Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2022 9:23 Post subject: Original firmware
Hi, I'm Italian, greetings all. I have the Linksys 32x WRT router with the firmware installed (ddwrt-linksys-wrt32x-webflash.bin) 2020-11-3.
I wanted to restore it with official Linksys firmware, but I can't in any way, I tried with ddwrt-linksys-wrt32x-webflash.bin (2022-10-11) the same thing. When I try to flash the official Linksys img, it loads after two seconds the internet connection disconnects and every time the router is restarted, the first version of DD-WRT or the second version of DD_WRT appears. How do I know if I have overwritten the whole partition?
You can help me. Thanks in advance and sorry if the text is incorrect, I am using a translator.
WRT32X has two partitions. Check active boot partition in Telnet as root with "ubootenv get boot_part".
Command will return value of 1 or 2 after crc check. Partition 1 is linux, not linux1. Partition 2 is linux2.
For simplicity rename flat file to venom.img. Be safe use only one of these two commands after upload.
Be sure file is both correctly named and uploaded to /tmp folder with WinSCP, or wget from http server.
Highly recommend you write only to the opposite inactive partition then switch boot_part before reboot.
Excuse my ignorance on the subject, these operations must be done with the router only (without using a modem) connected to the computer? What operating system should I use to perform the operation with telnet. Thank you very much
I only connected the router to the pc. If I type 192.168.1.1 I connect to the DD-WRT Gui, then I opened as administrator Putty, I entered ip, it gives me network connection refused error. How can I solve. Thank you
I used telnet with Putty using Windows, when I try to connect to the router it gives me the error I described above.Forgive my lack of competence. Thank you
I only connected the router to the pc. If I type 192.168.1.1 I connect to the DD-WRT Gui, then I opened as administrator Putty, I entered ip, it gives me network connection refused error. How can I solve. Thank you
Scarface56 wrote:
I used telnet with Putty using Windows, when I try to connect to the router it gives me the error I described above.Forgive my lack of competence. Thank you
If you log in to the web interface with web browser and fail three times DD-WRT will lock you out for five minutes.
The same occurs for Telnet or SSH. Wait at least five minutes before attempting to log in with a correct username.
Important to know, web interface username has been set by you but Telnet or SSH login username is always root.
Password is shared. You may want to reset the WRT32X in case you have forgotten your username and password.
Reset button hold 10 seconds or webUI Administration -> Factory Defaults or Telnet root 'nvram erase && reboot'.
After reset, you must log in to web interface to set username password password before Telnet access is granted.
Telnet is enabled but SSH is not. If you plan on using SCP or WinSCP to upload the file, SSH needs to be enabled.
Otherwise, if you plan to set up an http file server to download firmware to /tmp with wget only Telnet is required.
I connect the router to the PC LAN, type 192.168.1.1 and the WW-DWRT gui appears. Change username and password. I open Putty in windows, insert username and password, but I can't log in. Surely I am wrong something, as already said I am a beginner. Thanks for the help you are giving me.
I managed to use telnet, entering the command "ubootenv get boot_part" returned me 1. Now I should transfer the venom.img file with WinSCP but entering 192.168.1.1 gives me an error I cannot load the router folders. I ask for your help. Once transferred with telent the command I have to give is "mtd -e linux2 write /tmp/venom.img linux2" Right. Thanks to everyone for the help