Netgear WGR614 v8.0 & WGR614L - Revision history http://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php?title=Netgear_WGR614_v8.0_%26_WGR614L&action=history Revision history for this page on the wiki en MediaWiki 1.10.1 Thu, 28 Mar 2024 15:21:21 GMT Jer0me24 at 18:48, 15 February 2011 http://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php?title=Netgear_WGR614_v8.0_%26_WGR614L&diff=39447&oldid=prev <p></p> <table border='0' width='98%' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='4' style="background-color: white;"> <tr> <td colspan='2' width='50%' align='center' style="background-color: white;">←Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' width='50%' align='center' style="background-color: white;">Revision as of 18:48, 15 February 2011</td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="2" align="left"><strong>Line 2:</strong></td> <td colspan="2" align="left"><strong>Line 2:</strong></td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">== WGR614 V8 / WGR614L ==</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">== WGR614 V8 / WGR614L ==</td></tr> <tr><td>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; font-size: smaller;">&lt;font color=&quot;red&quot;&gt;'''WARNING'''&lt;/font&gt; : This page is OUTDATED. Use the following link : [[Netgear_WGR614v8/L/WW]].</td><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td></tr> <tr><td>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; font-size: smaller;">&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</td><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">'''Firmware Notes'''</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">'''Firmware Notes'''</td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">The basic hardware for the WGR614 V8 and WGR614L is identical and for the scope of this article the two device names can be used interchangeably. Please note that to load firmware on this device it must be first recompiled in Linux! If you do not do this you will brick your router with the DD-WRT firmware as it needs to be recompiled into the format necessary for the Netgear WGR614 V8. Hence the funky extension (.CHK).</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">The basic hardware for the WGR614 V8 and WGR614L is identical and for the scope of this article the two device names can be used interchangeably. Please note that to load firmware on this device it must be first recompiled in Linux! If you do not do this you will brick your router with the DD-WRT firmware as it needs to be recompiled into the format necessary for the Netgear WGR614 V8. Hence the funky extension (.CHK).</td></tr> </table> Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:48:15 GMT Jer0me24 http://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Talk:Netgear_WGR614_v8.0_%26_WGR614L Jer0me24: /* WGR614 V8 / WGR614L */ http://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php?title=Netgear_WGR614_v8.0_%26_WGR614L&diff=39446&oldid=prev <p><span class="autocomment">WGR614 V8 / WGR614L</span></p> <table border='0' width='98%' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='4' style="background-color: white;"> <tr> <td colspan='2' width='50%' align='center' style="background-color: white;">←Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' width='50%' align='center' style="background-color: white;">Revision as of 18:45, 15 February 2011</td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="2" align="left"><strong>Line 2:</strong></td> <td colspan="2" align="left"><strong>Line 2:</strong></td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">== WGR614 V8 / WGR614L ==</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">== WGR614 V8 / WGR614L ==</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">&lt;font color=&quot;red&quot;&gt;'''WARNING'''&lt;/font&gt; : This page is OUTDATED. Use the following link : [[Netgear_WGR614v8/L/WW]].</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">'''Firmware Notes'''</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">'''Firmware Notes'''</td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">The basic hardware for the WGR614 V8 and WGR614L is identical and for the scope of this article the two device names can be used interchangeably. Please note that to load firmware on this device it must be first recompiled in Linux! If you do not do this you will brick your router with the DD-WRT firmware as it needs to be recompiled into the format necessary for the Netgear WGR614 V8. Hence the funky extension (.CHK).</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">The basic hardware for the WGR614 V8 and WGR614L is identical and for the scope of this article the two device names can be used interchangeably. Please note that to load firmware on this device it must be first recompiled in Linux! If you do not do this you will brick your router with the DD-WRT firmware as it needs to be recompiled into the format necessary for the Netgear WGR614 V8. Hence the funky extension (.CHK).</td></tr> </table> Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:45:02 GMT Jer0me24 http://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Talk:Netgear_WGR614_v8.0_%26_WGR614L Jer0me24: /* WGR614 V8 / WGR614L */ http://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php?title=Netgear_WGR614_v8.0_%26_WGR614L&diff=39445&oldid=prev <p><span class="autocomment">WGR614 V8 / WGR614L</span></p> <table border='0' width='98%' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='4' style="background-color: white;"> <tr> <td colspan='2' width='50%' align='center' style="background-color: white;">←Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' width='50%' align='center' style="background-color: white;">Revision as of 18:42, 15 February 2011</td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="2" align="left"><strong>Line 1:</strong></td> <td colspan="2" align="left"><strong>Line 1:</strong></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">&lt;font color=&quot;red&quot;&gt;'''WARNING'''&lt;/font&gt; : This page is OUTDATED. Use the following link : [[Netgear_WGR614v8/L/WW]].</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">== WGR614 V8 / WGR614L ==</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">== WGR614 V8 / WGR614L ==</td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">'''Firmware Notes'''</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">'''Firmware Notes'''</td></tr> </table> Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:42:48 GMT Jer0me24 http://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Talk:Netgear_WGR614_v8.0_%26_WGR614L Dark Shadow: WGR614 v8 moved to Netgear WGR614 v8.0 & WGR614L: Organizing http://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php?title=Netgear_WGR614_v8.0_%26_WGR614L&diff=32980&oldid=prev <p><a href="/wiki/index.php/WGR614_v8" title="WGR614 v8">WGR614 v8</a> moved to <a href="/wiki/index.php/Netgear_WGR614_v8.0_%26_WGR614L" title="Netgear WGR614 v8.0 &amp; WGR614L">Netgear WGR614 v8.0 &amp; WGR614L</a>: Organizing</p> <table border='0' width='98%' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='4' style="background-color: white;"> <tr> <td colspan='2' width='50%' align='center' style="background-color: white;">←Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' width='50%' align='center' style="background-color: white;">Revision as of 13:10, 14 May 2010</td> </tr> </table> Fri, 14 May 2010 13:10:33 GMT Dark Shadow http://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Talk:Netgear_WGR614_v8.0_%26_WGR614L Glenn: +cat http://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php?title=Netgear_WGR614_v8.0_%26_WGR614L&diff=31393&oldid=prev <p>+cat</p> <table border='0' width='98%' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='4' style="background-color: white;"> <tr> <td colspan='2' width='50%' align='center' style="background-color: white;">←Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' width='50%' align='center' style="background-color: white;">Revision as of 08:54, 30 April 2010</td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="2" align="left"><strong>Line 138:</strong></td> <td colspan="2" align="left"><strong>Line 138:</strong></td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">Now is the time for [http://www.myopenrouter.com/article/10341/Recover-Your-WGR614L-Using-a-Serial-Console-Windows/?highlight=putty JTAG]</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">Now is the time for [http://www.myopenrouter.com/article/10341/Recover-Your-WGR614L-Using-a-Serial-Console-Windows/?highlight=putty JTAG]</td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">It is highly recommended that with this particular router that you do not attempt to solder in a pin header for the JTAG. The heat from the iron will destroy the surrounding traces. Best bet is to solder the JTAG from the underside of the circuit board where the least damage can occur and to put the leads directly in the board itself after tining the wires and applying flux.</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">It is highly recommended that with this particular router that you do not attempt to solder in a pin header for the JTAG. The heat from the iron will destroy the surrounding traces. Best bet is to solder the JTAG from the underside of the circuit board where the least damage can occur and to put the leads directly in the board itself after tining the wires and applying flux.</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">[[Category:Netgear guides]]</td></tr> </table> Fri, 30 Apr 2010 08:54:24 GMT Glenn http://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Talk:Netgear_WGR614_v8.0_%26_WGR614L Feisar: /* WGR614 V8 / WGR614L */ http://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php?title=Netgear_WGR614_v8.0_%26_WGR614L&diff=29757&oldid=prev <p><span class="autocomment">WGR614 V8 / WGR614L</span></p> <table border='0' width='98%' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='4' style="background-color: white;"> <tr> <td colspan='2' width='50%' align='center' style="background-color: white;">←Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' width='50%' align='center' style="background-color: white;">Revision as of 16:50, 28 January 2010</td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="2" align="left"><strong>Line 1:</strong></td> <td colspan="2" align="left"><strong>Line 1:</strong></td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">== WGR614 V8 / WGR614L ==</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">== WGR614 V8 / WGR614L ==</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">'''Firmware Notes'''</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">The basic hardware for the WGR614 V8 and WGR614L is identical and for the scope of this article the two device names can be used interchangeably. Please note that to load firmware on this device it must be first recompiled in Linux! If you do not do this you will brick your router with the DD-WRT firmware as it needs to be recompiled into the format necessary for the Netgear WGR614 V8. Hence the funky extension (.CHK).</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">'''Quick start'''</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">'''Quick start'''</td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">To install DD-WRT on a WGR614 v8 / WGR614L with the original firmware installed, first download the 'Special WGR614 v8/L image for initial flashing' from the [http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/support/router-database dd-wrt database] - It is a .chk file.</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">To install DD-WRT on a WGR614 v8 / WGR614L with the original firmware installed, first download the 'Special WGR614 v8/L image for initial flashing' from the [http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/support/router-database dd-wrt database] - It is a .chk file.</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" align="left"><strong>Line 11:</strong></td> <td colspan="2" align="left"><strong>Line 14:</strong></td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;"></td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">Procedure 1 on this page [[Recover from a Bad Flash]] also works for wgr614l v8. I only killed this one once, by not defaulting after flashing, the interface slows to a crawl and it crashes after a few reboots. This process defaults the machine and you are back to your current firmware. Still pings in this condition.</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">Procedure 1 on this page [[Recover from a Bad Flash]] also works for wgr614l v8. I only killed this one once, by not defaulting after flashing, the interface slows to a crawl and it crashes after a few reboots. This process defaults the machine and you are back to your current firmware. Still pings in this condition.</td></tr> <tr><td>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; font-size: smaller;"></td><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td></tr> <tr><td>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; font-size: smaller;">'''Firmware Notes'''</td><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td></tr> <tr><td>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; font-size: smaller;">The basic hardware for the WGR614 V8 and WGR614L is identical and for the scope of this article the two device names can be used interchangeably. Please note that to load firmware on this device it must be first recompiled in Linux! If you do not do this you will brick your router with the DD-WRT firmware as it needs to be recompiled into the format necessary for the Netgear WGR614 V8. Hence the funky extension (.CHK).</td><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;"></td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">'''Basic Guide to Flashing (Must Use .CHK Version of The Firmware)'''</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">'''Basic Guide to Flashing (Must Use .CHK Version of The Firmware)'''</td></tr> </table> Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:50:46 GMT Feisar http://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Talk:Netgear_WGR614_v8.0_%26_WGR614L Feisar: /* WGR614 V8 / WGR614L */ http://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php?title=Netgear_WGR614_v8.0_%26_WGR614L&diff=29756&oldid=prev <p><span class="autocomment">WGR614 V8 / WGR614L</span></p> <table border='0' width='98%' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='4' style="background-color: white;"> <tr> <td colspan='2' width='50%' align='center' style="background-color: white;">←Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' width='50%' align='center' style="background-color: white;">Revision as of 16:48, 28 January 2010</td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="2" align="left"><strong>Line 3:</strong></td> <td colspan="2" align="left"><strong>Line 3:</strong></td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">To install DD-WRT on a WGR614 v8 / WGR614L with the original firmware installed, first download the 'Special WGR614 v8/L image for initial flashing' from the [http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/support/router-database dd-wrt database] - It is a .chk file.</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">To install DD-WRT on a WGR614 v8 / WGR614L with the original firmware installed, first download the 'Special WGR614 v8/L image for initial flashing' from the [http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/support/router-database dd-wrt database] - It is a .chk file.</td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;"></td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; font-size: smaller;">Flash the 'dd-wrt.v24_mini-wgr614v8-L.chk' file, making sure to follow these [http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=51486 instructions <del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">carefully</del>].</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">Flash the 'dd-wrt.v24_mini-wgr614v8-L.chk' file, making sure to follow these [http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=51486 instructions] <ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">carefully</ins>.</td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;"></td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; font-size: smaller;">You now have a fully functioning router, running a 'mini build' of DD-WRT and can <del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">now </del>install one of the 'Generic' builds if you like. The 'NoKaid' build is recommended.</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">You now have a fully functioning router, running a 'mini build' of DD-WRT and can install one of the 'Generic' builds if you like. The 'NoKaid' build is recommended.</td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;"></td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">Conspiritech says:</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">Conspiritech says:</td></tr> </table> Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:48:05 GMT Feisar http://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Talk:Netgear_WGR614_v8.0_%26_WGR614L Feisar: /* WGR614 V8 / WGR614L */ http://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php?title=Netgear_WGR614_v8.0_%26_WGR614L&diff=29755&oldid=prev <p><span class="autocomment">WGR614 V8 / WGR614L</span></p> <table border='0' width='98%' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='4' style="background-color: white;"> <tr> <td colspan='2' width='50%' align='center' style="background-color: white;">←Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' width='50%' align='center' style="background-color: white;">Revision as of 16:47, 28 January 2010</td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="2" align="left"><strong>Line 1:</strong></td> <td colspan="2" align="left"><strong>Line 1:</strong></td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">== WGR614 V8 / WGR614L ==</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">== WGR614 V8 / WGR614L ==</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">'''Quick start'''</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">To install DD-WRT on a WGR614 v8 / WGR614L with the original firmware installed, first download the 'Special WGR614 v8/L image for initial flashing' from the [http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/support/router-database dd-wrt database] - It is a .chk file.</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">Flash the 'dd-wrt.v24_mini-wgr614v8-L.chk' file, making sure to follow these [http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=51486 instructions carefully].</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">You now have a fully functioning router, running a 'mini build' of DD-WRT and can now install one of the 'Generic' builds if you like. The 'NoKaid' build is recommended.</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">Conspiritech says:</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">Conspiritech says:</td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">Use eko firmware. I used 11100 [go to www.dd-wrt.com, click downloads, follow others/eko/V24_TNG_OBSOLETE/svn11100 and get dd-wrt.v24-11100_WGR614v8-L_mini.chk] with .chk extension of course. For more info on this and other releases find eko in forums here or on myopenrouter.com. Flash from web interface. Reset to factory defaults after flashing and then reboot it again just to be sure, before attempting settings. I am not even going to attempt to get a .bin or a standard on there given all the remaining funkiness in the reports about this router. </td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">Use eko firmware. I used 11100 [go to www.dd-wrt.com, click downloads, follow others/eko/V24_TNG_OBSOLETE/svn11100 and get dd-wrt.v24-11100_WGR614v8-L_mini.chk] with .chk extension of course. For more info on this and other releases find eko in forums here or on myopenrouter.com. Flash from web interface. Reset to factory defaults after flashing and then reboot it again just to be sure, before attempting settings. I am not even going to attempt to get a .bin or a standard on there given all the remaining funkiness in the reports about this router. </td></tr> </table> Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:47:14 GMT Feisar http://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Talk:Netgear_WGR614_v8.0_%26_WGR614L Redhawk0: /* WGR614 V8 / WGR614L */ http://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php?title=Netgear_WGR614_v8.0_%26_WGR614L&diff=26243&oldid=prev <p><span class="autocomment">WGR614 V8 / WGR614L</span></p> <table border='0' width='98%' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='4' style="background-color: white;"> <tr> <td colspan='2' width='50%' align='center' style="background-color: white;">←Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' width='50%' align='center' style="background-color: white;">Revision as of 14:42, 23 July 2009</td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="2" align="left"><strong>Line 1:</strong></td> <td colspan="2" align="left"><strong>Line 1:</strong></td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">== WGR614 V8 / WGR614L ==</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">== WGR614 V8 / WGR614L ==</td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">Conspiritech says:</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">Conspiritech says:</td></tr> <tr><td>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; font-size: smaller;">Use eko firmware. I used 11100 [go to www.dd-wrt.com, click downloads, follow others/eko/<del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">V24_TNG</del>/svn11100 and get dd-wrt.v24-11100_WGR614v8-L_mini.chk] with .chk extension of course. For more info on this and other releases find eko in forums here or on myopenrouter.com. Flash from web interface. Reset to factory defaults after flashing and then reboot it again just to be sure, before attempting settings. I am not even going to attempt to get a .bin or a standard on there given all the remaining funkiness in the reports about this router. </td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">Use eko firmware. I used 11100 [go to www.dd-wrt.com, click downloads, follow others/eko/<ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">V24_TNG_OBSOLETE</ins>/svn11100 and get dd-wrt.v24-11100_WGR614v8-L_mini.chk] with .chk extension of course. For more info on this and other releases find eko in forums here or on myopenrouter.com. Flash from web interface. Reset to factory defaults after flashing and then reboot it again just to be sure, before attempting settings. I am not even going to attempt to get a .bin or a standard on there given all the remaining funkiness in the reports about this router. </td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;"></td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">Procedure 1 on this page [[Recover from a Bad Flash]] also works for wgr614l v8. I only killed this one once, by not defaulting after flashing, the interface slows to a crawl and it crashes after a few reboots. This process defaults the machine and you are back to your current firmware. Still pings in this condition.</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">Procedure 1 on this page [[Recover from a Bad Flash]] also works for wgr614l v8. I only killed this one once, by not defaulting after flashing, the interface slows to a crawl and it crashes after a few reboots. This process defaults the machine and you are back to your current firmware. Still pings in this condition.</td></tr> </table> Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:42:32 GMT Redhawk0 http://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Talk:Netgear_WGR614_v8.0_%26_WGR614L Markus: Undo revision 25518 by Ausimus1 (Talk) http://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php?title=Netgear_WGR614_v8.0_%26_WGR614L&diff=25695&oldid=prev <p>Undo revision 25518 by <a href="/wiki/index.php/Special:Contributions/Ausimus1" title="Special:Contributions/Ausimus1">Ausimus1</a> (<a href="/wiki/index.php?title=User_talk:Ausimus1&amp;action=edit" class="new" title="User talk:Ausimus1">Talk</a>)</p> <table border='0' width='98%' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='4' style="background-color: white;"> <tr> <td colspan='2' width='50%' align='center' style="background-color: white;">←Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' width='50%' align='center' style="background-color: white;">Revision as of 08:47, 5 June 2009</td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="2" align="left"><strong>Line 1:</strong></td> <td colspan="2" align="left"><strong>Line 1:</strong></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">== WGR614 V8 / WGR614L ==</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">Conspiritech says:</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">Use eko firmware. I used 11100 [go to www.dd-wrt.com, click downloads, follow others/eko/V24_TNG/svn11100 and get dd-wrt.v24-11100_WGR614v8-L_mini.chk] with .chk extension of course. For more info on this and other releases find eko in forums here or on myopenrouter.com. Flash from web interface. Reset to factory defaults after flashing and then reboot it again just to be sure, before attempting settings. I am not even going to attempt to get a .bin or a standard on there given all the remaining funkiness in the reports about this router. </td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;"></td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">Procedure 1 on this page [[Recover from a Bad Flash]] also works for wgr614l v8. I only killed this one once, by not defaulting after flashing, the interface slows to a crawl and it crashes after a few reboots. This process defaults the machine and you are back to your current firmware. Still pings in this condition.</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">'''Firmware Notes'''</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">The basic hardware for the WGR614 V8 and WGR614L is identical and for the scope of this article the two device names can be used interchangeably. Please note that to load firmware on this device it must be first recompiled in Linux! If you do not do this you will brick your router with the DD-WRT firmware as it needs to be recompiled into the format necessary for the Netgear WGR614 V8. Hence the funky extension (.CHK).</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">'''Basic Guide to Flashing (Must Use .CHK Version of The Firmware)'''</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">First off if you have the WGR614L you can download this mini firmware and flash it as its already to go.</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">[http://www.myopenrouter.com/download/10321/DD-WRT-Firmware-for-NETGEAR-WGR614L-v24-9281/ Modded Mini Firmware Ready For Installation]</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">If you do not want to use that firmware you will need to download the [http://kbserver.netgear.com/kb_web_files/open_src.asp Netgear toolchain and source] for your router and rebuild the latest DD-WRT source code (available below at svn) into a working firmware. To download svn links in Windows you have to install [http://tortoisesvn.tigris.org/ TortoiseSVN] or an equivalent.</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"> svn co svn://svn.dd-wrt.com/DD-WRT</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"> </td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">To install the Standard version of DD-WRT you will need to recompile it using these instructions (NOTE: Linux is required for this procedure!)</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"> WGR614L [http://www.myopenrouter.com/blog/entry/10194/WGR614L-Firmware-Image-Creation/?highlight=wgr614l+firmware+image+creation Firmware Image Creation]</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">'''Text below taken from WGR614L Firmware Image Creation @ myopenrouter.com'''</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">Some of you have already noticed that WGR614L firmware uses a .chk extension. Let us go through the steps that is needed to create a firmware image in .chk format.</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">Most of the Broadcom hardware uses a TRX style firmware. Netgear's WGR614L Linux based open source router's .chk is also based on the same TRX format - but does add the following interesting improvements</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">First, the kernel is compressed using LZMA which achieves a better compression than the usual gzip or bzip2 compression. This improvement does need an addition to the CFE bootloader to support decompression of LZMA encoded kernel</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">Second, this formats adds a header to trx format, that has the checksum, length, and a compatible board identifier. These checksum and length information makes the job ensuring image integrity much easier and since these checksums are stored in the flash and also checked at each system boot, boot-loader can also identify if the flashed image gets corrupted.</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">So to pack a image in the .chk format you will need the following files at hand Thee files are generated when you compile the downloaded Linux opensource codes for WGR614L</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"> 1. Download the source code the Netgear WGR614L</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"> 2. Linux Kernel - vmlunx -usually compiled at the top directory of the Linux kernel source.</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"> 3. compatible.txt containing the boardid of the netgear boards this fimeware is targeted for.</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"> 4. Root File System image - target.squashfs - usually a LZMA Squashfs file system.</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"> 5. Make sure you have added the bcm5354/tools directory into the PATH</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">$ export PATH=$PATH:$(SRCDIR)/bcm5354/tools</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">And you will need to follow these steps</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">1. Trim vmlinux by removing unneccessary sections in the object code</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">$ mipsel-linux-strip vmlinux</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">2. Convert to Binary format from the ELF format</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">$ mipsel-linux-objcopy -O binary -g vmlinux vmlinux.bin</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">3. Compress using lzma</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">$ ../../tools/lzma e vmlinux.bin vmlinux.lzma</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">4. Create the trx image</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">$ trx -o linux.trx vmlinux.lzma target.squashfs</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">5. Append the &quot;.chk&quot; header.</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">$ touch emptyfile; packet -k linux.trx -f emptyfile -b compatible.txt -ok kernel_image \</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">-oall kernel_rootfs_image -or rootfs_image -i emptyfile; rm -f emtyfile</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">And this will generate a new file &quot;kernel_rootfs_image.chk&quot; which can be uploaded to WGR614L using its Web UI or if you got the serial console you can also use the tftpd upgrade from the CFE firmware.</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">The format of a chk header is given below.</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"> Type/Variable Size (bytes)</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"> Unsigned long magic</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"> </td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">4</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"> Unsigned header_len;</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"> </td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">4</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"> unsigned char reserved[8];</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"> </td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">8</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"> unsigned long kernel_chksum;</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"> </td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">4</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"> unsigned long rootfs_chksum;</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"> </td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">4</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"> unsigned long kernel_len;</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"> </td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">4</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"> unsigned long rootfs_len;</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"> </td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">4</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"> unsigned long image_chksum;</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"> </td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">4</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"> unsigned long header_chksum;</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">4</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"> BOARD ID &lt; 64 digits</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"> variable length (max 64 bytes)</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">Read More In: [http://www.myopenrouter.com/article/10247/WGR614L-Router-Setup-and-Installation-Guide/?highlight=wgr614l+open+source+router+setup WGR614L Open Source Router Setup] / [http://www.myopenrouter.com/category/16/Open-Source-Projects-and-Firmware Configuration Open Source Projects and Firmware]</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">'''Solution for TRX errors'''</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">[http://www.myopenrouter.com/download/10209/Solution-for-TRX-Errors-on-NETGEAR-Builds/ Solution for TRX Errors on NETGEAR Builds]</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">'''Modded Firmware Installation Guide'''</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">[http://www.myopenrouter.com/article/10339/DD-WRT-for-NETGEAR-WGR614L-Installation-Guide/ DD-WRT Firmware Installation Guide]</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">'''If You Brick It!'''</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">[[Recover from a Bad Flash|Tftp]] back into it. Once you get in, flash the original OEM for the device you have firmware as this is for recovery only! Do not flash any other firmware! After you bring it back from the dead you can start playing with firmware again but not now!</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">'''So, You Killed It Twice!'''</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">Now is the time for [http://www.myopenrouter.com/article/10341/Recover-Your-WGR614L-Using-a-Serial-Console-Windows/?highlight=putty JTAG]</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">It is highly recommended that with this particular router that you do not attempt to solder in a pin header for the JTAG. The heat from the iron will destroy the surrounding traces. Best bet is to solder the JTAG from the underside of the circuit board where the least damage can occur and to put the leads directly in the board itself after tining the wires and applying flux.</td></tr> </table> Fri, 05 Jun 2009 08:47:21 GMT Markus http://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Talk:Netgear_WGR614_v8.0_%26_WGR614L