Joined: 21 Nov 2010 Posts: 278 Location: North America
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 13:57 Post subject:
Don't bother looking in the data bases for the firmware ... it's not there. Here's a link to BrainSlayer's latest post with the firmware links. I would suggest you read the thread (14 pages). Should you decide to roll back to the stock firmware see my post here. Unfortunately DD-WRT didn't provide a way to load the encrypted factory firmware.
Joined: 07 Jun 2006 Posts: 1476 Location: New York, USA
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 14:06 Post subject:
Magnetron1.1 wrote:
Don't bother looking in the data bases for the firmware ... it's not there. Here's a link to BrainSlayer's latest post with the firmware links. I would suggest you read the thread (14 pages). Should you decide to roll back to the stock firmware see my post here. Unfortunately DD-WRT didn't provide a way to load the encrypted factory firmware.
- Magnetron1.1
THANKS - stumbled across that thread and have been reading and downloading both BS build for the device and your unencrypted restores....
I have one of the 1300 wireless bridges too. Is there any advantage to flashing that to dd-wrt?? I am wondering if it will connect to the D1800H as a bridge with the stock firmware.....
Joined: 07 Jun 2006 Posts: 1476 Location: New York, USA
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 14:09 Post subject:
Magnetron1.1 wrote:
Don't bother looking in the data bases for the firmware ... it's not there. Here's a link to BrainSlayer's latest post with the firmware links. I would suggest you read the thread (14 pages). Should you decide to roll back to the stock firmware see my post here. Unfortunately DD-WRT didn't provide a way to load the encrypted factory firmware.
- Magnetron1.1
Do you know if this device has a serial port built into one of the LAN connections (rj45) or do I have to open it up and add a JTAG header
Joined: 21 Nov 2010 Posts: 278 Location: North America
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 14:31 Post subject:
@dellsweig
The DD-WRT router firmware can be flashed to the media bridge. The router does not have a JTAG port or serial port built into LAN ethernet ports. It does have a serial console port inside with male pins soldered to the board. I very much dislike the Buffalo web GUI. I have 5 of the Buffalo routers and 1 media bridge. 3 of the routers are configured as repeater bridges. I'm getting 866 to 1300 Mb/s connection speeds between them. There appears to be a JTAG port inside with no pins soldered to it. I'm not aware of any JTAG software that is compatible with the BCM4706 CPU chip at the present.
Joined: 07 Jun 2006 Posts: 1476 Location: New York, USA
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 14:37 Post subject:
Magnetron1.1 wrote:
@dellsweig
The DD-WRT router firmware can be flashed to the media bridge. The router does not have a JTAG port or serial port built into LAN ethernet ports. It does have a serial console port inside with male pins soldered to the board. I very much dislike the Buffalo web GUI. I have 5 of the Buffalo routers and 1 media bridge. 3 of the routers are configured as repeater bridges. I'm getting 866 to 1300 Mb/s connection speeds between them. There appears to be a JTAG port inside with no pins soldered to it. I'm not aware of any JTAG software that is compatible with the BCM4706 CPU chip at the present.
- Magnetron1.1
Awesome
Thanks for taking the time here.
I have been using dd-wrt on linky 54g's, 310 and 320's for years - so flashing (and recovery) are not an issue.... I think over the years I only had one box I could not recover...
Any hints tips on the flash process for the buffalo??
Joined: 21 Nov 2010 Posts: 278 Location: North America
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 14:41 Post subject:
dellsweig wrote:
Awesome
Thanks for taking the time here.
I have been using dd-wrt on linky 54g's, 310 and 320's for years - so flashing (and recovery) are not an issue.... I think over the years I only had one box I could not recover...
Any hints tips on the flash process for the buffalo??
If flashing back to the Buffalo f/w just be patient.
...and let's hope that BrainSlayer can find the time to release an update for the Buffalo WZR-D1800H for us. I know I'm not alone when I say that I sure would appreciate that!
Joined: 07 Jun 2006 Posts: 1476 Location: New York, USA
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 17:02 Post subject:
DaveTheNerd wrote:
...and let's hope that BrainSlayer can find the time to release an update for the Buffalo WZR-D1800H for us. I know I'm not alone when I say that I sure would appreciate that!
Agreed - I have another thread with some IPTABLES issues I an running into - behavior that is different from other builds for other devices
I have been using dd-wrt on linky 54g's, 310 and 320's for years - so flashing (and recovery) are not an issue.... I think over the years I only had one box I could not recover...
Any hints tips on the flash process for the buffalo??
If flashing back to the Buffalo f/w just be patient.
