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+ | WARNING: This document may contain errors which may result in damage to your router. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. | ||
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The Linksys WRT54G* routers were the first routers to work with 3rd Party firmware. However, be aware that **newer WRT54G routers do NOT work with OpenWrt or Gargoyle** -- they have only 2.0MB of Flash, unlike their predecessors which had 4.0MB which is sufficient. If you want to use a Linksys WRT54G* router with Gargoyle, hunt down one of the old WRT54G units, v1-4 or obtain a Linksys WRT54GL or WRTSL54GS. | The Linksys WRT54G* routers were the first routers to work with 3rd Party firmware. However, be aware that **newer WRT54G routers do NOT work with OpenWrt or Gargoyle** -- they have only 2.0MB of Flash, unlike their predecessors which had 4.0MB which is sufficient. If you want to use a Linksys WRT54G* router with Gargoyle, hunt down one of the old WRT54G units, v1-4 or obtain a Linksys WRT54GL or WRTSL54GS. | ||
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If you upgrade using the Gargoyle web interface to a new version of Gargoyle or to a different third-party firmware use the .trx file. If you are installing from another third-party firmware such as DD-WRT or Tomato, you should also use the .trx file. The .bin files are only appropriate when installing from the stock firmware. | If you upgrade using the Gargoyle web interface to a new version of Gargoyle or to a different third-party firmware use the .trx file. If you are installing from another third-party firmware such as DD-WRT or Tomato, you should also use the .trx file. The .bin files are only appropriate when installing from the stock firmware. | ||
- | It is also possible to upload the image to the router via tftp. As the router boots there will be a few seconds when it will accept tftp connections on ip 192.168.1.1 (regardless of what you have the ip of the router set to). Follow [[http://oldwiki.openwrt.org/ | + | It is also possible to upload the image to the router via tftp. As the router boots there will be a few seconds when it will accept tftp connections on ip 192.168.1.1 (regardless of what you have the ip of the router set to). Follow [[http://wiki.openwrt.org/ |