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I installed the Oleg 1.9.2.7 - 5a firmware and it works now thanks!
I had installed the Asus official 1.9.4.0 firmware.
Olegs is 1.9.2.7 -5a, the versionnumber is lower than the official one, did i just downgrade? Or did Oleg extended the 1.9.4.0 firmware and called it 1.9.2.7-5a?
Besides that, it is enough to install olegs 1.9.2.7-5a firmware or do i have to install his previous versions also?
A lot of questions, sorry!
Hope i can get an answer.
Hi there
No response? I would be please if someon can answer the question.
Thanks
Maybe noone answered because with a bit of careful reading you would've known the answer. Sorry for being so blunt, but I feel it's the truth.
The previous firmwere you were using (1.9.4.0) was a BETA firmware. It says so specifically: http://wl500g.info/showthread.php?t=2254
The current official stable firmware from Asus (1.9.2.7) has been modified by Oleg to 1.9.2.7 CR5a (His 5th Custom Release, 'a' revision).
Oleg will release a custom firmware with a higher version number when Asus releases a new official stable firmware and also releases the source code nessesary to compile a custom release.
Hope this clears it.
Ok thanks for your answer.
Neither on this site or the ASUS site you can find an official firmware named 1.9.2.7 (or it even exists). Thats why i did not get why Oleg's firmware was named 1.9.2.7 -5a.
Secondly Oleg's 1.9.2.7 -5a firmware was released later than the Asus official BETA 1.9.4.0 which brought me up to that question also.
I understand it now.
I'm not that familiar with firmware.
What i do not understand/know is the following:
When i install Oleg's revision firmware 1.9.2.7-5a i will profit the fixed bugs and Oleg's custom fixes. But when i will install 1.9.4.0 Beta Asus firmware, will i loose Oleg's custom fixes from 1.9.2.7-5a? Are they overwritten by 1.9.4.0 Beta firmware or something like that? Or will i keep the fixes from Oleg and profit the 1.9.4.0 fixes also?
That's the part i do not understand fully yet.
I hope its not a blunt question this time.
Hoping you can help me out!
thanks
There is no way that you can use the fixes from two firmware by just flashing them back-to-back to the router. The firmware that is current in your router determines what works/fixes/features are present in the router.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ritesh
Consider installing Windows 98 and Windows 2000 on the same machine:
You first install '98
Then you format your drive
You install 2000
This won't give you the combined features from 98 and 2000. This example is pretty much the same as installing firmwares, they are completely independend of each other.
Thanks
Its Clear now;)
A few weeks ago i bought a WL500Gx. Before updating the bootloader i checked the hardware revision and it returned this:
I thought Asus didn't ship units with a repaired bootloader? The serialnr of my unit starts with 53.Code:nvram get hardware_version
WL500gd-01-04-01-50
If the hardware revision is ok, do i know for sure i have the right bootloader? I have 32 mb of RAM, i already checked that. How do i check for the LAN/WAN port problem?
This router seems to be updated by tech support stuff. There is no need to update the bootloader.
Just bought my second WL500gx (in Sweden).
Serial no 54...., boot loader 01-04-01-50.
Seems they have started delivering units with the new loader.
...Bought my third unit (friday 13th!) Jan 2006:
Serial 45..., boot loader 01-04-01-50.
Hi Oleg
Just to tell I've applied the Bootloader upgrade as explained in post
http://www.wl500g.info/showthread.php?t=1704
I've just purchased 2 wl-500gx in France, both of the where old versions
- WL500gx-01-01-01-33: 16Mo
- WL500gx-01-03-01-33: 32Mo
I've Upgraded the second one, out off the box without issue.
For the the first one, I was using it already and configured on a 10.x.x.x network.
The burnboot.exe failed with my windows PC on 192.168.1.2 and failed also with an 10.x.x.x IP address.
Reseting the default factory config brings back the WL500 to the 192... so I could acheive the process.
It might help other people
Tanks a lot for your firmare and support
Isidor
Hi All,
I am new hier and find this forum super. But for my question I can not found answer. I have updated bootloader in my g500gx (SN starts with 52). My old version were 01-03-01-33. I have backup from them (cat /dev/mtd/0 > /tmp/harddisk/cfe.bin). But how can I restore it? The file size is different as I have in in pmon.zip. With new bootloader (01-04-01-50) I have a strange problem with my USB2.0 Drive. If I connect it to router, router is very slow. Response from Internet and router it self is very very slow. After reboot I can not ping it, web interface is also not available. Flash with recovery utility from asus does not help. But after some time it answers pings and works fine until I connect drive. Mybe, it have nothing to do with bootloader, I will test it.
Thanx a lot !
Do not waste your time. The bootloader has nothing to do with usb stuff.
Hello,
wenn i buy a wl-500gx these days, ist the problem with the bootloader still existing? Or does ASUS just sell fixed routers?
thx
Hello!
I am a new user on this forum, i found it interesting also a have one problem.
I can't use ip with 255 in wan ip, the latest asus firmware don't acceppt IP with no. 255 (i recceive message xy.255.xx.xz is not a valid IP adress.)
The IS provider changed IP(with 255 no.), so for now on i can't use router.
Can please anyone tell me what can i do.
Best regards!
And thanks for helping me!
p.s. I tried to reach asus help desk, they said that thea are not planing any new firmware updates for router WL 500 g deluxe that i have.
You are right. Bootloader has nothing to do with USB, sorry for stupid question.Quote:
Originally Posted by Oleg
Now I have the same problem, what describes in http://www.wl500g.info/showthread.ph...oto=nextnewest. (Router has a problem at power-up. After some hours ...or some days it coms again.) I have waranty and will send router to asus support. Before I can do it, I will restore original old bootloader and asus original firmware. With bootloader I have problem:)
could you say please, how can I restore my old backup from bootloader?
I tryed (cat /tmp/harddisk/cfe.bin > /dev/mtd/0) but it does not work, exception is:
"cannot create /dev/mtd/0: Permission denied"
Thanks a lot
Do not restore a bootloader. This is an official upgrade.
Ok, thank you. I try it with asus firmware and new bootloader...Quote:
Originally Posted by Oleg
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Originally Posted by zagi
Same problem here on a Asus wl500gP
Does not accept an ip in 212.0.255. range
Helpdesk very unresponcive till now
Steven