Linksys WRT54GS v1.0

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Wireless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster
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Platform
BrandModelRev
Linksys WRT54GS v1.0
Serial number prefix
CGN0, CGN1
FCC ID
IC ID
Type
wireless router
Series
WRT54GS
CPU1
CPU1 Type
MIPS BMIPS3300 (R1)
CPU1 Speed
200 MHz
Flash1 Chip
Intel TE28F640J3C-120
Flash1 Size
8 MiB8,388,608 B <br />65,536 Kib <br />8,192 KiB <br />64 Mib <br />0.00781 GiB <br />
RAM1 Size
32 MiB33,554,432 B <br />262,144 Kib <br />32,768 KiB <br />256 Mib <br />0.0313 GiB <br />
RAM1 Chip
Mira IC42S16800-7T x 3
nvram Size
32K
ETH chip1
Switch
ADMtek ADM6996L
Ethernet Port Count
1-100MbE-WAN
4-100MbE-LAN
Wired Standard
IEEE 802.3/3u

802dot11 OUI: 00:0F:66 (8 E, 26 W), 00:12:17 (16 E, 32 W)
Ethernet OUI: 00:0F:66 (8 E, 26 W), 00:12:17 (16 E, 32 W)

Stock bootloader
CFE
Stock FW OS
Linux 2.4
Expansion IF types
none specified
Power
12 VDC, 1 A
Connector type
barrel
5 mm (OD)
2.5 mm (ID)
12 mm (LEN)
Serial Port (UART)
yes, 10-pin header, unpopulated, (115200 8N1),
JTAG Port
yes, 12-pin header, unpopulated
Other

Default SSID: linksys (53 addl. devices)
Default IP address: 192.168.1.1
the IP 192.168.1.1 is used by 1310 additional devices
of which 153 are Linksys devices
Default login user: blank
Default login password: admin
blank:admin credentials used by 267 additional devices
of which 134 are Linksys devices

Default Channel(s)
6
Manuf/OEM/ODM
3rd Party Firmware Support
Broadband-Hamnet
, DD-WRT • (List)
, OpenWrt • (List | Dev | DLs)
, Tomato • (List | DLs)
, TomatoUSB • (List | DLs)
Retail
FCC approval date 26 November 2003
Country of manuf China
Physical
Dimensions
7.32" x 1.89" x 6.06"
Radio 1
Chip1
Chip2
Broadcom BCM2050
Wireless interface OUI
00:0F:66, 00:12:17
Antenna Connector Type
RP-TNC
Wireless Standard
IEEE 802.11b/g
802.11g
up to 54 Mbps
802.11b
up to 11 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency
2.4 GHz
Radio cor_rev
7
 FCC ID
Linksys WRT54G v2.0Q87-WRT54GV2
 CPU1 brandRadio1 chip1 brandRadio1 chip2 brand
Linksys WRT54GS v1.0BroadcomBroadcomBroadcom
Linksys WRT54GS v1.1BroadcomBroadcomBroadcom
Linksys WRT54GS v2.0BroadcomBroadcomBroadcom
Linksys WRT54GS v2.1BroadcomBroadcomBroadcom
Linksys WRT54GS v3BroadcomBroadcomBroadcom
Linksys WRT54GS v4BroadcomBroadcomBroadcom
Linksys WRT54GS v5.0BroadcomBroadcomBroadcom
Linksys WRT54GS v5.1BroadcomBroadcomBroadcom
Linksys WRT54GS v6.0BroadcomBroadcomBroadcom
Linksys WRT54GS v7.0BroadcomBroadcom
Linksys WRT54GS v7.2BroadcomBroadcom

For a list of all currently documented ADMtek chipsets with specifications, see ADMtek.
For a list of all currently documented Broadcom chipsets with specifications, see Broadcom.

For a list of all currently documented Linksys device with specifications, see Linksys.

54 Mbps - 2.4GHz 802.11g = G54 class

Overview

Wi-Fi Certified : W002142 (as of 04/02/2004)

Links of Interest

Flashing

Flashing DD-WRT

 

  1. Connected power and Ethernet cable to the router.
  2. 30-30-30 Hard Reset.
  3. Waited until lights returned to normal (longer is better).
    • There is A LOT of WAITING. Cannot emphasize that enough. Waiting is the key. **
  1. Connected to http://192.168.1.1 using Internet Explorer.
  2. Logged in and flashed with dd-wrt.v24-13491_VINT_mini via the web interface.
  3. Waited until Upgrade Successful message and lights returned to normal (longer is better).
  4. Connected to http://192.168.1.1 using Internet Explorer and logged in to look around.
  5. Closed Internet Explorer.
  6. 30-30-30 Hard Reset.
  7. Waited until lights returned to normal (longer is better).
  8. Check for recommended builds here.

Flashing OpenWrt

On the OpenWrt ToH (techdata entry)
On the OpenWrt Wiki
Support started version: 0.9
Current supported version: 22.03.5

Please insert instructions here

Flashing Tomato

Flashing Gargoyle

Upgrading

Updating DD-WRT

If dd-wrt is already on the router follow these instructions. If stock firmware is on the router follow the flashing instructions.

  1. Check for recommended builds here first.
  2. Set your computer to a static IP of 192.168.1.7. (or to whatever subnet the router is on) Disable all firewalls and security. Disable wireless on your computer and only have the router connected to the flashing computer by the ethernet cable between the two.
  3. Hard reset or 30/30/30 (If the router supports it, if not, reset to defults in the GUI) prior to flashing. Wait. Check for password page on re-login and change password.
  4. Flash firmware. You can use the webgui except if you have a belkin router. (For belkin use tftp.exe to flash)
  5. Wait...at least three minutes. Lights should return to normal. See important2, below. Failing to wait is how most people brick their routers.
  6. Do a power cycle of the router. (Unplug the cord, count to 30 and plug it back in.)
  7. Wait for the lights to return to normal usually about 2 minutes.
  8. Hard reset or 30/30/30 again (If the router supports it, if not, reset to defults in the GUI). Wait. Check for the password page and re-login to change the password. Then you can reconfigure your settings manually.
  9. Once configured set your computer back to autoIP and autoDNS.

Important1: This Hard reset or 30/30/30 works fine for Asus router, but you do have to power cycle after the reset.

Important2: After you flash the firmware, and before you do the hard reset, the router will be building some nvram settings. YOU MUST WAIT FOR THIS TO FINISH PRIOR TO DOING ANYTHING WITH THE ROUTER INCLUDING A HARD RESET. Usually, you can tell when this process is completed by the WAN light coming on, but it does take several minutes. Go have a beer. There are starting to be more and more people who BRICK their routers by not waiting until the nvram is rebuilt, PRIOR to doing a hard reset. YOU NEED TO WAIT!

Reverting

Reverting to OEM Firmware from DD-WRT

  1. Read the peacock announcement found here: http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=51486
  2. Do a Hard reset or 30/30/30 on the router according to note 1 of the peacock announcement (30/30/30)
  3. Set a static IP on your computer to 192.168.1.7. Subnet mask should be 255.255.255.0.
  4. Connect the lan cable from your computer to a LAN port of your router. Make sure your router is plugged in. Nothing should be connected to your computer or the router except the lan cable between them. Turn your firewall and any wireless computer connections OFF.
  5. Power cycle the router (uplug the power from the router for 30 seconds and then plug it back in)
  6. Open your browser to 192.168.1.1 by putting that in the browser address window of your browser. You should open the linksys webgui and NOT a page that says Management Mode. If you see management mode, power cycle the router again.
  7. Enter your username and password
  8. Go to administration and firmware upgrade
  9. Navigate to the folder that you are using, and select WRT54GSv3_4.71.4.001_fw.bin.
  10. Hit upgrade
  11. When you get a success, wait FIVE FULL minutes.
  12. When you can again access the Linksys webgui using a browser at 192.168.1.1, do another Hard reset or 30/30/30 on the router.
  13. Reset your computer ethernet connection to auto IP and auto DNS

JTAG-Serial Info

JTAG

JTAG Pinouts

 nTRST  1o o2	GND
   TDI  3o o4	GND
   TDO  5o o6	GND
   TMS  7o o8	GND
   TCK  9o o10	GND
 nSRST 11o o12  N/C

Using Universal JTAG Adapter

  white  1o o2	 black
    red  3o o4	 GND
   blue  5o o6	 GND
  green  7o o8	 GND
 yellow  9o o10  GND
 orange 11o o12  N/C
  • /noemw switch required for flash

JTAG Recovery to DD-WRT

JTAG:

  1. Backup CFE x2 (Compare the files, they must match exactly or there is something wrong with your JTAG setup)
  2. Erase Wholeflash x2
  3. Flash CFE
  4. Unplug Power
  5. Unplug JTAG Cable

TFTP:

  1. Set Rig ip static 192.168.1.10
  2. Plug network cable from rig to port 1
  3. Get TFTP ready, server ip - 192.168.1.1, Password - blank, file - dd-wrt.v24_mini_generic.bin
  4. Plug in power
  5. Wait for DMZ light to do a steady pulse, When it is lit on the 3rd time click upgrade. The DMZ light must be lit when you click upgrade.
  6. Hard Reset 30\30\30

Serial

Serial Pinouts

 VCC  1 o o 2  VCC
 TX1  3 o o 4  TX0
 RX1  5 o o 6  RX0
 N/C  7 o o 8  N/C
 GND  9 o o 10 GND

Pictures

User Images
FCCID Q87-WRT54GV2
FCCID Q87-WRT54GV2 11/24/2003, 04/14/2004

Notes

DD-WRT Notes

Source Unknown

I installed dd-wrt.v24-13064_VINT_std.bin directly from Linksys web interface (v4.7 something) using the standard process.
  1. 30-30-30 Hard Reset (no forced password reset from orig Linksys firmware)
  2. Use firmware update page.......wait...wait...wiat
  3. reboot....wait....wait...wait
  4. 30-30-30 Hard Reset (forced password reset from new dd-wrt firmware)
  5. Configure ppoe, connect to DSL modem in bridged mode, enjoy
Getting great signal to my wireless clients and playing around with all my new features

comment added 17/05/08 by 7E0D1450
Reference in dd-wrt forum: [1]

I installed dd-wrt.v24-9433_VINT_mega.bin directly from Linksys Web Interface (Firmware version 2.07.1) without problems or issues. The procedure is:
  1. Hard Reset (press for 30 secs the reset button - IMPORTANT).
  2. Upload the firmware from Linksys Web Interface.
  3. When finished the flashing, Hard Reset (press for 30 secs the reset button - IMPORTANT).

comment added 01-08-2010 by DJJB

I tried to install the mega pack as well through the Linksys Web Interface. Did the resets even the 30-30-30 way, but it bricked my router. The power LED flashes fast and the DMZ sometimes comes up for about 5 seconds. When pinging TTL=100, but doesn't respond to the TFTP-tool anymore.

If it's safer to install the mini version first, you might want to do that first to take less chances...

comment added 18/03/09 by fattrain

I installed dd-wrt.v24-9517_VINT_std.bin directly from Linksys Web Interface (Firmware version Ver.4.71.4) without problems or issues. The procedure is:
  1. Hard Reset (press for 30 secs the reset button - IMPORTANT).
  2. Upload the firmware from Linksys Web Interface.
  3. When finished the flashing, Hard Reset (press for 30 secs the reset button - IMPORTANT).
Enjoy! :-)