to reach the box it power cycles and the pwr led goes back to flashing. I'm not one to make a post like this but I've tried everything and I'm over these boxes already. After reading about all those other who brick for no reason I know I fell victim to the same exact thing. Any ideas?
1). Are you sure that the semi-bricked unit is not a Version 2?
2). When you say you have tried "everything", does that include taking the box apart and shorting pins 9 and/or 16 while you boot it up?
3). If you don't want to take the unit apart, can I buy it from you for $25 ?
Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 20:04 Post subject: Re: WL-500W + DD-WRT v24 = Brick
simkiss wrote:
1). Are you sure that the semi-bricked unit is not a Version 2?
2). When you say you have tried "everything", does that include taking the box apart and shorting pins 9 and/or 16 while you boot it up?
3). If you don't want to take the unit apart, can I buy it from you for $25 ?
ciao,
jas3
1). WL-500W not 500G.
2). Yes, which I thought I explained already.. At this point it's got to be sequence or something, which I still doubt considering how many times I've attempted de-bricking it now.
3). No, why even bother asking something like that.
I don't even know why it bricked.. I set up WDS and left everything alone. An bit later I notice the PC dropped LAN connection and the box began cycling LAN on and off.
Joined: 08 Mar 2008 Posts: 239 Location: Wayne, PA
Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 20:12 Post subject: Re: WL-500W + DD-WRT v24 = Brick
JohnDoe303 wrote:
simkiss wrote:
1). Are you sure that the semi-bricked unit is not a Version 2?
2). When you say you have tried "everything", does that include taking the box apart and shorting pins 9 and/or 16 while you boot it up?
3). If you don't want to take the unit apart, can I buy it from you for $25 ?
ciao,
jas3
1). WL-500W not 500G.
2). Yes, which I thought I explained already.. At this point it's got to be sequence or something, which I still doubt considering how many times I've attempted de-bricking it now.
3). No, why even bother asking something like that.
I don't even know why it bricked.. I set up WDS and left everything alone. An bit later I notice the PC dropped LAN connection and the box began cycling LAN on and off.
1). Oh yeah...W not G.
2). Not so clearly to me at least.
3). In case the answer was "YES". I have pretty extensive experience debricking the Gs, but not the Ws. I'm really puzzled by this one.
1). Are you sure that the semi-bricked unit is not a Version 2?
Mine is a Version 2 and I can't install DD-WRT using the methods I've seen online (including all of those on this site.) Any advice on how to install DD-WRT on a WL-500G Premium V2 ?
1). Are you sure that the semi-bricked unit is not a Version 2?
Mine is a Version 2 and I can't install DD-WRT using the methods I've seen online (including all of those on this site.) Any advice on how to install DD-WRT on a WL-500G Premium V2 ?