"tftp put" does not work

[jenom]

I am getting ping response grom 192.168.1.1 and I can use putty through 192.168.1.1 to log into Busybox.
Although I can goto 192.168.1.1 with browser, a greenish screen with some file list shows up,but since my gargoyle web giu has missing packages , so nothing I can do from there!
Trying to re-install missing packages with OPKD (see post about it), so far no success. (0 kb space )
As an alternative, want to just TFTP the whole image file into a router, all my attemps failed so far.....getting no response from router.

Maybe there is no TFTP server running ?
What is the manual command the gargoyle web gui uses to upgrade the firmware?

Any help will be appreciated !

[behappy]

Since you have wrt54G

- Get tftp2 prog. from DDWRT wiki
- Tftp the squashfs img (quickest and safest)
- Fixed IP on yr pc (192.168.1.xx)
- Reset to default for yr router (192.168.1.1)
- Boot the router in failsafe mode
- Ping yr router, when get an active ping do imediately tftp

[jenom]

thanks for your reply

- Get tftp2 prog. from DDWRT wiki >>>>>>> have it, used it
- Tftp the squashfs img (quickest and safest)
- Fixed IP on yr pc (192.168.1.xx) >>>>>>>>>done
- Reset to default for yr router (192.168.1.1)>>>it is
- Boot the router in failsafe mode>>>>>>>>>> NOT USED
- Ping yr router, when get an active ping do imediately tftp >>>done

Done everything, except "booting failsafe mode"

I am pinging continuosly with ping -t -w 2 192.168.1.1
When reply comes (takes about 30-40 sec), I am sending the tftp
Either by manually : tftp -i 192.168.1.1 put xxxx.bin or using other small tftp giu programs, like tftp2, tftp32, etc...

Going to do a research for failsafe -mode-boot !
Thanks!

[jenom]

Found this lovely article about fail-safe-mode-boot, here to share:

How to enter failsafe mode:

* Unplug your router completely
* Plug in the router's power cord
* Wait until the DMZ LED lights up
* Again: DO NOT PRESS THE BUTTON IF THE DMZ LED IS NOT ON!
* When the DMZ LED comes to light, wait a fraction of a second
* Then immediately press the "Cisco Systems" logo (this is the "Easy Setup button").
* If you press it too early (immediately) it does not work.
* If you press it too late it does not work.
* Keep it pressed for 3 seconds, then release.
* If everything works, the DMZ LED starts flashing. It flashes with 3 Hz (this is 3 times a second).
* The flashing can either happen while you are pressing or a short time (up to 5s) after.
* The Power LED blinks in a very unusual way and it stays blinking all the time, same is true for the DMZ LED but if flashes regularily.
* Plug in your PC's ethernet cable
* Note that the ethernet cable can be plugged into any of the router's Interface, even the WAN interface pings on 192.168.1.1
* Give your PCs interface a static IP 192.168.1.X where X is 2 to 253
* ping 192.168.1.1
* It should nearly immediatelty ping (max. 3 seconds) provided your Interface keeps the static IP and does not try DHCP

However, this will not work if the nvram boot_wait is turned OFF !
Suggestion was made to do:

nvram set boot_wait= on
nvram set boot_time=10
nvram commit && reboot && exit

Going to try those out too !

[jenom]

just checked "nvram get boot_wait" status and it returned OFF

so I can tftp forever, in any way, shape or form >>>>>it will not work
looks like someone does not want any tftp transfers

well, going to put it ON, and set wait time to 10 sec and try tftp again

[DoesItMatter]

Can you put DD-WRT back on the WRT54G?

Try and put one of the Mini versions of DD-WRT on that router.

Once you can get that on, you can flash to version 1.2.5
of Gargoyle right from the DD-WRT GUI.

I would NOT recommend Gargoyle 1.3.x series on the WRT54G V3

It really doesn't have enough RAM to handle it well.

If you had a WRT54G-TM with 8MB flash and 32MB ram,
then that would work for the 1.3.x series.

4MB Flash and 16MB Ram - stick with Gargoyle 1.2.5

[jenom]

I am going to give it a try !
Thanks!