[TIP] TP-Link - Back to original firmware - simple steps.

[melquiferreira]

To return to original firmware (uninstall Gargoyle) - Tested with TP-Link WR741ND:


1: Download latest firmware from tp-link
(with "boot" in its name, ex.: "wr741nv4_en_3_16_6_up_boot(130524).bin").

2: Download a app called "winscp517".

3: Download a app called "putty".

4: With "winscp", login (SCP mode) as:


hostname: 192.168.1.1 (or one you configured in connection - lan)

username: root

password: (if you have created in gargoyle or default "password")


and copy the firmware file to "tmp" folder (rename to orig.bin before).


5. Open PuTTY as SSH to 192.168.1.1 and perform the following commands:

cd tmp

dd if=orig.bin of=tplink.bin skip=257 bs=512

mtd -r write /tmp/tplink.bin firmware


and wait until flash complete!

[fernandogazapina]

Thanks for your post!!
Works perfect!

[tehpensfan]

To return to original firmware (uninstall Gargoyle) - Tested with TP-Link WR741ND:

1: Download latest firmware from tp-link
(with "boot" in its name, ex.: "wr741nv4_en_3_16_6_up_boot(130524).bin").

2: Download a app called "winscp517".

3: Download a app called "putty".

4: With "winscp", login (SCP mode) as:
hostname: 192.168.1.1 (or one you configured in connection - lan)
username: root
password: (if you have created in gargoyle or default "password")
and copy the firmware file to "tmp" folder (rename to orig.bin before).

5. Open PuTTY as SSH to 192.168.1.1 and perform the following commands:

cd tmp

dd if=orig.bin of=tplink.bin skip=257 bs=512

mtd -r write /tmp/tplink.bin firmware


and wait until flash complete!

I've executed this procedure on:

• TP-Link WR740N v4.23 that was running OpenWrt 12.09
• using wr740nv4_en_3_16_5_up_boot(130329).bin firmware (Downloaded from here: http://www.tp-link.com/resources/softwa ... 130329.zip)

it worked perfectly.

Thanks!

[danymarc]

To return to original firmware (uninstall Gargoyle) with TP-Link WR741NDV4

or download wr741nv4_en_3_12_11_up(120320).bin from here ftp://tplink-forum.pl/orgin_bez_boot/ back to stock from web-ui

[FRN]

Hi, I'm new to all this and I did everything as stated but when I type dd if=orig.bin of=tplink.bin skip=257 bs=512 on putty. It says no such file or directory. What should I do?

[danymarc]

but when I type dd if=orig.bin of=tplink.bin skip=257 bs=512 on putty. It says no such file or directory. What should I do?

You should only cut a firmware if you are using a firmware with boot
You never posted router brand, model and Ver. This links you to cutted files you can skip cutting step if you find your file here ftp://tplink-forum.pl/orgin_bez_boot/
2 Download and install WinSCP (http://winscp.net);
4 Download putty (http://www.putty.org/)
5 On WinSCP:
5.1 Select New Site;
5.2 File protocol: SCP;
5.3 Hostname: 192.168.1.1 (or your router IP);
5.4 Username: root
5.5 Password: your admin pass
5.6 Drag downloaded firmware from Download folder and drop in /tmp
5.7 (Important, I think...) On Transfer Settings, select Binary
5.8 Transfer;
6 On putty;
6.1 Login on 192.168.1.1 (user root and pass);
6.2 Type:
cd /tmp (Enter)
mtd -r write /tmp/tplink.bin firmware (Enter)
Note: Use at your own risk.

[asz]

Worked perfectly on both tl-wr740n & tl-wr741nd....

But when attempted on TL-WR841N it showed

BUS ERROR

and after that the router keeps on rebooting within a second (all the LEDs keeps on glowing within a second).

PLEASE Help Out Here

[asz]

Hi, I'm new to all this and I did everything as stated but when I type dd if=orig.bin of=tplink.bin skip=257 bs=512 on putty. It says no such file or directory. What should I do?

firstly get out of root by:

cd ..

then

cd tmp

dd if=orig.bin of=tplink.bin skip=257 bs=512

mtd -r write /tmp/tplink.bin firmware

[Doky]

To return to original firmware (uninstall Gargoyle) - Tested with TP-Link WR741ND:


1: Download latest firmware from tp-link
(with "boot" in its name, ex.: "wr741nv4_en_3_16_6_up_boot(130524).bin").

2: Download a app called "winscp517".

3: Download a app called "putty".

4: With "winscp", login (SCP mode) as:


hostname: 192.168.1.1 (or one you configured in connection - lan)

username: root

password: (if you have created in gargoyle or default "password")


and copy the firmware file to "tmp" folder (rename to orig.bin before).


5. Open PuTTY as SSH to 192.168.1.1 and perform the following commands:

cd tmp

dd if=orig.bin of=tplink.bin skip=257 bs=512

mtd -r write /tmp/tplink.bin firmware


and wait until flash complete!

Hi!

Work 1043ND V2?

[dmahaur]

Thanks, my ISP changed some settings and I could not logon to PPPoE without a service name. Used this thread to get back to my original firmware.

Router: TP Link Model No. TL-WR740N / TL-WR740ND
Version: 4.27
Used firmware: wr740nv4_en_3_17_0_up_boot(150105).bin

on Putty used chdir instead of cd
Also, had to come out of root.. so the following commands used

chdir ..
chdir tmp
dd if=orig.bin of=tplink.bin skip=257 bs=512
mtd -r write /tmp/tplink.bin firmware


Worked like a charm.