Tried to use DD-WRT on my WRT610N =(bricked)
 

Hay up Ladies and gents :), just after some help please as I think I've now bricked my router.

After a little gentle persuasion I tried to flash my Linksys WRT610N (v1) router with DD-WRT firmware in the hopes of being able to eventually use it to replace my crappy Sagemcom fibre router unit supplied by Sky.

I have never attempted to do this before so I may have made some assumptions about how to achieve this so please bear with me.

So far I've connected to my Linksys via my laptop, downloaded what I believe to be the correct version of DD-WRT and saved it in my downloads, I then opened up the Linksys GUI and hit the upgrade firmware, selected the recently downloaded firmware from my downloads and clicked the go for it button.

I don't really know if this is the correct way of doing things but afterwards I couldnt and still can't log into the linksys via 192.168.1.1

So I thought I'd try a factory restore reboot, so held the little button in on the back for about 30 seconds = didnt work :(

I then tried a 30/30/30 reset = didnt work either :(

I'm now at a bit of a loss as to how to at least get the router back to a condition where I can use it or log into it.

The router just seems to be switching on ok, and when I connect an ethernet cable into one of the LAN ports, it lights up as if I'm connected but I just can't log in.

The version of DD-WRT I used is below, it's the standard generic version if that makes any sence
http://www.dd-wrt.com/routerdb/de/do...neric.bin/3729

I'm now stuck in limbo land not knowing what to try next, I'm even contemplating trying this below but it seems a bit drastic and I'll probably cock that up too.
http://blog.vivekpanyam.com/2012/06/...-a-wrt610n-v1/

Your help as usual is appreciated

---------- Post added at 11:47 ---------- Previous post was at 11:43 ----------

I was kindly sent this by craigj2k12 last night but I dont understand parts of it very well
http://dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Lin...8Unbricking.29

soz for being a numpty :(

Re: Tried to use DD-WRT on my WRT610N =(bricked)
 

PM on the way

Re: Tried to use DD-WRT on my WRT610N =(bricked)
 

Replied :)

Re: Tried to use DD-WRT on my WRT610N =(bricked)
 

Why not reply to the group so we all know?

Re: Tried to use DD-WRT on my WRT610N =(bricked)
 

Because i was arranging to fix it for him at my house as he lives not far from me and i had no intention of giving out my address to everyone so they could come watch :LOL:. i have the kit to unbrick a router. !

Re: Tried to use DD-WRT on my WRT610N =(bricked)
 

I hate to spoil your plans... but from what I hear, you HAVE to use Sky's fibre router. Sky's network uses a weird 802.1q tagging method to authorise users/modems, rather than PPPoE like all the other ISPs. I was told this by one of the core networking guys at Sky, so, it's pretty authoritative .

Re: Tried to use DD-WRT on my WRT610N =(bricked)
 

It can be done with DDWRT ;)

Re: Tried to use DD-WRT on my WRT610N =(bricked)
 

Aaaah. Very well. Carry on then :)

Re: Tried to use DD-WRT on my WRT610N =(bricked)
 

Thats what i will install after i get it up and running

Re: Tried to use DD-WRT on my WRT610N =(bricked)
 

Good lad ;)

Re: Tried to use DD-WRT on my WRT610N =(bricked)
 

I can kind of get it running, if I reboot everything and then log into the router, it will sometimes let me in.

Once in it asks me to change the username and password, then it may or may not let me into the dd-wrt gui, I thought I'd cracked it but it doesnt retain any of the info I put in.

If I reboot again and manage to get in again, it's back at the beginning again, so I take it its only partially bricked for now at least

Re: Tried to use DD-WRT on my WRT610N =(bricked)
 

You can drop it off after 4.00pm tomorrow if that helps. It should be ready for Saturday then.

Re: Tried to use DD-WRT on my WRT610N =(bricked)
 

Then it's not really bricked. Can you ping it, and what sort of packet loss do you get? What build did you use?

Apparently that model is one of the easiest to fix, assuming you have the "management mode" thing. Just like the DIR-615, it's virtually impossible to brick

Re: Tried to use DD-WRT on my WRT610N =(bricked)
 

Sounds like a plan Sirius, I finish work at 4pm so shortly after that ok ?, traffic dependant of course :)

---------- Post added at 22:30 ---------- Previous post was at 22:17 ----------

Hay up qas, Ive put it all away now, when I was lucky enough to get into the gui, everything seemed fine, I could access all the settings etc, but after a few minutes it would just lock up, stop responding and then I couldnt log in anymore untill numerous reboots later, and only then after I had taken the ethernet cable out of the LAN port for a few seconds and stuck it in the WAN port then back again,,,,,,,:confused:

In terms of build if you look at my initial post it's shows which build I used (I should have took a screenshot of when it was working).

I never thought of pinging it, the thought never crossed my mind

Re: Tried to use DD-WRT on my WRT610N =(bricked)
 

Yeah your first post says what file you downloaded, it doesn't tell me what build number is in that file.

There's a good reason I dislike both DD-WRT and Broadcom devices...