Unfortunately, redboot_ap51_16M_4M_marvell.rom didn't work (router is frozen with all 5 (WAN + 4 port switch) network status lights solid. Forced to use JTAG to recover.)
This redboot rom built for the Dlink DWL-2100AP works somewhat, though I can't seem to get the switch working. I can load and flash in redboot via xmodem on the serial console however.
So, at this point I have the WGT624v2 running a redboot for the DWL-2100AP.
Any pointers on where to go from here would be appreciated.
From what I've read, the 2100AP doesn't have a switch at all, just one direct port.
I've tried the ap51 and ap61 redboots with Marvell support, both crash with "Invalid CPU access" (can provide further detail if needed) but reboot the router instead of locking it up. Just as useless though =P
Unfortunately, I don't quite know where to go from here either. I can throw vxWorks firmwares at it and they'll mostly work, but they're basically useless. I wonder if it would be possible to boot DD-WRT from the vxWorks bootloader or the 2100AP redboot, without writing it to flash. Just to see how it behaves until someone comes up with a solution.
EDIT: From more stuff I've read, and after analyzing the entire "Supported Devices" list on the DD-WRT wiki, I only found *one* other Atheros device with 2MB flash, the WRT54G2 v1.5. In this post, BrainSlayer says 2MB Atheros is possible as long as there is 16MB RAM, which the WGT624 v2 has. As it's been years, I'm sure we'd all appreciate some support (and buy licenses for DD-WRT).
Having 16MB RAM, it *should* be possible to compress a micro Atheros DD-WRT image (if it were to be built), decompress it into RAM with a redboot with compression support, and run it from there. We'd just really appreciate something a bit more stable and functional than the garbage stock firmware these things come with.
It seems that there is some difference between individual WGT624v2. Mine has 4MB flash, where I see some reported with only 2MB.
I believe the DWL 2100AP has a IC+ IP101, single port Ethernet transceiver -- so not compatible with the WGT624v2.
Since the DWL 2100AP redboot bootloader does allow loading and flashing using x-modem, it should be possible to load a DDWRT firmware from the serial console -- I just can't find one that seems a good enough fit to try (ar2313 / marvel / 4MB / 16MB).
Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2016 19:26 Post subject: WGT624 v2 - some years later...
Hi,
I have a rather old WGT624 which is not working well at all. I would like to put DD-WRT on it, but this thread doesn't really give any clues to if it would work, nor how.
