Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2016 11:01 Post subject: Trying to install DD-WRT on a WRT54G with Talisman Firmware
Hi,
I am sorry about this "newbie" question, but I really do not want to brick my Linksys WRT54G.
I have searched the DD-WRT.com website on this, but can not find any info. I have read the Peacock accountment, but again there is no info on what I would like to do.
I was given a Linksys WRT54G version 2.2 with Sveasoft Talisman/Basic version 1.3.1 as I present. I would like to insall a build of DD-WRT on it.
I know that the developer of Sveasoft Talisman took open licenece software and started selling it. I do not like the features of it nor do I want to support it, that is why I would like to install DD-WRT on it.
All the threads and "install wikis" that I have read mention how to install DD-WRT on a linksys WRT54Gx with standard stock firmware, but not on how to install DD-WRT on a router with other "3rd Party" Firmware.
Do I have to first "remove" the Talisman firmware? if so, how do I do that?
Would I have then install the standard stock firmware and then DD-WRT?
I thank you in advance for any help that you can give me.
Hi, Thank you for rpelying to my post.
When you say:
"flash the stock Linksys firmware."
Do I download a stock firmware for the Linksys from their website, then just go to the "Administrator" tab, then "Firmware upgrade" on the Talisman firmware on the router and just load the file there and click ugrade?
When you say:
"reboot the router and make sure it is working."
Do I just go to the "Administrator" of the Linksys stock firmware and click on reboot?
When you say:
"reset."
Is that a 30-30-30 reset?
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Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2016 18:08 Post subject:
DD-WRT_newbie wrote:
Hi, Thank you for replying to my post.
When you say:
"flash the stock Linksys firmware."
Do I download a stock firmware for the Linksys from their website, then just go to the "Administrator" tab, then "Firmware upgrade" on the Talisman firmware on the router and just load the file there and click upgrade?
When you say:
"reboot the router and make sure it is working."
Do I just go to the "Administrator" of the Linksys stock firmware and click on reboot?
When you say:
"reset."
Is that a 30-30-30 reset?
I'm not that familiar with sveasoft.. It is a completely bad idea to go from one 3rd party firmware to another.
Most 3rd party's are written to go from stock fw to theirs.
That said, use the upgrade / update GUI to flash the stock Linksys firmware.
I said wait.. Indeed, once you get a success message, that meant that the transfer was successful. The actual programming has not completed. Many routers end up at the business end of a TTL adapter because the firmware write process has not completed.
So.. Using the sveasoft GUI, reset the router to defaults. Then, also using the sveasoft GUI, flash the stock Linksys firmware for your router.
Wait.. Wait..
Then access the router. Now it should have the stock Linksys firmware. For fun, reset the router again via the Linksys GUI, then flash the proper dd-wrt firmware for you router's initial flash. (note the "initial flash" part)
Once dd-wrt is installed, you can flash any dd-wrt build that your router supports.. (note the "your router supports" part).
You might have to do a bit of goggling to find the stock firmware. Linksys pulled it from their website for older routers.
It might be a good idea to do a GUI reset prior to flashing the stock firmware...but after loading it (yes, thru the GUI), if it doesn't reboot itself (for which you should wait a good 10min to ensure you don't mess it up) and have the GUI available, then pull power and (hopefully) it will now boot into the stock f/w. Then do a GUI reset (though some will only allow for a 30-30-30), then flash DD...and in fact you should do another reset. This is because different firmware vendors use different nvram, and potentially even the same nvram for different things.
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I have successfully upgraded to Linksys WRT54G version 2.2 from Talisman to Linksys to DD-WRT.
Thank you all of you for the help and sorry about his newbie question.
