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 Topic: Router seems to have died; might the firmware be the cause? |
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 Forum: Broadcom SoC based Hardware Posted: Thu May 22, 2025 4:42 Subject: Router seems to have died; might the firmware be the cause? |
| Given it is a RT-AC66U, the problem is almost always the power button has failed, a known weak point.
If it works fine while the button is held in, then the usual solution is to drip superglue arou ... |
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| Topic: e3000 keeps rebooting if theres just a hint of communication |
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| BFG-9000 Replies: 4 Views: 12037 |
Forum: Broadcom SoC based Hardware Posted: Sun May 18, 2025 5:29 Subject: Re: e3000 keeps rebooting if theres just a hint of communica |
| my trusty e3000 with my favourite ddwrt, of more than 19 years
It's not quite that old, E3000 came out in 2010. But if it's also unstable on FreshTomato too then it's probably done. All my E3000 ... |
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| Topic: [SPLIT] Router vs. Dedicated NAS appliance discussion |
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| BFG-9000 Replies: 7 Views: 18347 |
Forum: General Questions Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2024 3:42 Subject: [SPLIT] Router vs. Dedicated NAS appliance discussion |
| Well, with full-fat linux and x86, UASP seems to be most reliable with most later Intel chipset or NEC/Renesas USB controllers, but don't be surprised if there are major compatibility issues with many ... | |
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| Topic: [SPLIT] Router vs. Dedicated NAS appliance discussion |
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Forum: General Questions Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2024 8:07 Subject: [SPLIT] Router vs. Dedicated NAS appliance discussion |
| Why use a dedicated NAS and not a more beefy router? Can't the router just as easily, if not more easily, simply take over the role of the NAS?
Not unless that router has a native SATA port. Even ... |
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| Topic: Bricked WRT54GS v6 JTAG help |
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Forum: Broadcom SoC based Hardware Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2024 1:09 Subject: Bricked WRT54GS v6 JTAG help |
| I don't have a WRT54GS but recall it was apparently very difficult to revert from DD-WRT Micro back to VxWorks, so difficult that it may be easier to convert it to WRT54G and use firmware for that ins ... | |
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| Topic: WRT600N Bricked [SOLVED] |
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| BFG-9000 Replies: 6 Views: 2778 |
Forum: Broadcom SoC based Hardware Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2024 0:23 Subject: WRT600N Bricked [SOLVED] |
| I should point out that this device has its own entry on [url=https://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Recover_from_a_Bad_Flash#Linksys_WRT600N]the flash recovery page.
If you are trying to TFTP, the ... |
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| Topic: Firmware Modification Kit method to reduce RAM usage? |
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Forum: Broadcom SoC based Hardware Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2024 23:30 Subject: Firmware Modification Kit method to reduce RAM usage? |
| 32MB RAM is not a lot--but without a USB port, they don't have to waste memory on bloated USB or NTFS or FAT drivers either. But of course then without USB you can't setup a pagefile.
FreshTomato ... |
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| Topic: Nighthawk R7000P limited speed |
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Forum: Broadcom SoC based Hardware Posted: Wed Jul 31, 2024 20:16 Subject: Nighthawk R7000P limited speed |
| Those suggestions you have read for stock or Merlin are to increase WAN to LAN routing speeds, since those may have better CTF(Cut Through Forwarding) and FA(Flow Acceleration) implementations than ca ... | |
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| Topic: Fast transition and roaming on R7000P |
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Forum: Broadcom SoC based Hardware Posted: Wed Jul 31, 2024 11:06 Subject: Fast transition and roaming on R7000P |
| Unless something has changed very recently, 802.11r isn't supported on Broadcom--but unless you are using DFS channels, the transition should take place in well under 1 second without any such helpers ... | |
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| Topic: Archer C8 only 44715 build works, nothing from 2024 works |
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Forum: Broadcom SoC based Hardware Posted: Tue May 28, 2024 0:09 Subject: Archer C8 only 44715 build works, nothing from 2024 works |
| You should try dirty flashing them to upgrade without ever resetting or NVRAM-erasing them for anything newer than r47528.
C8 user lupin3rd reported two years ago that the issue was the "Short ... |
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| Topic: Asus' recovery mode firmware... Read-only? Protected? |
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Forum: Broadcom SoC based Hardware Posted: Thu May 16, 2024 22:38 Subject: Asus' recovery mode firmware... Read-only? Protected? |
| Often the voltage actually checks fine on a DC multimeter, while the problem is a massive amount of output ripple due to dead caps in the PSU. You'd have to use an oscilloscope to see that, or for ju ... | |
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| Topic: Asus' recovery mode firmware... Read-only? Protected? |
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Forum: Broadcom SoC based Hardware Posted: Thu May 16, 2024 7:21 Subject: Asus' recovery mode firmware... Read-only? Protected? |
| It was probably more obvious in Broadcom MIPs such as RT-AC66 (where the CFE was on a separate 2MB NOR serial chip rather than on NAND flash with the firmware), but tools/commands for flashing firmwar ... | |
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| Topic: Did I destroy my router? Please help |
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Forum: Broadcom SoC based Hardware Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2024 20:25 Subject: Did I destroy my router? Please help |
| Oh, and make sure your browser isn't trying to redirect the http to https as that won't work in the CFE.
Modern browsers tend to do that, hence the suggestion to try different or older browsers. |
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| Topic: Did I destroy my router? Please help |
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Forum: Broadcom SoC based Hardware Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2024 20:17 Subject: Did I destroy my router? Please help |
| I have dhcp enabled with static ip's on the router, so do I still have to this?
You don't have a router. You have something booted to its CFE, which is equivalent to its BIOS. The routing software ... |
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| Topic: Did I destroy my router? Please help |
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Forum: Broadcom SoC based Hardware Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2024 12:14 Subject: Did I destroy my router? Please help |
| That's about as brick-resistant a router as there is. Not only is the CFE on a separate 2MB NOR serial chip rather than on NAND flash with the firmware so way harder to corrupt, but ASUS left the Bro ... | |
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