On 5/7/06, Wade Preston Shearer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I seem to have hosed my Linksys WRT54G router (version 1). When I updated the firmware several months ago [1], some interface errors were introduced to the the web-based admin interface [2]. The unit still functioned properly, but it was annoying to use the admin interface. Yesterday, I noticed that a new firmware updates was available [3], so I upgraded again, hoping that this and a restart would fix the problem. It did not. The problem persisted. Linksys' live-chat tech support was absolutely worthless; they barely understood what I was even talking about. So, I wondered if I might have accidently installed the wrong firmware in the past. This seem possible since although locating my exact unit on their download page seems clear today, it hasn't been in the past (support for my unit seems to be trailing off). So, I wondered if I rolled back the firmware to a version before the UI errors were occurring and then migrated back up to the latest, perhaps I could fix it. Well, the thing crashed when I tried to install version 1.x of the firmware and is now not responding at all. Have I hosed it completely? Anyone have any ideas on how to resurrect it?
I would suggest posting in the OpenWRT forums. http://forum.openwrt.org/viewforum.php?id=1 Once I hosed one of mine to where it would not even respond to ping any more. I used the "controversial" shorting of two pins on the motherboard and it came back to life. Not sure where the link is to the page discussing the technique but I did find the link in the forums. Search for "brick" and read everything you can. -- Chris /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
