Linksys WRT54GS v5.1
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3rd Party Firmware | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
dd-wrt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
OpenWrt |
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Tomato any flavor |
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Gargoyle |
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Brand • Model • Rev |
Linksys WRT54GS v5.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Serial number prefix |
CGN8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FCC ID | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Type |
wireless router | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Series |
WRT54GS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CPU1 |
Broadcom BCM5352E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CPU1 Type |
MIPS BMIPS3300 (R1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CPU1 Speed |
200 MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Flash1 Chip |
Macronix MX29LV160CTTC-70G | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Flash1 Size |
2 MiB2,097,152 B <br />16,384 Kib <br />2,048 KiB <br />16 Mib <br />0.00195 GiB <br /> (Parallel) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
RAM1 Size |
16 MiB16,777,216 B <br />131,072 Kib <br />16,384 KiB <br />128 Mib <br />0.0156 GiB <br /> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
RAM1 Chip |
Mira P2V28S40BTP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ETH chip1 |
Broadcom BCM5352E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Switch |
Broadcom BCM5352E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ethernet Port Count |
1-100MbE-WAN 4-100MbE-LAN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wired Standard |
IEEE 802.3/3u | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
802dot11 OUI: none specified | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock bootloader |
BSP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock FW OS |
VxWorks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expansion IF types |
none specified | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Power |
12 VDC, 0.5 A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connector type |
barrel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Serial Port (UART) |
yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
JTAG Port |
yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Default SSID: Linksys (4 addl. devices) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Retail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FCC approval date | 31 May 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Radio 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chip1 |
Broadcom BCM5352E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chip2 |
Broadcom BCM2050 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wireless interface OUI |
none specified | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
The stock OS for these devices is VxWorks.
Links of Interest
- WRT54G series on Wikipedia
- Linksys WRT54Gxx page on the DD-WRT wiki
- Version 5 And 6 Router Information
Flashing
NOTE: During configuration or flashing a device, the only things that should be hooked to the device is the computer and power. |
Supported by dd-wrt as of = ?
Flashing DD-WRT
WARNING: Requires Micro for DD-WRT, Do not flash anything else! |
WARNING: Requires K2.4 for DD-WRT, Do not flash anything else! |
These instructions are for the WRT54gS version v.5, v.5.1 and v.6. NOTE THE S.
IN SPITE OF SOME OTHER INSTRUCTIONS ELSEWHERE, YOU REALLY NEED TO CREATE A CUSTOM VX Image for your router. If you don’t you will get a generic mac address on your router and a generic mac address will mean most ISP won’t let you connect to the internet. Here is how to do it properly
There is good information at the scorpiontek site: http://www.scorpiontek.org/portal/content/view/27/36
Download the zipped files in GV5Flash.zip
Or you can download the same file from me here: Gv5Flash.zip
- Read the peacock announcement found here: http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=51486
- Do a Hard reset or 30/30/30 on the router according to note 1 of the peacock announcement (30/30/30)
- Set a static IP on your computer to 192.168.1.7
- Connect the lan cable from your computer to a LAN port of your router. Make sure your router is plugged in.
- Unzip the file you downloaded and place it in a location you can easily find on your computer
- Unzip the VXImgToolGui.zip file to the same folder as where you placed the other files you downloaded
- Delete the vxworks_prep_v03.bin file
- Go to this location and download the vxworks_prep_GS_v03.bin file: vxworks_prep_gs_v03.zip
- Click on the VXImgToolGui.exe program
- Make sure the top button is on the right for WRT54GS, not the left for WRT54G.
- Put the mac address from the bottom of your router in the box that says "Desired Mac Address"
- Click on the three dots next to "output image" and save the file as My54gsImage.bin in the same folder as everything else is located.
- Power cycle the router (unplug the power from the router for 30 seconds and then plug it back in)
- Open your browser to 192.168.1.1 but 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.
- Enter "root" as the username and "admin" as the password
- Go to administration and firmware upgrade
- Navigate to the folder that you are using, and select vxworks_prep_GS_v03.bin
- Hit upgrade.
- Wait for FIVE FULL MINUTES. Go for a walk. Don't you TOUCH that router for FIVE MINUTES.
- When five full earth minutes have passed, power cycle the router
- Refresh your browser window. If you get a blank window, clear your browser cache. NOW you should be in the MANAGEMENT MODE window.
- Select the My54gImage.bin file that you created. Hit upgrade.
- Wait for the "Upgrade Success" message, and then WAIT FIVE FULL MINUTES again. Don't TOUCH your router.
- Start tftp.exe
- Enter 192.168.1.1 as the address in the top box of tftp.exe
- Leave the password blank
- Select the 12548 Newd_Micro.bin firmware
- Set retries to 99.
- Power cycle the router
- Count to 2
- Hit upgrade
- When you get a success, wait FIVE FULL minutes.
- When you can access the dd-wrt webgui using a browser at 192.168.1.1, power cycle the router.
- When you can again access the dd-wrt webgui using a browser at 192.168.1.1, do another Hard reset or 30/30/30 on the router.
- Reset your computer ethernet connection to auto IP and auto DNS
- Check for recommended builds here.
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.
- Check for recommended builds here first.
- 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.
- 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.
- Flash firmware. You can use the webgui except if you have a belkin router. (For belkin use tftp.exe to flash)
- Wait...at least three minutes. Lights should return to normal. See important2, below. Failing to wait is how most people brick their routers.
- Do a power cycle of the router. (Unplug the cord, count to 30 and plug it back in.)
- Wait for the lights to return to normal usually about 2 minutes.
- 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.
- 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
To get back to VxWorks (default firmware) you need special instructions.
http://www.bitsum.com/openwiking/owbase/ow.asp?WRT54G5%5FCFE#h13
http://www.scorpiontek.org/portal/content/view/31/36/
Pictures
- Linksys
- Embedded system/wireless router
- Embedded System Broadcom
- Embedded System BCM5352E
- Broadcom
- Embedded System MIPS
- Embedded System BMIPS3300 (R1)
- Manuf CyberTAN
- DD-WRT Supported
- Embedded System BCM2050
- Embedded System IEEE 802.11b/g
- Single-Radio Wireless Embedded System
- Wireless Embedded System
- Embedded System
- English Documentation