Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 20:34 Post subject: Possible to upgrade a virgin WRT54G2 v1.0 directly to 14929?
Hello, as topic says I'm wondering if it's possible to install dd-wrt on a virgin WRT54G2 V1.0 to the recommended 14929 release instead of doing what the wiki says and installing 10709 first and then upgrading to 12548 and finally to 14929.
I've searched forums but it's a vague question that can be lost in a multi-page post, sorry if it's been answered many times before. Also should I be using this release
Always follow the wiki for initial flashing, and the peacock announcement tells you how to upgrade. _________________ SIG:
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LOM: "If you show that you have not bothered to read the forum announcements or to follow the advices in them then the level of help available for you will drop substantially, also known as Murrkf's law.."
While I wasn't expecting a heroic reply I see this forum is heavily jaded at answering pedestrian questions. Unfortunately the wiki is a head scratcher with things like this...
Tftp the DD-WRT firmware to the router, using "dd-wrt.v24-10709_NEWD_micro.bin or dd-wrt.v24-10709_NEWD_micro-plus.bin" (or latest version)
So by latest version a nub like me would assume the newest most stable version, but I will go through the steps of the wiki.
The new wiki material is what you should follow. Old wiki material is being maintained for historical purposes only. _________________ SIG:
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LOM: "If you show that you have not bothered to read the forum announcements or to follow the advices in them then the level of help available for you will drop substantially, also known as Murrkf's law.."
If this is your first dd-wrt flash then I feel your pain as this piece of hardware by Cisco wasn't their greatest to work with.
However, you're in for a good learning curve hurdling by going through the additional steps this router requires. The peacock document should be read thoroughly as a starting point. Do a mock test run of the steps in the new Wiki. There are newer firmwares to update to ONLY after doing the initial VxWorksKiller flash and build 10709 tftp. By tftp, all they mean to the casual user is to run the program you downloaded in step 3 of the new Wiki. I would have that application up and running early so you're prepared to immediately do the transfer.
As for flashing a newer firmware; why run the risk of bricking the router. Do you enjoy needless troubleshooting or want to delve deeper into reverse engineering or working with jtag?
You should however, immediately update to a newer firmware for security reasons. I'm running: DD-WRT v24-sp2 (04/07/12) micro-plus-ssh - build 18946M NEWD Eko
I also have a WRT54G2 v1.0 and I am struggling to get any further than the "DD-WRT v24-sp2 (10/30/0 micro
(SVN revision 10709M NEWD Eko)" that I installed at the start after following the all-important Peacock thread.
I have attempted to flash lots of different versions using the web interface (administration > firmware upgrade) but whatever I do (and believe me, I have tried the 30-30-30 hard reset soo many times I can't count anymore) when the router re-boots, it doesn't show any different firmware.
I read your post about upgrading to 12548 first, but I can't even get that to work.
IntermediateUser - I tried to google the version you stated, 18946M, but I cannot find it anywhere, is it still available?
READ THE PEACOCK THREAD.
Cntrl-F this on the thread: "To pick a build".
You should also know from there that for this router you are to use NEWD. You will also learn from Peacock that the build size is limited by flash, not RAM. So for the WRT54G2v1 with 2MB of flash, only micro will work. However, DD-WRT compressed the CFE automatically for this router. So you should update to micro-plus. svn18946 was the most recent build.
I'm only using this router until I get off my ass and build a couple antennas for my WRT54GL. I do find this router to be very sub-par in terms of specs and reliability. I dropped my TX power to 30 just to avoid heat issues and what not. Good thing I live in a small apartment.
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