[KrypteX]

[tommy7683]

Thanks a lot !
Now that I'm running Gargoyle, not sure how to proceed, since I should be using
"Firmware should be a sysupgrade.bin file"

Should I try and get it back to stock first ?

[KrypteX]

[KrypteX]

I've modified the header of the DD-WRT 28072 factory-to-ddwrt build intended for TL-WA901ND v3, so it will flash on a TL-WA850RE v1 running stock TP-Link firmware.
If the attached build works for you, it can be further updated with any newer-than-28072 webflash build for TL-WA901ND v3.

Note:
The 1st file is for WA850RE v1.0
The 2nd file is for WA850RE v1.2x HWREV=1
The 3rd file is for WA850RE v1.2x HWREV=2
If you have a v1.2x unit, try the 2nd file. If you get Error 18005, try the 3rd file.

Disclaimer: I haven't tested the attached builds myself, so I'm not responsible in any way if you brick your router.
Please only flash these builds if you know how to unbrick it.

Note: You must be logged in to be able to download the attachments.

[Luca_S]

I just bought one of these little extenders on Amazon but got sent the hardware version 2-EU, so I'm curious if anything can be tried to port dd-wrt on it.

I didn't try to open it as I would probably break it horribly, but from the GPL code on the tp-link web site it looks like it's using the AP143 Atheros reference platform (850rev2_gpl_code\build\Makefile).
There's 4MB of flash on board (layout seems detailed in 850rev2_gpl_code\images\850rev2\FlashMaker\850rev2_eu\ptn-4M.conf)

I'd like to install dd-wrt on it to place the extended network in a different subnet, while forwarding all traffic to the main network. Would this be possible or there's some hardware limitation?

Thanks in advance

[KrypteX]

Can you provide a bootlog (by running dmesg from SSH) of your WA850RE v2 ? If it's QCA9531/QCA9533 CPU, I can make a modified build...

[Luca_S]

I will check for a listening telnet/SSH daemon as soon as I get home. If you know about any technique to enable it or enter some kind of recovery console let me know.

By looking at 850rev2_gpl_code\build\products_config\850rev2\kernel.config, I see a couple of promising lines:

CONFIG_MACH_QCA953x=y
[...]
CONFIG_ATH_SYS_TYPE="QCA953x"

so your assumption is probably correct.

EDIT: in the same file the following line suggests that this device has 32MB of RAM:

CONFIG_CMDLINE="console=ttyS0,115200 root=31:2 rootfstype=squashfs init=/sbin/init mtdparts=ath-nor0:128k(u-boot),768k(kernel),2880k(rootfs),256k(config),64k(art) mem=32M"

[Aahz]

Hello, everyone!
I am new here, but I read a lot in Wiki already.
And still have problems.

I have TL-WA850RE with these specifications:
H-Ver = WA850RE v1.2 00000000 : S-Ver = 3.14.8 Build 140826 Rel.63335n

I can not flash any of these two files from TL-WA901ND (28072) by the means of standart web-interface. Get 18005 all the time. Any ideas, why?

I don't understand, how can I flash it right after doing 30-30-30 hard reset, because there is only one option in web-gui after that =(

Need help, please!
Thank you!

[KrypteX]

[Aahz]

And, maybe, someone can help me in one more question?

I decided to use DD-WRT, because from some moment in time my range extender just stopped working with my main router.
Unfortunately, I've got no password from main router, so I am trying to fix it from different side (range extender).

I think it's kinda strange situation, because the same TL-WA850RE (my neighbour's) can connect to main router, no problems. And my range extender can connect to any wi-fi router, just can not connect to that one that I need =(

I was thinking about MAC-filtering on main router, but nobody touched it for long time, so nothing changed...

I have this kind of log all the time:

3 1st day 00:00:47 WIRELESS ERROR Association failed, reason: association timed out
2 1st day 00:00:20 WIRELESS ERROR Association failed, reason: scanning failed
1 1st day 00:00:06 OTHER INFO System started

[Aahz]

[KrypteX]

I don't understand. Please provide a snapshot.

[Aahz]

[KrypteX]

You need to setup your router first...

[Aahz]