cannot upgrade tp-link wa901nd

[upcock]

hello, i have runing AP tp-link wa901nd v1 with gargoyle version 1.5.7 and i can't upgrade it to any newer version via web interface. It just says, upgrading, please wait and does nothing. Resseting settings to default it's not a solution, because that AP is on a really remote area, and connecting to it by physical methods would be problematic. Does anyone knows solution? Maybe it's possible to upgrade via SSH using SCP?

[BashfulBladder]

I had the same problem with another router: http://www.gargoyle-router.com/phpbb/vi ... f=5&t=3753

That time I had used Safari which didn't work.

When I flashed a few days ago, Safari worked the first time.

Try using a different browser, as its not a browser issue.
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It is possible to upgrade via cli:

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scp /path/to/firmware/on/your/computer/firmware.bin root@192.168.1.1:/tmp

ssh into the router &

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sysupgrade -v /tmp/firmware.bin

See http://wiki.openwrt.org/doc/howto/generic.sysupgrade

[upcock]

Will the cli method wipe my settings?

[BashfulBladder]

see sysupgrade --help or http://wiki.openwrt.org/doc/techref/sysupgrade

The default should do what you want, apparently the -c flag does more.
Or make a backup (via -b or roll your own) and then provide that path to -f (for those times when you have extra needs).

Just FYI, the Gargoyle script does:

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		#if attempting to preserve settings, don't pass -n
		if [ "$FORM_upgrade_preserve" = "on" ] ; then
			/sbin/sysupgrade    /tmp/up/upgrade  2>&1 | awk ' $0 ~ /eboot/ { print "<script type=\"text/javascript\">top.upgraded();</script></body></html>" ; } '
		else
			/sbin/sysupgrade -n /tmp/up/upgrade  2>&1 | awk ' $0 ~ /eboot/ { print "<script type=\"text/javascript\">top.upgraded();</script></body></html>" ; } '
		fi