Linksys WRT54GL : brick after firmware upgrade ?

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wlad952
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 16, 2023 15:26    Post subject: Linksys WRT54GL : brick after firmware upgrade ? Reply with quote
Hello there,

I have a Linksys WRT54GL and a old version of DDWRT was installed (year 2008 or 2009).

I wanted to upgrade the firmware thanks to "Router Database" and if I remember right :
I dowloaded v3 beta Build 36330 file "dd-wrt.v24_micro_olsrd_generic.bin"

The process was fine but since : I cannot access to the router anymore through 192.168.1.1 (ethernet or Wifi mode) GUI or telnet mode.

When I ask "Ipconfig" I have a weird Ip adress assigned like : 169.254.0.168 / 255.255.0.0
And no Gateway assigned.

Maybe someone have a solution to unblock me ?
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 16, 2023 15:33    Post subject: Reply with quote
Run Windows network troubleshooter or disable/enable network interface on Windows. Also, the router database is not updated.

https://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Firmware_FAQ

https://ftp.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv2/downloads/betas/2023/12-15-2023-r54517/broadcom/
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 16, 2023 17:08    Post subject: Reply with quote
dale_gribble39 wrote:
Run Windows network troubleshooter or disable/enable network interface on Windows. Also, the router database is not updated.


no more news after these actions
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 16, 2023 17:35    Post subject: Reply with quote
Not sure what the olsrd version is, as I have always used the std_generic without issue.
https://ftp.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv2/downloads/betas/2023/12-15-2023-r54517/broadcom/dd-wrt.v24_std_generic.bin
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 19, 2023 15:06    Post subject: Reply with quote
Well I have more information :

I followed the official "Recovery mode" tutorial : https://www.linksys.com/support-article?articleNum=140001

And I am now able to ping the Linksys at 192.168.1.1
But still no Gui.


I tried tellnet but I have a communication error.

Any idea ?
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 19, 2023 17:02    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ensure you are navigating to HTTP, not HTTPS
Code:
http://192.168.1.1

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PostPosted: Thu Dec 28, 2023 9:36    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yes I tried Chrome and Firefox with explicit http but still nothing.

Sad
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 28, 2023 16:53    Post subject: Reply with quote
You did set a static IP (i.e. 192.168.1.10) to your PC, correct? Default browser settings may be redirecting to https. Only other thing I would try is Pale Moon Portable browser or check browser settings. You may have to recover from a bad flash, TFTP. Shouldn't require serial, but that is extreme case scenario.

https://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Recover_from_a_bad_flash

https://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/TFTP_flash

https://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Serial_Recovery
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 05, 2024 15:24    Post subject: Reply with quote
dale_gribble39 wrote:
You did set a static IP (i.e. 192.168.1.10) to your PC, correct? Default browser settings may be redirecting to https. Only other thing I would try is Pale Moon Portable browser or check browser settings. You may have to recover from a bad flash, TFTP. Shouldn't require serial, but that is extreme case scenario.

https://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Recover_from_a_bad_flash

https://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/TFTP_flash

https://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Serial_Recovery



Yes I put 192.168.1.10 to my computer.
And Firefox is not using https redirection so I can confirm that my request is : http://192.168.1.1

Thanks for helping
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 05, 2024 18:11    Post subject: Reply with quote
I'm sure you may have read this wiki: https://forum.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Linksys_WRT54GL

If it is responding to pings, then you should be able to recover with TFTP. Serial would be next step. If this device was modified to run K26 builds, then JTAG may be the only option (worst case scenario).
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