Recover from a bad flash

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So, you're afraid you've [[bricked]] your router. Don't worry, there are a number of things you can try to get your router working again before giving up and living with the fact that your router is now a paperweight. So, you're afraid you've [[bricked]] your router. Don't worry, there are a number of things you can try to get your router working again before giving up and living with the fact that your router is now a paperweight.
-So far this is just a starter wiki.+[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/linksysinfo/revival/ The WRT54G Revival Guide] includes step-by-step instructions how to get your Linksys router working again.
-There's a collection of pointers and tips on how to recover from a bad flash at the external link location. If someone could move the important parts into this wiki, that'd be great. Probably organize it by recovery methods and list variations of each method below the method, or something.+ 
 +The first step is to download the correct firmware for your router from the [http://www.linksys.com/download Linksys Download Page], and follow the Linksys-approved method of reloading the firmware onto the router using the Linksys "Firmware Auto-upgrade Utility". You should also set your network card to 10mpbs and half-duplex, and the Revival Guide gives step-by-step insructions how to do that for different versions of Windows.
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 +If the Linksys-approved method does not work for you, the Revial Guide includes a second technique that involves snapping open the plastic case of the router and using a small metal tool (or paper-clip) to "short" two particular "pins" on the circuit board. This may sound intimidating for a non-technical person, but the step-by-step instructions and photos in the Revival Guide contain enough detail to allow the average adult to do it easily. This author warns that this will void your warrrantee, and also that there are no known cases of anyone actually damaging their hardware using this technique.
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 +There's also a collection of pointers and tips on how to recover from a bad flash at the external link location, but most of the information in that forum seems to have been collected into the WRT54G Revial Guide. So far this is just a starter wiki. If someone could move the important parts into this wiki, that'd be great. Probably organize it by recovery methods and list variations of each method below the method, or something.
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Revision as of 18:52, 16 September 2005

Intro

So, you're afraid you've bricked your router. Don't worry, there are a number of things you can try to get your router working again before giving up and living with the fact that your router is now a paperweight.

The WRT54G Revival Guide includes step-by-step instructions how to get your Linksys router working again.

The first step is to download the correct firmware for your router from the Linksys Download Page, and follow the Linksys-approved method of reloading the firmware onto the router using the Linksys "Firmware Auto-upgrade Utility". You should also set your network card to 10mpbs and half-duplex, and the Revival Guide gives step-by-step insructions how to do that for different versions of Windows.

If the Linksys-approved method does not work for you, the Revial Guide includes a second technique that involves snapping open the plastic case of the router and using a small metal tool (or paper-clip) to "short" two particular "pins" on the circuit board. This may sound intimidating for a non-technical person, but the step-by-step instructions and photos in the Revival Guide contain enough detail to allow the average adult to do it easily. This author warns that this will void your warrrantee, and also that there are no known cases of anyone actually damaging their hardware using this technique.

There's also a collection of pointers and tips on how to recover from a bad flash at the external link location, but most of the information in that forum seems to have been collected into the WRT54G Revial Guide. So far this is just a starter wiki. If someone could move the important parts into this wiki, that'd be great. Probably organize it by recovery methods and list variations of each method below the method, or something.

External Links

The Wrt54g Revival Guide - Excellent step-by-step instructions (with color photos)

How-To: Recover from a bad firmware flash. - Question and Answer Forum


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