I flashed koolshare.cfe again and reset by wps button back of router and asustek web mini GUI has appered then flashed tomato fw through GUI then nothing appeared and reseted router by wps button then web mini GUI appeared again and flashed tomato again and rebooted back with Tomato Shibby. Woww fw seems me super detailed indeed though I configured and connected Internet.
I will test it for a while but can anybody tell how can we ftp and download ddwrt fw on folder /tmp/root to run mtd write command on tomato. ftp does not connect through sshd on port #23.
Just do the mtd -f write tomatoxxx.trx linux2 and then mtd -f write tomatoxxx.trx linux and then nvram erase and your done.
I have fought to connect to ftp connect to router on tomato which is so annoying! Anyhow I did it only through winscp ftp protocol and copied any image and tried to run command on putty telnet.
root@unknown:/tmp/home/root# mtd -f write tomato.trx linux2
-sh: mtd: not found
PS Edit: I reply my own question and problem. I could not figure out to reflash another firmware on telnet by using mtd -f write command.
What I did is to flash ddwrt fw by "tomato GUI" on update firmware tab then was able to login ddwrt.
I tried to refresh install ddwrt on both partition on telnet by using mtd write but again could not write on linux2 but several times made factory default by wps button finally it worked for both partitions.
My observations about tomato shibby 1.28
Nvram enlarge size of 64K some after time.
Login problem to GUI till restart it
VPN connection problem.
Weak wifi signal when compared to ddwrt or kongac.
SSID channel drops after could not login GUI and need restarts.
Last edited by uisik34 on Mon May 02, 2016 7:15; edited 2 times in total
Finally got my router back up after remembering the reset function was moved to the wps button. 30-30-30 and all was good. Running as an access point behind my Nighthawk ac2350. R29519 running perfectly at an average of 65-70 C without any heatsink mods.
I guess the commands can be run when we are /sbin
so the command should be on telnet like below
cd\
cd root/sbin/ (it should be where the folder is located I do not remember right now)
root@unknown mtd -f write /tmp/home/root/tomato.trx linux2
or you could consider to new fw in the same directory to run command directly like mtd -f write tomato.trx linux2
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Thermal Fix
It seems that many of these routers have been built with a gap between the Broadcom SoC and its heatsink. This is awful for temperatures and device longevity. Note that it is not software or firmware or routing traffic that causes high temps in this device – the exterior of the unit will get just as hot (and therefore the SoC will be just as hot) if you are using stock firmware. If your router is experiencing temperatures above 90 C when it’s operating in a room-temperature area, the following steps will likely bring them back down to 70-80 C.
I have been using DD-WRT for a long time and I just got a Linksys EA6300 really cheap the other day which has been a bit of a pain until I found your posts. Wanted to make an account just to say TY so much for the flash and temp fix guide .
Was looking at my router temp and thought that it was ridiculously high even when idling and was very concerned about the impact it would have on longevity, but then I came across your post and ground down the heatsink with a dremel and added paste and now the temp stays around 70c. Wish I would have thought to take a before and after pic of the temps XD.
Posted: Fri May 13, 2016 21:44 Post subject: Re: TY
Chaos5715 wrote:
I have been using DD-WRT for a long time and I just got a Linksys EA6300 really cheap the other day which has been a bit of a pain until I found your posts. Wanted to make an account just to say TY so much for the flash and temp fix guide .
Was looking at my router temp and thought that it was ridiculously high even when idling and was very concerned about the impact it would have on longevity, but then I came across your post and ground down the heatsink with a dremel and added paste and now the temp stays around 70c. Wish I would have thought to take a before and after pic of the temps XD.
You are welcome sir! I hope it serves you well. It's been a great router for me - I haven't touched it in a month (37 days to be exact). I really think a lot of the poor amazon reviews/failures were because of the thermal issue. Thankfully it's an easy fix! _________________ Ubiquiti EdgeRouter X
Netgear R7000 (stock FW)
Linksys EA6400 (DD-WRT r29396)
D-Link DIR-825 B1 (DD-WRT r29396)
Hi
My ea6300 v1 (EA 6400) shut down after about 1 to 2hrs after booting .then it takes hours to restart.I have done heat sink modification as per page 68..and also updated the FW with linksys latest (1.40.160989) still it is showing same problem. please suggest what to do next
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