(solved)TP-Link wrt1043-nd sys led flashing

[dieres]

after a simple reboot my router with gargoyle 1.3.8 does not finish booting. the sys led is flashing, I can ping the router, but cannot ssh login

PING 192.168.3.252 (192.168.3.252) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 192.168.3.252: icmp_req=1 ttl=64 time=0.253 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.3.252: icmp_req=2 ttl=64 time=0.237 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.3.252: icmp_req=3 ttl=64 time=0.223 ms
^C
--- 192.168.3.252 ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 2000ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.223/0.237/0.253/0.021 ms
root@aptosid:/home/didi# ssh 192.168.3.252
ssh: connect to host 192.168.3.252 port 22: Connection refused

if i press the reset button while powering up the same effect with ip 192.168.1.1
how can i unbrick the router?

[dieres]

okay, i can telnet into the router if Ipress the resetbutton power on and release the reset button just when sys led beginns flashing.

which is the command to reset and beginn with a clean config ?
reset ?

[DoesItMatter]

Most of the routers can use the 'mtd' command

If you can telnet in - try the following

mtd erase linux

that will ONLY erase the linux partition

it will not affect the boot-loader

It should make the router constantly look for a new firmware image
to be flashed via TFTP