Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 15:11 Post subject: Tornado (WRT54GS V7 CFE.BIN)
Hello folks,
It seems that a lot of people are in need of this bin file. This bin has no frills. If you TJTAG it in and it finishes, unplug and plug back in the router will come on with no lights. This will allow you to TFTP the micro or mini file onto the router.
This worked on a Broadcom BCM5354 KFBG Rev 2 CPU chip.
Tornado hope this is not a problem!
pziental
Why would you need to flash the CFE to the router if you are just upgrading the ver. Have you tried using the upgrade function in the DD-WRT consul?
CFE.BIN
Description:
This is a direct quote from Tornado "Here is a CFE for the GSv7, after flashing this CFE, if it is successful, all lights will be off, after you reboot it you can tftp dd-wrt firmware to it. Make sure to erase the whole flash a couple of time before
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 6:23 Post subject: Do I need to reset router after CFE-Updater-Gv8-GSv7-v3.bin
I was on RC5 and decided to update to RC6.2.
Previously I used vxworkskillerGSv7-v3.bin to upload the RC5 Firmware. However, I have a couple of important questions left.
1) Do I need to update CFE by using CFE-Updater-Gv8-GSv7-v3.bin?
2) Do I need to reset my router after loading CFE-Updater-Gv8-GSv7-v3.bin before using tftp? Or I can do "tftp dd-wrt.v24_micro_generic.bin" without restarting the router?
Joined: 07 Jun 2006 Posts: 2087 Location: Odessa, Ukraine
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 6:45 Post subject:
NO, if you used vxworkskillerGSv7-v3.bin, then it already has the most up to date CFE in it. _________________ Want JTAG support - Donate a router
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NO, if you used vxworkskillerGSv7-v3.bin, then it already has the most up to date CFE in it.
Anyway I used it. Didn't reset also, everything is worked and I got a new Firmware. However, I had some problem with Radio scheduling. When I pressed save and apply buttons Both radio and Power lights went off, then blinked several times and lighted on again. Radio had to be turned off according to the current schedule, but it didn't. I checked the router's time and it was correct. After about 5 min radio turned off by itself.
Is it usual, or something is wrong and this is a bug?
NO, if you used vxworkskillerGSv7-v3.bin, then it already has the most up to date CFE in it.
Anyway I used it. Didn't reset also, everything is worked and I got a new Firmware. However, I had some problem with Radio scheduling. When I pressed save and apply buttons Both radio and Power lights went off, then blinked several times and lighted on again. Radio had to be turned off according to the current schedule, but it didn't. I checked the router's time and it was correct. After about 5 min radio turned off by itself.
Is it usual, or something is wrong and this is a bug?
All OK. power light now blinks to indicate "nvram commit", radio timer needs 5 min on first run, it waits for time to be set.
Or it is better to wait for a final realease of v24. Skip all this RC and then make a donation after final release.
Edited on 03/11/08
I decided to stick to RC6.2. My router is rock solid and fast. I got more free memory compared to RC5 and no issues. Thanks to everyone who commited to this project. It will be a shame if I won't donate.
Joined: 07 Jun 2006 Posts: 2087 Location: Odessa, Ukraine
Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 15:02 Post subject:
Did you reboot the router ? If you did what do the lights look like ? Did you try going to the web interface ? _________________ Want JTAG support - Donate a router
or Donate with PayPal !