Linksys WRT54G v3.0

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How To Flash

NOTE: During device flash, it is recommended to connect it via ethernet, only to the computer.

  1. Carefully read the Peacock announcement in the Broadcom forum
  2. Restore factory defaults with the original Linksys firmware.
  3. Upgrade to Linksys latest firmware for my router (as stated above, read fine print to get right firmware)
  4. Then upgrade to dd-wrt.v24-12548_mini.bin using the Linksys firmware upgrade page
  5. Wait for five whole earth minutes
  6. Login to the dd-wrt webgui at 192.168.1.1
  7. Do a proper hard reset
  8. Wait until you can again login at 192.168.1.1

Updated Flashing Instructions

Always make sure your broswer cache is cleared before doing this procedure

1) Restore Factory defaults from linksys webgui, download this dd-wrt build WRT54G Trailed Build

2) Set a static IP on computer than you are flashing with, set it to 192.168.1.5

3) Access the linksys webgui at http://192.168.1.1 l:admin p:admin

4) Go to the tab Administration > Firmware Upgrade and select the WRT54G Trailed Build file that you downloaded in step 1.

5) Go ahead and flash, you need to wait 6 minutes for file to completely flash safely, do not power cycle or reset in any way!

6) Browser should refresh to the new dd-wrt webgui at 192.168.1.1 prompting you to change your user/password. Go ahead and enter a temporary user/pass.

7) Once in the dd-wrt webgui go to Administration > Factory Defaults and select to restore factory defaults.

8) This will hard reset your router, which will take about 2-3 minutes to complete.

9) After it is finished you can then re-access the dd-wrt webgui at 192.168.1.1, it will again want you to set a user/pass, go ahead and do so, then begin to set settings and enjoy dd-wrt.

  • Also as a side note, if you intend on using DHCP, you will want to unset your static ip.
  • If you want to run a different build flavor you are not limited to only running mini, this unit can run micro, mini, nokaid, and std flavors of dd-wrt. Do not use anything bigger than those or risk bricking your unit.
  • Newer builds can be found in the dd-wrt file server. I use broadcom specific eko builds on my v3 which can be found in his build branch of the ftp. Currently I use 15230 mini-hotspot-kaid which seems to work well. Remember, newer is not always better and you should always reference the forum for build posts.

ftp://ftp.dd-wrt.com/others/eko/V24_TNG

-buddee