Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2021 2:28 Post subject: WRT3200ACM failed to upgrade & revert back to stock firm
Hi,
I hope I am posting in the right place.
I am using a Linksys WRT3200ACM with the firmware: DD-WRT v3.0-r34315 std (12/30/17).
I am trying to upgrade the firmware but there is no chance I succeed.
I tried the simplest way using the GUI and uploading the latest ddwrt-linksys-wrt3200acm-webflash.bin (44715). I get a failed message after 300s + 15min waiting time.
I tried then to get back to stock firmware, again failed.
I really do not understand what I am doing wrong. I do everything over LAN cable.
So, my question to the community would be how can I manage to upgrade my firmware or at least get back to stock firmware to be able to install the latest build ?
When upgrading , should I also set "reset" in DD-WRT GUI – Administration Tab – Firmware Upgrade ?
Any help or direction would be highly appreciated.
Joined: 08 May 2018 Posts: 14222 Location: Texas, USA
Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2021 2:57 Post subject:
Firefox ESR portable or Pale moon portable. Internet Explorer. Private browsing mode, no extensions, not tied to your internet surfing. You don't select reset when upgrading via webUI.
I found this video about flashing via command line, but it doesn't look like it shows you have to verify which partition you are on. Hopefully, you have a better monitor so you can read what the heck is going on...
I'd recommend an ssh or telnet session to check/switch partitions and/or update. If client is Windows, Putty works great. From Putty, login as root, enter password (won't show but it's getting it), and run the following commands to load the lastest release:
Firefox ESR portable or Pale moon portable. Internet Explorer. Private browsing mode, no extensions, not tied to your internet surfing. You don't select reset when upgrading via webUI.
I found this video about flashing via command line, but it doesn't look like it shows you have to verify which partition you are on. Hopefully, you have a better monitor so you can read what the heck is going on...
Joined: 04 Aug 2018 Posts: 1447 Location: Appalachian mountains, USA
Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2021 20:01 Post subject:
And FWIW, that is NOT the latest build. It's not even close.
Do not use the router database. It is not maintained well.
Look at the new-build threads in this forum to figure out what's recent and doing well for owners of your model router. _________________ 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.
