My WL-700gE just became a brick

[StewDude]

Hi,

Due to an ill advised attempt to upgrade from firmware revision 1.0.4.6 to 1.0.7.8 my WL-700gE is now demonstrating how like building material it now is. I can ping it and it responds but it will not work with the firmware rescue tool, it just sits there, READY flashing all the time.

A quick scan of the forums found a post from e-motion who advocates using TFPTD and a program to split the .nas file into two .trx files, now since nothing else works I thought I might try that but asustrxextract.exe is available from http://www.headcrash.biz/wl700g that doesn't appear to be there any more:eek: .

So has anyone got a copy of the above tool or a link to where it is now? Or even any ideas on where I can gop next?


Thanks

StewDude

[tiwag]

Hi,

... Or even any ideas on where I can gop next? ...

first try to press the reset button for 10 seconds,
then wait a few minutes ... should re-brick it

brgds

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tiwag

[kfurge]

Use a tftp client to put the following file on the router:

http://www.wl500g.info/files/asus/custom/kfurge/flash.trx

Reset the router then upload the .nas file of the image you want in your router using the standard Asus tool.

- K.C.

[donald1]

first try to press the reset button for 10 seconds,
then wait a few minutes ... should re-brick it

brgds

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tiwag

I changed a couple of times the firmware and had the impression the router turned into a brick. Nevertheless it always returned to the wanted state ! ;-)
Sometimes you have to wait a little longer and switch the router off, switch it on again and push the EZ-setup button followed by pushing the reset button with a small pencil. Then wait sufficient time (ten minutes or so). The router should be ok again.

[StewDude]

OK,

Thanks for the help, kfurge's suggestion worked fine and I'm back up and running.


StewDude