Computer IP: 192.168.1.5
Net mask: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: 192.168.1.1
The way of putting the router in recovery mode is pressing the red little button for 15 sec, keep pressing it and then press with a pen the recovery button, keep pressing both for another 15 sec, release the red button, keep pressing with the pen until you get TTL=100 or the power LED blinks slowly (instead of fast blinking).
If Asus restoration tool does not do the job, try this in cygwin:
tftp -4 -m binary 192.168.1.1 -c put dd-wrt.v24-14929_NEWD-2_K2.6_mini_RT-N16.trx
Then:
mtd erase nvram
mtd erase ddwrt
mtd erase linux
reboot
Then it pings again with TTL=100 (it does this by itself).
Then again:
tftp -4 -m binary 192.168.1.1 -c put dd-wrt.v24-14929_NEWD-2_K2.6_mini_RT-N16.trx
After 5 minutes cut the power off from the router. Wait 10 sec and do the power back on.
Then flash build 21530 (choose reset to defaults). Then flash a recent K3.x build (don't reset the settings).
Basically, you should not ever reset its settings. If you do and gets bricked, do again what is written above. _________________ 2 times APU2 Opnsense 21.1 with Sensei
2 times RT-AC56U running DD-WRT 45493 (one as Gateway, the other as AP, both bridged with LAN cable)
3 times Asus RT-N16 shelved
E4200 V1 running freshtomato 2020.8 (bridged with LAN cable)
3 times Linksys WRT610N V2 converted to E3000 and 1 original E3000 running freshtomato 2020.8 (bridged with LAN cable)
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Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2017 4:04 Post subject:
slobodan wrote:
The way of putting the router in recovery mode is pressing the red little button for 15 sec, keep pressing it and then press with a pen the recovery button, keep pressing both for another 15 sec, release the red button, keep pressing with the pen until you get TTL=100 or the power LED blinks slowly (instead of fast blinking).
For me I just hold the "restore" button for about 3 seconds while plugging the power in. Recently had to do it a few dozen times because it seems that in addition to not running `nvram clear` from the CLI, you also should not do "Restore Factory Defaults" from the UI, as that also hoses it, and to recover you have to do the `mtd erase` stuff.
Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2021 23:57 Post subject: Asus RT-N16 no longer runs DD-WRT
I'm raising the dead on this thread but after many hours attempting to install DD-WRT K3.X on an Asus RT-N16 I wanted to add to this thread that it's not possible.
Flashing the mini K2.6 14929/22118/36808 firmware works every time but whether you "Reset to Defaults" right after or not and then flash K2.6 21530 special firmware (Reset Defaults or Not), the result is a "No Power LED" or ping response bricked router. Reflashing 14929, running erase commands and restarting this process changes nothing.
Yet if I go download AdvancedTomato's newest version and flash one firmware file. Tomato runs perfectly. I've tried other combinations of DD-WRT firmware as well and I can't get over how broken the installation instructions are for this router on DD-WRT. After 10 hours working on this I'm done trying.