(Seemingly) dead router after overclocking in RC6.1 (WRT54G)

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 11:34    Post subject: (Seemingly) dead router after overclocking in RC6.1 (WRT54G) Reply with quote
I have a WRT54G V3.1 router and it was giving me problems. I decided to try giving it a bit more juice by over-clocking it in the administration menu to 280MHz i believe. After that, nothing happened, so i re-booted the device and now i'm stuck with it just with a flashing power light. Im sure i haven't totally busted the thing, but i was wondering if anyone could help me with restoring it, flashing for example?

Many thanks in advance.
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 12:14    Post subject: Reply with quote
Unplug it and let it cool off for a bit as you may be having some overheating problems. Then do a 30/30/30 hard reset and hopefully it will be restored to default values.
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 12:18    Post subject: Reply with quote
sorry to sound such a noob, but what exactly is a 30/30/30 hard reset?

Thank you so much for such a swift reply by the way.
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 17:13    Post subject: Reply with quote
with it powered up. hold reset for 30 seconds, then disconect power while still holding for 30 seconds, then plug it back in still holding for 30 seconds. You are holding the reset for 90 seconds total during this procedure. Then see what happens.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 11:36    Post subject: Reply with quote
Unfortunately i tried this a couple of times, and still no luck. Looks like i have a new paperweight Sad
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 12:21    Post subject: Reply with quote
you can recover with JTAG only.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 13:10    Post subject: Reply with quote
hmmmmmmmm, my time is precious. Thanks for you help anyway!!!

*heads to ebay*
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 14:19    Post subject: Reply with quote
toadams wrote:
hmmmmmmmm, my time is precious. Thanks for you help anyway!!!

*heads to ebay*


Does this mean you are buying a JTAG cable or another router?

If JTAG make sure you get the 12 pin cable for Linksys routers. They are about $10 USD.

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 15:52    Post subject: Reply with quote
toadams wrote:
Unfortunately i tried this a couple of times, and still no luck. Looks like i have a new paperweight Sad

Try to hold it for a couple of mins instead of 30sec. to reset. Similar thing has happened to my v2, v6. It seems to take forever to reset if you used RC7
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