Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2021 22:15 Post subject: dir-615 H1: most stable build?
I had an H1 / H2 (I forget which) and a D1 completely brick on r44715. I did manage to get into the emergency recovery mode and flashed stock firmware, then back onto old faithful r33772. What is the latest stable firmware for this router?
tgvrfcedx wrote:
* i will update these tips as i go along of my experience *
i did some basic reading, but i am also new to this. while the info is available, i found the biggest issues is tracking it down in one place. so below i have compiled some of the issues and tips.
this update did not go smoothly. the first attempt to use flash via dlink webgui.
44715 dir615e4-factory-to-ddwrt-firmware.bin bricked access and i had to use the "emergency dlink firmware update"
1. Plug the Ethernet cable that connects your computer, that was plugged into one of the LAN ports,
2. Setup your PC with static IP - ex: 192.168.0.2 (different from 192.168.0.1)
3. Make sure the PC has the new firmware
4. Unplug the power
5. Hold the reset button for 3~5 seconds and re plug the power WITHOUT RELEASING THE RESET BUTTON.
6.Open a web browser to 192.168.0.1 and then you should see EMERGENCY FLASHING page then click browse/upload locate the file and click UPLOAD FIRMWARE NOW
i used Firefox 13 Portable Edition and it worked.
the next problem was finding the right STOCK dlink firmware to get the router running again. i got lots of wrong HW ver. for some reason a RU version (from Russian dlink site worked) E4 5.10RU (you will have to work this out for your router version)
success, after i was able to boot back in stock DLINK gui.
next problem... and a problem i feel is unclear on the DDWRT website for a new user is which firmware to use?????
after researching, i also discovered there are issues with older routers having newer DDWRT firmware flashed first time not working (as per my first issue)
so you will need to start off with a older version stock firmware to DDWRT.bin
once that works you can try flash newer "WebUpgrade" firmware from DDWRT gui.
i dont know how to figure out which is the best or correct version firmware.
hope this helps, i will update this with if any new info comes up.
once you have the version of ddwrt running using command line flashing for newer versions is most stable
Method 3: Flashing with Command Line
https://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Installation
(just enable the telnet in admin settings)
on the the dir615 e4 i am able to run r47381 -09 08 21
You will see you've been posting to the wrong forums for help. This is the correct hardware forum for the H1 & D revisions. _________________ FORUM RULES
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Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2021 0:51 Post subject: Re: dir-615 H1: most stable build?
snowbord wrote:
I had an H1 / H2 (I forget which) and a D1 completely brick on r44715. I did manage to get into the emergency recovery mode and flashed stock firmware, then back onto old faithful r33772. What is the latest stable firmware for this router?
I was trying to find any reports on either rev D or rev H* on this particular device and here's a list of threads related to either model:
What you can try is the current release and report back, which is 47925. You may have to do the recovery method and flash it from D-Link Emergency Room using an older version of Firefox/IE.
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Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2021 2:25 Post subject: Re: dir-615 H1: most stable build?
snowbord wrote:
I had an H1 / H2 (I forget which) and a D1 completely brick on r44715. I did manage to get into the emergency recovery mode and flashed stock firmware, then back onto old faithful r33772. What is the latest stable firmware for this router?
tgvrfcedx wrote:
* i will update these tips as i go along of my experience *
i did some basic reading, but i am also new to this. while the info is available, i found the biggest issues is tracking it down in one place. so below i have compiled some of the issues and tips.
this update did not go smoothly. the first attempt to use flash via dlink webgui.
44715 dir615e4-factory-to-ddwrt-firmware.bin bricked access and i had to use the "emergency dlink firmware update"
1. Plug the Ethernet cable that connects your computer, that was plugged into one of the LAN ports,
2. Setup your PC with static IP - ex: 192.168.0.2 (different from 192.168.0.1)
3. Make sure the PC has the new firmware
4. Unplug the power
5. Hold the reset button for 3~5 seconds and re plug the power WITHOUT RELEASING THE RESET BUTTON.
6.Open a web browser to 192.168.0.1 and then you should see EMERGENCY FLASHING page then click browse/upload locate the file and click UPLOAD FIRMWARE NOW
i used Firefox 13 Portable Edition and it worked.
the next problem was finding the right STOCK dlink firmware to get the router running again. i got lots of wrong HW ver. for some reason a RU version (from Russian dlink site worked) E4 5.10RU (you will have to work this out for your router version)
success, after i was able to boot back in stock DLINK gui.
next problem... and a problem i feel is unclear on the DDWRT website for a new user is which firmware to use?????
after researching, i also discovered there are issues with older routers having newer DDWRT firmware flashed first time not working (as per my first issue)
so you will need to start off with a older version stock firmware to DDWRT.bin
once that works you can try flash newer "WebUpgrade" firmware from DDWRT gui.
i dont know how to figure out which is the best or correct version firmware.
hope this helps, i will update this with if any new info comes up.
once you have the version of ddwrt running using command line flashing for newer versions is most stable
Method 3: Flashing with Command Line
https://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Installation
(just enable the telnet in admin settings)
on the the dir615 e4 i am able to run r47381 -09 08 21
ahm sorry. flashing a e4 firmware on a h1 router? thats a call for a brick. so maybe do not flash the wrong firmware and it will work better _________________ "So you tried to use the computer and it started smoking? Sounds like a Mac to me.." - Louis Rossmann https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL_5YDRWqGE&t=60s
Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2021 7:06 Post subject: Re: dir-615 H1: most stable build?
Maybe I did not make myself very clear. I have gone through probably over 20 of these devices over the years. I always flash the correct version for the relevant hardware. The devices worked fine at first on r44715, but after a few days the power light went orange and that't that. Brick.
BrainSlayer wrote:
snowbord wrote:
I had an H1 / H2 (I forget which) and a D1 completely brick on r44715. I did manage to get into the emergency recovery mode and flashed stock firmware, then back onto old faithful r33772. What is the latest stable firmware for this router?
tgvrfcedx wrote:
* i will update these tips as i go along of my experience *
i did some basic reading, but i am also new to this. while the info is available, i found the biggest issues is tracking it down in one place. so below i have compiled some of the issues and tips.
this update did not go smoothly. the first attempt to use flash via dlink webgui.
44715 dir615e4-factory-to-ddwrt-firmware.bin bricked access and i had to use the "emergency dlink firmware update"
1. Plug the Ethernet cable that connects your computer, that was plugged into one of the LAN ports,
2. Setup your PC with static IP - ex: 192.168.0.2 (different from 192.168.0.1)
3. Make sure the PC has the new firmware
4. Unplug the power
5. Hold the reset button for 3~5 seconds and re plug the power WITHOUT RELEASING THE RESET BUTTON.
6.Open a web browser to 192.168.0.1 and then you should see EMERGENCY FLASHING page then click browse/upload locate the file and click UPLOAD FIRMWARE NOW
i used Firefox 13 Portable Edition and it worked.
the next problem was finding the right STOCK dlink firmware to get the router running again. i got lots of wrong HW ver. for some reason a RU version (from Russian dlink site worked) E4 5.10RU (you will have to work this out for your router version)
success, after i was able to boot back in stock DLINK gui.
next problem... and a problem i feel is unclear on the DDWRT website for a new user is which firmware to use?????
after researching, i also discovered there are issues with older routers having newer DDWRT firmware flashed first time not working (as per my first issue)
so you will need to start off with a older version stock firmware to DDWRT.bin
once that works you can try flash newer "WebUpgrade" firmware from DDWRT gui.
i dont know how to figure out which is the best or correct version firmware.
hope this helps, i will update this with if any new info comes up.
once you have the version of ddwrt running using command line flashing for newer versions is most stable
Method 3: Flashing with Command Line
https://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Installation
(just enable the telnet in admin settings)
on the the dir615 e4 i am able to run r47381 -09 08 21
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Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2021 18:21 Post subject:
I just found the email I sent regarding that other thread and replied to it as I never received a response. It would've helped had the "confusion" been removed or annotated with the reference thread - i.e. the quote from @tgvrfcedx as it really didn't apply necessarily, *however* there is a universal issue on these D-Link DIR-615 models, apparently(?) and was "relevant", lol. Not busting chops, MSOE Anyhow, without any logs, there is no way for us to know what to fix... especially since we don't know what specific configurations are involved here. Serial console logs preferred. _________________ "Life is but a fleeting moment, a vapor that vanishes quickly; All is vanity"
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Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2021 0:22 Post subject: Re: dir-615 H1: most stable build?
snowbord wrote:
Maybe I did not make myself very clear. I have gone through probably over 20 of these devices over the years. I always flash the correct version for the relevant hardware. The devices worked fine at first on r44715, but after a few days the power light went orange and that't that. Brick.
BrainSlayer wrote:
snowbord wrote:
I had an H1 / H2 (I forget which) and a D1 completely brick on r44715. I did manage to get into the emergency recovery mode and flashed stock firmware, then back onto old faithful r33772. What is the latest stable firmware for this router?
tgvrfcedx wrote:
* i will update these tips as i go along of my experience *
i did some basic reading, but i am also new to this. while the info is available, i found the biggest issues is tracking it down in one place. so below i have compiled some of the issues and tips.
this update did not go smoothly. the first attempt to use flash via dlink webgui.
44715 dir615e4-factory-to-ddwrt-firmware.bin bricked access and i had to use the "emergency dlink firmware update"
1. Plug the Ethernet cable that connects your computer, that was plugged into one of the LAN ports,
2. Setup your PC with static IP - ex: 192.168.0.2 (different from 192.168.0.1)
3. Make sure the PC has the new firmware
4. Unplug the power
5. Hold the reset button for 3~5 seconds and re plug the power WITHOUT RELEASING THE RESET BUTTON.
6.Open a web browser to 192.168.0.1 and then you should see EMERGENCY FLASHING page then click browse/upload locate the file and click UPLOAD FIRMWARE NOW
i used Firefox 13 Portable Edition and it worked.
the next problem was finding the right STOCK dlink firmware to get the router running again. i got lots of wrong HW ver. for some reason a RU version (from Russian dlink site worked) E4 5.10RU (you will have to work this out for your router version)
success, after i was able to boot back in stock DLINK gui.
next problem... and a problem i feel is unclear on the DDWRT website for a new user is which firmware to use?????
after researching, i also discovered there are issues with older routers having newer DDWRT firmware flashed first time not working (as per my first issue)
so you will need to start off with a older version stock firmware to DDWRT.bin
once that works you can try flash newer "WebUpgrade" firmware from DDWRT gui.
i dont know how to figure out which is the best or correct version firmware.
hope this helps, i will update this with if any new info comes up.
once you have the version of ddwrt running using command line flashing for newer versions is most stable
Method 3: Flashing with Command Line
https://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Installation
(just enable the telnet in admin settings)
on the the dir615 e4 i am able to run r47381 -09 08 21
ahm sorry. flashing a e4 firmware on a h1 router? thats a call for a brick. so maybe do not flash the wrong firmware and it will work better
so you want to tell me it works fine and after a few days it bricks itself? this is impossible. dd-wrt uses a read only file system. its simply not able to brick itself. so you usually should check for some other external action which bricks it? _________________ "So you tried to use the computer and it started smoking? Sounds like a Mac to me.." - Louis Rossmann https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL_5YDRWqGE&t=60s
mmh according to the log, there must be a error in a kernel change _________________ "So you tried to use the computer and it started smoking? Sounds like a Mac to me.." - Louis Rossmann https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL_5YDRWqGE&t=60s
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Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2021 0:45 Post subject:
attached a new testbuild for dir615h in hope it fixes the issue _________________ "So you tried to use the computer and it started smoking? Sounds like a Mac to me.." - Louis Rossmann https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL_5YDRWqGE&t=60s
@BrainSlayer
POSITIV! Device is back to life after flashing. Flashed from 47000 directly to 47953.
FW-47953 works at least in my setting as AP.
Thanks!
Successful and healthy 2022 to you.
ervau
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Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2021 11:58 Post subject:
perfect. sorry for the trouble. the bug and also the fix should affect all older ralink devices (mt7620, rt2880 etc.) _________________ "So you tried to use the computer and it started smoking? Sounds like a Mac to me.." - Louis Rossmann https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL_5YDRWqGE&t=60s
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Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2021 12:55 Post subject:
Hawaiihemd wrote:
Thanks a lot @BrainSlayer.
So the 47953 build (when it is done) should work on the revision D as well?
Thanks, and happy new year!
yes. i hope i can provide a full build tomorrow. currently i'm running a backup on my local build storage, but i hope i can run a new full build tomorrow when everything is done and rebuilded. just some performance optimizations on my local drives _________________ "So you tried to use the computer and it started smoking? Sounds like a Mac to me.." - Louis Rossmann https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL_5YDRWqGE&t=60s
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Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2021 13:19 Post subject:
anyway. i decided to provide a dir615d version just now. made a quick untested build
Dir auch ein frohes neues Jahr _________________ "So you tried to use the computer and it started smoking? Sounds like a Mac to me.." - Louis Rossmann https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL_5YDRWqGE&t=60s
Anyhow, without any logs, there is no way for us to know what to fix... especially since we don't know what specific configurations are involved here. Serial console logs preferred.