Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2020 1:19 Post subject: Latest release you successfully tried on your WR1043ND v1.x?
I am finding it very difficult to find the latest fully functional version for the older hardware of WR1043ND, since today it is not reliable to use the router database...
If you have a router of that model, could you please help me by answering the title question?
Thanks for your answers guys! Just to take into account for future occasions, is there any "method" to find out this in a similar way that used to be the router database or nowadays it's just reading the thread of each build that is coming out and see if someone tested that router model? _________________ TP-Link - TL-WR1043ND v1.8 - Atheros 9132
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Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2020 14:25 Post subject:
Follow the new build release threads. The router database is still not updated, and doesn't quite match the device wikis or any other information for initial flash and such, and new users get themselves in trouble because they immediately go to the database without reading the information that says not to rely on it in the generic installation wiki. _________________ "Life is but a fleeting moment, a vapor that vanishes quickly; All is vanity"
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EDIT: I was told there was no size issue for the v1, even though people flashing via CLI have noted otherwise. You can try reverting to stock with webrevert and then back to DD-WRT via factory-to-ddwrt. _________________ "Life is but a fleeting moment, a vapor that vanishes quickly; All is vanity"
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Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2022 16:04 Post subject:
Please consider flashing and reporting the current release as continuing to ask the question you could successfully answer yourself is not going to get you any further down the road, most likely, as nobody is reporting on this device:
Unfortunately, the reason for my insistence is that I cannot risk doing experiments since it is the only device I have and I have it in use. But if that's the case, I guess I'll have to opt to continue with the current firmware version until I can replace the router with a new one.
Thank you once again for your reply and for the information @kernel-panic69. _________________ TP-Link - TL-WR1043ND v1.8 - Atheros 9132
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Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2022 18:37 Post subject:
Well, I understand that main routers are hard to do unknown stuff in, but you know from the outset that;
1) your current build is 100% filled with known unpatched exploits, on your head it is to keep running it.
2) the best way to upgrade with less downtime possible is to grab a text human readable config with nvram show /tmp/mybackup.text and grabbing that file to desktop for consultation of reconfiguration from scratch,
3) that upon upgrade one resets router to defaults and re configures from scratch.
Always upgrade to latest possible, never restore backups from significantly different build revisions and if shit hits the fan you can always revert to known working build.
Oh no, @the-joker, thanks. I wasn't really referring to downtime, but according to a conversation I had in another thread (https://forum.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=331321), my hardware is quite problematic with some recent versions. My fear is not about taking it out of activity momentarily, but rather that I am afraid of bricking the only device I have.
Thanks for your comments. _________________ TP-Link - TL-WR1043ND v1.8 - Atheros 9132
Just flashed a v1.8 to the 49268 from stock for testing purposes, mostly regarding firmware upgrade and image size concerns; you may wish to wait on the next release. I have not verified if firmware image size of webflash.bin file is still oversized as previously noted in other threads.