How-to: Avoid those crazy feelings when you have messed up your router :)
While still trying to get the new version of busybox on it I brought my unit to a status where it doesn't boot anymore. No ping no reset nothing.
But I didn't give up so when everything fails:
1. Give you a static IP like 192.168.1.50
2. Unplug the router for about 10-20 seconds (power cord)
3. Hold the orange EZSetup-button while plugging power on
4. Now the blue ready LED will shine
5. Use Firmware-Restore tool to upload a working firmware
6. Press Reset for about 10 seconds
puhhhh :D
why doesnt this work for me?
The firmware restoration tool always fails, saying it cant find the file.
Any ideas? I ordered mine online and it sucks to return it and as well had uploaded a ton to the harddrive already.
chris
Me, realy new to fix firmware :-D
DaNawq: Thanx for the info. I also thougt my brick was down for good. To Extract the trx file and upload that made the brick accessible. Then I only did go the the web config and upload the .nas file again and then the upgrade was running as it should.
Thanx
Richard
The miracle of turning bricks into routers
Thanks for the tips, I got mine working.
Here are some hints:
1. If you can't ping the router then turn it off, and hold the ezsetup button only until the ready light lights up... pretty much right way. Then you should be able to plug into port 1 and set your ip to 192.168.1.50 and then ping the router. When I first crashed I could still ping, so if you're able to then just leave it alone.
2. The AsusTrxExtract.exe tool worked on the firmware .nas file but it requires the latest dot net update so I had to install that first:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
3. emotion posted links to the other software you need, but tftp.exe I had to get from here: http://www.practicallynetworked.com/...Other/tftp.exe
4. tftp.exe asked for Server (the router - 192.168.1.1), Password, and File. I didn't need to input a password. I told it to use the WL700gE_1.0.4.6_flash.trx file.
5. After it was done I just had to unplug the router and plug it back in and it started working again.
I'm curious why I didn't need to do anything with WL700gE_1.0.4.6_disk.trx when that's most of what was in the .nas file.
Good luck,
Cryptofreak