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mj666
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 25, 2023 14:09    Post subject: Reply with quote
Sorry but I only wanted to make an user aware what could happen. I reported quite some problems related to my RT-AC88U routers many times already without any real feedback for quite some time. This soft bricking of the E3000 during upgrading is for me less annoying than the random reboots of my powerful main routers. The E3000 is working after unbricking without big issues and it was not a real issue for me.

Ather annoying issue i can see is the random disconnect of some WIFI devices for all of my Broadcom based routers. The all working with the same SSID and passwords. This can be handled partially with increasing the Key Renewal Interval. But its not a real fix. This issue can also be seen often in posts.

Im completely aware i don't anything pay for the DDWRT. Nobody is owing me something here. And im an mostly happy user.

Hoppe this was not to far off topic. Confused

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PostPosted: Sat Mar 25, 2023 17:26    Post subject: Reply with quote
Well, for all we know, you could be selecting "reset to defaults" after flashing on the firmware upgrade page, which is known to soft brick devices.
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 25, 2023 18:03    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks everyone for your help, appreciate it.
mj666
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 26, 2023 6:31    Post subject: Reply with quote
dale_gribble39 wrote:
Well, for all we know, you could be selecting "reset to defaults" after flashing on the firmware u&pgrade page, which is known to soft brick devices.


Im aware of this problem but I was aliays doing a strait update only. The configuration was working again after TFTP unbricking without future action. A few time I reconfigured manualy or I restored from a recent variable backup (not with the build in binary one).

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PostPosted: Wed Mar 29, 2023 22:23    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hi!

Need some help again, please.

I successfully upgraded my Linksys E3000 to v3.0 r52095 mega (03/23/23).

I was able to login and change the password, however, after about 30 seconds the router stops responding (cannot move to any other tabs) and I get the error message "Hmmm... I can't reach this page".

Any idea what may be the issue and how I can correct it?

Thanks in advance for your help.
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 29, 2023 22:53    Post subject: Reply with quote
Further note . . .

It seems the dd-wrt interface is continuously becomes unresponsive, and then responsive some minutes later.

Even though I cannot access the dd-wrt interface, I can still ping the router and I can still get internet access. After a while I can access the interface for about 30 seconds to 1 minute.

Any ideas on the problem and solution?

Thanks.
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 14, 2023 19:25    Post subject: Reply with quote
dale_gribble39 wrote:
Well, for all we know, you could be selecting "reset to defaults" after flashing on the firmware upgrade page, which is known to soft brick devices.


egc wrote:
If you are already on DDWRT you can just upgrade via the GUI

I would reset to defaults before upgrade and after upgrade.
The reset to defaults after update is the most important one.


I know I'm late to this discussion but I had to dig up a previous E3000 and was reading this thread. egc specifically said to 'reset to defaults' both before and after which dale_gribble then suggests is known to soft brick. So I'm wondering which it is or have I misunderstood something?
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 14, 2023 19:37    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yes you misunderstood.

What you must not do is choosing reset to defaults while upgrading.

But before and after is not a problem Smile

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 14, 2023 19:42    Post subject: Reply with quote
you mean during the upgrade process? Why would someone do that? Smile My hands are far away during upgrades.

edit: aha you mean selecting 'reset to defaults' as an option for the upgrade/during the upgrade? It's been a while since I've upgraded my existing dd-wrt router.


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PostPosted: Tue Nov 14, 2023 19:43    Post subject: Reply with quote
"After flashing" option on the firmware upgrade page is what is being referred to, not a separate reset either via webUI "Factory Defaults" page, button, or 'nvram erase && reboot'. Shows how familiar people are with the webUI and it's nuances Rolling Eyes


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zdzi
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 14, 2023 19:45    Post subject: Reply with quote
gotcha...thanks for the quick replies, feel much better now.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 15, 2023 17:23    Post subject: Reply with quote
In case it helps anyone in the future:

I followed the instructions here: https://forum.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Linksys_E3000
1. Initial Flash trailed build
2. then the 16994 big (as suggested in the instructions)
3. then the latest (as of now) https://ftp.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv2/downloads/betas/2023/11-09-2023-r53939/broadcom_K26/dd-wrt.v24-53939_NEWD-2_K2.6_big-nv60k.bin

hard resets before and after updates. Up for an hour so far, all looks to be working.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 15, 2023 17:28    Post subject: Reply with quote
zdzi wrote:
In case it helps anyone in the future:

I followed the instructions here: https://forum.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Linksys_E3000
1. Initial Flash trailed build
2. then the 16994 big (as suggested in the instructions)
3. then the latest (as of now) https://ftp.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv2/downloads/betas/2023/11-09-2023-r53939/broadcom_K26/dd-wrt.v24-53939_NEWD-2_K2.6_big-nv60k.bin

hard resets before and after updates. Up for an hour so far, all looks to be working.


Thanks for posting but you are much better off with a K3.X build (which actually runs K4.4)

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PostPosted: Wed Nov 15, 2023 19:54    Post subject: Reply with quote
Being away so long I wanted to follow the guidance. After reading the E3000 and the Peacock post there wasn't much info on K3 to decide for it. Also the E3000 K3 install instructions are, imho, ambiguous, with a warning of bricking, not what I needed late at night.

My need for this router is quite straightforward: just a backup internet gateway that will also carry my kid's traffic. My other dd-wrt router handles the dhcp, wireless, and so on.

And if I don't have too, I hope to avoid another 30-30-30 again for a long while....
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 15, 2024 4:34    Post subject: Reply with quote
dale_gribble39 wrote:
Your choices for firmware file locations are in the broadcom_K26 or broadcom_K3X folders:

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for K3X, use the dd-wrt.v24-52095_NEWD-2_K3.x_mega.bin file. Don't get clobbered by the device wiki; there is a lot of old information in there.


If I have a Linksys E3000, should I use dd-wrt.v24-55109_NEWD-2_K3.x_mega-e3000.bin?

How does the mega-e3000.bin differ from dd-wrt.v24-55109_NEWD-2_K3.x_mega.bin?

Also, is there a known good/stable build for the E3000? I'm not terribly comfortable installing the latest.

Use case is a standard home router with Wi-Fi for my mom.
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