WRT1900ACS Partition behavior

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sarah18
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2018 18:19    Post subject: WRT1900ACS Partition behavior Reply with quote
Hi,

i have DD-WRT on both partitions on my Linksys WRT 1900ACSv2:

Partition #1: Build 31315 (active partition)
Partition #2: Build 30796

I would like to replace the old version on partition 2, but I'm not sure how to do that. Do I have to flash from the first partition, or boot into the second partition first and then flash there? Like will the flashing work on the active partition or on the inactive one?

Thanks in advance, Sarah
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Malachi
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2018 19:07    Post subject: Reply with quote
If you are on partition 1, when you flash it, it will flash to partition 2 and boot to that partition.
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Mark1958
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2018 19:07    Post subject: Reply with quote
In my opinion the best method for flashing is to leave Linksys stock firmware on one partition, and use the factory-to-ddwrt to flash from the Linksys UI, It makes it a whole lot easier to recover from a bad Flash!

You could go to Linksys site and download the stock firmware and flash it from DD-Wrt and go that route, Much safer Route.

You did not say if you had Version 1 or 2 just make sure you get the right one!

Link to Linksys Firmware: https://www.linksys.com/us/support-article?articleNum=165487

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PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2018 20:30    Post subject: Reply with quote
Before going any further do yourself a big favor and read the threads in my sig. There info about partitions, how to switch and lots of other important info to a new person.
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ayangjibrut
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 25, 2018 3:49    Post subject: Reply with quote
Malachi wrote:
If you are on partition 1, when you flash it, it will flash to partition 2 and boot to that partition.


is it work vice versa?
when on partition 2 which is linksys firmware, then install dd-wrt or other firmware from there, does the installation switch to partition 1?
I don't want to mess with backup partition in case something happened..
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 25, 2018 9:52    Post subject: Reply with quote
ayangjibrut wrote:
Malachi wrote:
If you are on partition 1, when you flash it, it will flash to partition 2 and boot to that partition.


is it work vice versa?
when on partition 2 which is linksys firmware, then install dd-wrt or other firmware from there, does the installation switch to partition 1?
I don't want to mess with backup partition in case something happened..


Correct.

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LookingForMyMojo
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 25, 2018 19:47    Post subject: Reply with quote
Mark1958 wrote:
In my opinion the best method for flashing is to leave Linksys stock firmware on one partition, and use the factory-to-ddwrt to flash from the Linksys UI, It makes it a whole lot easier to recover from a bad Flash!

You could go to Linksys site and download the stock firmware and flash it from DD-Wrt and go that route, Much safer Route.

You did not say if you had Version 1 or 2 just make sure you get the right one!

Link to Linksys Firmware: https://www.linksys.com/us/support-article?articleNum=165487


I agree. This just makes it easier.

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