Asus WL-500W not responding

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PostPosted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 4:07    Post subject: Reply with quote
True enough. I'll keep messin with. Thanks for the threads!
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 4:08    Post subject: Reply with quote
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 5:09    Post subject: Reply with quote
Just picked the wife up at work, stopped by taco bell for a bit of brain food.. I think I may let this thing be powered off for awhile.. Pray to it maybe lol


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PostPosted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:49    Post subject: Reply with quote
Is there some info available what connectors on the PCB of the WL500W are the JTAG?
So that one could attach a self made JTAG cable?
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 12:32    Post subject: Reply with quote
One thing I see that hasn't been tried is to use the Serial port to clear the nvram.

I suggest you start there.

Get a Serial cable setup...instructions in wiki under Hardware DIY.

Connect it up, power cycle the router, when you see the cfe begin to display message hit Cntl-C. You should get a CFE> prompt.

Now do an

nvram erase

Yes..."nvram" is a command in the CFE console.

Once the nvram is cleared....see if it will then boot up.

If not...then you will need to use the restoration tool from Asus....but I think something in the nvram is prohibiting this for now....

BTW....If you want a premade Serial Cable...I got mine off Ebay....They run about $15-20 shipped....you will need one that will work at 3.3V not just 5V.

Don't give up....

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PostPosted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 13:44    Post subject: Reply with quote
This is a way out in left field, likely useless suggestion, but do check your power supply...you are using the right one and check the output with a multimeter. Since others are having the same problem, I doubt this is the issue, but you did mention that unplugged it and went from work to home, and that's where the problem started.

What firmware was on it originally? I am wondering about that double boot wait with the dd-wrt and the hard wired one being incompatible.

If this issue isn't in the WIKI, it should be.

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PostPosted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 14:12    Post subject: Reply with quote
Considering this might happen the next time I decide to change the IP, I've decided to go with this lil add on to my router.. let me know what you think

http://www.zacpod.com/?p=13


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PostPosted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 14:24    Post subject: Reply with quote
You will need something like that, but I'll let Redhawk respond to how to get the header in the unit....that's the surgeon's job.

You do realize that this is not a change IP address issue? It is a build issue or a setting incompatibility. What build of dd-wrt did you put on the router?

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PostPosted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 14:28    Post subject: Reply with quote
Donny,


I followed the wiki to the letter for the linux install. With the clearvram and the mini asus and For the final version of dd-wrt I loaded the dd-wrt.v24_mega_generic.bin


I too am going to use a chunk of cat5 for the wiring, pity i have to wait for the USB :/

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PostPosted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 14:33    Post subject: Reply with quote
pock wrote:
Considering this might happen the next time I decide to change the IP, I've decided to go with this lil add on to my router.. let me know what you think

http://www.zacpod.com/?p=13


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I like it... Very Happy

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PostPosted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 14:35    Post subject: Reply with quote
pock wrote:
I followed the wiki to the letter for the linux install. With the clearvram and the mini asus and For the final version of dd-wrt I loaded the dd-wrt.v24_mega_generic.bin


Could you check the date on that file?

Also, I think there was a linux version of the asus tool, if you were interested. Check the wiki.

EDIT: There is not a linux version of the asus tool. The linux files were some source code, firmware, and manuals.

I checked the wiki instructions and it said that you needed:

final firmware image. For example, I used dd-wrt.v24_std_generic.bin. Use the most recent version.

Unfortunately, this doesn't tell what the version you used is. Do you recall where you downloaded it from? I suspect that it was a SP1 download, but details would help out here.

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PostPosted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 14:43    Post subject: Reply with quote
Donny,

I use a variety of OS's.. The windows one was sufficient. Thanks for that file btw.. The asus site is hard to navigate.

My soldering skills are rusty, I'll have to pull a few parted motherboards out of the basement to practice on while I am waiting for the USB board to arrive.

I don't plan to give up on dd-wrt or this Asus.. Community support is solid.. and from what I saw of the software, worth the trouble! :)

A Big Thanks to Donny, Barryware and RedHawk.
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 14:44    Post subject: Reply with quote
Whoops forgot the date, the date on that software was 27-07-08
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 14:51    Post subject: Reply with quote
I wish you good luck with this unit, lets hope that the serial cable will be the correct solution for the Asus wl500 sudden brick syndrome.

Please post back your results once you have the rs232 <-> USB part
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 14:57    Post subject: Reply with quote
pock wrote:
Whoops forgot the date, the date on that software was 27-07-08


I think we found the problem....

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