Installing to Archer C7 V2
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2016 5:27 am
Hi All,
I have just bought this router since it is deemed a good router by thewirecutter.com and of course supported by Gargoyle. I really need the data cap limit described in this blog the-gadgeteer, because we are regularly hitting our data caps halfway through the month.
Firmware Version: 3.14.3 Build 150427 Rel.36706n
Hardware Version: Archer C7 v2 00000000
Now in my excitement after buying and unboxing the router, I hooked it up and went to run the firmware upgrade with the file
gargoyle_1.8.1-ar71xx-generic-archer-c7-v2-squashfs-factory.bin
This wasn't such a good idea because I ended up bricking my router. Thankfully this guide was available from openwrt so my router is now good again.
Now, before I haphazardly start flashing any firmware binaries into my router, I did some more research. I have a few queries if you could all please confirm if I have the following steps correct:
1) I think my router is non-US because in the serial number and version sticker, it only shows "Ver:2.0" instead of "US:2.0"
2) Flash a DD-WRT version. When I checked dd-wrt they specifically mentioned to upgrade to the 150427 firmware. I assume this refers to the build number, so I guess I am good.
3) Next step I think is to flash the Gargoyle firmware. Now which version can I flash into my router: 1.8.1, 1.9.0, or 1.9.1?
- I have seen some posts where they were able to successfully flash in any of those, but I also saw some warnings that 1.9.* can brick the archer c7. Which one should I go for?
Thanks again!
I have just bought this router since it is deemed a good router by thewirecutter.com and of course supported by Gargoyle. I really need the data cap limit described in this blog the-gadgeteer, because we are regularly hitting our data caps halfway through the month.
Firmware Version: 3.14.3 Build 150427 Rel.36706n
Hardware Version: Archer C7 v2 00000000
Now in my excitement after buying and unboxing the router, I hooked it up and went to run the firmware upgrade with the file
gargoyle_1.8.1-ar71xx-generic-archer-c7-v2-squashfs-factory.bin
This wasn't such a good idea because I ended up bricking my router. Thankfully this guide was available from openwrt so my router is now good again.
Now, before I haphazardly start flashing any firmware binaries into my router, I did some more research. I have a few queries if you could all please confirm if I have the following steps correct:
1) I think my router is non-US because in the serial number and version sticker, it only shows "Ver:2.0" instead of "US:2.0"
2) Flash a DD-WRT version. When I checked dd-wrt they specifically mentioned to upgrade to the 150427 firmware. I assume this refers to the build number, so I guess I am good.
3) Next step I think is to flash the Gargoyle firmware. Now which version can I flash into my router: 1.8.1, 1.9.0, or 1.9.1?
- I have seen some posts where they were able to successfully flash in any of those, but I also saw some warnings that 1.9.* can brick the archer c7. Which one should I go for?
Thanks again!