TP-Link AR9331 UBoot Fix

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check md5 sum check md5 sum
- md5sum uboot.bin+ md5sum /tmp/uboot.bin
must be must be
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write update uboot write update uboot
- mtd write -f uboot.bin uboot+ mtd write -f /tmp/uboot.bin uboot
reboot when finished reboot when finished
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Revision as of 16:57, 7 August 2012

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General Info

Installing this Bugfix is only neccessary on TP-Link AR9331 based routers with more than 1 ethernet port! which are at the time of writing

TL-WR740v4
TL-WR741v4

Update UBoot

There are 2 options to upgrade the bootloader.

With Orig. FW

The recommend one! Install the original firmware with the forum recovery files, upgrade the TP-Link firmware to the latest version and reflash DD-WRT.

In DD-WRT

This can permanently damage your router! Access your units cli (telnet, ssh, serial) and change to /tmp. Download the bugfixed UBoot.

wget http://dd-wrt.com/ -O /tmp/uboot.bin

check md5 sum

md5sum /tmp/uboot.bin

must be

ab85f3e04c1db779d3a18646fe6c41b9

write update uboot

mtd write -f /tmp/uboot.bin uboot

reboot when finished