TP-Link AR9331 UBoot Fix

From DD-WRT Wiki

(Difference between revisions)
Jump to: navigation, search
Revision as of 17:06, 7 August 2012 (edit)
Sash (Talk | contribs)
(General Info)
← Previous diff
Revision as of 17:28, 7 August 2012 (edit) (undo)
Sash (Talk | contribs)
(In DD-WRT)
Next diff →
Line 19: Line 19:
Access your units cli (telnet, ssh, serial) and change to /tmp. Access your units cli (telnet, ssh, serial) and change to /tmp.
-Download the bugfixed UBoot.+Download the bugfixed UBoot from here:
- wget http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/download.php?id=23191 -O /tmp/uboot.bin+[http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=705611#705611]
 +Rename the file to uboot.bin and upload the file via scp (enable sshd) to the routers /tmp
check md5 sum check md5 sum

Revision as of 17:28, 7 August 2012

Contents


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 from here: [1] Rename the file to uboot.bin and upload the file via scp (enable sshd) to the routers /tmp

check md5 sum

md5sum /tmp/uboot.bin

must be

ab85f3e04c1db779d3a18646fe6c41b9

write update uboot

mtd write -f /tmp/uboot.bin uboot

reboot when finished