Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2019 11:13 Post subject: Unable to upgrade dd-wrt on wrt1900acs v2
Hi,
Currently have build 37305 installed on partition 2, stock OEM on partition 1.
I'm trying to upgrade to 40527 from the dd-wrt gui with no success. I have read through Cliff notes sticky and followed the instructions.
Have tried, clearing cache on Edge browser, downloading 40527 webflash, telnet to boot to partition 1, upgrade via dd-wrt gui, I get the success message, then modem reboots back into the stock OEM. I have tried rebooting a few times from the stock OEM but hasn't worked.
If you want to keep stock on one of the partitions, you should keep it on partition 2 and run dd-wrt in partition 1 cos for last few dd-wrt builds, the size can only fit in partition 1 as they're too big for partition 2. _________________
Netgear R7800 kongpro 19.07 20190919 || Netgear R7000 36070M kongac (Client Bridge=5GHz, AP=2.4GHz with bridged VAP)
Linksys WRT32X davidc502 OpenWrt || Linksys WRT1200ACv1 Gargoyle 1.11.x
Linksys WRT1900ACSv2 dd-wrt 39956
Joined: 08 May 2018 Posts: 14217 Location: Texas, USA
Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2019 17:09 Post subject:
It must be pretty damn hard to figure out. I don't even own a Marvell device, and I know what to do.
"GUI" Method
go to Administrator>Command (paste this)
1: ubootenv set boot_part 2 or fw_setenv boot_part 2
2: Don't REBOOT
3: Flash new WEBFLASH from Firmware Upgrade - DO NOT RESET.
"Console" Method
ubootenv get boot_part ( says 1 )
ubootenv set boot_part 2
cd /tmp
wget firmware from ftp site.
write frimware linux
reboot
Joined: 04 Aug 2018 Posts: 1447 Location: Appalachian mountains, USA
Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2019 21:12 Post subject:
FWIW, 40134 is supposedly the latest solid build that will fit in either partition. It's less than six weeks old. The most solid of those a touch older is apparently 40009, from June 11. I'm running it in partition 2 of a WRT1900ACSv2 now. _________________ 2x Netgear XR500 and 3x Linksys WRT1900ACSv2 on 53544: VLANs, VAPs, NAS, station mode, OpenVPN client (AirVPN), wireguard server (AirVPN port forward) and clients (AzireVPN, AirVPN, private), 3 DNSCrypt providers via VPN.
Thanks for the replies. I didn't really understand the mechanics of telling the modem to boot into a specific partition etc. I figured it out now. Cliff notes nailed it with the console trick. So I just applied that.
