Hi, I've TL-WA854RE v2.0, with 1.0.0 Build 20150916 Rel. 34723. When I try to use this firmware, I get Checksum error. Do you think I need another modified version?
Hi, I've TL-WA854RE v2.0, with 1.0.0 Build 20150916 Rel. 34723. When I try to use this firmware, I get Checksum error. Do you think I need another modified version?
Any idea on how to get this version?
Thanks, J5
So after quite some hassle, as your version does indeed have different internals, i managed to get a build with the header modified for you, but this is the riskiest moment for you, as this might go very wrong and brick your repeater, you've been warned, take this at your own risk...
You'll find the firmware attached to this post, the upgrade procedure is described in the first post, if something go wrong...don't blame anyone.
This is WR841NDv10 firmware with changed header for WA854REv2, if all goes well further web upgrades will be done with firmwares for WR841NDv10.
UPDATE: ATTACHEMENT DELETED, DIDN'T WORKED.
Last edited by VSparxx on Tue Feb 23, 2016 21:36; edited 1 time in total
I can't flash this firmware. I still get "Checksum Error"..
Well the person that gave me the firmware said it's all he can do, as your device bootloader is somehow different evnthough it's still U-Boot and if this firmware doesn't work he can't really do much more.
So now the only hope is someone who is willing to help and has the knowledge on how to modify firmwares, i'll just write your repeater specifications and we'll have to wait and see.
Still working like a charm for 2 days straight without error. I'd say go ahead but if you wanna wait for a week I can come back and share the good or bad news then.
Thanks for the clarification.^^ Also thanks again for this thread. The repeater was underwhelming with stock firmware.
Sure, come back and write about your experience with this device and DD-WRT, that way we all, that share our experience here on the forums, make other's decisions easier.
Still working flawlessly. Loving it. I dont need to look any further now while I was planning to before seeing this thread. Thanks a lot
Still working like a charm for 2 days straight without error. I'd say go ahead but if you wanna wait for a week I can come back and share the good or bad news then.
Thanks for the clarification.^^ Also thanks again for this thread. The repeater was underwhelming with stock firmware.
Sure, come back and write about your experience with this device and DD-WRT, that way we all, that share our experience here on the forums, make other's decisions easier.
Still working flawlessly. Loving it. I dont need to look any further now while I was planning to before seeing this thread. Thanks a lot
Glad this thread is helping others too, I literally was hating this little device because of poorly integrated stock firmware, DD-WRT literally saved it from the bin.
Also to all the people that voted for the option of donating money in the poll, it would be great if you could all write here if you donated, nowadays this little repeaters can be found for as little as 24$ on ebay, so if we have 4 people that are willing to donate 6$ that will make us with direct update channel and support for all the buttons leds and many more goodies that devs will squeeze out of it.
I myslf am ready to donate, will have a look on how this procedure works, so they know for what are we donating.
Here is me again, to tell that another TP-Link TL-WA854RE v1 wifi repeater was successfully flashed with the provided DD-WRT firmware (courtesy of VSparxx and GreyDoc), was upgraded to the mentioned Build 29048 (BTW, did anyone upgrade to any version later than 29048?) and is currently working (fingers crossed!).
I will keep you posted in a week or so to let you know if stability is good; wish me well!
Count one more ready to donate for official support for the device, I'd like to see the LEDs working correctly again!
Here is me again, to tell that another TP-Link TL-WA854RE v1 wifi repeater was successfully flashed with the provided DD-WRT firmware (courtesy of VSparxx and GreyDoc), was upgraded to the mentioned Build 29048 (BTW, did anyone upgrade to any version later than 29048?) and is currently working (fingers crossed!).
I will keep you posted in a week or so to let you know if stability is good; wish me well!
Count one more ready to donate for official support for the device, I'd like to see the LEDs working correctly again!
one can webflash back and forth between WA901NDv3 and WR841NDv8, it's the same hardware (for testing led behavior)
I'm pretty sure that won't make a difference as this repeater has 6 leds, from which 2 (power and re/wifi activity) as of now are working correctly, and 4 which represent the intensity of wifi signal the repeater needs to repeat aren't working at all, and i'm sure the gpio for those is completely different from the switch ones on the mentioned router
But nonetheless thanks for still keeping an eye on this thread
Plauto wrote:
Here is me again, to tell that another TP-Link TL-WA854RE v1 wifi repeater was successfully flashed with the provided DD-WRT firmware (courtesy of VSparxx and GreyDoc), was upgraded to the mentioned Build 29048 (BTW, did anyone upgrade to any version later than 29048?) and is currently working (fingers crossed!).
I will keep you posted in a week or so to let you know if stability is good; wish me well!
Count one more ready to donate for official support for the device, I'd like to see the LEDs working correctly again!
I don't see the point in upgrading now to a later build as all the recent builds just added non vital changes, at least for us, i'll just wait until there are some more changes made and upgrade to a later one, I think once in a month maybe even two is ok as we all know we can't afford to mess with this thing extensively as no recovery method aside from serial is possible.
Now with the donations problem, I looked at the donations page and it seems we can't donate money so they buy themselves a device, it's like donate a device or donate money for support, or both .
So our only option is somebody to buy the device and send it to them, and all other guys to just send him their share.
BTW..i just checked and I can buy this device at a local tech depo (have access to those due to work ) for 24$ , if somebody can buy it cheaper it would be great ofc .
one can webflash back and forth between WA901NDv3 and WR841NDv8, it's the same hardware (for testing led behavior)
I'm pretty sure that won't make a difference as this repeater has 6 leds, from which 2 (power and re/wifi activity) as of now are working correctly, and 4 which represent the intensity of wifi signal the repeater needs to repeat aren't working at all, and i'm sure the gpio for those is completely different from the switch ones on the mentioned router
you can't say that until you try. what if I would have provided you with a modified header of WR841NDv8 (instead of WA901NDv3) at the very beginning? I made that choice and you don't quite know my reasoning, as to why
VSparxx wrote:
I don't see the point in upgrading now to a later build as all the recent builds just added non vital changes
I made that choice and you don't quite know my reasoning, as to why
Well it's the obvious choice in our case WA901ND is an access point that can act as a repeater as well, so basically it's gpio is the closest, that's why you primarily chose it in the first place...I think, I mean over WR841ND.
Well I know they added changes, and a lot, just non vital for our devices, that's what I really was trying to say, also I know about changelog and keeping an eye on it every time there is a new firmware, i'll probably skip them until I really see something catching my eye, as of now there is a lot of Broadcom stuff and new router models added, also bug corrections for some features I don't use on a repeater, that sums it up
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