Flashed WRT54GL 1.1 with Gargoyle 1.6.2 and cannot change it...

[Adak]

Hi Guys,

I flashed WRT54GL 1.1 with Gargoyle 1.6.2 and wanted to get back to Tomato for some tests (WRT54GL a very slow box, and Gargoyle is struggling with it). But... I cannot. Tried to flash Tomato 1.28 through GUI, it uploads, power LED flashes, then I go back to the factory defaults, restart it and... Gargoyle. Ok, I took Linksys firmware, flashed it through GUI, restored factory settings and after a reboot... Gargoyle again!

Am I doing something wrong or there is a special process for flashing when on G1.6.2? Never really wanted to go back from Gargoyle, so that's something new for me. Telnet port is closed.

Thanks in advance!

[ispyisail]

check with the openwrt wiki

[RomanHK]

Read the instructions down here: https://openwrt.org/toh/linksys/wrt54g# ... ftp_method

First I would try the procedure through "Failsafe Mode" and if it doesn't help you will have to via serial link and tftp.

[Adak]

I do have full access to this machine so I had set below:

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

Downloaded linksys firmware upgrade tool [it that tries to send *.bin file (Tomato in my case) via TFTP during device boot]. I boot the device, power LED is blinking, I start to send it multiple times during boot but absolutely no joy. I understand that TFTP server is already embedded in G1.6.2 bootloader, what am I missing?

[RomanHK]

Video tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWiLrF9z4K0

https://www.linksys.com/us/support-arti ... Num=137928

It is important to have the right firmware!

[Adak]

Ha!

Thanks so much RomanHK, YT link was invaluable as it stated that tftpd32 works so much better than Linksys tftp tool. And indeed, first try was already a succesful one