[Solved] WRT160NL bricked

[jd_schneider]

The router is version 1. I did a factory reset and rebooted the router. I used the router's upgrade utility to send "gargoyle_1.6.2-ar71xx-generic-wrt160nl-squashfs-factory.bin". The utility reported that the upgrade had failed. I rebooted the router and it was bricked. The power light flashes. However, Windows sees it under "Networks". It reports it as "WRT160NL", v1.00.01, and sees the mac address. It does not see an IP address (reported as unavailable) nor a web interface. I tried pinging it on startup on 192.168.1.1 using a static ip (192.168.1.9). While router booted I received several "General Failure" messages, then a several "Reply from 192.168.1.9: Destination host unreachable" and then only "Request timed out". I tried to send a factory file via TFTPutil "FW_WRT160NL_1.0.04.002_US_20130619_code.bin" to 192.168.1.1. This was the only factory file that I could find. This failed as the ip doesn't exist. I read something about pressing buttons when the DMZ light turns on for failsafe but I do not know what a DMZ light is. I did try pressing the WIFI security button several times while it booted but had no luck with that. With static ip and connected to my WIFI (which is at 192.168.1.1) and connected to bricked router (wired) at the same time I am unable to connect to Internet. What did I do wrong and can I unbrick the router?
I now believe that Windows doesn't see the router. It is info left over from when the router worked.

[jd_schneider]

The router never showed up in Sharkwire but whenever I turned it off it sent an ARP message. That gave me some hope. I knew it was alive. I ended up flashing it through Windows Vista with TFTP from DD-WRT. I flashed it with their (DD-WRT) factory firmware for my router. It came back to life. This was the only file that I could flash when it was bricked. (I have bricked it several times already.) I was able to flash it with the factory firmware from Linksys (ver 1.0.04) (via DD-WRT upgrade). I was able to flash OpenWRT factory (via Linksys upgrade) and sysupgrade (through OpenWRT upgrade). Flashing it with gargoyle_1.6.2-ar71xx-generic-wrt160nl-squashfs-factory.bin bricked the router again. So I am stuck at OpenWRT with sysupgrade. Sure would like to get Gargoyle going. Thanks for all the help.

[jd_schneider]

Finally up and running. Thanks to croc's post. I upgraded through OpenWRT with sysupgrade file and Bingo! Waited an hour because it looked like it was still installing but pointed browser at it and there it was.