TFTP Flashing a Belkin F5D7230
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| First, review the basic instructions at [[TFTP_flash]]. | First, review the basic instructions at [[TFTP_flash]]. | ||
| - | Second, note that | + | Second, note that the F5D7230 v1000 has 4MB of flash memory, and consequently can support DD-WRT '''mini'''. Later models, including v1444, have 2MB of flash and can only support DD-WRT '''micro'''. Be sure to get the correct one! |
| The TFTP server is only available very briefly during the F5D7230's boot process. It can be frustrating to find the appropriate time at which to start the TFTP process. If you start the transfer at the wrong moment, you will receive a timeout error rather than a confirmation message stating the transfer was successful. | The TFTP server is only available very briefly during the F5D7230's boot process. It can be frustrating to find the appropriate time at which to start the TFTP process. If you start the transfer at the wrong moment, you will receive a timeout error rather than a confirmation message stating the transfer was successful. | ||
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| I successfully flashed the v1000 using dd-wrt.v24_generic-8184.bin: | I successfully flashed the v1000 using dd-wrt.v24_generic-8184.bin: | ||
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| http://dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/download.php?id=3149 | http://dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/download.php?id=3149 | ||
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| + | Another DD-WRT fan successfully flashed the v1444 using dd-wrt.v24_micro_generic.bin: | ||
| + | http://www.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv2/downloads/stable/dd-wrt.v24%20SP1/Consumer/Belkin/F5D7230_v1444/dd-wrt.v24_micro_generic.bin | ||
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| + | Notes: Connecting a switch between the PC and the Belkin may help. This ensures that the PC's network card is active in time to catch the golden TFTP moment. Also, remember that installing DD-WRT will change your router's IP address from 192.168.2.1 to 192.168.1.1. The user will be "root" and password "admin". | ||
| Courtesy of Eko in | Courtesy of Eko in | ||
| http://dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=21819&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=f5d72314&start=0&sid=a12584bf2beb6c992f0cde6a0dcc7db4 | http://dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=21819&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=f5d72314&start=0&sid=a12584bf2beb6c992f0cde6a0dcc7db4 | ||
| - | + | The v1000 success was after an unsuccessful attempt to use dd-wrt.v24_mini_generic.bin (it did not brick, just reset the stock firmware to factory defaults). | |
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| - | + | On v1000, mild success with: dd-wrt.v24_mini_generic.bin | |
| Although I was left unable to connect an Atheros card under Vista. | Although I was left unable to connect an Atheros card under Vista. | ||
Revision as of 01:56, 27 December 2008
TFTP Flashing a Belkin F5D7230-4 v1000 or v1444
First, review the basic instructions at TFTP_flash.
Second, note that the F5D7230 v1000 has 4MB of flash memory, and consequently can support DD-WRT mini. Later models, including v1444, have 2MB of flash and can only support DD-WRT micro. Be sure to get the correct one!
The TFTP server is only available very briefly during the F5D7230's boot process. It can be frustrating to find the appropriate time at which to start the TFTP process. If you start the transfer at the wrong moment, you will receive a timeout error rather than a confirmation message stating the transfer was successful.
To reliably begin a TFTP transfer at the right time:
- Hold down the reset button until the router's LAN status LEDs turn off, then flash all green
- The router LAN status LEDs will then change to all amber
- The router LAN status LEDs will then briefly go off -- this is the point at which you should initiate the TFTP transfer
- If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. It took me dozens of attempts to identify this point in the boot process.
I successfully flashed the v1000 using dd-wrt.v24_generic-8184.bin: http://dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/download.php?id=3149
Another DD-WRT fan successfully flashed the v1444 using dd-wrt.v24_micro_generic.bin: http://www.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv2/downloads/stable/dd-wrt.v24%20SP1/Consumer/Belkin/F5D7230_v1444/dd-wrt.v24_micro_generic.bin
Notes: Connecting a switch between the PC and the Belkin may help. This ensures that the PC's network card is active in time to catch the golden TFTP moment. Also, remember that installing DD-WRT will change your router's IP address from 192.168.2.1 to 192.168.1.1. The user will be "root" and password "admin".
Courtesy of Eko in http://dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=21819&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=f5d72314&start=0&sid=a12584bf2beb6c992f0cde6a0dcc7db4
The v1000 success was after an unsuccessful attempt to use dd-wrt.v24_mini_generic.bin (it did not brick, just reset the stock firmware to factory defaults).
On v1000, mild success with: dd-wrt.v24_mini_generic.bin Although I was left unable to connect an Atheros card under Vista.
Success with: dd-wrt.v24-9517_VINT_mini_usb.bin Atheros card connects and have had no problems