Boot router from usb flash drive

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lightix
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 20:28    Post subject: Reply with quote
USB and DD-WRT MEGA on Asus WL-520GC.

Sorry for my bad English, my russian discussion is here

Hardware mod.
1. You must use 5V 2A power adapter for router.
2. On board : NF1 – data+ & data-, resistors 20 – 50 Ohm.
3. F1 – resistor 0,2-0,5 Ohm (you can use 0 Ohm), BF12 – resistor 0 Ohm.C9 (C130) - SMD 0,1mF or any other 0,1mF between +VCC USB and GND.
4. R56, R3 – 0 Ohm.
5. USB connector (J3):
*GND
*data+
*data-
*+5V

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Firmware mod (Thanks to IronShaft)

1. Unpack micro-plus-ssh with FirmwareModKit
2. Go to /rootfs/usr/sbin and remove 2 files: dropbearmulti и pppd.
3. Copy into /rootfs/lib/modules/<kernel>/ drivers: usbcore.o, usb-ohci.o, scsi_mod.o, usb-storage.o, sd_mod.o,ext2.o. (from unpacked nokaid, mega).
4. Go to rootfs/sbin
5. Move file init into rootfs/usr/sbin
6. Create new file rootfs/sbin/init:
Code:

#!/bin/sh
if [ $1 == "noinitrd" ] ; then
    insmod /lib/modules/`uname -r`/usbcore.o
    insmod /lib/modules/`uname -r`/usb-ohci.o
    insmod /lib/modules/`uname -r`/scsi_mod.o
    insmod /lib/modules/`uname -r`/usb-storage.o
    insmod /lib/modules/`uname -r`/sd_mod.o 
    insmod /lib/modules/`uname -r`/ext2.o
    sleep 8s
    mount -t proc none /proc
    mount -t ext2 -o noatime,nodiratime /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part1 /mnt
    if [ -x /mnt/sbin/init ] ; then
        mount -o move /proc /mnt/proc && \
        pivot_root /mnt /mnt/mnt && {
            mount -o move /mnt/dev /dev
            mount -o move /mnt/tmp /tmp
            mount -o move /mnt/jffs /jffs
            exec /sbin/init $*
        }

    else
        exec /usr/sbin/init $*
    fi
else
    exec /usr/sbin/init $*
fi


Make this file executable.

7. Build firmware image and put it into router.

8. Create ext2 linux partition on usb flash drive (partition must be first in partition table, and size >= 15Mb)

9. Unpack MEGA firmware and put contents of rootfs to partition on usb flash drive. Change all files owner to 'root'.

Now, you can boot router from usb flash drive avtomaticaly if usb flash drive with ext2 partition is plugged.

Here is MICRO-PLUS-USB firmware, based on http://www.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv2/downloads/others/eko/V24_TNG/svn11218/dd-wrt.v24-11218_NEWD_micro-plus_ssh.bin

rootfs MEGA

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MrAlvin
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 22:29    Post subject: Reply with quote
GREAT job lightix. This means that any router with USB can now be made able to use Mega version of dd-wrt, plus more!

What a great proof of concept. Cool
lightix
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 8:00    Post subject: Reply with quote
Added links to firmware and unpacked rootfs of MEGA.
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decsan
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 18:22    Post subject: Reply with quote
great!..
After that, can you use it as standalone downloader..
lightix
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 18:57    Post subject: Reply with quote
Last "tuning"



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decsan
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 7:56    Post subject: Reply with quote
Does It work with usb hard disk drives too?
lightix
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 9:20    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yes, you can use any USB device
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hapahopi
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 9:45    Post subject: Reply with quote
Very interesting!!!

Since I have an Asus WL-520gu, can i skip the hardware modification and load the mega instead of the std nokaid?
decsan
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 11:05    Post subject: Reply with quote
I have not undersood one point.

As far as I can see in the pictures, You used only one condenser (0,1uF). But in your message, You mention about two condenser.
lightix
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 12:24    Post subject: Reply with quote
hapahopi wrote:
Very interesting!!!
Since I have an Asus WL-520gu, can i skip the hardware modification and load the mega instead of the std nokaid?

Yes!

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lightix
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 12:27    Post subject: Reply with quote
decsan wrote:
I have not undersood one point.
As far as I can see in the pictures, You used only one condenser (0,1uF). But in your message, You mention about two condenser.

C9 (C130) means that condenser must be placed on C9 OR C130 OR any other place between +VCC and GND.

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decsan
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 19:33    Post subject: Reply with quote
I bought smd parts an usb connector. I'm gonna modify router soon..
boolah
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 19:27    Post subject: Thank You! Reply with quote
lightix - I just wanted to thank you for that write-up.

I just flashed my ASUS WL-520gU and it's running mega now! I've been trying to figure out how to get OpenVPN, JFFS, USB and SNMP all working together on the WL-520gU and haven't been able to... until now!

Thanks so much for the contribution. It really is appreciated.
spoch
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 15:04    Post subject: Reply with quote
lightix wrote:
hapahopi wrote:
Very interesting!!!
Since I have an Asus WL-520gu, can i skip the hardware modification and load the mega instead of the std nokaid?

Yes!


I can load the mega directly on the 520GU or on a usb stick? Sorry, I'm a n00b. Thanks much.
anonymous123
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 15:21    Post subject: Reply with quote
@spoch

You cannot load the mega version directly on the WL-520GU (the router has only 4 MB flash). The mega version must be loaded in the USB stick (uncompress it with the Firmware Modification Kit and copy the root filesystem - the contents of "rootfs" folder - in the USB stick).

Kind regards.
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