Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2016 10:30 Post subject: Most recent, stable release for Archer C5 v1.20?
Hello!
Been out of the loop for a few years.
What's the most recent but stable (ie. set it and forget it) dd-wrt firmware release for TP-Link Archer C5 v1.20?
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2016 17:25 Post subject: Stable build
I have 2 Archer C7 v2 which I believe is similar hardware. Both are running the latest build at this time, 30880. It is stable. Just read the build threads, such as this one: http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=305539
Other users will tell you that older builds are more stable, but remember older builds are also lacking bug fixes and security patches. _________________ Before asking a question on the forums, update dd-wrt: Where do I download firmware? I suggest reading it all.
QCA Best WiFi Settings
Some dd-wrt wiki pages are up to date, others are not. PM me if you find an old one.
Atheros:
Netgear R7800 x3 - WDS AP / station, gateway, QoS
TP-Link Archer C7 v2 x2 - WDS Station
TP-Link TL-WDR3600 v1 - WDS Station
TP-Link 841nd v8 - NU
D-Link 615 C1/E3/I1 x 7 - 1 WDS station
D-Link 825 B1 - NU
D-Link 862L A1 x2 - WDS Station
Netgear WNDR3700v2 - NU
UBNT loco M2 x2 - airOS
Broadcom
Linksys EA6400 - Gateway, QoS
Asus N66U - AP
Netgear WNDR3700v3 - not used
MediaTek
UBNT EdgeRouter X - switch
How do I install the firmware?
I'm asking because I see many different files in the folder above, and last time I used DD-WRT was on a trusty old WRT54GL following the peacock thread.
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2016 19:28 Post subject: Firmware to use
You need the factory-to-dd-wrt file to go from Factory firmware (TP-Link in this case) to dd-wrt. The US at the end is for TP-Links sold in the US, the IL is for TP-Link sold in Israel, no US or IL is the international version, for everyone else.
Once the router is running dd-wrt, you can flash the other file with just the router's name in it, watch the IL/US/none issue stated above.
Up and running perfectly on my TP-Link AC1200 Archer C5 v1.20
Thanks @ian5142 for pointing me to relevant files.
I followed the peacock thread and did all the hard resets. Don't know if that's needed on Atheros units, but my WRT54GL muscle memory said I better follow the "old skool" routine to avoid complications.
Hi,
I was able to apply dd-wrt fw v3.0-r30880 std (11/14/16) but from here I can do nothing.
I can't upgrade back to stock firmware.
I did 30-30-30 reset,factory reset,GUI fw upgrade without success.
Router still has dd-wrt fw.
I'm suspecting that there is a problem with a storage in a router.
I saw somewhere the way for upgrade by using wget command to /tmp partition.
I tried to get the fw file by wget command as well.
Here the response(it is returning the prompt,but file is not here:
root@DD-WRT:/tmp# wget http://thesen.eu/files/tplink_mod.bin
I also tried to upload file directly from my PC,it is creating file with 0 size.
Here what df -k is showing:
root@DD-WRT:~# df -k
Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
rootfs 12928 12928 0 100% /
/dev/root 12928 12928 0 100% /
So for me absolutely not clear how wget was working for others.
Appreciate if somebody can suggest me how can I now install tplink_mod.bin fw now or revert back to TP-LINK factory wf?
Look in the thread labeled files for reverting to stock firmware. It's at the top of this forum. _________________ I am far from a guru, I'm barely a novice.
Malachi,thanks a lot.
I was able to revert it to stock firmware and I reverted my router C5 v.1.20 to C7 v.2 (using ArcherC7v2_webrevert file).
The procedure was:
1.Revert from C5 latest firmware to dd-wrt (factory-to-ddwrt.bin):from dd-wrt.com: Downloads › betas › 2016 › 11-14-2016-r30880 › tplink_archer-c5-v1.
Installed by using 30-30-30 reset method.
2.After that I tried to install using web GUI the following firmware:http://thesen.eu/files/tplink_mod.bin.
Here I'm not sure about the results.
I mean I didn't identified any changes after "applying" tplink_mod.bin(may be this firmware was not applied at all).
There is the possibility that this step is not needed.
3.After that I checked /tmp folder and found the following:
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 23 Jan 1 01:00 ath10k-board.bin -> /tmp/archerc7-board.bin
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2116 Jan 1 01:00 archerc7-board.bin
From here by using Malachi recommendation I reverted my router to stock fw (webrevert),and not fw for C5 v.1.20 but to fw for C7 v.2 and it was successful.
I was able also to upgrade the router to latest C7 v.2 fw from tp link site by using web GUI.
