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 Subject :wrt54g version 2 issues.. 2012-07-01- 05:07:39 
w8iss
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I was given a wrt54g version 2 router to play with.


The previous owner said he could not get it to work any

more for him, so I decided to take it off his hands to play

with.


Plugged it in and one thing I noticed right away is that the

power LED just keeps blinking now matter what. Yes, I have

pushed the reset button on the back countless times. Still nothing.


I can plug a cable between my laptop and the router and the appropriote

port led lights up, so I am assuming it is not totally dead either.


Any ideas?


James W8ISS
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 Subject :Re:wrt54g version 2 issues.. 2012-07-01- 05:25:48 
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Sounds like it was bricked, and is looking for a TFTP server to download a good firmware file. If you were to attach to the serial1 console and watch, Ill bet its in the constant loop to try and grab a good file. Instructions for unbricking via TFTP are at the bottom of: http://www.hsmm-mesh.org/documentation/68-firmware-installation-instructions.html (or other google search of unbrick/reload WRT54G tftp) I have found one where the memory or flash was ?bad?, and loading our firmware exposed the fault, whereas loading the original Linksys firmware ran just fine. Loading ours would cause kernel panics and seg faults, but then reloading Linksys via TFTP would work just fine. Jim K5KTF
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 Subject :Re:wrt54g version 2 issues.. 2012-07-01- 09:52:29 
NT5LA
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One other thing to check that caused me all kinds of trouble. Be sure your using a good power supply. At least 1 amp, I had one that the supply that came with it was 500 mills and that would power up the node but the power light just kept flashing and nothing from it. Tried a different power supply and it worked great. Just a thought.
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 Subject :Re:wrt54g version 2 issues.. 2012-07-01- 14:03:44 
w8iss
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I can confirm its not a power supply issue :) The wall wart being used is from another wrt54g v.2 that I know works. Now that I think about it, that doesn't mean that the power supply is putting out enough for one and maybe enough for another. Still trying to get something back from this wrt54g but not holding my breath either. James W8ISS
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 Subject :Re:wrt54g version 2 issues.. 2012-07-03- 04:58:25 
w8iss
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Well... Spent two days playing with it and no good results :( Going to put it on the backburner for now and maybe come back to it in the future. Maybe have some better luck with it then. I did notice that it does send out at least one packet over the wired network when trying to connect to it with a switch in-between it and the puter. Now to start looking for another couple to upgrade with the hsmm-mesh software. James W8ISS James W8ISS
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