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toh:linksys:e1000 [2013/01/16 08:35]
hhm updates chu
toh:linksys:e1000 [2013/03/24 16:41] (current)
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== Fine print == == Fine print ==
-* At time of writing this (2013/jan) a firmware image needs to be built from scratch with an option enabled and a patch in order for networking to function properly; see [[https://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?pid=188754#p188754|this forum post]] for instructions.+  * At time of writing this (2013/jan) a firmware image needs to be built from scratch with an option enabled and a patch in order for networking to function properly; see [[https://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?pid=188754#p188754|this forum post]] for instructions. 
 +  * update (2013/feb) now the wired drivers work out of the box, but enabling wireless currently  disables the wired networking until the wireless is disabled once again, so locking oneself out of the wireless can BRICK the device ([[doc:howto:generic.failsafe|failsafe]] may work, but I do not know if it is working (yet) on this device)!
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Uses the brcm47xx generic .trx firware image. Uses the brcm47xx generic .trx firware image.
-TFTP flashing initiated via serial works, "flash -noheader : flash1.trx" at CFE prompt.+TFTP flashing initiated via serial works, <code>;flash -noheader : flash1.trx</code>; at CFE prompt.
-OEM easy installation: Not yet (since the wired networking drivers are not included in the stock firmware builds at time of writing this, and wireless is locked by default in the regular builds as far as I know.)+OEM easy installation (aka via original firmware): Not yet (since the wired networking drivers are not included in the stock firmware builds at time of writing this, and wireless is locked by default in the regular builds as far as I know.)
-OEM installation using the TFTP method: Does not work, because of some kind of misconfiguration in the bootloader; use serial-initiated TFTP flashing instead.+  * Update (2013/feb): The firmware can be flashed by updating to DD-WRT first, and then uploading with the DD-WRT firmware update feature (Reason: The stock firmware currently requires [[doc:techref:header|a BIN image, not a TRX]].) See [[#fine.print|fine print]] for notices.
 +OEM installation using the TFTP method: Does not work, because of some kind of misconfiguration in the bootloader; use serial-initiated TFTP flashing instead.
==== Bootlogs ==== ==== Bootlogs ====
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==== Tags ==== ==== Tags ====
-{{tag>FastEthernet 5Port InternalAntenna 32RAM 8Flash MIPS 74Kc 802.11n Serial}}+{{tag>FastEthernet 5Port InternalAntenna 32RAM 8Flash bcm47xx bcm47162 MIPS 74Kc 802.11n Serial}}

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