WRT54GL is Immortal
The definition here is not immortal understanding of the meaning of immortal truth. Just an expression. If your WRT54GL is not have error or malfunction because of hardware problems, example : electricity damage. It’s kind like of error or corupt the firmware, failed when upgrade the firmware.
That mean your WRT54GL on ” brick ” condition. I guarantee that you can re-live [debrick] WRT54GL again. That’s the meaning of WRT54GL is Immortal.
How to identifying your WRT54GL are in ” brick ” condition ?
- Power LED of WRT54GL is blinking countinously.
- Can’t access the web base menu of WRT54GL (forget password not count).
Let’s begin to re-live your WRT54GL. Before that you need this utility and WRT54gl original firmware first.
- Let’s make static IP first for your PC/Laptop. I use XP for this tutorial. Click Start –> Control Panel –> Network Connections. Double click Network Connections. The rest just follow like screenshot below.
- Ok, you now have static IP for your PC/laptop. Open your command prompt. It’s like this : Click Start –> All Programs –> Accesories –> Command Prompt. Andy type in your Command Prompt : ping 192.168.1.1 and it shoul be give some reply like screenshoot below.
- That’s sound good. Let’s say, that a good sign, your WRT54GL will re-live again. We proceed to next step. Are you have download this utility and WRT54gl original firmware for this tutorial ? You need that right now.
- Unzip the file to your hard disk. Its contain 2 files. There are tftp utility and WRT54GL original firmware.
- Just follow screenshoot instruction below. Double click tftp2.exe
- Server : 192.168.1.1
- Password : admin
- File : browse and pointer to the file you have download before. That’s WRT54GL original firmware. Have name like this FW_WRT54GL_4.30.12.3_US_EN_code.bin
- Click Upgrade. Done ! You have success to re-live your WRT54GL again. WRT54GL is Immortal.
- Type in your favorite browser http://192.168.1.1, it should be like this screenshot below. Don’t forget to change your static IP to DHCP IP if you have successful re-live your WRT54GL.
Congratulation, you are the expert now. Let me now if this article useful for you. If so, let’s spread it out. Comment are welcome. Question are welcome. Also critics are welcome. It’s all about WRT54GL.
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Success!! Thanks a lot!!
FYI, mine is CL7B1HA3XXXX
THANKS AGAIN!!
nice to help …
Thanks a lot mate.. My WRT54 is live again
owh … nice to help you with this little article
THANKS!!!!!!!!
nice to help you
ajajja its works
wrt is inmortal 😀
unfortunately for me thinks are difficult. I put chillifire hotspot on wrt54gl and i changed the web ip , something whent wrong and i dont know what is the ip of the router, i will try the utility you sugested and i will let you know but i dont think it will work as i cannot even ping the router(192.168.1.1) – it is not bricked , propably there was a bug on the firmware…..
no luck for me guys…..
are the led is blinking … ?
if yes … you 90% probably bricked router
if no … probably you forget the ip web access
have you restore to factory default by push about 5 – 10 second on reset button ?
what ip you set before …
no … dd-wrt is good firmware, i have used since v2.3
no major trouble at all.
many people get relive their wrt54gl when on bricked condition …
woud like to hear from you again ..
wow, at first i was piss cause i try to update to ddwrt v24 but something went wrong and i had a brick router, after looking everywhere and almost buy a jtag cable that is use for debrick this method work like a charm. thank you for placing this tutorial u safe $$$…. i will try to make a youtube tutorial
please …
i’ll loved to see about that how to in youtube …
My wrt54gl was bricked. powerlight blinking and no IP-number could be reached. started your trick but without succes. After (again) a lot of reading on de-bricking and thinking of trashing the thing i at last started the following
procedure:
1. fixated on the laptop the IP-number on 192.168.1.2 and
2. started pinging (ping -t ) on 192.168.1.1 (os-windows-xp).
3. opened the case and short-circuited pin 16 from the flash chip against earth and
4. then power on. after that the ping replied (hurrah).
5. No power off!
6. And from there on i used your trick.
I’am a happy person now.
Thanks a lot.
@ your welcome … nice to know it help
This worked for me too!
My model is wrt54gl v1.1 with flash “samsung 4.30.7 cs af81 k8d3*”
Powered on while shorting pin 16 against earth (eg. the shiny antenna connection part)
Then I could ping 192.168.1.1 (using static ip setup)
Now the router is in fail safemode and I simply uploaded a openwrt image using tftp following http://voidmain.is-a-geek.net/redhat/wrt54g_revival.html
If powering off you have to do the procedure again.
hey
I dont get it working either. Did everything said in this tutorial, get the ping replies but when click on upgrade it just wont start upgrading. Only does a number of set replys. I’m using Windows 7
@ its for wrt54gl, and some wrt54g series, yes … its should be like that, btw im using it with Windows XP, not familiar with Windows 7
you are the man.
Great! Thanks for your help! Great tutorial.
Your the man…. works like a charm!
Thanks!
Love you, this article help me from the hell.
May need to restart the router after spelling the magic
But hey,
This actually works!!!
I had tomato firmware on my wireless wrt54gl
new tomato firmware was released
i downloaded it and it said to click upgrade
whoops brick! i was on wireless! instant brick
you have to be plugged in with ethernet
this procedure worked!
it is immortal!
thanks!
You just made my day, thanks, i have been trying ti fix this since yesterday for hours,
Thank you wery much!
I have spent hours looking for a way to fixing my FLASHING power light issue. After installing Coova – and having issues with the HotSpot feature, I wanted to head back. Very little support to get the default firmware back. I have read things about shorting out pins, making special cables and finally THIS!!! It worked 100% – Very Happy!
your welcome
this helped for me too. thanks
hatur nuhun,,,,
sami – sami kang
Tnx a lot, my WRT54GL v1.1 is working flawlessly!
Greetings of salutations from Croatia!
wow .. Croatia
far … far .. from here 🙂
Thanls a lot! it worked in first time! wrt54gl v1.1
Creetings from Estonia!
Welcome for Estonia …
Thanls a lot! it worked in first time for me too! wrt54gl v1.1 back to life..
Happy Xmas from Italy!
Italy … nice to help you …
Hurray!
Thank you for great and simple tutorial!
Greatings from Slovenia too!
Hello,
Please I will like to know the software elements within the source code used in building the firmware image
Thank you very much. I’ve tired 5 guides and last, yours was succesfull.
thanks toooooooooooooooooooooooooo much
from macedonia here
shorting pin 16 and 17 worked for me i got ping when i shorted pins
thanks
Hey thanks mate. Has just worked for me. I was going to buy another router tomorow then i came across your tut. Thanks a million
you saved my wrt54gl. thx a lot.
good to hear its relive again
I had tried this before but did not worked thought a fake software but after reading ur guide and many comments i managed to get back my router which was bricked since i close firefox while flashing. For hours it wasnt working and for last time i just switch power on off and wao that worked :)) SO thanks again if it wasnt for u i would had bhought new router 🙂
glad to know this work for u
some time it need hard power recycle also
No chance. Device is dead again each time it has been disconnected from power.
After TFTPing the FW, it dows not come up with an IP.
Power-LED is good, Eth-LED blinking periodically every second. Look like some kind of broadcast.
Reset-button kills the device immediately.
Don’t disconnected WRT from power when flashing!
BTW … there is another “hard methode” to revive your WRT
it’s a like short pin the chip inside WRT …
I’m not have link about that article, but u can use google for it
First try u can go to dd-wrt site
Thank yout, now my router works again! I discovered, that after tftp the new image to the router, the led was flashing like before. The Webbrowser did not reach the website under 192.168.1.1, but some minutes later everything works fine, You should mention to wait some minutes. int the text “Click Upgrade. Done ! You have success ” Thankyou again!
short pin 15-16 and upload LinkSys firmware and got my WRT54GL alive !
YES !!!
My router was full bricked… the lan was not recognize.
Short pin 16->Antenna negative and it’s good ! The LAN is there !
For information, my router is : WRT54GL v1.1 with flash rom EON EN29LV320B
Now, I must flash the new firmware in TFTP
Thank ;o)
punya tutorial restore original firmware wrt54gl dari dd-wrt ga bro? advise plissss….
Hi …
It’s easy enough to restore from dd-wrt to original linksys firmware.
1. Make sure u have same series as wrt54gl series.
2. Download original linksys firmware from my link on post.
3. Upgrade from your dd-wrt menu with linksys firmware
4. Done
Just curious, why u change ur dd-wrt with linksys firmware ?
dd-wrt more advance from original firmware.
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unable to debrick …… the tftp saying unable to connect to server ….. do i have to make static both the router and laptop ………? doing so i am getting the multple gateway problem.
Perfect guide. Thanks man ! This really worked.
For reverting back to official Linksys FW (asuming you’re on DD-WRT)
1. Unpack the above zip file
2. Log on to your DD-WRT (192.168.1.1)
3. Flash the unpacked FW (.BIN) over your DD-WRT (mine was v24 SP1)
4. Hard reset your router afterwards (holding ~10 sec reset button)
Worked like a charm!
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At this moment I remain unable to reflash my linksys wrt54gl, it currently has the wrong firmware wrt54gs.
I think the firmware is custom made, but far outdated.
There’s no firmware upgrade tab available, so the regular way of upgrading is not possible.
Then I set a static IP on pc, same subnet range as router to keep the router connected.
The router does not function properly, that’s why I tried to flash original firmware back instead, but that didn´t work out.
Checked the hardware version vs the actual software installed and found the mismatch.
– I tried the 30/30/30 reset method, then reflash, but that did not work out.
– Tried Tftp failed with the error “unable to get responces from the server”
– Tftp2 tried to connect several times to the router, but then failed with no results as well.
– Tried to put a backup from a similar device on that specific router, but this also does not overwrite the settings.
How do I replace the current faulty firmware with original firmware?
Nothing helps on my Linksys … i think its dead … leds are on .
Cant get in … i can see the wlan when i search for it … but cant get in
I dont know my LOGIN anymore
No Loginname
No Password
HOW CAN I ACCESS IT ..
HELPPPPPP
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Mine is dead…. so its mortal…
Works great – even using linux, eg. ubuntu or Debian:
* download and unzip WRT54GL_is_Immortal.zip
* unzip and rename firmware file to code.bin, e.g.:
mv FW_WRT54GL_4.30.12.3_US_EN_code.bin code.bin
* make sure, no network manager is running and no dhcp client
* set interface ip address, to e.g. 192.168.1.22
ifconfig eth0 inet 192.168.1.22 netmask 255.255.255.0
* show if address is set
ifconfig eth0
* you can try if the router is reachable:
ping 192.168.1.1
* start tftp:
tftp 192.168.1.1
* make the following settings:
binary
rexmt 1
timeout 60
trace
* input the following – but without pressing enter
put code.bin
* power off the router
* power on the router and immediately press enter
* you should see something like:
…
sent DATA
received ACK
sent DATA
received ACK
sent DATA
received ACK
Sent 2941952 bytes in 58.8 seconds
tftp> quit
* you’re done!
Thanks a lot!
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