Router just 'stopped working'

[spid3rm4n]

Hi guys,

I bought a TP-LINK TL-WR1043ND directly from Gargoyle - it worked fantastically up until yesterday where it looks like it is stuck in a boot loop or in a state of constant resetting.

It wont respond to the 192.168.1.1 so I can't log into the router directly or ping the router.

Tips?

[BashfulBladder]

See Failsafe mode:
http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/tl- ... lsafe.mode

Temporarily set your IP to 192.168.1.2, reboot the router, press the button & when the light is furiously flashing, telnet into 192.168.1.1

Once in failsafe mode:

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mount_root
mtd -r erase rootfs_data

[nebbia88]

Once in failsafe mode:

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mount_root
mtd -r erase rootfs_data

why on earth mount root before erasing it???

[BashfulBladder]

why on earth mount root before erasing it???

Because of the "and then" clause in the OpenWrt page

I quote:
"To mount JFFS2 in read-write mode run mount_root:

mount_root
and then repair your system
[snip]mtd -r erase rootfs_data
"

If you're hand isn't busy flourishing from the vapors, you should edit the wiki then.

[spid3rm4n]

All sorted Thanks for your help!