Joined: 23 Sep 2017 Posts: 229 Location: Swindon, UK
Posted: Sat Jul 20, 2019 8:02 Post subject:
You could be right. Maybe this thread will not attract much attention because it is marked SOLVED?
Maybe create a new one explaining you problems with luci and see if that gets any responses? _________________ Router Model: Netgear R8000
Firmware: DD-WRT v3.0-r41813 std (12/29/19)
Modem: Super Hub 3.0
ISP: Virgin Media 350/35 Mbps
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If still unable to install dd-wrt from openwrt, if they have no implemented the patch yet, you should at least be able to get back to stock netgear.
</edit> _________________ Router Model: Netgear R8000
Firmware: DD-WRT v3.0-r41813 std (12/29/19)
Modem: Super Hub 3.0
ISP: Virgin Media 350/35 Mbps
5) If that worked you can access the device with http://192.168.1.1
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Just like a number of other people noted, step 4 doesn't produce the desired results. The router works after step 4, but there's no gui through which you can access it, because contacting the http server on port 80 DOESN'T WORK and you see an error message that LUCI IS CORRUPT. Nice job LUCI team.
Is there a way to flash an earlier Netgear image from here (please no unconfirmed "try this" suggestions that would possibly brick the router), now that the Netgear lockout has been bypassed?
Posted: Tue Sep 24, 2019 15:34 Post subject: Not Resolved
Recommend changing the status and reopening this thread. This is definitely not solved because if you follow the instructions, LUCI doesn’t work (corrupted), which means that your router would have network access and do its job as an DHCP server, but you won’t be able to access its web interface. So you end up with a semi-functional router.
I seriously doubt the ssh LUCI install instructions as posted worked for some people unless you’re telling me that identical hardware and software behave differently for some mysterious reason. It’s more likely that LUCI is broken.
I don’t have a serial cable so would any of these fixes work:
1) Manually install the Kong firmware using ssh commands? I’m hoping that the httpd LUCI server being a piece of crap, doesn’t mean that there isn’t a command prompt way to do what the web page would have done if it worked. If there’s a way to push a firmware update from ssh, can you please provide instructions.
2) If updating from ssh is not possible, but I can connect via ftp during bootup, what King image do you recommend that I upload? Can you please provide a working link for it.
3) if ftp during bootup doesn’t work, is there to install a working httpd (not luci) server from ssh. The router has access to the internet.
The version of luci included in the image is knackered, i opened a bug on their forum for it. Sadly your stuck now, pay £7.99 and get a ftdi (think thats what its called) thisbis the one i got because my rwgular usb to ttl i owned didnt allow you to escape the bootloader : https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07BBPX8B8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_rhKIDbVC24V1E.
Now i know this wont be what you wanted to hear but its the only way. I tried for several days trying to fix it, talking with luci creaters and couldn't work out a way to do it.
Sounds easy enough. How do you get imagename.chk into the /tmp folder in the first place? Do you ftp from the router to another server to pull the file?
Your instructions worked perfectly. Thank you. You know your $ht.
So the router is up and running but even though I’ve selected DHCP, I can’t get an IP number assigned. Any ideas on how to get an IP assigned from Comcast / time warner? Do I need to call them or should the router be getting the configuration automatically?