Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 4:50 Post subject: Help! new WRT54GS v6.0 Upgrade are Failed!!??!!!
I have a new wrt54gs v6.0 that I would like to put dd-wrt on - reason being that I am on fios- my wrt54g v 4.0 works great with this ddwrt however I am trying to set this up as a backup and test unit. So I went through the initial linksys setup. the linksys firmware was at 1.50.0 or something like that and I downloaded ddwrt v23sp2 and read the hwsupport file. This says to always use the generic_micro version so I log into the router, and try to update the firmware
this is on a wired connection to 1 computer, brand new cable from linksys.
after about 1 or 2 seconds after hitting the upgrade button it says
UPGRADE ARE FAILED!
wtf? so I tried it again. same result.
reset factory defaults . same result.
hardware reset for 35 seconds waited 1 minuted than rebooted router waited 2 minutes, and tried flash again same result.
upgraded linksys firmware to 1.52.2 - latest listed on linksys site. - same result
redownloaded files and extracted same result.
chaged network cable -same result.
change to my laptop instead of desktop - same result.
what is going on here!
I do not wish to run thier crappy dlink router and then piggy back to the NEW router I have tried this before and had problems with port forwarding and so fourth. again the wrt54g works flawlessly except I am experiencing lag spikes in games on a wireless connection.
could it be that this doesnt have a broadcom chipset somehow. I am really upset about this.
Im not sure how I missed the sticky on the main page, but yes that did the trick I now how dd-wrt running on the router.. its not very happy with fios right now, er fios isnt happy with it but I am testing some settings to see if I can get it to work.