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--- toh:asus:wl500gp [2012/09/12 21:00]
tipsy abridge section about failsafe mode and refer to generic article
+++ toh:asus:wl500gp [2013/06/16 14:15] (current)
lorema
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 **Note:** As of Backfire 10.03.1-rc4, the wireless in v2 somehow works with the 2.6 kernel in AP mode.  WPA2-PSK and No Encryption modes were tested.  However, the recommendation to avoid 2.6 kernels still applies: wireless stops working now and then, needing b43/b43legacy module(s) reload to recover.
+**Note:** As of Attitude Adjustment 12.09-beta2 the v2 seems to work well, including the wireless.
 **Note:** with the default factory firmware, it is possible to know what version you have by
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     * Uses the open source b43 wireless driver, which currently does not work with the wireless in the v2
     * **Recommended for v1**
+For 12.09 / "Attitude adjustment" you have to use **BCM947xx/953xx** target.
 ===== OEM easy installation =====
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   * Netkit's tftp doesn't work quite often; use atftp.
   * After TFTP upload is complete, DON'T reboot (replug) too early! It might brick your router.
+== Automated Ping and TFTP Script ==
+  * See: https://gist.github.com/3748339
+  * Requires atftp
+  <code>./ping_atftp 192.168.1.1 openwrt-brcm-2.4-squashfs.trx</code>
 == ASUS firmware restoration tool (Windows only) ==
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 wget http://downloads.openwrt.org/latest/brcm-2.4/openwrt-brcm-2.4-squashfs.trx
 sysupgrade /tmp/openwrt-brcm-2.4-squashfs.trx</code>
+If this does not work (reboot without change) try using mdt. Make sure "linux" is the correct mtd target! (cat /proc/mtd). Tested with v1 models.
+<code>
+cd /tmp/
+wget [link to image]
+mtd -r write /tmp/[image].trx linux
+</code>
 ====== Hardware ======
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 reboot
 </code>
-Note:* this is not needed in 10.03.1 with V1 (BCM4704) - maybe it is needed only for BCM4780?  --- //sup 2012/05/05 21:02//
+Note:
+  * this is not needed in 10.03.1 with V1 (BCM4704) - maybe it is needed only for BCM4780?  --- //sup 2012/05/05 21:02//
+  * using a "attitude_adjustment" (beta or trunk) brcm47xx image it looks required. Otherwise you may get a memory dump while executing opkg install ... (just a "Killed"). -- ''validom 2012/11/14''
 ===== Basic configuration =====
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 ===== Connect stuff to the USB port =====
-To connect stuff to the USB port, please see [[doc:howto:usb.overview|Connect stuff to the USB port]].
+To connect stuff to the USB port, please see [[doc:howto:usb.overview|Connect stuff to the USB port]], the package kmod-usb2 is needed. For some devices the package kmod-usb-uhci-iv might also be needed.
 ===== Hardware Mods =====
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   * [[http://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?id=5688|OpenWRT compatibility information]]
   * [[http://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?id=6362|How-to configure WAN-interface]]
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-  * [[oldwiki:categorymodel|CategoryModel]]
-{{tag>FastEthernet 5Port hwVLAN USB 2USB 802.11bg integrated MiniPCI 1Radio 1Ant DetachableAntenna 32RAM 8Flash MIPS}}
+===== Tags =====
+{{tag>FastEthernet 1NIC 1WNIC 5Port hwVLAN USB 2USB 802.11bg integrated MiniPCI 1Ant DetachableAntenna 32RAM 8Flash MIPS}}

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