Help needed: revert to stock on TP-Link WDR4300 v1.7

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rogiogie
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 6:50    Post subject: Help needed: revert to stock on TP-Link WDR4300 v1.7 Reply with quote
Has anyone figured out how to succesfully revert to stock on:

TP-Link WDR4300 v1.7
Original firmware: wdr4300v1_en_3_13_33_up_boot(130617).bin
Webflashed to: DD-WRT v24-sp2 (06/23/14) std (SVN revision 24461)

When using the webrevert .bin file via webflash the 300 sec indicator ticking back freezes up at 299 sec and leads then to either:
1. notification of a failed flash, DD-WRT still available
2. notification of a succesful flash, reboot and DD-WRT still active

Are there proven alternatives how to revert back? Has a TFTP flash procedure with newest stock firmware been tested succesfully without bricking the device?
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danymarc
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 9:05    Post subject: Reply with quote
Note: if you use Original firmware: wdr4300v1_en_3_13_33_up_boot(130617).bin you will brick your router, use Webreverrt or read here http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=264344
1. You will have to flash via WinScp and before enable the ssh daemon (service)? If not, SSH administration will be greyed out and disabled. You need to enable both the service and the administration.

2. Upload the web revert (dd-wrt to stock)file using Winscp in the /tmp folder of your router.

3. Connect with Putty and give this commands:

cd /tmp

write tl-wr841nv3_webrevert.bin linux

Every command at once hitting Enter.

Wait for the flashing to complete then restart and reset to factory defaults.

If it is not the last version just upgrade normally after flashing this one.

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rogiogie
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 10:21    Post subject: Reply with quote
Tx danymarc for your guide. No revert though to stock firmware by following your steps with wdr4300 webrevert.

It gave another result: the DD-WRT version changed backwards to DD-WRT v24-sp2 (03/25/13) std (SVN revision 21061).

How to proceed from here?
rogiogie
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 13:45    Post subject: Reply with quote
Retried the whole procedure with the webrevert downloaded from the router database. Worked out well! Tx for your support.
danymarc
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 19:57    Post subject: Reply with quote
rogiogie wrote:
It gave another result: the DD-WRT version changed backwards to DD-WRT v24-sp2 (03/25/13) std (SVN revision 21061).
Retried the whole procedure with the webrevert downloaded from the router database. Worked out well! Tx for your support.

The way I see this one its that first time you loaded
r21061 not Webrevert file, once you where in r21061 no need of the procedure, from web-ui you could have done it, r21061 does not have the issue of r24461.

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notchy
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 6:50    Post subject: Issues reverting factory firmware Reply with quote
danymarc wrote:
Note: if you use Original firmware: wdr4300v1_en_3_13_33_up_boot(130617).bin you will brick your router, use Webreverrt or read here http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=264344
1. You will have to flash via WinScp and before enable the ssh daemon (service)? If not, SSH administration will be greyed out and disabled. You need to enable both the service and the administration.

2. Upload the web revert (dd-wrt to stock)file using Winscp in the /tmp folder of your router.

3. Connect with Putty and give this commands:

cd /tmp

write tl-wr841nv3_webrevert.bin linux

Every command at once hitting Enter.

Wait for the flashing to complete then restart and reset to factory defaults.

If it is not the last version just upgrade normally after flashing this one.


Hello,

Hi,

I looked at the instructions and followed them with copying the webrevert file using "winscp" to the router and then typed the command above
"write tl-wr841nv3_webrevert.bin linux "

when i do that, i just get a prompt.. is there something i am missing?
danymarc
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Joined: 04 Nov 2012
Posts: 525
Location: Acapulco, Mexico

PostPosted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 13:01    Post subject: Reply with quote
mtd -r write xxxxx.bin linux (Enter) (Sure, replace xxxx with your firmware filename...)
Read qwe900 post quote from rlindon here http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=263149&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=285
At your own risk cause some had success others had bricked their router, my advice is not to use webrevert for this method check on the FTP link if there is a cutted file for your router.
Others have post that using ddwrt webrevert file via web interface many tries had had success.

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