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piotr_gogo · Joined: 03 Nov 2005 Posts: 1

Hello

I managed to run linux on WRT54G V5

This is not april fool joke.

Warning, this could damage your router!

1. make a backup of your flash via jtag
wrt54g -backup:wholeflash /fc:01

2. erase flash
wrt54g -erase:wholeflash /fc:01

3. flash cfe.bin(this cfe is from wap54g v3)
wrt54g -flash:cfe /fc:01

4. upload example firmware via tftp (probably other firmware for wap54g v3 works too but I tried only this)
tftp -i 192.168.1.245 put openwrt-wap54g-squashfs.trx

Best regards Piotr Gozdur.

Sorry for my english

http://rapidshare.de/files/16833878/wrt54g-v5.rar.html

cookiekevin · Joined: 29 Nov 2005 Posts: 33

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BrainSlayer · Joined: 18 Jan 2005 Posts: 2809

i can validate this, the micro version released today will run on with the WAP v3 cfe provided by piotr.
i also fixed the lan port 4 / wan swapping issue which is caused by bad settings in the WAP v3 cfe
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wygamail · Joined: 24 Aug 2005 Posts: 119

I've been waiting for this good news.
Which micro version should be used to flash a v5 router?
It sounds like they take a .trx file--but is that created by editing a .bin file or is it available as a download?
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BrainSlayer · Joined: 18 Jan 2005 Posts: 2809

the micro_generic.bin must be used for tftp
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ro-maniak · Joined: 17 Mar 2006 Posts: 204

So what is the exact procedure? Do you have to do what piotr_gogo did first, and then tftp?

This is way cool by the way!

BrainSlayer · Joined: 18 Jan 2005 Posts: 2809

yes. you have exactly todo what piotr instructs. after jtag flashing if the cfe you can start with tftp. its the same instruction. just flash dd-wrt.v23_micro_generic.bin and not openwrt
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darkboz · Joined: 23 Nov 2005 Posts: 4

Hello three things i wish to know

This modification works on WRT54GS v5 as well ?

Jtag for windows work as well too ?

After all this the firwmware will be upgradable by http like other linksys or we will have to use TFTP upgrade each time ?

Thx for your answer

nightsbird · Joined: 27 Dec 2005 Posts: 106

Honki · Posted: 04 Apr 2006 13:49 Post subject:

one questions:

what´s the different between den V4 and V5 Hardware (without the Flash 4 / 2 MB)?

why do you need the CFE from WAP and don´t use the WRT V4 CFE?

is there another way to flash V5 without JTAG the CFE bevore?

madman · Joined: 16 Feb 2006 Posts: 172 Location: Germany

@BrainSlayer

We don't have a chance to get dd-wrt (micro) work without JTAG?

BrainSlayer · Joined: 18 Jan 2005 Posts: 2809

currently there is no other way until we found out how to create a vxworks compatible firmware image.
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nightsbird · Joined: 27 Dec 2005 Posts: 106

you could probably use the vxworks header file , and/or have it internally named vxworks.bin as thats what the v5 looks for

ro-maniak · Joined: 17 Mar 2006 Posts: 204

I guess that, if that is true, there will be a one file download -> flash solution that works for the average Joe Sixpack, right??

(If you would want to run DD-WRT on the v5, that is.