incorrect default password

[Roset]

Installed today firmware image for TL-WR1043ND (gargoyle_1.4.2-ar71xx-tl-wr1043nd-v1-squashfs-factory.bin) and got a problem with login by default admin password ("password"). Already rebooted router 1000 times and nothing helped. How could i bypass password and type new one? Or re-install/install another image?

Update: Pushed for 30-60 seconds hard reset button and it didnt even reset! I feel so bad that i already installed this image

[hnl_dk]

Installed today firmware image for TL-WR1043ND (gargoyle_1.4.2-ar71xx-tl-wr1043nd-v1-squashfs-factory.bin) and got a problem with login by default admin password ("password"). Already rebooted router 1000 times and nothing helped. How could i bypass password and type new one? Or re-install/install another image?

Update: Pushed for 30-60 seconds hard reset button and it didnt even reset! I feel so bad that i already installed this image

have you tried with a blank password?

[behappy]

Use Failsafe mode from wiki

Power up your router. When the 'SYS' light starts to blink, press and hold the 'QSS' button in the front-right until the blinking gets faster. Now open a telnet session to 192.168.1.1. No user name or password required.

Write command
mtd -r erase rootfs_data

Erasing user space (rootfs_data) is the same as returning to OpenWRT firmware defaults, meaning you lose all configurations then reset the password.

[Roset]

behappy, you are amazing! Thank you. After your suggestion i read all Gargoyle documentation and step by step configure my router.

P.s. From the beginning that was my fault, and Gargoyle image now is working fine for me.

[vdnick]

For people who come across this in future: you can reset the password from failsafe mode without erasing data using the passwd command.

You may have to "mount_root" first if the passwd command gives you a read-only file system error.



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