[SOLVED] WRT1900AC with r58381 - won't install

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PostPosted: Sun Sep 15, 2024 18:19    Post subject: [SOLVED] WRT1900AC with r58381 - won't install Reply with quote
Hello,

I decided to recycle my old WRT1900AC to a wireless repeater bridge and while at it, flash it with DDWRT. Here's the steps I made:
1- Reinit the router with factory default
2- Charge the factory-ro-ddwrt.bin - it works but it stayed in Linksys webUI (?)
3- Charge the lastest ddwrt-linksys-wrt1900ac-webflash.bin
4- Now I can't access the webUI anymore (192.168.1.1)
5- When I ping the router, I got PING: transmit-failed. General failure.
6- The power led is flashing

At this point, I guess I made an error. I tried reset button for 30 secs to no avail. Before doing a 30/30/30, I think it's best that I ask here for help first, perhaps all it's not lost yet.

I guess Murphy was looking at me, I should have stayed outside on the sun Very Happy

Thanks for your help!


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PostPosted: Sun Sep 15, 2024 18:49    Post subject: Reply with quote
Do NOT perform a 30/30/30 on this router.
https://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Linksys_WRT1900AC

After you flashed factory2ddwrt and it came back with a Linksys WebUI, that should have been your first clue that something went wrong. Then flashing the webupgrade didn't do you any favors either.

This appears to be a dual partition router. You can try to force boot it from the other partition by toggling the power switch 3 times every 3 seconds or so. On the forth attempt, it should boot from the alternate partition.

Other than that, I'd guess it's time to open it up and get a serial port connected to it.

Another handy link:
https://openwrt.org/toh/linksys/wrt_ac_series#reset

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MercadorHG
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 15, 2024 18:59    Post subject: Reply with quote
I was able to get Linksys back with the power on/power off three times.

I reread everything in English (I followed a French guide that might be outdated), I will try again factory-to-ddwrt. What should happens at that time, reloading to DDWRT webUI I guess?

Thanks!
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 15, 2024 19:11    Post subject: Reply with quote
I tried only "factory-to-ddwrt.bin" and after the flash was done, I was get back to Linksys WebUI so obviously, there's something amiss. I won't resend the other bin file this time though.

Not too sure what I do wrong.

When I push the factory2ddrwt, it told me that's not a recognized file (obviously, it's not a Linksys file) but it allow me to upgrade nonetheless.

Any ideas?

Thanks!
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 15, 2024 19:35    Post subject: Reply with quote
Per what I added to @spuriousoffspring's Cliff Notes, initial flash should be early 2018, e.g.

https://ftp.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv2/downloads/betas/2018/01-07-2018-r34411/

Then webupgrade to current release. This has been discussed numerous times in the forum (web search would've probably revealed). Guess I still need to revisit the Wiki and give it some attention Rolling Eyes

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PostPosted: Sun Sep 15, 2024 19:43    Post subject: Reply with quote
kernel-panic69 wrote:
Per what I added to @spuriousoffspring's Cliff Notes, initial flash should be early 2018, e.g.

https://ftp.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv2/downloads/betas/2018/01-07-2018-r34411/

Then webupgrade to current release. This has been discussed numerous times in the forum (web search would've probably revealed). Guess I still need to revisit the Wiki and give it some attention Rolling Eyes


I used the 2018 file and now I got the "Redémarrage du routeur" but it doesn't refresh after 5+ minutes. So I guess it's now fine to click "Ok" and it would go DDWRT webUI. I'll cross my fingers.
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 15, 2024 19:45    Post subject: Reply with quote
Bingo

I should have read the English instructions right from the start. The translation don't speak of the 2018 file.

Now time to tinker it. I guess I should also reset the other partition with the Linksys OEM.
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 15, 2024 20:04    Post subject: Reply with quote
There's almost no need to retain Linksys OEM firmware on either partition. You're wasting NVRAM space by doing so, for one.
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 15, 2024 20:07    Post subject: Reply with quote
kernel-panic69 wrote:
Then webupgrade to current release.


This doesn't work, I have to reset to go back to default 2018 release of DDWRT. Should I indicate this in the build thread? Or perhaps my other partition is messed up and I can't upgrade to the new version. Or I shouldn't opt in for Reset after flashing.

I'll try again, sorry for the n00biness.

Thanks for your help
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 15, 2024 20:51    Post subject: Reply with quote
So finally after all this, I noticed that I can't have repeater bridge with a Marvell Laughing

Time to read on WDS. Sorry for all this.
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 15, 2024 22:12    Post subject: Reply with quote
You'll have to boot into DD-WRT and figure out which boot partition you are on and then upgrade via CLI, then. It should flash via webUI. SSH/Telnet into the router and:

Code:
ubootenv get boot_part

If 1, then:
Code:
cd /tmp
wget http://ftp.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv2/downloads/betas/2024/09-13-2024-r58381/linksys-wrt1900ac/ddwrt-linksys-wrt1900ac-webflash.bin
write ddwrt-linksys-wrt1900ac-webflash.bin linux2

If 2, then:
Code:
cd /tmp
wget http://ftp.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv2/downloads/betas/2024/09-13-2024-r58381/linksys-wrt1900ac/ddwrt-linksys-wrt1900ac-webflash.bin
write ddwrt-linksys-wrt1900ac-webflash.bin linux

(You may also SCP the file to /tmp since you already have it on your PC).

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 16, 2024 3:39    Post subject: Reply with quote
I noticed the problems you have getting and glad that the fine people here helped you out. I am not sure if you managed to setup WDS but I assure you that it does work extremely well. You can see by my profile that I use it extensively and have been for a few years. The only catch is that both routers in a wds configuration must be of the same breed (i.e. Marvel). Also I use the 5ghz for my WDS links and do not try to repeat the 5ghz. Only the 2.4ghz is used on the slave. I have tried to repeat the 5ghz and although I did get it working as long as I use channel 100, even at that is was shaky. One thing of note is that the 5ghz masters (I use two) do not negate any 5ghz devices as they connect as if it were just a regular AP.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 16, 2024 16:24    Post subject: Reply with quote
Unfortunately, my "recent" router is an Asus RT86-Pro so I don't know which kind of chipset there's in. However, I have an old WRT54G on DDWRT, it could be enough to broadcast 2.4ghz, I'll try that route next weekend.

kernel-panic69: thank you! It seems running fine now, it's just not up-to-date. I guess when I try to update with the webflash, it tries to update a messed up partition so I should try to push back Linksys default stock software to the other partition, I read it's round-robin so I don't have to decide which one is which.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 16, 2024 18:57    Post subject: Reply with quote
Slight tangent, but I'm fairly certain all RT-AX86* devices are Broadcom:

https://wikidevi.wi-cat.ru/ASUS_RT-AX86U

https://www.asus.com/networking-iot-servers/wifi-routers/asus-gaming-routers/rt-ax86u-pro/

https://dongknows.com/asus-rt-ax86s-vs-rt-ax86u-vs-rt-ax86u-pro/

I'm not going to trickle down the FCCID rabbit hole to confirm.

I would still at least try to CLI flash update the other partition, but you may want to use the fallback 4.9 release (53633).

https://ftp.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv2/downloads/betas/2023/10-14-2023-r53633/

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 16, 2024 21:20    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thank you kernel-panic69 for your time and all the answers, it's really appreciated!
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