Trouble Upgrading WRT1900AC v1 Factory to 1.9.2

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bluegravy
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Trouble Upgrading WRT1900AC v1 Factory to 1.9.2

Post by bluegravy »

Hi all...

I need assistance upgrading a WRT1900AC v1 device to 1.9.2.

I am currently running factory FW version 1.1.10.167514 and have DL'ed gargoyle_1.9.x-mvebu-armada-xp-linksys-mamba-squashfs-sysupgrade.tar from lantis project dot com FTP site-June 2017 release.

-I am directly connected from PC to Router via ethernet cable.
-I go into Connectivity tab and choose Manual->Choose File->select the tar file and push Start.
-I ok through the warnings and the tar file appears to load onto the router successfully. Then I hit Okay to restart the router.
-Once the router powers back on, all I get is a flashing blue power light and no connectivity.

Am I not waiting enough time for the FW to load from this point, or is there something else I need to do from there? Do I have the correct fw?

I then have to perform a 30/30/30 to get it back to the Linksys fw and try again. Still no go.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance,

BlueGravy

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Re: Trouble Upgrading WRT1900AC v1 Factory to 1.9.2

Post by Lantis »

To go from factory to Gargoyle you must use the "factory" image.
Sysupgrade is for upgrading Gargoyle to later versions.
http://lantisproject.com/downloads/gargoyle_ispyisail.php for the latest releases
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Re: Trouble Upgrading WRT1900AC v1 Factory to 1.9.2

Post by tapper »

30/30/30 is for old ddwrt and will not work on openwrt or gargoyle.
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