I had that problem too.
Try to change your WAN and/or LAN cables (get some new cables), that was my problem (I had a wrong WAN-cable, everything worked, but with that cable wireless didn't work).
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I had that problem too.
Try to change your WAN and/or LAN cables (get some new cables), that was my problem (I had a wrong WAN-cable, everything worked, but with that cable wireless didn't work).
Messing about with erase nvram; now it won't come up at all.
At power on all leds come on, then the power led goes out. All the lan and wan ports appear to be bridged so it acts as a wired hub.
Easily connected up a serial port using old Nokia serial data cable. Settings that work are 9600 8N1, but it just echos back what I type to it.
So the bootloader seems to have been erased.
As this model does not seem to have Jtag connector, has anybody any idea how to recover? I wonder how they get the bootloader onto them at the factory?
It should not echo back and should be 115200 8N1.Quote:
Originally Posted by WVR
Unlikely.Quote:
So the bootloader seems to have been erased.
Anyway, there is GPIO7 connector on the board - try attaching it to the ground and turn device on. If this does not help - use this method for recovering:
http://wl500g.info/showthread.php?t=859
Thanks for your response Oleg but I already tried most of the methods in that thread. Tried shorting various pins etc based on chip data sheet info. Nothing seems to change the way it powers up, never get recover blinking.Quote:
Originally Posted by Oleg
Before it went wrong I was messing around with some mtd erase nvram commands.
The pmon that was on there was the WL500gd-01-04-01-50 that you posted about previously.
After scratching my head over the thread http://wl500g.info/showthread.php?t=859 for some time, I managed to debrick my Asus WL 500G deluxe.
It was well bricked, the pwr led would not come on and serial port didn't help.
The same pin 10 grounded on the MX29LV320 chip works on this model too.
(Note chip is other way round from wtzm's pic of the wl500g.)
I must have grounded the pin 12 times before I held it on long enough at power on.
After that Asus normal f/w restore tool worked to get back on latest Oleg f/w.
It seems grounding pin 10 for short time does not do any permanent harm.
I didn't solder but used sharp grounded probe placed with aid of strong magnifying glass.
Thanks guys.
Where do I send my donation?
Bill (in the UK)
Congrats to you. How you've bricked it? :) nvram stuff?
Nice to hear that it worked for you! By the way: The two wires are still connected (isolated at the far end and duct-taped to the case; so the next earthquake shouldn't accidentally bring them together) to the flash chip inside my wl500g - just in case I manage to "brick" it again ;).
Yes, I detailed how in http://wl500g.info/showthread.php?t=3137Quote:
Originally Posted by Oleg
You gave me pointer there to fix thread but I didn't understand wtzm's reference to pin 10 until yesterday when I looked at data sheet for nvram chip and saw that it is address line A20. Its the same chip in the wl500g-deluxe, but mounted on pcb at 180 rotation to wl500g pic.
Your eyesight must be very keen to solder a wire to that pin. They are so small and tightly packed.Quote:
Originally Posted by wtzm
Its good that I fixed it as I no longer have to hide it from the wife :-)
Actually it took some patience and a really fine-tipped soldering iron to complete the task. Eyesight was a minor issue, although a big laboratory magnifying glass (with its own included light source), would have been nice. :rolleyes:
So how long did you have to hold the ground on for?
I'm in the same position, dead deluxe with the MX29LV320 chip. Pwr led doesn't come on at all, the lan and wan lights flash on at power up then the active port led flashes when I ping the box but I can get no response.
I've tried grounding pin 10 several times but with no luck. How can I tell it has worked? Does the power led start flashing like recovery mode or should I just wait for ping to work?
You've to ground it, then turn on power.
Hmm.. Yeah, that's what I've been doing. I was hoping there was something I'd missed to be honest.
I'll tell you the history. I stuffed up the nvram and reset to recovery stopped working, the power led was staying on though and the router still worked as a 'transparent' bridge. So I tried shorting pins 9 and 10, as that was the first suggested fix I found. I must have shorted something else too though because then the power led stopped coming on and it stopped responding to pings. I then tried grounding GPIO7 and spent the best part of a day trying to ground pin 10, connecting it to earth points on the board in various different ways, with no luck.
I've read you guys talking about corrupting pmon. Is that what I've done? I take it it's a bad thing. As you might of guessed this is getting a bit beyond me now. :o
Hello,
My router suddenly off the "AIR LED" after power off then power on, no more wireless function. I can connect to internet but like direct connect to the modem. When I check my IP using IPCONFIG, now display my real IP. I can't login to 192.168.1.1 to do anything.
Can anyone help me to solve the problem or need to repair? Thanks.
Superyam
I had to hold pin 10 to ground for some time whilst powering on the Asus.
When it worked (around the 6th attempt) the Asus power led stayed on, before it was off after poweron. As soon as possible remove the pin10 grounding connection.
When I got it to keep the power led on, then the normal reset-to-defaults procedure worked i.e. hold the reset button on the back in whilst poweron.
Then I could use Asus firmware restore utility to put back on whatever firmware I wished.
Well I've had another go but no luck. I must have tried about 50 times, sometimes holding it on for over a minute without the slightest flicker from the power led. I'm pretty sure I've physically stuffed the flash chip with my bumbling.
This is going in the bin now before I lose any more hair over it... unless anyone knows a good use for the parts? Think I'll strip the USB connectors, they might come in handy.
Thanks anyway everyone.
Thats exactly how I felt after I stuffed mine. I put it away for a week, then had another go after carefully re-reading wtzm's info. I'm sure you know that the chip is the other way round on the gx from his pic. In fact pin 5 is marked so you can count from that... I picked up ground from the marked pin on the internal uart connector.
You could also try a serial port, but I had no joy with that.
I've just rigged up a serial cable. I used a USB to serial converter cable, built a little cable that connected the TX0, RX0 and GND pins to a female serial port and connected the two. Looks pretty solid but I get absolutely nothing back from hyperterminal. I'm using 115200 8-N-1 Hardware and have tried a few other combinations but the most I can get back is an OK to the AT command and that's coming from the USB-Serial converter itself. Plus the USB-Serial cable has an LED that should flash when it's handshaking or there's data transfer.. not a flicker.
Hi
I lost web interface access on wl-500g even ping goes well after reseting it.
Power LED flash in recovery mode but I can only ping my own ip not factory default 192.168.1.1 ? I try tftp -i (my ip) 192.168.1.22 put wgxxxxxxx_WL500g_EN.trx several times but no joy so far. What is the magic key please to get device become alive again :confused:
Use firmware restoration tool.
Oleg thanks for fast reply.Quote:
Originally Posted by Oleg
I try restoration tool before I opened new thread here but when I try uploading C:\Wireless\Firmware Asus wl-500g\wg01090207_WL500g_EN.trx PWR LED on my wl500g goes OFF and I get message from restoration tool as there is no wireless device in recovery mode found. I try repeating this several times with no success at all ?!? tnx
You've to disable all network adapters (inlcuding bluetooth) in the network connections and leave only one (ethernet) enabled.
Please read this tutorial on firmware upgrading. Never use wireless connection for upgrading of firmware!
HiQuote:
Originally Posted by Styno
I readed how-to several times and I trying with recovery mode uploading over cable as suggested. My wireless card was disconected, disabled then but recovery tool still not see router connected. After that (reading this thread) I fired up my desktop clone and take me few minutes for upgrading firmware to router which become fully accessable now. Thanks for hint it would be the very last what would come to my mind. :o
Anyway the strange thing is windoz see wireless card on my notebook disabled but not the recovery tool from Asus. :mad:
hi everyone,
I received my Asus WL-500G Deluxe today and I flashed DD-WRT v.23, build date 27/10/05, ASUS binary. Everything went OK, after first reboot the firmware loaded up no problem.
But after powering off the AP only the 4LAN a 1 WAN LED are on, the POWER and AIR leds are off and I can't ping the AP -- hell, I can't even establish a connection to the AP (Windows reports the lan cable is disconnected..). Resetting the AP has no effect, nor does holding the reset button and pluggin in the power cable.
Has anyone encountered this problem? Is it because of the FW?
Please help :(
Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnSK
Ask for support where you found your firmware.
Hmm yes, we don't have much experience with DD firmwares here so the first thing would be to seek help there. But we do have some tips for borked WL-500g's: http://wl500g.info/showthread.php?t=1329
You should probably try to logon to the router and reboot to factory defaults.
DD-WRT is OpenWRT based - OpenWRT is pretty picky with Defaults when flashing from Official ASUS / Olegs Firmware.
Thanx for help.. I used this forum because forums dealing with DD-WRT are 99% LinkSys only. I will have to look into the problem again, the whole AP is dead as it doesent respond to resetting, nor does the LAN/WAN switch work at all. I will keep you updated on any progres I made ;)
I am experiencing the exact same problem. Pls keep this thread updated with yout progress and I'll do the same =)
check this thread for helpful info
http://forum.bsr-clan.de/ftopic3306.html
do NOT use the 27.10.05-dd-wrt.v23.beta2-firmware on a WL-500gx ;)
My router is alive and kickin with the 01.11.05-firmware!
Here's what I did:
1 Cable from antenna connector to pin 10 (i put some scotch to isolate the others and to be sure not to ground the wrong pin) See image below.
2 Power on, after like one second it went to recovery mode ie Power-led flashing and I removed my groundcable.
3 I then followed the instructions on this page http://wl500g.info/archive/index.php/t-859 and flashed my baby with http://wl500g.dyndns.org/wl500g-clear-nvram.trx
4 Let it reboot again
5 Put it in recovery mode by pressing reset-button then reapplying power til power-led blinkin.
6 Flashed with 01.11.05-dd-wrt.v23.std_beta2
http://jupiter.walagata.com/w/bh420/6376877.jpg
Everything seems to be working now... Except when applying settings my browser (FF) seem to not reload and get back on it. It stays loading 192.168.1.1/apply.cgi until i reload manually.
Big shouts to Brainslayer and Bh420 for their help!
I even managed to keep my 'Warranty seal' intact thanks to a neat tweezers! :D
Great!!
I had to do this in the past, too. :rolleyes:
Its more comfortable only to shorten the pin 9 and 10.
(Its really the same thing, but you dont need an cable)
You can do this with a not isolated screwdriver, its really very simple.
I apologise for the off topic, bu t I can't find a forum for this router.
I did the upgrade for the last asus firmware and it didn't work out. The power led is blinking, I can't enter the router page, the router utility says it can't find any router, and the software to restore the firmare says it can't find a router in recovery mode. Of course I've tried the reset for hours....
Is it dead and gone? Or is there any hope?
If you can help please keep it in simple words, I'm new at this.
Thanks bros.
Problem solved!:)
Thanks anyway.
Putin,
do a search for JTAG... as a last resort..
Don
Are you shure about the correct COM port. It seems that you hyperterminal to the internal modem instead of the USB/COM port. A USB/serial convertor usually does not respond at AT commands.
hello
i received today a wl-500g deluxe router and put an openWRT firmware (with squashfs) on it. everything worked fine. but then i was to quick and did the mistake to flash it again with an openWRT with jffs2.
now the power led of the router is blinking and nothing more. i am able to enter recovery mode and upload any other firmware. but: the led does not change its behavior.
i am also able to ping the router, but i am not able to access it with telnet or ssh or web.
i was reading and trying a lot of things this afternoon (some threads i have found on this forum like using wl500g-clear-nvram.trx or flashing with an asus firmware) but nothing is working :cool:
is there any other thing i can do? or could someone explain me what's going on? or is there just the hardcore method left to ground some pins?
sincerely,
pat
hi
i tried once again (after 1oo times ) to flash the router et voila it worked.
cheers
Hello,
I flashed new firmware fews days ago and now I can not ping my router.
In normal mode my router not responding on ping, but in recovery mode
I can ping my router and I can upload any firmware (over tftp) but again in normal mode is situation same. (can not ping asus)
I tried upload wl500g-clear-nvram.trx in recovery mode and then again in recovery mode tried WL500gx_1.9.5.0_EN.trx. but situation is same.
in normal mode my router do not respond.
any ideas?
thank you for your help.
Hanz