I think I've bricked it.

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woollyfree
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I think I've bricked it.

Post by woollyfree »

In an attempt to find a data leakage, I flashed my D-Link DIR-825 from 1.10 to 1.11.
All was well until I restored the previously saved settings.
Now everything appears to be working, wifi and network ports are active, and can be connected to, but I cannot login to the router.
Is it time for a new one?
If so, would a Linksys WRT1900ACS be a worthwhile upgrade?

ispyisail
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Re: I think I've bricked it.

Post by ispyisail »

Google "openwrt failsafe reset"

the next level after that is "serial cable"

you router can be recovered

having said that your router is getting old

woollyfree
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Re: I think I've bricked it.

Post by woollyfree »

Many thanks. I'll give it a go.
I assume when they say "press a button", they are talking about the reset button on the router?
If it works I'll be happy/sad.
Happy because it's resurrected, sad because I won't be getting a new one.

ofelija
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Joined: Fri May 24, 2019 5:47 pm

Re: I think I've bricked it.

Post by ofelija »

TP-Link WDR3600 v1.3
ttl hangs after: Starting kernel ....


Code:



U-Boot 1.1.4 (Jan 29 2013 - 16:09:44)

U-boot DB120


DRAM: 128 MB
id read 0x100000ff
flash size 8MB, sector count = 128
Flash: 8 MB
Using default environment

PCIe Reset OK!!!!!!
In: serial
Out: serial
Err: serial
Net: ag934x_enet_initialize...
No valid address in Flash. Using fixed address
wasp reset mask:c03300
WASP ----> S17 PHY *
: cfg1 0x7 cfg2 0x7114
eth0: ba:be:fa:ce:08:41
athrs17_reg_init: complete
eth0 up
eth0
Autobooting in 1 seconds
## Booting image at 9f020000 ...
Uncompressing Kernel Image ... OK

Starting kernel ...

How to stop hanging system at booting kernel ... , the router do nothing after that, only lan port flashes, no live ip at all :( how fix this?

Lantis
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Re: I think I've bricked it.

Post by Lantis »

TFTP recovery is probably easier, but if you’re already connected via serial, when you see the “Autobooting in x seconds” message, quickly type “tpl” and press ENTER. This will halt the boot and put you at the unit command prompt where you can probably initiate a tftp flash.

This is all covered in detail in the wiki for your device.
https://openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/tl-wdr3 ... rie_u-boot
http://lantisproject.com/downloads/gargoyle_ispyisail.php for the latest releases
Please be respectful when posting. I do this in my free time on a volunteer basis.

ofelija
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Re: I think I've bricked it.

Post by ofelija »

tpl sucseed :) , thanks i was thinking its the end

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