How-to: Avoid those crazy feelings when you have messed up your router :)

[DaNawq]

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

[ralam]

Thanks for the guide I can imagine how you actually felt. I've been there.

On another note, this looks like a good post to also put in the Tutorial sub forum. It's such a sad little forum, it feels so alone with not a single post in it. Perhaps this is the post to lighten its suffering

Remco

[xvibe]

I also have a problem after updating the firmware.
The READY led just keep blinking and nothing more happens!
Anyway, I can ping to the router.
I'll try what DaNawq is says to see if this solves the problem.

I think that this stuff is the kind of stuff to put in the tutorial forum!
Very important and usefull.

[xvibe]

Sorry, but this didn't solve my problem.
How many time did you waited for the Firmware-Restoring tool to upload the firmware? I only see a message saying something like this "Discovering.... Pres Ctrl+c to cancel".
I used ethereal to see what is happening but the router didn't answer to any packet. Anyway, the router was replying ping commands.
This happened after I tryed to upgrade the firmware to a new version. How do you do this, upgrading a firmware?

[Styno]

A lot of tutorials for the WL-500g (Deluxe) are also often applicable to the WL-700g....

[DaNawq]

xvibe just take a look to the other help thread. I think you only did the timing with releasing the ez-setup button while pluggin power in wrong.

[xvibe]

Sorry DaNawq, but I figure out how to make the READY led just shine and not blinking. You just have to release the ez-setup button in the right time.
Anyway, anything more happens and it didn't solve the problem.
So, i returned my wl700 to the store and they give me a new one. Now i'm affraid of updating the firmware.
Any tutorial on how to update the firmware of wl700? this is very frustating....

And Styno, could you tell me where is some informationg regarding this problem that is in the wl500g forum? Thanx!

[Rich1974]

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

[houli-mouli]

Hi Guys,

since all the common instruction, however they are ment to be useful for the community or not, are poor beacause you need to be pro to understand what they mean (Danawq included). Just look for the restauration of the router by using the search function and you will find a post about restoring the router.
I also got feedback that it was working fine.

Solution:

I did following to get it back running:
1) Set local IP Adress to 192.168.1.50

2) I used a network cable which is "straight through". As both cable types will show a connection to the router on the PC, with the crossed cable nothing will happen.

3) Ping the adress 192.168.1.1 --> should be possible, and check with "arp -a" if the IP adress is found in the arp table

4) Now i used the ASUSTRX (Search for link) tool to split the NSA file into two TRX files. In my case I already uesed the 1.0.4.6 file!!! USE LATEST FROM ASUS PAGE!!!!

5) Connect the network cable on port "LAN 1" !!!

6) Power Up the router

7) Start tftp32

8) Click on TFTP Client and put in following info
Host: 192.168.1.1 Port: 69
File: C:\xxxxxxxxx.trx
Press the Button PUT
After a second the blue indicator will start running

9) Then the power button on the router will lite (yellow/orange, depending on your meaning about colours ;-))

10) Press the power off button

11) Turn Router On

12) Make a update with the latest firmware through the Internet Explorer function -> explorer wont hang after this upgrade

13) if router hangs, repeat from step 1 and use EZ Button Update Restauration for updating firmware (flash+image)

b.r.
Aldi

[cryptofreak]

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

[MoD]

I would like to thank everyone who contributed info here. I just had the same situation as DaNawq.

It was solved by info posted here. Thanks again!

[iczfirz]

I have a big trouble here that my brick seems dead after flashing the openwrt-brcm-2.4-squashfs.trx . All light gone.

I had follow all the above step with difference combination of EZ-setup button release pattern. Somehow what if I release immediate after first ready flash will give one or two Reply. If i just keep pressing till the Ready light off it just don:t give any reply at all.

here is my ping echo.

Hardware error.
Hardware error.
Hardware error.
Request timed out.
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64 << Only if I release the button at the first ready first.
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64 << Only if I release the button at the first ready first.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.


Anything i did wrongly? seems you all could ping the box good during tftp right?

~May

[zuluzee]

Read everyone's postings and I see I'm not the only one who's gone through this.

My WL 700ge has gone thru the same problems - blinking blue lights - can't load up etc... read all the threads and had difficulty executing the instructions as I'm Mac/Apple based and can't seem to reinstall the firmware.

I then brought my WHITE BRICK over to the ASUS dealer and they were really helpful - and service exceeded my expectations when they whipped out a new WHITE BRICK and gave it to me... told me that that's what they are supposed to do and that they don't do data recovery on the hard drive.... !!!! I broke a cold sweat as I'd just moved some wedding pictures into the drive as TEMP STORAGE and don't have a back up ...


This is what I have:

1. They have swapped an entire new router and loaned me the hard drive so that I can attempt date recovery...

2. I am attempting to use some data recovery tool on PC to try to recover this - but I'm not sure if I can do it as its taken a full day for the computer to read the drive and extract information.

3. I am sure that there is no FATAL ERROR on the drive and that it's not a mechanical failure.

4. The information on the drive is still intact - when we swapped the drive on the router (at the ASUS service center) and tried to re-boot the router, we managed to access the drive for a while - but after that it just failed to boot up again.

So here is my question:
a. How can I access information on my old ASUS WL 700ge hard drive?
b. Are there options for me to read and retrieve my information without reinstalling the firmware?

Can someone help me and advice me as to how I can recover this data that had been previously stored on my hard drive - there is nothing wrong with the drive - just that the firmware has corrupted and the WHITE BRICK is unable to boot up and allow me to

Would appreciate any help that I can get with this - cause I'm in deep POO POO when my wife finds out that it was my smart idea to store the wedding photos in the hard drive (sigh)

[kfurge]

Would appreciate any help that I can get with this - cause I'm in deep POO POO when my wife finds out that it was my smart idea to store the wedding photos in the hard drive (sigh)

What's your level of Linux experience? The more your have, the shallower your POO POO pile.

- K.C.

[zuluzee]

I don't have any experience with LINUX- but can I get clarifications if all the directions provided in the forum based on LINUX and not applicable for my machine running on XP?