[TriLUG] Linksys reboot

[Igor Partola]

I did not try that, but I did solder on JTAG pins and reflashed the
bootloader that way. The reason I think it is beyond recovery is because
both before and after the JTAG flash it would identify itself with a random
device ID. Half the time it was all zeros, a quarter - the correct ID and a
quarter - completely random bits. I checked a few times visually and with a
voltmeter and my soldering joints look good, so I think it is beyond repair.
Unless of course shorting the pins would do something that JTAG does not. I
might give it another try.

Thanks.
Igor
On May 17, 2011 11:34 PM, "William Chandler" <wcchandler at gmail.com> wrote:
> Igor, did you try shorting pins 15 & 16 (or whatever they are) then
TFTPing
> the firmware? This saved a handful of routers for me when I'd brick 'em in
> college whilst working on a project.
>
> http://lookforitoverhere.com/5/unbrick-wrt54g-v5/
>
> On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 11:28 PM, Igor Partola <igor at igorpartola.com>
wrote:
>
>> For what it's worth I have a bricked b4 (JTAG did not help) and the
>> wallwart
>> that goes with it. Email me off list if you need it since I have no use
for
>> it.
>>
>> Igor
>> On May 17, 2011 11:15 PM, "David Burton" <ncdave4life at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > They do sometimes die... but sometimes it's the power brick. If he can
>> > rummage around the closet and find another compatible power brick, same
>> > voltage and plug, he could try it with a different power brick.
>> >
>> > Dave
>> >
>> >
>> > On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 9:54 PM, Brian McCullough <bdmc at bdmcc-us.com>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Folks,
>> >>
>> >> I have a friend who owns a Linksys WRT54G v5 with DD-WRT ( is that the
>> >> correct spelling? ) and he has been having a problem recently with it
>> >> needing frequent ( more than one a day ) reboots. In the past, it has
>> given
>> >> good service with reboots less than once a week.
>> >>
>> >> Is this something that this model is known for, is it possibly a
heating
>> >> issue ( I suggested that one ), or something odd?o
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >> Brian
>> >>
>> >>
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