Converting a WRT320N into E2000 (Success!)

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Keon91
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PostPosted: Fri May 24, 2013 13:41    Post subject: Reply with quote
I want to convert my wrt320 to a e2000.

Mine is a EU model, which cfe should I use?

There are a lot to choose from, which is the latest?

ftp://ftp.basmaf.com/cfe_collection_project/Cisco/

EDIT:

Conversion worked like a charm! Seems to connect faster. Running fractial build r20979!
used : e2000_eu_generic_cfe.zip
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fma965
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 04, 2013 8:41    Post subject: Reply with quote
ok so i unbricked my wrt320n using the flash -ctheader e2000.bin and serial, was easy once i realised i had to type stuff on the console to test which wire was which.

NO 1 tells you this, connect 2 wires and type stuff if u get output its tx and rx else try other wires.

Would be good if this was mentioned as i was to busy following instructions i didn't try my own ideas (like this 1 for example) so yh after finally doing that and working out. green was ground , yellow rx and white tx i used some insulation tape to cover 2 out of 5 pins, then crocodile clipped the 3 remaing pins, spammed ctrl + c and then nvram erase, flash -ctheader..... Smile

Thanks DD-WRT i now have a e2000 Smile but yh would be good if wiki could be updated to say u need to type stuff to test which wire is which. also MAKE SURE FLOW CONTORL IS OFF. What firmware is recommended for my e2000 then?
Malachi
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 04, 2013 10:59    Post subject: Reply with quote
Taken directly from the serial wiki:
"Putty Setup After installing putty, run it Serial line = The COM port your using for serial (ie. COM3) Speed = 115200 Click on Serial under Connection Serial line to connect to = same as above (Serial line) Speed (baud) = 115200 Data bits = 8 Stop bits = 1 Parity = None Flow control = None Click Session Enter a name for your connection under saved sessions Click Save Click Open".

"Some (not all) usb ttl converts need vcc connected.. Some only tx, rx, and ground.
remove the tx & rx wires from the router and twist them together. Now see if your typed characters are echo'd correctly in your terminal."

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fma965
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 04, 2013 19:48    Post subject: Reply with quote
Malachi wrote:
Taken directly from the serial wiki:
"Putty Setup After installing putty, run it Serial line = The COM port your using for serial (ie. COM3) Speed = 115200 Click on Serial under Connection Serial line to connect to = same as above (Serial line) Speed (baud) = 115200 Data bits = 8 Stop bits = 1 Parity = None Flow control = None Click Session Enter a name for your connection under saved sessions Click Save Click Open".

"Some (not all) usb ttl converts need vcc connected.. Some only tx, rx, and ground.
remove the tx & rx wires from the router and twist them together. Now see if your typed characters are echo'd correctly in your terminal."


Was that there a few months ago? lol i never saw it Very Happy my bad.

EDIT: i see it's in the troubleshooting section never saw this Very Happy
FieroGT
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 20, 2013 18:53    Post subject: Reply with quote
hey all, i'm just about to do this conversion.
and i'm tryin to understand what builds will work in the end. once i've gone threw all the main steps.

would this latest one work ok?

dd-wrt.v24-21676_NEWD-2_K2.6_mega-nv60k.bin

i'm understanding that any will work as long as its nv60k ?

EDIT-
just looking at new stuff, could i use this one also?
dd-wrt.v24-21676_NEWD-2_K3.x_mega-e2000.bin


if it must say e2k or e2000 in the file, i'm only seeing mini builds...

thanks guys


Last edited by FieroGT on Thu Jun 20, 2013 19:01; edited 1 time in total
Malachi
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 20, 2013 19:01    Post subject: Reply with quote
FieroGT wrote:
hey all, i'm just about to do this conversion.
and i'm tryin to understand what builds will work in the end. once i've gone threw all the main steps.

would this latest one work ok?

dd-wrt.v24-21676_NEWD-2_K2.6_mega-nv60k.bin

i'm understanding that any will work as long as its nv60k ?

if it must say e2k or e2000 in the file, i'm only seeing mini builds...

thanks guys


Relevant info contained here http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Linksys_E2000

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FieroGT
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 20, 2013 19:08    Post subject: Reply with quote
ok, i've read that page, and as i'm understanding it,
i can use the mini-e2000 build 1st, then use the mega-nv60k 2nd. both being the same build #.

do i have it right?
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 20, 2013 19:40    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yes, if your are staying on the reccomended 14929 build.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 20, 2013 23:36    Post subject: ALL DONE! Reply with quote
ok, just to let everyone (future upgraders) know...

i've done the conversion to e2000 without any problems at all. and i have the latest (as of now) build installed also, running sweeeeeet!

DD-WRT v24-sp2 (05/27/13) mega - build 21676
dd-wrt.v24-21676_NEWD-2_K2.6_mega-nv60k.bin

--
1st i put in the
dd-wrt.v24-14853_NEWD-2_K2.6_std_mod-e2000.bin
then
dd-wrt.v24-21676_NEWD-2_K2.6_mini-e2000.bin
then lastly
dd-wrt.v24-21676_NEWD-2_K2.6_mega-nv60k.bin
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and that worked just fine.

thanks to all the guys that wrote up the guide,
and anyone who replied to my questions!


edit / p.s.:
any thoughts on whether i should/could run a new K3x build?
i had wanted to try out:
dd-wrt.v24-21676_NEWD-2_K3.x_mega-e2000.bin
would there be any difference/advantage compared to same build # in k2.6?
i'm thinking it would be ok, but not sure...
thanx again!
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 20, 2013 23:49    Post subject: Re: ALL DONE! Reply with quote
FieroGT wrote:

any thoughts on whether i should/could run a new K3x build?
i had wanted to try out:
dd-wrt.v24-21676_NEWD-2_K3.x_mega-e2000.bin
would there be any difference/advantage compared to same build # in k2.6?
i'm thinking it would be ok, but not sure...
thanx again!


Its experimental, but from a look thru on the thread, someone reported K3.x working on E2000 just fine, so its up to you. Main differences is that you'll be using a newer kernel, as far as functionality, well that's why its a test build and as well a thread to report success or problems thereof.

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rictec
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 23, 2013 18:27    Post subject: can i just move over to that build? Reply with quote
been using this one
DD-WRT v24-sp2 (03/10/11) mega - build 16403M NEWD-2 K2.6 Eko

can i just move over to this
dd-wrt.v24-21676_NEWD-2_K2.6_mega-nv60k.bin

or have to put something there first?

thank you
rictec
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 23, 2013 18:47    Post subject: Re: can i just move over to that build? Reply with quote
rictec wrote:
been using this one
DD-WRT v24-sp2 (03/10/11) mega - build 16403M NEWD-2 K2.6 Eko

can i just move over to this
dd-wrt.v24-21676_NEWD-2_K2.6_mega-nv60k.bin

or have to put something there first?

thank you


solved ...mind is tricky business sometime it just get blank Very Happy
Russell Coight
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 17, 2013 6:18    Post subject: Reply with quote
OK after 2 years, I've now got the balls to give this a try as I've been putting it off for fear of bricking my router. Is there anything new I should know about?

I'm following this guide, I'm just a little confused as to what builds I need to use throughout the process.

Is it one of the builds in here?

ftp://ftp.dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/2013/05-27-2013-r21676/broadcom_K26/

I'm already running build 14853M NEWD-2 K2.6 Eko. The other stuff looks straight forward enough.

thanks

Russell Coight wrote:
Hello fellas,

I've been following this thread for acouple months now and am finally going to take the plunge. Before I do though, if someone could help us out by clarifying a few rhings for me that would be awesome.


1. I'm already running DD-WRT v24-sp2 (07/28/10) big - build 14853M NEWD-2 K2.6 Eko, this means I don't need to put any sort of mini build on, I can just go straight to backing up the CFE etc. as per blikjebier's guide?

2. With DD-WRT already on, a 30-30-30 reset is still broken yeah? I have to do a WDS reseet as per this post?

3. I'm in Australia, I'm assuming it's OK to use the cfe_e2k.bin and dd-wrt.v24-14853_NEWD-2_K2.6_std_mod-e2000.bin file from the 1st page of this thread? I keep reading about EU and US CFE's.

4. As far as I can tell, you don't actually use the CFE backup, it's just there if you have to de-brick your router?

5. The latest builds don't always have support for e2000? For example, the latest e2000 supported build is 16403, but the latest build is 17084.

6. I can only use e2k-3k builds now and for future upgrades? eg dd-wrt.v24-16403_NEWD-2_K2.6_mega-e2k-e3k.bin

7. What is dd-wrt.v24-17084_NEWD-2_K2.6_big-nv60k.bin build? At a guess it looks like it has 60k of nvram, would this build work on a WRT320n?(before upgrading to e2000)

I think I'm all out of questions! Any help is appreciated.

thanks
Russell Coight
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 18, 2013 13:04    Post subject: Re: ALL DONE! Reply with quote
FieroGT wrote:
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1st i put in the
dd-wrt.v24-14853_NEWD-2_K2.6_std_mod-e2000.bin
then
dd-wrt.v24-21676_NEWD-2_K2.6_mini-e2000.bin
then lastly
dd-wrt.v24-21676_NEWD-2_K2.6_mega-nv60k.bin
----------
and that worked just fine.


Looks like this post has answered my questions, I'm just gonna stop being paranoid and man up and do it!
Russell Coight
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 19, 2013 8:56    Post subject: Reply with quote
I'm about to do the upgrade, but just have a quick question if somebody could reply asap please.

In my cfe.bin there's: country=AU,EU,EU
The cfe_e2k.bin in this thread has: country=US,US/2,Q2

Is this anytihng to worry about?
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